Diversity in Cyborg Images: A Case Study of Barry Levinson's "Toys."

Autor/in	Lucek, Linda E.
Titel	Diversity in Cyborg Images: A Case Study of Barry Levinson's "Toys."
Quelle	(1997), (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Animation; Characterization; Computer Attitudes; Films; Man Machine Systems; Metaphors; Popular Culture; Science and Society; Technology; Toys + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Film; Mensch-Maschine-System; Popkultur; Technologie; Toy; Spielzeug
Abstract	Associated with the cultural paradigm of postmodernism, the cyborg, in its numerous aspects, has become a predominant metaphor used to describe the relationship between humanity and technology in post-industrial information societies. This case study of Barry Levinson's 1992 comedy film, "Toys," demonstrates some of the many facets of the cyborg. The theme that runs throughout the film and the one thing that all the "Zevos" appear to share in common is their love of gadgetry, or toys. What differs between the military Zevos and the civilian Zevos are their conceptions of what makes a good toy, and what a toy should be good for. It is their mutual love of technology that makes them all exceptional candidates for cyborization. The central message of the film is presented in its first line which is, "If I cannot bring you comfort, then at least I bring you hope..." A description of some of the cyborgization indicators present in the film's characters is provided. Nine figures present reproductions of the characters and a table of characters and their cyborg indicators. (Contains 12 references.) (AEF)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC