{"product_id":"9781137596154","title":"Fans, Blockbusterisation, and the Transformation of Cinematic Desire: Global Receptions of The Hobbit Film Trilogy","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFans, Blockbusterisation, and the Transformation of Cinematic Desire: Global Receptions of The Hobbit Film Trilogy\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eMichelle, Carolyn; Davis, Charles H.; Hardy, Ann L.; Hight, Craig\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the evolution of audience receptions of Peter Jackson’s \u003ci\u003eHobbit\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy (2012-14) as an exemplar of the contemporary blockbuster event film franchise. Drawing on findings from a unique cross-cultural and longitudinal study, the authors argue that processes and imperatives associated with Hollywood ‘blockbusterisation’ shaped the trilogy’s conditions of production, format, content, and visual aesthetic in ways that left many viewers progressively disenchanted. The chapters address public and private prefigurations of the \u003ci\u003eHobbit \u003c\/i\u003etrilogy, modes of reception, new cinematic technologies and the \u003ci\u003eHobbit\u003c\/i\u003e hyperreality paradox, gender representations, adaptation and the transformation of cinematic desire, and the role of social and cultural location in shaping audience engagement and response. This book will appeal to audience researchers, Q methodologists, scholars and students in film and media studies, Tolkien scholars, and \u003ci\u003eHobbit\u003c\/i\u003e fans and critics alike.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2017-12-18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781137596154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1057\/978-1-137-59616-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 344\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44753235673228,"sku":"9781137596154","price":107.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781137596154.jpg?v=1775963401","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781137596154","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}