TY - CHAP
T1 - The Biopic Bias and Becoming Jane
AU - KI, Magdalen
PY - 2018/4/3
Y1 - 2018/4/3
N2 - A biopic is a celebrity-driven story, but the way of high-concept storytelling often promulgates a biased understanding of a celebrity. If Jane Austen is the godmother of chick lit, in Becoming Jane, she has now become chick flick heroine with a double love of male supremacy and feminist independence. Her writings intertwine with her personal story, taking psychological realism to a new level. Leaving these issues aside, this film answers Janeites’ wish to know more about Austen (celebrity intimatization), to appreciate Austen’s talents and success (meritocratic celebrification), to perpetuate the Austen myth and the release of more Austen-related products in the market (celebrity commodification).
AB - A biopic is a celebrity-driven story, but the way of high-concept storytelling often promulgates a biased understanding of a celebrity. If Jane Austen is the godmother of chick lit, in Becoming Jane, she has now become chick flick heroine with a double love of male supremacy and feminist independence. Her writings intertwine with her personal story, taking psychological realism to a new level. Leaving these issues aside, this film answers Janeites’ wish to know more about Austen (celebrity intimatization), to appreciate Austen’s talents and success (meritocratic celebrification), to perpetuate the Austen myth and the release of more Austen-related products in the market (celebrity commodification).
UR - https://brill.com/view/title/35653?contents=toc-50344
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004365322_012
DO - https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004365322_012
M3 - Chapter
T3 - At the Interface / Probing the Boundaries
SP - 203
EP - 222
BT - Disassembling the Celebrity Figure
A2 - Lam, Celia
A2 - Raphael, Jackie
A2 - Weber, Millicent
PB - Brill
ER -