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Over the last five years, a cycle of films has emerged addressing the ongoing Iraq conflict. Some became well-known and one of them, The Hurt Locker, won a string of Oscars. But many others disappeared into obscurity. What is it about these films that led Variety to dub them a toxic genre?Martin Barker analyses the production and reception of these recent Iraq war films. Among the issues he examines are the borrowing of soldiers’ YouTube styles of self-representation to generate an authentic Iraq experience, and how they take refuge in apolitical post-traumatic stress disorder. Barker also looks afresh at some classic issues in film theory: the problems of accounting for film failures; the shaping role of production systems; the significance of genre-naming; and the impact of that toxic label. A Toxic Genre is fascinating reading for film studies students and anyone with an interest in cinemas portrayal of modern warfare.
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