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Impossible Puzzle Films: A Cognitive Approach to Contemporary Complex Cinema
Miklos Kiss
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Description for Impossible Puzzle Films: A Cognitive Approach to Contemporary Complex Cinema
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Narrative complexity is a trend in contemporary cinema. Since the late 1990s there has been a palpable increase in complex storytelling in movies. But how and why do complex movies create perplexity and confusion? How do we engage with these challenges? And what makes complex stories so attractive? By blending film studies, narrative theory and cognitive sciences, Kiss and Willemsen look into the relation between complex storytelling and the mind. Analysing the effects that different complex narratives have on viewers, the book addresses how films like Donnie Darko, Mulholland Drive or Primer strategically create complexity and confusion, and, by using ... Read more
Narrative complexity is a trend in contemporary cinema. Since the late 1990s there has been a palpable increase in complex storytelling in movies. But how and why do complex movies create perplexity and confusion? How do we engage with these challenges? And what makes complex stories so attractive? By blending film studies, narrative theory and cognitive sciences, Kiss and Willemsen look into the relation between complex storytelling and the mind. Analysing the effects that different complex narratives have on viewers, the book addresses how films like Donnie Darko, Mulholland Drive or Primer strategically create complexity and confusion, and, by using ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474406727
SKU
V9781474406727
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About Miklos Kiss
Miklos Kiss is Assistant Professor in Film and Media Studies and Steven Willemsen is a PhD candidate and Junior Lecturer in Film Studies, both at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
Reviews for Impossible Puzzle Films: A Cognitive Approach to Contemporary Complex Cinema
Kiss and Willemsen's book is an important step forward in the study of cinematic complexity. It offers a thorough analysis of complex storytelling techniques with a special focus on the 'impossible puzzle films, ' reveals the cognitive effects and challenges they evoke and explores the reasons why viewers find them fascinating.
Professor Marina Grishakova, University of Tartu
Professor Marina Grishakova, University of Tartu