Ecology and Popular Film: Cinema on the Edge (Horizons of Cinema)

About this book

Ecocritical takes on popular film.Ecology and Popular Film examines representations of nature in mainstream film while also looking at film itself as a form of nature writing. Considering a selection of mainstream movies that embrace a wide variety of environmental themes from the Lumires Oil Wells of Baku (1896) to Al Gores An Inconvenient Truth (2006) Murray and Heumann explore such themes as environmental politics eco-terrorism ecology and home tragic and comic eco-heroes the spectacular and evolutionary narrative in a manner that is both accessible and fun. Other films discussed include The River (1937) Soylent Green (1971) Pale Rider (1985) 28 Days Later (2002) and The Day After Tomorrow (2004). The book also includes a comprehensive filmography of films that deal with environmental themes and issues.