Holy Terror: Confronting Our Fears and Loving Our Movie Monsters
While the natural world may scare us, more frightening beasts arise when we neglect our calling to care for creation and "play god" via technology. From King Kong, Frankenstein, and Godzilla to recent films like The Babadook, The Shape of Water and Us, the most enduring monsters provoke hu...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2020]
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| In: |
Interpretation
Year: 2020, Volume: 74, Issue: 2, Pages: 171-182 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Monster
/ Horror
/ Anxiety
/ Empathy
/ Humility
/ Love
/ Motion picture theater
/ Film
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| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture NBH Angelology; demonology |
| Further subjects: | B
Fear
B Humility B Horror B Technology B Love B Monsters B Empathy B Cinema B Rudolf Otto |
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| Summary: | While the natural world may scare us, more frightening beasts arise when we neglect our calling to care for creation and "play god" via technology. From King Kong, Frankenstein, and Godzilla to recent films like The Babadook, The Shape of Water and Us, the most enduring monsters provoke humility, evoke empathy, and prompt us to love rather than fear. These holy terrors can offer an encounter with what Rudolf Otto famously called the mysterium tremendum. |
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| ISSN: | 2159-340X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Interpretation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0020964319896310 |