The transmogrification of magical realism in the cinematic adaptation of perky Jackson
| dc.contributor.author | Huda Farooq | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-18T00:31:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-11-18T00:31:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study is to show the transmogrification of magical realism in screen especially in Percy Jackson’s adaptations by Chris Columbus. The purpose of this research is to identify magical realism in Percy Jackson’s adaptations. Magical realism is the representation of an oxymoron, which includes the blending of reality and fantasy. The first part of the research involves the recognition of this genre in cinema. Is it a trend, which filmmakers are following, or is it the real picture of magical realism that has been portraying in cinema world? The second part of this research unveils the blending of mythology with modernism in Percy Jackson’s adaptation. The third part of the research describes the characteristics of magical realism like time, hyper-reality and fantastical elements like Telepathy, Telekinesis, Phantasmagorical and Meta-Fictional elements within the sphere of two movies of Percy Jackson’s text, which are, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters. The employed framework of this study covers through Wendy Faris’ Theory on Magical Realism, in Percy Jackson’s adaptations. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/10394 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | UMT, Lahore | |
| dc.title | The transmogrification of magical realism in the cinematic adaptation of perky Jackson | |
| dc.type | Thesis |
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