{"product_id":"close-encounters-of-the-third-kind-by-dana-polan-9781839025778","title":"Close Encounters of the Third Kind","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Spielberg's \u003ci\u003eClose Encounters of the Third Kind\u003c\/i\u003e (1977) is a film very much of its cinematic moment, combining the gritty realism of entrapment in the everyday with furtive dreams of escape.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDana Polan's compelling study of the film examines its significance to New Hollywood cinema and the science fiction genre. He argues that \u003ci\u003eClose Encounters\u003c\/i\u003e is a film that is an allegory of the cinematic experience overall; it both narrates a tale of visual seduction and plays it out viscerally for the spectator who shares the amazement of the protagonist Roy Neary as his mundane reality is transformed into something awe-inspiring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProviding an in-depth look into the film's production history, including all three different versions, Polan situates \u003ci\u003eClose Encounters\u003c\/i\u003e within Spielberg's repertoire. He argues that despite the film's popular success, it is in fact a rejection of several entrenched American values, including family, home and marriage. It offers, through its visual fascination, alternative understandings of masculinity and morality, familial responsibility, and what it means to follow the 'American Dream'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383600955628,"sku":"9781839025778","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/21242603482842.jpg?v=1773378021","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/close-encounters-of-the-third-kind-by-dana-polan-9781839025778","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}