Darth Vader of Modern Film:
Stanley Kubrick and His Aesthetically Beautiful Ultra-ViolenceTo the creator of films as well as other forms of literature, the dark side of human nature has often proved more rich and interesting than the bright. Films and books on the lives of saints have not been as popular as murder mysteries and works of horror. While we may have no desire to experience them in our own lives, terrible deeds and evil people exert their perverse attraction on our psyches. We who consider ourselves moral and upright are often fascinated by the behavior of the pitiless, merciless, and guiltless psychopath. Like a magnificent Black Panther: powerful, dangerous, and alien, the psychopathic character can have a dark, perfect beauty that simultaneously attracts and repels us. We will explore the use of such characters in the films of Stanley Kubrick, the 20th century film auteur as it relates to his view of the nature of both individuals and human institutions. (Banks) Stanley Kubrick was born in the Bronx, New York, on 26 July 1928, to Jacques L. Kubrick, a doctor, and Gertrude (Perveler) Kubrick. Kubrick had one sister, Barbara, now Mrs. Robert Kroner. As a child, Kubrick was fascinated by the extensive collection
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