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This is the first full-length exploration of the relationship
between religion, film, and ideology. It shows how religion is
imagined, constructed, and interpreted in film and film criticism.
The films analyzed include The Last Jedi, Terminator, Cloud Atlas,
Darjeeling Limited, Hellboy, The Revenant, Religulous, and The
Secret of my Success. Each chapter offers: - an explanation of the
particular representation of religion that appears in film - a
discussion of how this representation has been interpreted in film
criticism and religious studies scholarship - an in-depth study of
a Hollywood or popular film to highlight the rhetorical, social,
and political functions this representation accomplishes on the
silver screen - a discussion about how such analysis might be
applied to other films of a similar genre Written in an accessible
style, and focusing on Hollywood and popular cinema, this book will
be of interest to both movie lovers and experts alike.
This is the first full-length exploration of the relationship
between religion, film, and ideology. It shows how religion is
imagined, constructed, and interpreted in film and film criticism.
The films analyzed include The Last Jedi, Terminator, Cloud Atlas,
Darjeeling Limited, Hellboy, The Revenant, Religulous, and The
Secret of my Success. Each chapter offers: - an explanation of the
particular representation of religion that appears in film - a
discussion of how this representation has been interpreted in film
criticism and religious studies scholarship - an in-depth study of
a Hollywood or popular film to highlight the rhetorical, social,
and political functions this representation accomplishes on the
silver screen - a discussion about how such analysis might be
applied to other films of a similar genre Written in an accessible
style, and focusing on Hollywood and popular cinema, this book will
be of interest to both movie lovers and experts alike.
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