You’ve Gotta Keep the Faith: Making Sense of Disaster in Post 9/11 Apocalyptic Cinema
Abstract: Chronologically examining the role of faith based narratives in the Hollywood apocalypse since the mid-90s, this article charts their reintroduction in the period after 9/11. Through the study of an extensive array of contemporary films the different structures of faith they offer and an e...
| Published in: | The journal of religion and film |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2015
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The journal of religion and film
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Los Angeles- Hollywood
/ Film
/ End of the world (Motif)
/ Meaning
/ Glaubensbereitschaft
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AE Psychology of religion ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
| Further subjects: | B
apocalypse film
faith
11 / 9
contemporary hollywood
religion
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| Summary: | Abstract: Chronologically examining the role of faith based narratives in the Hollywood apocalypse since the mid-90s, this article charts their reintroduction in the period after 9/11. Through the study of an extensive array of contemporary films the different structures of faith they offer and an exploration of how such faith is used in order to make meaning from disaster, I assert that post 9/11 apocalyptic movies have grappled with issues of faith and meaning in a far more complex way than in the films of the 90s, questioning the value of such faith in a post-disaster world. In concluding, I also argue that more recent releases indicate a return to the family fun of the 90s disaster epics. |
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| ISSN: | 1092-1311 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of religion and film
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