NATURALISTIC! UNCANNY! MARVELOUS!
A blog devoted to sorting out the phenomenology of film.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
THE SEVENTH VICTIM (1943)
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PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny* MYTHICITY: *good* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *psychological* In contrast to the trope ...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
COWBOYS VS. ALIENS (2011)
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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological, sociological* ...
Friday, August 12, 2011
ACE DRUMMOND (1936) and Q PLANES (1939)
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PHENOMENALITY: both *marvelous* MYTHICITY: both *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: (1) *adventure,* (2) drama CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *sociological*...
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
TARZAN AND THE SHE-DEVIL (1953)
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PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny* MYTHICITY: *good* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *psychological, sociological* SHE-DEVIL...
Friday, July 29, 2011
TARZAN'S SAVAGE FURY (1952)
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PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny* MYTHICITY: *good* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *sociological* The fourth of Lex Barker...
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
TERMINATOR SALVATION (2009)
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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *good* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *cosmological* While 2009's SALVATION...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
ALI BABA GOES TO TOWN (1937)
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PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *comedy* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *sociological* Prior to this my only entry...
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