Alternative Realities by Carl Plantinga - 9780813599816

Alternative RealitiesAuthor(s): Carl Plantinga\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Rutgers University Press, United States\nImprint: Rutgers University Press\nISBN-13: 9780813599816, 978-0813599816\nSynopsis\nFrom their very inception, movies have served two seemingly contradictory purposes. On one hand, they transport us to fantastical worlds and display mind-boggling special effects. On the other, they can document actual events and immerse us in scenarios that feel so realistic, we might forget we are watching a work of fiction.\n Alternative Realitiesexplores how these distinctions between cinematic fantasy and filmic realism are more porous than we might think. Through a close analysis of CGI-heavy blockbusters likeWonder WomanandGuardians of the Galaxy, it considers how even popular fantasies are grounded in emotional and social realities. Conversely, it examines how mockumentaries likeThis is Spinal Tapsatirically call attention to the highly stylized techniques documentarians use.