W świątyni konsumpcji. Pejzaż Miami w twórczości telewizyjnej i filmowej Michaela Manna
In the Edifice of Consumption. The Miami Landscape in Michael Mann’s Television Works and Feature Films

Author(s): Wojciech Sitek
Subject(s): Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Michael Mann; Miami landscape in cinema and television; consumerism as a motif in cinema and television
Summary/Abstract: The landscape of Miami shaped by Michael Mann is dotted by hundreds of metaphorical storefronts. In terms of ideological attitude, both television and feature‐film versions of Miami Vice constitute an American hyper‐consumerist manifesto which praises the purchasing powers and encourages one to seek unusual experiences. In such a Miami, the late‐capitalist dreams prove to be compelling not only to criminals, but also to the officers of the title law enforcement division, as well as to other officials representing social institutions, so to the presumable guardians of the democratic foundations of the United States. Behind the alluring audio‐visual facade Mann smuggles a reflection on the society that answers the call to participate in a consumerist celebration.

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