Critical Approaches to the Films of Robert Rodriguez
Critical Approaches to the Films of Robert Rodriguez brings together scholarship that analyzes Rodriguez’s feature films, from his first break-out success El Mariachi in 1992 to Machete in 2010.
Frederick Luis Aldama. Editor.
Critical Approaches to the Films of Robert Rodriguez enlists a corps of experts to analyze a majority of Rodriguez’s feature films, from his first break-out success El Mariachi in 1992 to Machete in 2010. The essays explore the formal and thematic features present in his films from the perspectives of industry (context, convention, and distribution), the film blueprint (auditory and visual ingredients), and consumption (ideal and real audiences). The authors illuminate the many ways many ways that Rodriguez’s films operate internally (plot, character, and event) and externally (audience perception, thought, and feeling).
Critical Approaches to the Films of Robert Rodriguez enlists a corps of experts to analyze a majority of Rodriguez’s feature films, from his first break-out success El Mariachi in 1992 to Machete in 2010. The essays explore the formal and thematic features present in his films from the perspectives of industry (context, convention, and distribution), the film blueprint (auditory and visual ingredients), and consumption (ideal and real audiences). The authors illuminate the many ways many ways that Rodriguez’s films operate internally (plot, character, and event) and externally (audience perception, thought, and feeling).