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Heimerl, Theresia. "Rampant Lechers, Chaste Heroes: (de-)sexualised violence in comic book screen adaptations." Journal for Religion, Film and Media 3. 1 2017. Accessed 14 Oct. 2017. <http://jrfm.eu/index.php/ojs_jrfm/article/view/79>. Added by: joachim (14/10/2017, 12:19) Last edited by: joachim (18/08/2018, 17:40) |
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| Resource type: Web Article Language: en: English Peer reviewed DOI: 10.25364/05.3:2017.1.3 BibTeX citation key: Heimerl2017 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Adaptation, Film adaptation, Manga, Sexuality, Violence Creators: Heimerl Collection: Journal for Religion, Film and Media |
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| Attachments | URLs http://jrfm.eu/ind ... fm/article/view/79 |
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Violence is a central element of comic book screen adaptations in both Hollywood (Marvel, DC) and Japan. Yet while sexual violence is openly shown in film versions of manga, coded sexualised violence dominates Western productions. Positively connoted protagonists exercise violence, but no sexualised or sexual violence, in both groups. Conversely, villains are characterised by violence and some form of sexually grounded violence, but in Western films, they are ultimately repressed lechers, and only in Japanese productions do they rampantly lose their inhibitory control. Moreover, the heroes of Japanese films are noticeably less chaste than the almost ascetic-celibate romantics of Marvel and DC.
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