Le regard impossible
This paper discusses the issues of photorealistic illusion and ideological production in American blockbusters through an analysis of their digital effects and computer generated images (CGI). I adopt a Marxist perspective to question their discourse. Attention is first paid to the historical, theor...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Association Française d'Etudes Américaines
2019-09-01
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| Series: | Transatlantica |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/11812 |
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| Summary: | This paper discusses the issues of photorealistic illusion and ideological production in American blockbusters through an analysis of their digital effects and computer generated images (CGI). I adopt a Marxist perspective to question their discourse. Attention is first paid to the historical, theoretical and technical conditions of the photorealism of digital effects and CGI. I then examine how films use photorealism to ensure the audience’s adherence to the ideology of the American way of life. I show that the mechanisms of ideological production at play in digital effects and CGI form a system that aims first and foremost to conceal their discursive nature, then obliterate the contradictions of reality in order to assign a specific viewing position for the audience within the symbolic and political order. |
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| ISSN: | 1765-2766 |