"Animated icons": narrative and liturgy in "The passion of the Christ"
This paper seeks to interpret the controversy surrounding Mel Gibson's film "The passion of the Christ" by situating the film into debates about film narrative, Catholic liturgy and ritual, and the sacrament of the Eucharist. Although the film is based on the Gospel narratives, it is...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2005
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Literature and theology
Year: 2005, Volume: 19, Issue: 4, Pages: 384-401 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
The passion of the Christ
/ Mass
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| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture KDB Roman Catholic Church RC Liturgy |
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| Summary: | This paper seeks to interpret the controversy surrounding Mel Gibson's film "The passion of the Christ" by situating the film into debates about film narrative, Catholic liturgy and ritual, and the sacrament of the Eucharist. Although the film is based on the Gospel narratives, it is argued that its handling of time and space has more in common with the liturgical structure of the Tridentine mass. As such it is both more and less than a film, requiring of the spectator not a cinematic "gaze", but rather a corporeal participation akin to the experiential quality of Catholic sacramental ritual. |
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| ISSN: | 0269-1205 |
| Contains: | In: Literature and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/litthe/fri045 |