Feasey, R (2012) 'A good day to die hard: age, action, and the masculine hard body.' Flow, 15 (10).
Abstract
Extant literature from within the field of film and gender studies examines the representation of the male action hero, paying particular attention to the spectacular body and the herculean physical performances of characters such as John McClane/Bruce Willis, Martin Riggs/Mel Gibson and Indiana Jones/Harrison Ford. And yet, at a time when these stars are returning to the action roles that made them famous, in some cases, several decades later, scholars continue to ignore and overlook the fundamental notion of age in their discussions of the hard bodied, hegemonic hero. After all, hegemonic masculinity has associations with physical prowess, sexual virility, social dominance and aggression, which are potentially at odds with the image of the ageing male. With this in mind it is interesting to consider the depiction of the ageing action hero in the popular and long running Die Hard series (1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013) and consider the ways in which mature masculinity is either conforming to or challenging the hegemonic ideal.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Note: | Full text available at URL above. |
| Divisions: | Bath School of Art, Film and Media |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Aug 2014 21:18 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Jan 2022 19:40 |
| URI / Page ID: | https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/2885 |
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