Watching Guzikowski and Villeneuve’s Prisoners through the Lens of Patristic Teachings on Evil

The 2013 film Prisoners, written by Aaron Guzikowski and directed by Denis Villeneuve, was the most profoundly Christian film produced by Hollywood that year. Yet its many spiritual themes have gone largely unexplored by Christian film critics and theologians. Among the most striking of these themes...

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Published in:Journal of religion and popular culture
Main Author: Dumsday, Travis (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Saskatchewan [2021]
In: Journal of religion and popular culture
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Prisoners (Film) / Church fathers / Evil
RelBib Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
FA Theology
HA Bible
Further subjects:B Demons
B Evil
B Theodicy
B Sin
B Church Fathers
B Film noir
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:The 2013 film Prisoners, written by Aaron Guzikowski and directed by Denis Villeneuve, was the most profoundly Christian film produced by Hollywood that year. Yet its many spiritual themes have gone largely unexplored by Christian film critics and theologians. Among the most striking of these themes is a much-neglected idea concerning the sources of evil in our world, an idea with deep historical roots in scripture and patristic theology. In this article, I explore this idea and seek to show how Prisoners is effective in conveying its spiritual force and practical import for the lives of believers.
ISSN:1703-289X
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and popular culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3138/jrpc.2018-0006