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CHAPTER FIVE. The Fifth Element: Hollywood as Invasive Species and the Human Side of Environmental Media
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- INTRODUCTION. The Big Picture 1
- CHAPTER ONE. Burning Down the House: Fire, Explosion, and the Eco-ethics of Destruction Spectacle 25
- CHAPTER TWO. “Five Hundred Thousand Kilowatts of Stardust”: Water and Resource Use in Movies and the Marketing of Nature 59
- CHAPTER THREE. Wind of Change: New Screen Technologies, the Visualization of Invisible Environmental Threats, and the Materiality of the Virtual 91
- CHAPTER FOUR. Apocalypse Tomorrow: The Myth of Earth’s End in the Digital Era 126
- CHAPTER FIVE. The Fifth Element: Hollywood as Invasive Species and the Human Side of Environmental Media 164
- CONCLUSION. An Element of Hope 191
- Notes 197
- Bibliography 223
- Filmography 237
- Index 241
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- INTRODUCTION. The Big Picture 1
- CHAPTER ONE. Burning Down the House: Fire, Explosion, and the Eco-ethics of Destruction Spectacle 25
- CHAPTER TWO. “Five Hundred Thousand Kilowatts of Stardust”: Water and Resource Use in Movies and the Marketing of Nature 59
- CHAPTER THREE. Wind of Change: New Screen Technologies, the Visualization of Invisible Environmental Threats, and the Materiality of the Virtual 91
- CHAPTER FOUR. Apocalypse Tomorrow: The Myth of Earth’s End in the Digital Era 126
- CHAPTER FIVE. The Fifth Element: Hollywood as Invasive Species and the Human Side of Environmental Media 164
- CONCLUSION. An Element of Hope 191
- Notes 197
- Bibliography 223
- Filmography 237
- Index 241