The Historical Epic in Contemporary Hollywood seeks to explain a recent revival of historical epic films in Hollywood. Rather than relying on abstract theoretical approaches, Russell employs empirical historical techniques to explore how industrial conditions and the agendas of key directors, writers and producers, led to the increased production of historical epics such as Dances With Wolves (1990), Titanic (1997), Gladiator (2000), and The Passion of the Christ (2004). Ultimately, the book argues that historical epics ...
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The Historical Epic in Contemporary Hollywood seeks to explain a recent revival of historical epic films in Hollywood. Rather than relying on abstract theoretical approaches, Russell employs empirical historical techniques to explore how industrial conditions and the agendas of key directors, writers and producers, led to the increased production of historical epics such as Dances With Wolves (1990), Titanic (1997), Gladiator (2000), and The Passion of the Christ (2004). Ultimately, the book argues that historical epics reappeared in the 1990s partly as a result of changing industrial conditions, but mainly because a generation of filmmakers began to seek out meaningful ways of passing on historical knowledge to younger generations.
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