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Critical Companion to Mel Gibson
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The twelve essays inA Critical Companion to Mel Gibsonoffer various interpretations of Mel Gibson’s work, treating this prolific but controversial figure not only as a filmmaker but as a historian, religious thinker, and social philosopher. FromThe Man Without a FaceandBravehearttoThe Passion of the Christ,Apocalypto, andHacksaw Ridge, this interdisciplinary collection mines Gibson’s life and oeuvre for insight into existential problems, Aristotelian virtues, the politics of film, interreligious dialogue, adaptation issues, and much more.
Title: Critical Companion to Mel Gibson
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The twelve essays inA Critical Companion to Mel Gibsonoffer various interpretations of Mel Gibson’s work, treating this prolific but controversial figure not only as a filmmaker but as a historian, religious thinker, and social philosopher.
FromThe Man Without a FaceandBravehearttoThe Passion of the Christ,Apocalypto, andHacksaw Ridge, this interdisciplinary collection mines Gibson’s life and oeuvre for insight into existential problems, Aristotelian virtues, the politics of film, interreligious dialogue, adaptation issues, and much more.
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