Humanity's Second Chance: Darren Aronofsky's Noah (2014) as an Environmental Cinematic Midrash

This article proposes an interpretative study of Daren Aronofsky and Ari Handel's film Noah (2014). Our main assertion is that the film attempts to present a contemporary interpretation of the biblical flood story by incorporating values and urgent issues of the 21st century Western society, su...

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Authors: Moore, Lila (Author) ; Shapiro, Marianna Ruah-Midbar (Author)
格式: 電子 Article
語言:English
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出版: 2018
In: The journal of religion and film
Year: 2018, 卷: 22, 發布: 1, Pages: 1-39
Further subjects:B biblical film
B Environmentalism
B Flood
B eco-feminism
B Darren Aronofsky
B alternative spirituality
B Ari Handel
B Noah
B Midrash
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總結:This article proposes an interpretative study of Daren Aronofsky and Ari Handel's film Noah (2014). Our main assertion is that the film attempts to present a contemporary interpretation of the biblical flood story by incorporating values and urgent issues of the 21st century Western society, such as environmentalism, fundamentalism and eco-feminism. The paper details various traditions that serve as inspirations to the filmmakers in the re-telling of the flood myth, and elaborates on the midrashic traditions that were intertwined - or else omitted - in the process of creating the innovative cinematic midrash. It also points to the psychologization of God in the film and its theological implications.
ISSN:1092-1311
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of religion and film