Henry
Two things would identify this genre in my opinion.
The first would be the complete overwhelming of form over content. The
second would be a film packaged for a contemporary viewer who finds no
disquiet with films like these. Genre may be a little misleading but I think
you can put lots of films in this field. I would start with Casino Royale
and end with Vantage Point. But why stop at political thrillers? I would
also add The Hurt Locker and Avatar, Titanic and King Kong (Jackson). If we
seek the obverse of this genre we go back to films like Wages of Fear where
content dominates or Being John Malkovich where form supplements content.
Russell
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