Movies and the Meaning of Life
by Kimberly A. Blessing
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""The meaning of life is the most urgent of questions,"" said Albert Camus. And philosopher Woody Allen has wondered: ""How is it possible to find meaning in a finite world, given my waist and shirt size?"" Claims about what gives life meaning have not only been analyzed by philosophers but by the primary mythmakers in contemporary culture: Hollywood filmmakers.Movies and the Meaning of Life shows how a wide variety of films have tackled ? to sometimes hilarious, sometimes surprisingly show more pointed effect ? the same questions that have obsessed the deep thinkers. These essays draw o show lessTags
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