The White Savior Film

The White Savior Film
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Publisher : Temple University Press
Total Pages : 231
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ISBN-10 : 9781439910016
ISBN-13 : 1439910014
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Book Synopsis The White Savior Film by : Matthew Hughey

Download or read book The White Savior Film written by Matthew Hughey and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-14 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cinematic trope of the white savior film-think of Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side, Kevin Costner in Dances with Wolves, or Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai--features messianic characters in unfamiliar or hostile settings discovering something about themselves and their culture in the process of saving members of other races from terrible fates. In The White Savior Film, Matthew Hughey provides a cogent, multipronged analysis of this subgenre of films to investigate the underpinnings of the Hollywood-constructed images of idealized (and often idealistic) white Americans. Hughey considers the production, distribution, and consumption of white savior films to show how the dominant messages of sacrifice, suffering, and redemption are perceived by both critics and audiences. Examining the content of fifty films, nearly 3,000 reviews, and interviews with viewer focus groups, he accounts for the popularity of this subgenre and its portrayal of "racial progress." The White Savior Film shows how we as a society create and understand these films and how they reflect the political and cultural contexts of their time.


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