Description
In his contribution to the Constellations series, Tyler Sage argues that to call Mr. Freedom "anti-American" is to misunderstand not only the film but the satirical tradition of American arts and letters from which it descends. The film is challenging, Sage asserts, not because it is unpatriotic but because it lays bare the ideological nature of American films themselves. By interweaving a startling range of topics, including the cultural conditions surrounding the Vietnam War, the foundations of the American obsessions with race and violence, and our contemporary superhero film cycle, Sage explores the ways Mr. Freedom compels the viewer to come to terms with the fact that the stories we tell ourselves can never be separated from the larger forces of history, culture and film tradition.
About the Author
Tyler Sage was educated at Williams College and the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop. He's a filmmaker and writer, and has published fiction, criticism and essays on a wide variety of topics. He lives in Los Angeles.
Book Information
ISBN 9781800856936
Author Tyler Sage
Format Hardback
Page Count 112
Imprint Liverpool University Press
Publisher Liverpool University Press