{"product_id":"the-matrix-9781839022678","title":"The Matrix","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), directed by the Wachowski sisters and produced by Joel Silver, was a true end-of-the-millennium movie, a statement of the American zeitgeist, and, as the original film in a blockbusting franchise, a prognosis for the future of big-budget Hollywood film-making. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Starring Keanu Reeves as Neo, a computer programmer transformed into a messianic freedom fighter, \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e blends science fiction with conspiracy thriller conventions and outlandish martial arts created with groundbreaking digital techniques. A box-office triumph, the film was no populist confection: its blatant allusions to highbrow contemporary philosophy added to its appeal as a mystery to be decoded. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this compelling study, Joshua Clover undertakes the task of decoding the film. Examining \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e's digital effects and how they were achieved, he shows how the film represents a melding of cinema and video games (the greatest commercial threat to have faced Hollywood since the advent of television) and achieves a hybrid kind of immersive entertainment. He also unpacks the movie's references to philosophy, showing how \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e ultimately expresses the crisis American culture faced at the end of the 1990s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-64923\"\u003eJoshua Clover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e British Film Institute\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 4.40w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839022678\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1839022671\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004030\"\u003eFilm | History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoshua Clover\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and a Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California Davis, USA.\u003cbr\u003eHis first book of poetry, \u003ci\u003eMadonna anno domini, \u003c\/i\u003e received the Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets in 1996.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"British Film Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42682128138477,"sku":"9781839022678","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_c0107ba5-af8a-4625-96f3-899b0e0c65ab.jpg?v=1649716220","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-matrix-9781839022678","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}