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Among the most expensive--and most profitable--films of all time, the works of James Cameron have had a profound effect upon popular culture and the technology of moviemaking. Yet the very blockbuster nature of his films means that the political commentary, cultural discourse and rich symbolism within the works are often overlooked. From The Terminator to Avatar, the director has evinced a persistence of themes, concerns and visions that capture the contemporary zeitgeist. This collection of essays on James Cameron's films, written by a diverse group of scholars from a wide range of disciplines, provides a comprehensive exploration of the work and legacy of one of America's foremost filmmakers.
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Acknowledgments
Introduction: Persistence of Visions—Approaching the Films of James Cameron
STEPHEN MCVEIGH AND MATTHEW WILHELM KAPELL
Surveying James Cameron's Reluctant Political Commentaries: 1984-2009
STEPHEN MCVEIGH AND MATTHEW WILHELM KAPELL
Fighting the History Wars on the Big Screen: From The Terminator to Avatar
ACE G. PILKINGTON
"She's a goddamn liar": Perspectives on the Truth in Aliens and Titanic
ANDREW B. R. ELLIOTT
Art, Image and Spectacle in High Concept Cinema
BRUCE ISAACS
"You have to look with better eyes than that": A Filmmaker's Ambivalence to Technology
ELIZABETH ROSEN
"So, what's your story?" Morphing Myths and Feminizing Archetypes from The Terminator to Avatar
DEAN CONRAD
Between Aliens and Avatar: Mapping the Shifting Terrain of the Struggle for Women's Rights
ELISA NARMINIO AND MATTHEW WILHELM KAPELL
Terminators, Aliens, and Avatars: The Emergence of Archetypal Homosexual Themes in a Filmmaker's Imagination
ROGER KAUFMAN
"I see you": Colonial Narratives and the Act of Seeing in Avatar
JOHN JAMES AND TOM UE
Gonzalo Guerrero and the Maya Resistance to the Spanish Conquistadors: A Sixteenth Century "Avatar" of Avatar
C. SCOTT LITTLETON
Conclusion: Seeing the Films of James Cameron Mythically
MATTHEW WILHELM KAPELL AND STEPHEN MCVEIGH
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