Screening Difference

Did you know that Pocahontas probably never fell in love with John Smith as film versions pretend? That the myth of the sexually eager Hula girls is based on misunderstandings by early explorers? <I>Screening Difference</I> is a fascinating voyage through recent movie blockbusters dealing with encounters between us based on white Hollywood and them the representations of other races ethnicities and cultures. Looking at orientations in casting make-up sets props lighting camera movements music and language this lively book follows the best-known genres from animated cartoons to romantic movies. <I>Screening Difference</I> tracks the stories to their origins and dissects their hidden messages.