Hollywood wants to kill you : the peculiar science of death in the movies
Edwards, Rick (Television presenter), 1979-2020
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Asteroids, killer sharks, nuclear bombs, viruses, deadly robots, climate change, the apocalypse - why is Hollywood so obsessed with death and the end of the world? And how seriously should we take the dystopian visions of our favourite films? With wit, intelligence and irreverence, Rick Edwards and Dr Michael Brooks explore the science of death and mass destruction through some of our best-loved Hollywood blockbusters.
Main title:
Hollywood wants to kill you : the peculiar science of death in the movies / Rick Edwards, Dr Michael Brooks.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Atlantic Books, 2020.
Collation:
288 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Includes index.Originally published: 2019.
ISBN:
9781786496959 (pbk)
Dewey class:
791.436548791.43 EDW
Language:
English
BRN:
2964523