Essays about: "Hollywood epic"

Found 2 essays containing the words Hollywood epic.

  1. 1. Time to Love: Romantic comedies and narratives of LOVE – from a Swedish context

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Marianne Gabrielsson; [2022-08-23]
    Keywords : love; romcoms; masculine domination; doxa; embodiment; escapism;

    Abstract : This study explores the relation between love and romantic comedies, (aka romcoms), among people living in Sweden. Romcoms, being one of the most popular film genres ever, has often been subject to critique of not being serious enough and to derange people’s perceptions love. READ MORE

  3. 2. This war will never be forgotten : A study of intertextual relations between Homer's Iliad and Wolfgang Petersen's Troy

    University essay from Institutionen för genus, kultur och historia

    Author : Ieva Kisieliute; [2009]
    Keywords : Troy; The Iliad; Wolfgang Petersen; Homer; Hollywood epic; Cinema; Intertextuality; Ancient Greece; War; Ancient Warfare; Modern Warfare; USA Foreign Politics; Achilles; Hector; Agamemnon; Ancient Hero; Modern Hero; Ancient Greek Gods; Brad Pitt; Mass Culture;

    Abstract : In 2004 Troy was released in movie theatres worldwide and almost immediately sparked up discussions on film’s relation to the ancient epic of Homer.  The main purpose of this paper is to see the connection between Troy and Homer’s The Iliad – motion pictures’ only officially credited source of inspiration. READ MORE