{"product_id":"9781439910009-white-savior-film","title":"The White Savior Film","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContent, Critics, and Consumption\u003cbr\u003eProvides a cogent, multipronged analysis of this subgenre of films to investigate the underpinnings of the Hollywood-constructed images of idealized white Americans. Examining the content of fifty films, and interviews with viewer focus groups, this book accounts for the popularity of this subgenre and its portrayal of \"racial progress.\"\u003cbr\u003eThe cinematic trope of the white savior film-think of Sandra Bullock in \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Side\u003c\/i\u003e, Kevin Costner in \u003ci\u003eDances with Wolves\u003c\/i\u003e, or Tom Cruise in \u003ci\u003eThe Last Samurai\u003c\/i\u003e--features messianic characters in unfamiliar or hostile settings discovering something about themselves and their culture in the process of saving members of other races from terrible fates. \u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe White Savior Film\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, Matthew Hughey provides a cogent, multipronged analysis of this subgenre of films to investigate the underpinnings of the Hollywood-constructed images of idealized (and often idealistic) white Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Hughey considers the production, distribution, and consumption of white savior films to show how the dominant messages of sacrifice, suffering, and redemption are perceived by both critics and audiences. Examining the content of fifty films, nearly 3,000 reviews, and interviews with viewer focus groups, he accounts for the popularity of this subgenre and its portrayal of \"racial progress.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe White Savior Film\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e shows how we as a society create and understand these films and how they reflect the political and cultural contexts of their time. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53567348244854,"sku":"9781439910009","price":70.91,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_38186209_a6362f6d-a004-4a7e-843f-44e1f09ae5c4.jpg?v=1763787238","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781439910009-white-savior-film","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}