The Disaster Movie Come to Life: Is Armageddon Upon Us?

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Barry and Florence Friedberg Auditorium

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02/28/2024 07:00 PM 02/28/2024 08:30 PM America/Anguilla The Disaster Movie Come to Life: Is Armageddon Upon Us? Everyone loves a good disaster movie. After all, disaster movies represent the pinnacle of escapist entertainment. "The Poseidon Adventure," "The Towering Inferno," and "Twister"…all have cemented their positions in popular culture. But did you get the sense that throughout most of 2020 and 2021, as the world was weathering the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, you were actually participating in a real-life disaster movie? Shaer did! Join him as we deep dive into the dramatic subgenre known as the disaster movie, from the nascent days of cinema to present-day spectacles. Using film clips and examples, we will explore the dominant narrative tropes, including the players, the timeline, and the pre... Details & Tickets: https://www.upcomingevents.com/boca-raton/events/barry-and-florence-friedberg-auditorium/the-disaster-movie-come-to-life-is-armageddon-upon-us-171634?ref=uceaddevent Barry and Florence Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Road Bldg. 31C, Boca Raton, FL, 33431

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Everyone loves a good disaster movie. After all, disaster movies represent the pinnacle of escapist entertainment. "The Poseidon Adventure," "The Towering Inferno," and "Twister"…all have cemented their positions in popular culture. But did you get the sense that throughout most of 2020 and 2021, as the world was weathering the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, you were actually participating in a real-life disaster movie? Shaer did! Join him as we deep dive into the dramatic subgenre known as the disaster movie, from the nascent days of cinema to present-day spectacles. Using film clips and examples, we will explore the dominant narrative tropes, including the players, the timeline, and the presentation of the disaster itself. In doing so, the parallels between manufactured Hollywood fantasy and real-world calamity will become strikingly, perhaps frighteningly, apparent! This event is also available virtually.

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