{"product_id":"matrix","title":"Matrix","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eMatrix\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJoshua Clover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781839022678\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eBritish Film Institute\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2021\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e2\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e112\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), directed by the Wachowski sisters and produced by Joel Silver, was a true end-of-the-millennium movie, a statement of the American zeitgeist, and, as the original film in a blockbusting franchise, a prognosis for the future of big-budget Hollywood film-making. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Starring Keanu Reeves as Neo, a computer programmer transformed into a messianic freedom fighter, \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e blends science fiction with conspiracy thriller conventions and outlandish martial arts created with groundbreaking digital techniques. A box-office triumph, the film was no populist confection: its blatant allusions to highbrow contemporary philosophy added to its appeal as a mystery to be decoded. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this compelling study, Joshua Clover undertakes the task of decoding the film. Examining \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e's digital effects and how they were achieved, he shows how the film represents a melding of cinema and video games (the greatest commercial threat to have faced Hollywood since the advent of television) and achieves a hybrid kind of immersive entertainment. He also unpacks the movie's references to philosophy, showing how \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e ultimately expresses the crisis American culture faced at the end of the 1990s.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"British Film Institute","offers":[{"title":"Matrix | Joshua Clover | Paperback | 9781839022678 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks D 1788109","offer_id":67796507000984,"sku":"1788109","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/91Q7VG9zvsL.jpg?v=1792793596","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/matrix","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}