Perestoronina M.G. —
“Pseudo-catharsis” as a formula of combinatorial art on the example of the Newest Hollywood cinematography of Wachowski-Nolan generation (late XX –early XX centuries)
// Philosophy and Culture. – 2020. – ¹ 2.
– P. 66 - 76.
DOI: 10.7256/2454-0757.2020.2.31905
URL: https://en.e-notabene.ru/fkmag/article_31905.html
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Abstract: Based on the views of the Doctor of Art History A. A. Artyukh on the shift of paradigms in development of the contemporary cinematic art and methodology of science of P. Feyerabend (the concept of epistemological anarchism), backed by the thesis of N. A. Osminskaya on the outlook of G. Leibniz upon combinatorial art, this article on the example of the Newest Hollywood “art-blockbuster” meticulously analyzes the impact of a universal formula of “pseudo-catharsis” upon the audience, which turns it into a consumer of cinematographic product. It is demonstrated how an “art-blockbuster” each time is able to bring the audience into a cathartic condition that constantly keep it in a captivated sensible tension and excitement during watching a movie, and in a permanent anticipation of the sequel afterwards. Within the framework of interdisciplinary approach, the author correlates the scientific-theoretical. Culturological and aesthetic views on the development of Newest Hollywood cinematography, determines a universal formula of “pseudo-catharsis” and its impact upon the audience. The author’s main contribution to this research consists in revealing a universal formula of “pseudo-catharsis” on the example of the Newest Hollywood “art-blockbusters” of Wachowski-Nolan generation that turn the audience into a consumer of cinematographic product; and in the culture overall, within the framework of postmodern aesthetics, develops a sense of combinatorial, rather than eclectic capabilities.