The Evolution of Planet of the Apes: Science, Religion, and 1960s Cinema
Planet of the Apes confronts and exposes both anti-authoritarian and politically conservative attitudes to religion and its relationship to advances in science in the United States at the end of the 1960s. The film explicitly questions religion and its position within government, scientific advancem...
| Published in: | Journal of religion and popular culture |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Saskatchewan
[2016]
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| In: |
Journal of religion and popular culture
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Planet of the apes (Film) (1968)
/ USA
/ Natural sciences
/ Religion
/ History 1960-1970
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism CD Christianity and Culture CG Christianity and Politics CH Christianity and Society |
| Further subjects: | B
Church
B Education B United States B Production B Religion B Science B Evolution B Catholicism B Planet of the Apes B Reception B Society |
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| Summary: | Planet of the Apes confronts and exposes both anti-authoritarian and politically conservative attitudes to religion and its relationship to advances in science in the United States at the end of the 1960s. The film explicitly questions religion and its position within government, scientific advancement, and education while simultaneously existing as an artefact of the Judeo-Christian infused culture of post-war United States and post-censorship Hollywood. This article uses the lens of science and religion to analyze the under-researched Planet of the Apes and the transformation of its scientific narrative throughout the film's production, dissemination, and reception history from novel, to script, to screen. |
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| ISSN: | 1703-289X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and popular culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3138/jrpc.28.2-3.3399 |