Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
1 online resource. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Series |
21st century film essentials
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21st century film essentials.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Prologue -- The world of animation and the animation of the world -- The LEGO movie as savvy cinema -- Through the rabbit hole, into the LEGO-verse -- Falling into narrative -- The extraordinary ordinariness of LEGO -- The secret life of toys -- Production history, part 1 : project development as LEGO -- Goes to the movies -- Production history, part 2 : the animation process -- Production history, part 3 : the screenwriter-directors -- Reception and after-life -- Coda. |
Summary |
Incorporating insights from conversations with producer Dan Lin and writer-directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Polan examines the production and reception of The LEGO Movie and closely analyzes the film within popular culture at large and in relation to LEGO as a toy and commodity. He identifies the film's particular stylistic and narrative qualities, its grasp of and response to the culture industry, and what makes it a distinctive work of animation among the seeming omnipresence of animation in Hollywood, and reveals why the blockbuster film, in all its silliness and seriousness, stands apart as a divergent cultural work"-- Provided by publisher. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
LEGO movie (Motion picture)
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LEGO movie (Motion picture) |
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Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- United States.
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Motion pictures -- Production and direction. |
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United States. |
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Animated films -- History and criticism.
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Animated films. |
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LEGO toys.
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LEGO toys. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Polan, Dana B., 1953- The LEGO movie First edition. Austin : University of Texas Press, 2020. 9781477321577 (DLC) 2020005320 |
ISBN |
9781477321591 electronic book |
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1477321594 electronic book |
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9781477321584 electronic book |
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1477321586 electronic book |
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9781477321577 paperback |
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