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“Gomece = Question 5 1/1pts Star Wars represents a shift in the nature of film narrative toward all of the following aesthetics except: HINT: Blockbuster films in the New Hollywood were a pastiche of different styles, themes, and stories. Genre Specificity Answer: D. On page 23, Schatz writes, "the way [Star Wars] works may indicate a shift in the nature of film narrative. From The Godfather to Jaws to Star Wars, we see films that are increasingly plot-driven, increasingly visceral, kinetic, and fast- paced, increasingly reliant on special effects, increasingly ‘fantastic’ (and thus apolitical), and increasingly targeted at younger audiences. And significantly enough, the lack of complex characters or plot in Star Wars opens the film to other possibilities, notably its radical amalgamation of genre conventions and its elaborate play of cinematic references.”