Representing Religion in Film

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This is the first full-length exploration of the relationship between religion, film, and ideology. It shows how religion is imagined, constructed, and interpreted in film and film criticism. The films analyzed include <i>The Last Jedi</i>, <i>Terminator</i>, <i>Cloud Atlas</i>, <i>Darjeeling Limited</i>, <i>Hellboy</i>, <i>The Revenant</i>,<i> Religulous</i>, and <i>The Secret of my Success</i>. Each chapter offers: - an explanation of the particular representation of religion that appears in film - a discussion of how this representation has been interpreted in film criticism and religious studies scholarship - an in-depth study of a Hollywood or popular film to highlight the rhetorical, social, and political functions this representation accomplishes on the silver screen - a discussion about how such analysis might be applied to other films of a similar genre Written in an accessible style, and focusing on Hollywood and popular cinema, this book will be of interest to both movie lov