LES NOUVEAUX MÉCHANTS

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The heroes of American TV series have changed, they are no longer those monolithic characters whose courage and values we admire! According to François Jost, a specialist in the analysis of TV programmes, they are now characters we might even call… Read more bad but also – and above all – they are unpredictable, they evolve as the seasons progress. These new « bad guys » weren’t born bad, they became bad and it is this transformation that fascinates viewers, because to understand, we have to gradually approach an inner truth, ever more secret and sombre. Lastly, the author of this captivating essay brilliantly displays how all these new « baddies » have one thing in common: they call into question the American dream. He shows how these series, as different as they may be, in fact constitute a history of capitalism revisited from the angle of violence and disillusion.
A pertinent, original book that takes the series we all know and makes them ideal tools for the exploration of the human soul, to better understand the evolution of our world
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Author : François Jost

Collection: Essais documents divers

Publication date: 2015-02-12