LEADER 03001nam 22005293 450 001 9910808944003321 005 20231110221012.0 010 $a1-9788-1988-9 024 7 $a10.36019/9781978819887 035 $a(CKB)4940000000602523 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6552083 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6552083 035 $a(OCoLC)1247057269 035 $a(DE-B1597)589324 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781978819887 035 $a(EXLCZ)994940000000602523 100 $a20210901d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aApocalypse Cinema 210 1$aNew Brunswick :$cRutgers University Press,$d2021. 210 4$dİ2021. 215 $a1 online resource (157 pages) 225 1 $aQuick Takes: Movies and Popular Culture 311 $a1-9788-1985-4 327 $aCover -- 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. 330 $aVivid images of the apocalypse proliferate throughout contemporary cinema, which pictures the death of civilization in wildly different ways. Some films imagine a future where humanity is wiped out entirely, while others envision humans as an endangered species, enslaved by alien invaders or hunted by zombie hordes. This book provides a lively overview of apocalypse cinema, including alien invasions, nuclear annihilation, asteroid collisions, climate change, and terrifying plagues. Covering pivotal films from the silent era to the present day, including Metropolis, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Dr. Strangelove, Contagion, and Avengers: Endgame, Stephen Prince explores how these dark visions are rooted in religious and prophetic traditions, and he considers how our love for apocalypse cinema is tied to fundamental existential questions and anxieties that never go out of fashion. 410 0$aQuick Takes: Movies and Popular Culture 606 $aApocalypse in motion pictures 606 $aApocalyptic films$xHistory and criticism 606 $aPERFORMING ARTS / General$2bisacsh 610 $afilm, cinema, apocalypse, alien invasion, silent film, nuclear, climate change, pop culture, zombies, civilization, movies, media studies, plague, Metropolis, outbreak, virus, pandemic, walking dead, 28 days later, SARS, globalism, anxiety, I am Legend, viral. 615 0$aApocalypse in motion pictures. 615 0$aApocalyptic films$xHistory and criticism. 615 7$aPERFORMING ARTS / General. 676 $a791.43615 700 $aPrince$b Stephen$0778741 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808944003321 996 $aApocalypse Cinema$93955065 997 $aUNINA