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A Cinema of Hopelessness Of Gods and Monsters: Grief, Betrayal, and Failure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

A Cinema of Hopelessness : Of Gods and Monsters: Grief, Betrayal, and Failure in the Marvel... [This chapter examines the Marvel Cinematic Universe in relation to the centrality of the idea of trust throughout its films. Trust is understood as an affective orientation that assumes the competence and goodwill of another and this feeling is crucial for superhero narratives. Emerging superheroes must learn to trust in their abilities, in their comrades, and the systems of law and order they protect. The Marvel Cinematic Universe interweaves darker elements into its narratives about trust with prominent elements of grief, betrayal, and failure that undermine and complicate the superhero genre.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Cinema of Hopelessness Of Gods and Monsters: Grief, Betrayal, and Failure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
ISBN
978-3-030-74135-8
Pages
75 –107
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-74136-5_4
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Abstract

[This chapter examines the Marvel Cinematic Universe in relation to the centrality of the idea of trust throughout its films. Trust is understood as an affective orientation that assumes the competence and goodwill of another and this feeling is crucial for superhero narratives. Emerging superheroes must learn to trust in their abilities, in their comrades, and the systems of law and order they protect. The Marvel Cinematic Universe interweaves darker elements into its narratives about trust with prominent elements of grief, betrayal, and failure that undermine and complicate the superhero genre.]

Published: Sep 28, 2021

Keywords: Distrust; Failure; Grief; Marvel Cinematic Universe; Trust

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