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The Pod Generation, Dereck Daschke
The Pod Generation, Dereck Daschke
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of The Pod Generation (2023), directed by Sophie Barthes.
Landscape With Invisible Hand, John C. Lyden
Landscape With Invisible Hand, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Landscape With Invisible Hand (2023), directed by Cory Finley.
Divinity, Dereck Daschke
Divinity, Dereck Daschke
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Divinity (2023), directed by Eddie Alcazar.
Dual, John C. Lyden
Dual, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Dual (2021), directed by Riley Stearns.
Divine Love, John C. Lyden
Divine Love, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Divine Love (2019) directed by Gabriel Mascaro.
Framing Salvation: Biblical Apocalyptic, Cinematic Dystopia, And Contextualizing The Narrative Of Salvation, Caesar A. Montevecchio
Framing Salvation: Biblical Apocalyptic, Cinematic Dystopia, And Contextualizing The Narrative Of Salvation, Caesar A. Montevecchio
Journal of Religion & Film
Christian biblical authors used the apocalyptic genre to help contextualize the meaning of salvation for their audiences. Today, dystopian film can serve a similar function. In each case, the narrative diagnoses a sinister mis-ordering of human civilization and attempts to prescribe ways in which it can be overcome. Just as apocalyptic gave biblical authors the ability to make statements about what salvation was salvation from, dystopian narratives can similarly demonstrate what social conditions today remain in need of remediation. When these dystopian narratives do so by making use of symbols and themes associated with Christian soteriology their diagnoses can become …