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Are Batman and 24's Jack Bauer heroic loners defending our way of life - or right-wing vigilantes attacking it? Is Avatarjust a National Geographic version of Star Wars or a passionate assault on capitalism? And what about Game of Thrones- sword and sorcery fantasy, or lesson in mainstream politics? In The Sky is Falling!bestselling cultural critic Peter Biskind takes us on a dizzying ride across two decades of pop culture to show how the TV and movies we love have taught us to love political extremism. Welcome to a darkly pessimistic, apocalyptic world where winter has come, the dead are walking, and ultra violence, revenge and torture are all in a day's work. Welcome to the new normal.
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The Sky is Falling, Peter Biskind
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- Released
- 2018
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- Title
- The Sky is Falling
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Peter Biskind
- Released
- 2018
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 256
- ISBN10
- 0241373859
- ISBN13
- 9780241373859
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, Social Sciences, Political Science & Politics, Politics, Gifts for grandpa, Sociology, Filmthema, Film, Culture and Society, Media Tie-In
- Rating
- 3.35 out of 5
- Description
- Are Batman and 24's Jack Bauer heroic loners defending our way of life - or right-wing vigilantes attacking it? Is Avatarjust a National Geographic version of Star Wars or a passionate assault on capitalism? And what about Game of Thrones- sword and sorcery fantasy, or lesson in mainstream politics? In The Sky is Falling!bestselling cultural critic Peter Biskind takes us on a dizzying ride across two decades of pop culture to show how the TV and movies we love have taught us to love political extremism. Welcome to a darkly pessimistic, apocalyptic world where winter has come, the dead are walking, and ultra violence, revenge and torture are all in a day's work. Welcome to the new normal.