The only way you can dream: interfaces and intolerable spaces in Christopher Nolan's Inception.
This paper examines the role of 'real space' in science fiction narratives and its implications for the relationship between humans and technology through an analysis of Christopher Nolan's feature film Inception. Drawing upon Scott Bukatman's notion of 'intolerable spaces', a term he uses to descri...
| Publicado en: | Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 408 - 419 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2016
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