{"title":"Dr Brad Prager","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr Brad Prager\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into the intersection of film, culture, and society. His works are distinguished by a deep understanding of cinematic history combined with a crisp analytical style, making complex cultural themes accessible and engaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect richly detailed studies that delve into the arts with an emphasis on narrative and visual storytelling, exemplified by titles such as \u003cem\u003eThe Deer Hunter\u003c\/em\u003e. His writing is ideal for anyone keen to deepen their appreciation of film as both art and cultural commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-deer-hunter-by-dr-brad-prager-9781839025419","title":"The Deer Hunter","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Cimino’s \u003ci\u003eThe Deer Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e was met with both critical and commercial success upon its release in 1978. However, it was also highly controversial and came to be seen as a powerful statement on the human cost of America's longest war and as a colonialist glorification of anti-Asian violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBrad Prager's study of the film considers its significance as a war movie and contextualises its critical reception. Drawing on an archive of contemporaneous materials, as well as an in-depth analysis of the film’s lighting, mise-en-scène, multiple cameras, and shifting depths of field, Prager examines how the film simultaneously presents itself as a work of cinematic realism, while problematically blurring the lines between fact and fiction. While Cimino felt he had no responsibility to historical truth, depicting a highly stylised version of his own fantasies about the Vietnam War, Prager argues that \u003ci\u003eThe Deer Hunter’s\u003c\/i\u003e formal elements were used to bolster his troubling depictions of war and race.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, comparing the film with later depictions of US-led intervention such as Albert and Allen Hughes’s \u003ci\u003eDead Presidents\u003c\/i\u003e (1995) and Spike Lee’s \u003ci\u003eDa Five Bloods\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), Prager illuminates \u003ci\u003eThe Deer Hunter’s\u003c\/i\u003e major presumptions, blind spots, and omissions, while also presenting a case for its classic status.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432870133996,"sku":"9781839025419","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781839025419.jpg?v=1774766249"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/dr-brad-prager.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}