Visions Of Virtue In Popular Film

About this book

Visions of Virtue in Popular Film grows out of the interplay between film criticism and a philosophical view of virtue. Joseph H. Kupfer argues that film fictions can be integral to moral reflection and thus by examining the narrative and cinematic aspects of popular films we can derive important moral truths about people and their behavior. Taking as his base a classical conception of virtue and vice Kupfer offers an in-depth examination of Groundhog Day The African Queen Parenthood Rob Roy Fresh Jaws and Aliens in order to investigate the value of virtue within ever-widening social contexts.