A Tale of Two Cities: David Cronenberg’s A History of Violence
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David Cronenberg’s A History of Violence is an American film that was filmed in Canada. Starting from this production detail, this paper interrogates the relationship between specific geographic locations, the nationalist ideology of the United States, and violence. Although the film does not explicitly mention contemporary politics, this paper argues that A History of Violence is a film that delves into the ideology and anxiety prevailing in post-9/11 America. The film carefully makes a contrast between a fictional small town in US Midwest, Millbrook, Indiana, and an eastern metropolis, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The former is a peaceful pastoral community, and the latter is a locus of extreme violence. However, this paper indicates that Millbrook is not free from violence – its value system and outlook are supported by social normativity and violence. While considering how violence has played foundational roles in the history of the United States, from the Frontier Thesis to the Global War on Terror, this paper investigates how the film’s narrative and cinematic style offer retrospection to post-9/11 insecurity and anxiety.
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David Cronenberg’s A History of Violence is an American film that was filmed in Canada. Starting from this production detail, this paper interrogates the relationship between specific geographic locations, the nationalist ideology of the United States, and violence. Although the film does not explicitly mention contemporary politics, this paper argues that A History of Violence is a film that delves into the ideology and anxiety prevailing in post-9/11 America. The film carefully makes a contrast between a fictional small town in US Midwest, Millbrook, Indiana, and an eastern metropolis, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The former is a peaceful pastoral community, and the latter is a locus of extreme violence. However, this paper indicates that Millbrook is not free from violence – its value system and outlook are supported by social normativity and violence. While considering how violence has played foundational roles in the history of the United States, from the Frontier Thesis to the Global War on Terror, this paper investigates how the film’s narrative and cinematic style offer retrospection to post-9/11 insecurity and anxiety.
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