Who is Like God?: The Deer Hunter as Angelic Allegory
Michael Cimino’sThe Deer Hunter utilizes Christian contexts and biblical motifs in order to present an allegory in which Michael (Robert De Niro) represents an angelic being. While Michael displays powers that parallel those of biblical angels, his lack of religious reverence and divine self-percept...
| Опубликовано в: : | The journal of religion and film |
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
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2019
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The journal of religion and film
Год: 2019, Том: 23, Выпуск: 1, Страницы: 1-24 |
| Нормированные ключевые слова (последовательности): | B
The deer hunter (Film) (1978)
/ Supernatural being
/ Violence
/ Hope
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| Индексация IxTheo: | AA Религиоведение AB Философия религии CE Христианское искусство NBH Ангелология |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
Adam
B Symbolism B The Deer Hunter B Bible B Eden B Allegory B Angels |
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| Итог: | Michael Cimino’sThe Deer Hunter utilizes Christian contexts and biblical motifs in order to present an allegory in which Michael (Robert De Niro) represents an angelic being. While Michael displays powers that parallel those of biblical angels, his lack of religious reverence and divine self-perception lead to a metaphorical fall in Vietnam. Michael’s friend Nick (Christopher Walken) is also an allegorical symbol for imperiled humanity in need of salvation. When Michael is unable to rescue Nick from a Russian roulette table in Saigon, Cimino’s film emerges as a theological statement about the problem of human violence and the necessity for hope in God. |
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| ISSN: | 1092-1311 |
| Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: The journal of religion and film
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