{"product_id":"the-matrix-paperback","title":"The Matrix - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoshua Clover\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoshua Clover\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and a Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California Davis, USA.\u003cbr\u003eHis first book of poetry, \u003ci\u003eMadonna anno domini, \u003c\/i\u003e received the Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets in 1996.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.5 x 4.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42162541166727,"sku":"9781839022678","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/9564836fc31339dbe8243e1c480d6f1e.webp?v=1733290289","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-matrix-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}