Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures vi
4. Acknowledgements vii
5. 1 Introduction 1
6. PART I The Cinema of Heroes and Heroic Action
7. 2 Reclaiming the Heroes and Heroic Attitudes of Classic Westerns: Open Range (2003) 19
8. 3 Restoring the Western Hero and Reclaiming the Classic Hollywood Experience: True Grit (2010) 36
9. 4 Defending Home, Defending Homeland: Jane Got a Gun (2016) 54
10. PART II The Cinematic Big Screen, Surround Sound, Ride
11. 5 Updating the Escapism of the Western: The Lone Ranger (2013) 71
12. 6 Affect and the Immersive Experience of Bodily Excess: The Revenant (2015) 91
13. 7 The Anchorless Postmodern Experience within an Ahistorical Filmic Space: Django Unchained (2012) 109
14. PART III The Cinema of Contemplative Reflection
15. 8 Employing Religious Concepts to Address the Political Situation Post-9/11: The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) 131
16. 9 Living in a World of Fear and Inexplicable Evil: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) 152
17. 10 Conclusion 168
18. Bibliography 179
19. Index 194