Contemporary Film and the Representative Anecdote of "Unmasking": Coping Strategies for a Narcissistic Society.

Scodari, Christine

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Publication Date: 1987

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Contemporary Film and the Representative Anecdote of "Unmasking": Coping Strategies for a Narcissistic Society.

Scodari, Christine

Central States Speech Journal, v38 n2 p111-21 Sum 1987

Examines contemporary films--including "The Terminator,""Witness,""Jagged Edge," and "The Big Chill,"--and discusses their metaphoric anecdotes of "unmasking," the inverse of the process of becoming narcissistic. Asserts that "unmasking" films provide coping strategies for an audience faced with problems stemming from narcissism in society. (MM)

Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Cultural Influences, Film Criticism, Film Industry, Films, Mass Media Effects, Metaphors, Popular Culture, Psychological Patterns, Social Behavior, Social Cognition, Social Influences

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Language: English

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