Hit/miss : evolving narratives and the semiotics of the blockbuster

Dann Binns

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    Abstract

    The high-budget, visual-effects-laden Hollywood blockbuster film is among the most popular entertainments of the modern era. While viewing practices continue to change and evolve, the major studios still push out some twenty or thirty films each year with budgets exceeding US$15 million (MPAA, 2012). The blockbuster film is often pushed to the boundaries of film studies as populist escapism. This paper seeks to position the blockbuster film as the ideal indicator of cinematic trends, in particular, the evolution of narrative.
    Original languageEnglish
    Number of pages13
    JournalSouthern Semiotic Review
    Volume4
    Publication statusPublished - 2014

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