Of monsters and imagination in the society of the spectacle, by Hal Hartley
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Resumo: | Based on the Frankensteinian monster, whose predicates mirrors the contradictions of industrial capitalism, the excesses of science and modernity’s fractured individual’s psyche, this work purports to analyze the character of the Monster in the movie No such thing (2001), by American director Hal Hartley. The article focuses, particularly, on the discussion, suggested in the movie, about the place of the monster in a historical moment in which the media, the spectacle, and consumerism leave little space to an entity idealized by human imagination, an entity that translates, ultimately, the desires, anxieties and fears of a given society. The monster that usually kills and terrorizes men is treated in the movie as a product of an artistic imagination that expels the evils of the soul, whereas hypocrisy, utilitarianism and scientific rationality figure as the real monstrosities that assault the so-called postmodern world. Thus, the monster in No such thing, an immortal character attached to modern values, is, like Frankenstein, less monstrous than the contemporary, ultra-capitalist society in which he still survives and which has transformed him into its unpardonable victim. |
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Of monsters and imagination in the society of the spectacle, by Hal HartleySobre monstros e imaginação na sociedade do espetáculo, por Hal HartleyObsolescence of the monsterPostmodernityFrankensteinObsolescência do monstroPós-modernidadeFrankensteinBased on the Frankensteinian monster, whose predicates mirrors the contradictions of industrial capitalism, the excesses of science and modernity’s fractured individual’s psyche, this work purports to analyze the character of the Monster in the movie No such thing (2001), by American director Hal Hartley. The article focuses, particularly, on the discussion, suggested in the movie, about the place of the monster in a historical moment in which the media, the spectacle, and consumerism leave little space to an entity idealized by human imagination, an entity that translates, ultimately, the desires, anxieties and fears of a given society. The monster that usually kills and terrorizes men is treated in the movie as a product of an artistic imagination that expels the evils of the soul, whereas hypocrisy, utilitarianism and scientific rationality figure as the real monstrosities that assault the so-called postmodern world. Thus, the monster in No such thing, an immortal character attached to modern values, is, like Frankenstein, less monstrous than the contemporary, ultra-capitalist society in which he still survives and which has transformed him into its unpardonable victim. Tomando como base a figura do monstro frankensteiniano, monstro cujos predicados espelham as contradições do capitalismo industrial, os excessos da ciência e a psique do indivíduo fraturado pela modernidade, este trabalho propõe analisar a figura do monstro em No such thing (2001), do diretor estadunidense Hal Hartley. O artigo foca-se, particularmente, na discussão, sugerida no filme, sobre o lugar do monstro num momento histórico em que a mídia, o espetáculo e o consumo deixam pouco espaço para uma figura idealizada pela imaginação humana, que traduz, em última instância, os desejos, as ansiedades e os medos de dada sociedade. O monstro que em geral mata e aterroriza o ser humano é tratado no filme como produto da imaginação artística que expurga os males da alma, ao passo que a hipocrisia, o utilitarismo e a racionalidade científica figuram, na obra, como as verdadeiras monstruosidades que assolam a humanidade num mundo dito pós-moderno. Assim, o monstro em No such thing, personagem imortal atrelado aos valores modernos, é, como em Frankenstein, menos monstruoso que a sociedade contemporânea ultra-capitalista na qual sobrevive e da qual é vítima imperdoável.Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina2013-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://portaldeperiodicos.animaeducacao.com.br/index.php/Critica_Cultural/article/view/223010.19177/rcc.v8e22013191-199Revista Crítica Cultural; v. 8 n. 2 (2013); 191-1991980-64931980-6493reponame:Crítica Cultural (Online)instname:Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (UNISUL)instacron:UNISULporhttps://portaldeperiodicos.animaeducacao.com.br/index.php/Critica_Cultural/article/view/2230/1604Rodrigues, Ângela Lamasinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2016-09-30T20:35:03Zoai:portaldeperiodicos.animaeducacao.com.br:article/2230Revistahttps://portaldeperiodicos.animaeducacao.com.br/index.php/Critica_CulturalPRIhttps://portaldeperiodicos.animaeducacao.com.br/index.php/Critica_Cultural/oairamayana.lira@gmail.com1980-64931980-6493opendoar:2016-09-30T20:35:03Crítica Cultural (Online) - Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (UNISUL)false |
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Of monsters and imagination in the society of the spectacle, by Hal Hartley Sobre monstros e imaginação na sociedade do espetáculo, por Hal Hartley |
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Of monsters and imagination in the society of the spectacle, by Hal Hartley |
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Of monsters and imagination in the society of the spectacle, by Hal Hartley Rodrigues, Ângela Lamas Obsolescence of the monster Postmodernity Frankenstein Obsolescência do monstro Pós-modernidade Frankenstein |
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Of monsters and imagination in the society of the spectacle, by Hal Hartley |
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Of monsters and imagination in the society of the spectacle, by Hal Hartley |
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Of monsters and imagination in the society of the spectacle, by Hal Hartley |
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Rodrigues, Ângela Lamas |
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Rodrigues, Ângela Lamas |
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Obsolescence of the monster Postmodernity Frankenstein Obsolescência do monstro Pós-modernidade Frankenstein |
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Obsolescence of the monster Postmodernity Frankenstein Obsolescência do monstro Pós-modernidade Frankenstein |
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Based on the Frankensteinian monster, whose predicates mirrors the contradictions of industrial capitalism, the excesses of science and modernity’s fractured individual’s psyche, this work purports to analyze the character of the Monster in the movie No such thing (2001), by American director Hal Hartley. The article focuses, particularly, on the discussion, suggested in the movie, about the place of the monster in a historical moment in which the media, the spectacle, and consumerism leave little space to an entity idealized by human imagination, an entity that translates, ultimately, the desires, anxieties and fears of a given society. The monster that usually kills and terrorizes men is treated in the movie as a product of an artistic imagination that expels the evils of the soul, whereas hypocrisy, utilitarianism and scientific rationality figure as the real monstrosities that assault the so-called postmodern world. Thus, the monster in No such thing, an immortal character attached to modern values, is, like Frankenstein, less monstrous than the contemporary, ultra-capitalist society in which he still survives and which has transformed him into its unpardonable victim. |
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