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Bc. Petar Peric

Master's thesis

From "2001" to "Interstellar": Existentialist Rhetorics of Kubrick’s and Nolan’s Filmographies

From "2001" to "Interstellar": Existentialist Rhetorics of Kubrick’s and Nolan’s Filmographies
Abstract:
Tento text zkoumá paralely mezi filmy Stanleyho Kubricka a Christophera Nolana, které se zabývají existencialistickými tématy jako je povaha lidského rodu, lidská přirozenost a boj o přežití. Provedena je komparativní narativní analýza s žánrovou strukturou, doplněná o terminologii rozvinutou Rolandem Barthesem. Výsledkem je paralelní tematická trajektorie, která se prolíná a postupuje skrze příslušné …more
Abstract:
This paper examines the parallels between Stanley Kubrick’s and Christopher Nolan’s films and the existentialist themes they explore and portray, such as the nature of humankind, human nature itself, and the struggle for survival. It conducts a comparative narrative analysis with a genre-based structure, with supplementary employment of the terminology developed by Roland Barthes. Its outcome is a …more
 

Keywords

Stanley Kubrick Christopher Nolan Existentialism Rhetoric Cold War Science Fiction Roland Barthes
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 27. 5. 2024
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/te8yk/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 20. 6. 2024
  • Supervisor: doc. Jeffrey Alan Smith, M.A.

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