Although Stanley Kubrick adapted novels and short stories; his films deviate in notable ways from the source material. In particular; since 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968); his films seem to definitively exploit all cinematic techniques; embodying a compelling visual and aural experience. But; as author Elisa Pezzotta contends; it is for these reasons that his cinema becomes the supreme embodiment of the sublime; fruitful encounter between the two arts and; simultaneously; of their independence.Stanley Kubricks last six adaptations--2001: A Space Odyssey; A Clockwork Orange (1971); Barry Lyndon (1975); The Shining (1980); Full Metal Jacket (1987); and Eyes Wide Shut (1999)--are characterized by certain structural and stylistic patterns. These features help to draw conclusions about the role of Kubrick in the history of cinema; about his role as an adapter; and; more generally; about the art of cinematic adaptations. The structural and stylistic patterns that characterize Kubrick adaptations seem to criticize scientific reasoning; causality; and traditional semantics. In the history of cinema; Kubrick can be considered a modernist auteur. In particular; he can be regarded as an heir of the modernist avant-garde of the 1920s. However; author Elisa Pezzotta concludes that; unlike his predecessors; Kubrick creates a cinema not only centered on the ontology of the medium; but on the staging of sublime; new experiences.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Grab this 101 Super Fun Facts ebook for free right now and look for others offered for free by Janet Evans....By ElizabethThis ebook is offered for free right now so at that price its a 4 star review.I do like this book but I will say its not my favorite 101 Super Fun Facts book that Janet Evans wrote. One part in the book talks about the Elasmosaurus dinosaur and how its neck is 25 feet long. It states that it would "take 4 giraffes to match the length of these dinosaurs necks." Well; I took that to mean that the neck would be as tall as 4 giraffes but what they meant was giraffes necks.Also; another Fun Fact is that "the Peteinosaurus lived to fly." A fun fact? Thats like saying a robin lived to fly. This is just something I find strange to say. Does it take away from the 101 facts? Well; not really because many of the "facts" are actually several sentences with several facts rolled into a mini paragraph.I find the numbering of the facts strange in this book. In the few other book Ive read in this series; the facts are numbers to 101 and not just random numbers within each chapter. For example; one chapter has the fun facts listed 1-6 then starts over again after one of the pictures and lists the next facts as 1 and 2. Most of the chapters just start over at 1.The book is broken down into 16 chapters with an introduction. Each the 16 chapters is a different dinosaur. Each dinosaur has several facts listed about it. There are some cool drawings of dinosaurs but not as many as the kids and I would like.As others have said; I think this Fun Facts book is for older children. Its not a picture book for little kids. Its perfect for my 4th grader and I really enjoyed reading the fun facts as well.So all in all a good ebook for free!!Check out other 101 Fun Fact books by Janet Evans. Seems many of them are offered for free and these are great ebook to keep on your device for kids of all ages***** I received this book for free in exchange for my honest review. *****0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Excellent eBook! Full of so much fun information and pictures on Dinosaurs!By Small~Town~GirlMy great nephew and I love to read together. He is five and absolutely adores learning books and quoting facts; already! I figured this series of ldquo;101 Super Fun Facts and Amazing Picturesrdquo; books would be an excellent choice for us to enjoy together. I ordered the eBooks on each of these subjects: Snakes; Penguins; Sea Turtles; Spiders; Dolphins; and Dinosaurs. He loved each of these books.I thought we would just sit down and read all of these books; all in a row; but these are substantial books; so we did two per sitting/day and this worked out well for his age. Despite them being long books with a lot of information for a 5-year-old; he enjoyed them each and they held his interest the whole time; even with a bit of fidgetiness toward the end. He loved choosing the order we read them in and enjoyed each of the subjects equally as much as the others. These books could be written just for him and his interests. There is a lot of information in them and we both learned a lot. I can definitely see us revisiting each of these books over and over in the future; soaking up a little more of that info each time; which is excellent. I have a feeling he will be quoting the facts he learned in these books to his sisters and parents quite a bit.I received these eBooks free in exchange for writing an honest and unbiased review. Again; these are each great books; full of fun and interesting information. We would both recommend them for 5-year-olds and above; in general; depending on the childrsquo;s interest level. I take writing product reviews very seriously; as I rely heavily on reviews of others when considering purchases. I hope this review has been helpful to you.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great book.By MomofmanyMy second to oldest son is fixing to be 8 and has had a love for dinosaurs even since he could recognize them. He has virtually every dinosaur toy; and picks up every dinosaur book he sees. So when I come across one he currently doesnt have I get it. So when I downloaded this one I knew it would be a hit around here. He opened it up almost immediately of course and enjoyed the whole thing. The pictures are a bit cartoonish; which he mentioned. However they are not horrible and they do a decent job portraying the dinosaur. The facts are most of which he already knew; but he still enjoyed the book very much. Im glad I found it and I know hell read it for a while to come. Its a nice addition to our kindle library.