The Sky Is Falling
Author | : Peter Biskind |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2019-09-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 0241373875 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780241373873 |
Rating | : 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Are Batman and 24's Jack Bauer heroic loners defending our way of life - or right-wing vigilantes attacking it? Is Avatarjust a National Geographic version of Star Wars or a passionate assault on capitalism? And what about Game of Thrones- sword and sorcery fantasy, or lesson in mainstream politics? In The Sky is Falling!bestselling cultural critic Peter Biskind takes us on a dizzying ride across two decades of pop culture to show how the TV and movies we love have taught us to love political extremism. Welcome to a darkly pessimistic, apocalyptic world where winter has come, the dead are walking, and ultra violence, revenge and torture are all in a day's work. Welcome to the new normal.