Hollywood Blockbusters

Why do ''Jaws'', ''Field of Dreams'', ''The Big Lebowski'', and ''The Godfather'' remain strikingly popular in this age of fragmented audiences and ever-faster spin cycles? "Hollywood Blockbusters: The Anthropology of Popular Movies" argues that these films continue to captivate audiences because they play upon underlying tensions and problems in American culture, much like the myths that anthropo...