03001nam 22005293 450 991079525210332120231110221012.01-9788-1988-910.36019/9781978819887(CKB)4940000000602523(MiAaPQ)EBC6552083(Au-PeEL)EBL6552083(OCoLC)1247057269(DE-B1597)589324(DE-B1597)9781978819887(EXLCZ)99494000000060252320210901d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierApocalypse CinemaNew Brunswick :Rutgers University Press,2021.©2021.1 online resource (157 pages)Quick Takes: Movies and Popular Culture 1-9788-1985-4 Cover -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. SOURCES AND TRADITIONS IN APOCALYPTIC CINEMA -- 2. ASTROPHOBIA -- 3. I'M NOT SAYING WE WOULDN'T GET OUR HAIR MUSSED -- 4. THE REVENGE OF NATURE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- FURTHER READING -- WORKS CITED -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR.Vivid images of the apocalypse proliferate throughout contemporary cinema, which pictures the death of civilization in wildly different ways. Some films imagine a future where humanity is wiped out entirely, while others envision humans as an endangered species, enslaved by alien invaders or hunted by zombie hordes. This book provides a lively overview of apocalypse cinema, including alien invasions, nuclear annihilation, asteroid collisions, climate change, and terrifying plagues. Covering pivotal films from the silent era to the present day, including Metropolis, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Dr. Strangelove, Contagion, and Avengers: Endgame, Stephen Prince explores how these dark visions are rooted in religious and prophetic traditions, and he considers how our love for apocalypse cinema is tied to fundamental existential questions and anxieties that never go out of fashion.Quick Takes: Movies and Popular Culture Apocalypse in motion picturesApocalyptic filmsHistory and criticismPERFORMING ARTS / Generalbisacshfilm, cinema, apocalypse, alien invasion, silent film, nuclear, climate change, pop culture, zombies, civilization, movies, media studies, plague, Metropolis, outbreak, virus, pandemic, walking dead, 28 days later, SARS, globalism, anxiety, I am Legend, viral.Apocalypse in motion pictures.Apocalyptic filmsHistory and criticism.PERFORMING ARTS / General.791.43615Prince Stephen778741MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910795252103321Apocalypse Cinema3786262UNINA