

I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing
Star Wars and the Triumph of Geek Culture
Author: A. D. Jameson
Narrator: A. D. Jameson, Holter Graham
Unabridged: 6 hr 58 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Published: 05/22/2018
Categories: Nonfiction, Social Science, Popular Culture Studies, Performing Arts, Film, Literary Criticism
Synopsis
Star Wars, Marvel superheroes, The Lord of the Rings—properties that were once supposedly the domain of socially maladroit youth have become mainstream entertainment, enjoyed by enormous audiences and by more than a few film critics too. But there are those commentators who have decried the way in which serious adult cinema has seemingly vanished, with Hollywood dominated by mindless kiddie fare such as tent-pole-event movies, franchises, and endless remakes and reboots.
As a lifelong geek, A. D. Jameson blasts through the clichés that have always surrounded pop-culture phenomena: that fans are mindless followers who will embrace all things Spider-Man, regardless of quality; or that the popularity and financial success of nerd cinema represents the death of ambitious film-making. Instead, he makes a case for why genre films are worthy of serious critical attention—and shares his thoughts on where their true flaws lie.
Shining a new light on beloved classics, and exploding misconceptions as to their historical and intellectual value, I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing explores how the geek inherited the earth.