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Movies That Move Us : Screenwriting and the Power of the Protagonist's Journey /

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From a screenwriting perspective, Batty explores the idea that the protagonist's journey is comprised of two individual yet interwoven threads: the physical journey and the emotional journey. His analysis includes detailed case studies of the films Muriel's Wedding , Little Voice , Cars ,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Batty, Craig (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:
Cultural and Media Studies.
American Cinema.
Film History.
Film and Television Studies.
Genre.
Regional and Cultural Studies.
Screenwriting.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Film genres.
Motion picture authorship.
Motion pictures and television.
Motion pictures > History.
Motion pictures > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:From a screenwriting perspective, Batty explores the idea that the protagonist's journey is comprised of two individual yet interwoven threads: the physical journey and the emotional journey. His analysis includes detailed case studies of the films Muriel's Wedding , Little Voice , Cars , Forgetting Sarah Marshall , Sunshine Cleaning and Up.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (VII, 209 pages)
ISBN:9780230348158
DOI:10.1057/9780230348158