"Is this going to be another bug-hunt?": S-F tradition versus biology-as-destiny in James Cameron's 'Aliens.'

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An analysis of James Cameron's 1986 science fiction film 'Aliens' reveals that it is a war film aimed at reconstructing the position of the Vietnam war as a psychological process in American popular history. Echoes of the Vietnam war are evident throughout the movie, such as the outfits of the characters, flame-throwers, and the tunnel systems. Other ideas apparent in the film are related to pregnancy and maternity, and patriarchal right-wing isolationism. However, film scholarship which condemns the popular element in 'Aliens' or any other film is undesirable and should be discouraged.

Evaluation, Popular culture, Filmmakers, Movie directors, Movie producers (Persons), Film critics, Movie critics, Cameron, James (Director), Aliens (Motion picture), Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975, in motion pictures

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McCay's mcchanical muse: engineering comic-strip dreams

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Cartoonist Winsor McCay's dedication to his art form, the machinery that produced it and the readers were depicted in his famous works which included 'Little Nemo in Slumberland' and 'Gertie the Dinosaur.' His ability to draw fast while continuously working for as much as 18 hours a day was representative of the mechanistic age in which he lived but his works warned the individual of a fully mechanized society. His love of vaudeville also showed with the production of six animated films, the most famous of which was 'Gertie the Dinosaur.'

Works, Cartoonists, Cartoonists and animators, McCay, Winsor

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Krazy as a fool: Erasmus of Rotterdam's 'Praise of Folly' and Herriman of Coconino's 'Krazy Kat.'

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The concept of a fool is analyzed in George Herriman's comic strip 'Krazy Kat' and Erasmus' 'Praise of Folly.' The characters in Herriman's comic strip can best be understood from the Freudian perspective, in which Ignatz functions as the id, Pupp the superego and Krazy as the ego. For Erasmus' characters, namely Moria and Folly, rejection of Reason exemplifies their belief that the wisdom of the heart is superior since it is not bounded by societal norms.

Krazy Kat (Comic strip), Herriman, George, Praise of Folly (Book), Fools and jesters, Erasmus, Desiderius

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