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jazzy_daveHitchcock and philosophy : dial M for metaphysics
by David Baggett, William A. Drumin (Open Court Books)
This is a very good collection of essays about some of the greatest movies ever made. Most of the essays have the same kind of ideas, and unfortunately not all of them are at the Slavoj Zizek level of analytical interpretation of his films. However, despite that minor flaw, this is a fun read nonetheless.
As the blurb on Amazon says "What deeper forces are at work in Hitchcock’s films that so captivate his fans? This collection of articles in the series that’s explored such pop-culture phenomena as Seinfeld and The Simpsons examines those forces with fresh eyes. These essays demonstrate a fascinating range of topics: Sabotage’s lessons about the morality of terrorism and counter-terrorism; Rope’s debatable Nietzschean underpinnings; Strangers on a Train’s definition of morality. Some of the essays look at more overarching questions, such as why Hitchcock relies so heavily on the Freudian unconscious. In all, the book features 18 philosophers paying a special homage to the legendary auteur in a way that’s accessible even to casual fans"
by David Baggett, William A. Drumin (Open Court Books)
This is a very good collection of essays about some of the greatest movies ever made. Most of the essays have the same kind of ideas, and unfortunately not all of them are at the Slavoj Zizek level of analytical interpretation of his films. However, despite that minor flaw, this is a fun read nonetheless.
As the blurb on Amazon says "What deeper forces are at work in Hitchcock’s films that so captivate his fans? This collection of articles in the series that’s explored such pop-culture phenomena as Seinfeld and The Simpsons examines those forces with fresh eyes. These essays demonstrate a fascinating range of topics: Sabotage’s lessons about the morality of terrorism and counter-terrorism; Rope’s debatable Nietzschean underpinnings; Strangers on a Train’s definition of morality. Some of the essays look at more overarching questions, such as why Hitchcock relies so heavily on the Freudian unconscious. In all, the book features 18 philosophers paying a special homage to the legendary auteur in a way that’s accessible even to casual fans"
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