Approaching and detaching: the relations between protagonism and ambience in the contemporary brazilin action-image

Authors

  • Bruno Leites

Keywords:

Image. Cinema contemporary. Violence. Action.

Abstract

The violence in contemporary Brazilian films is a recurring subject and it has been supporting the conception of different violence-images. The most constant of them is the violence as action-image. In this article, I study the pattern in three films that construct action-images, aiming to comprehend its basic structure. I observe that the films are built with a division of two spheres, protagonism and ambience. The films clearly define and distinguish the two spheres and explore the conflict between them to generate the tension in the image. I analyze the relation between the refereed spheres and propose that the relation between them occur according to the logic of approaching and detaching. I also observe that the resolution of this logic occur through the strengthening of the detaching between the spheres and for an option for in transit endings, that only partially solve the conflict in the image.

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Author Biography

Bruno Leites

Jornalista e pesquisador. Mestre em Ciências da Comunicação pela Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos - linha "Mídias e Processos Audiovisuais". Graduado em Comunicação Social - hab. Jornalismo - pela Universidade Católica de Pelotas, e em Direito, pela Universidade Federal de Pelotas. Possui experiência em jornalismo cultural como produtor e apresentador do programa "Trilhas do Cinema", na Rádio Federal FM - Pelotas. Atua na área de Comunicação, com ênfase nos seguintes temas: audiovisualidades, Cinema nacional, estética da violência, jornalismo cultural e leis de incentivo à cultura.

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Published

2012-12-23

How to Cite

LEITES, B. Approaching and detaching: the relations between protagonism and ambience in the contemporary brazilin action-image. Em Questão, Porto Alegre, v. 18, n. 2, p. 199–213, 2012. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/EmQuestao/article/view/26886. Acesso em: 24 jun. 2025.

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Vol. 18 No. 2 (2012)

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