Anglický jazyk

Cinematic Savior

Vydavateľstvo: Praeger
Rok vydania: 2006
Formát: Hardback
Rozmer: 240 x 161 mm
Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
ISBN: 9780275984892

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O knihe

From Cecil B. DeMille's production of King of Kings in 1927, to Mel Gibson's recent release of The Passion of the Christ, films that discuss the meaning of Jesus have provoked interest, discussion, and reevaluation on a large scale. The Hollywood films that deal with this subject have consistently managed to augment their inherent power by commenting simultaneously on political and cultural matters, and drawing from alternative cultural and mythological sources. The Greatest Story Ever Told, for instance, uses a landscape similar to that of the American West, while The Last Temptation of Christ deals with themes related to modern American notions of sexuality and sin. In many Westerns, dramas, and science fiction films, Jesus is even portrayed like a modern action hero. Humprhies-Brooks looks at the diverse content and often-surprising impact of these and other films to reveal how these depictions have helped determine, and been determined by, particularly American notions of who Jesus was, how he died, and what he means for both our religious and secular cultures.