Survivor, Warrior, Mother, Savior: The Evolution of the Female Hero In Apocalyptic Science Fiction Film of the Late Cold War
The late Cold War saw the advent of a new paradigm of woman as hero in apocalyptic English-language science fiction film at its intersection with the horror and action sub-genres. In contrast to the helpless, villainous, and overly sexualized female characters before them, the Alien films' Elle...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Equinox
[2016]
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Implicit religion
Année: 2016, Volume: 19, Numéro: 3, Pages: 347-370 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
The Terminator
/ Alien (Série <film>)
/ Apocalyptique
/ Héroïne
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Apocalypticism
B Science fiction films B Film B Secularization B Gender B Implicit Religion B Sarah Connor B CONNOR, Sarah (Fictitious character : Cameron & Hurd) B Cold War, 1945-1991 B Science Fiction B Salvation B Cold War B Ellen Ripley B Feminism B Ridley Scott B Women heroes B RIPLEY (Fictitious character) B James Cameron |
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| Résumé: | The late Cold War saw the advent of a new paradigm of woman as hero in apocalyptic English-language science fiction film at its intersection with the horror and action sub-genres. In contrast to the helpless, villainous, and overly sexualized female characters before them, the Alien films' Ellen Ripley and the Terminator franchise's Sarah Connor represented practical, courageous women who saved humanity through their actions. These ostensibly secular narratives were rich with religious themes such as incarnation, kenosis, resurrection, faith seeking understanding, messianic expectation, virgin birth, free will, fate, evil, prophetic forewarning, and salvation. They were foundational in establishing, in effect, a humanistic mythos. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-1697 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Implicit religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/imre.v19i3.29626 |