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- Title
A Structure of Antipathy: Constructing the Villain in Narrative Film.
- Authors
Kjeldgaard-Christiansen, Jens
- Abstract
Many narrative fi lms feature villains, major characters that audiences are meant to condemn. This article investigates the cognitive-affective underpinnings of audience antipathy in order to shed light on how fi lmic villainy is constructed. To that end, the article introduces an analytical framework at the intersection of cognitive fi lm theory and moral psychology. The framework analyzes villainy into three categories: guilty intentionality, consequential action, and causal responsibility.
- Subjects
AVERSION; MORAL judgment; ACT psychology; PSYCHOLOGY; MOTION pictures
- Publication
Projections: The Journal for Movies & Mind, 2019, Vol 13, Issue 1, p67
- ISSN
1934-9688
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3167/proj.2019.130105