TY - GEN T1 - Alternative realities T2 - Quick takes. A1 - Plantinga, Carl R. LA - English PP - New Brunswick PB - Rutgers University Press YR - 2021 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_on1202298024 AB - "Movies are uniquely capable of creating and displaying fantastical worlds. With the rise of CGI came the ascendance of animated fantasy, superhero, and science fiction films. The movies are also capable of representing unique subjective experiences; a movie can be an "experience recorder." Somewhat paradoxically, however, movies are thought to have a strong connection to everyday reality and to have roots in realism. Alternative Realities explores the complex intersection between movies, reality, and fantasy; between subjective and objective representation. It shows that even the most surreal fantasies ground their images, sounds, and narratives in quotidian reality. On the other hand, even the most realistic documentaries and realist dramas rely on creative structures that are products of the human imagination. This combination of realism and imagination, of the objective and the subjective, is the key to the power of movies"-- OP - 158 CN - PN1995.9.R3 P53 2021 SN - 9780813599830 SN - 0813599830 SN - 9780813599854 SN - 0813599857 SN - 9780813599816 SN - 0813599814 SN - 9780813599823 SN - 0813599822 KW - Realism in motion pictures. KW - Fantasy in motion pictures. KW - Motion pictures : Technological innovations. KW - Réalisme au cinéma. KW - Fantasmes au cinéma. KW - Cinéma : Innovations. KW - PERFORMING ARTS : General. KW - Fantasy in motion pictures KW - Motion pictures : Technological innovations KW - Realism in motion pictures KW - Popular Culture, Cinema, Visuals, Audio, CGI, Animation, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Reality, Superhero, Movies, Realism, Imagination, Narratives, A Trip to the Moon, The Kingdom of Fairies, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, Filmmaking, Directing, Hollywood, Visual Effects, Paradox. ER -