"Still in the Game": Cybertransformations of the "New Flesh" in David Cronenberg's eXistenZ.

Examines David Cronenberg's science fiction motion picture "eXistenZ," which explores the relationship between virtual reality games, art, fantasy and real life. Connection between "eXistenZ" and "Videodrome"; Ontology of cyberculture; Differences in the treatment of Plato's allegory of the cave in...

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Publicado en:Velvet Light Trap: A Critical Journal of Film & Television no. 52; pp. 15 - 33
Autor principal: Hotchkiss, Liam M.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: University of Texas Press Fall2003
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Sumario:Examines David Cronenberg's science fiction motion picture "eXistenZ," which explores the relationship between virtual reality games, art, fantasy and real life. Connection between "eXistenZ" and "Videodrome"; Ontology of cyberculture; Differences in the treatment of Plato's allegory of the cave in "The Thirteenth Floor," The Matrix" and "eXistenZ."