Article:
Biblical Narratives in INTERSTELLAR (Christopher Nolan, US/GB 2014)

Simple item page
dc.creatorNir, Bina
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-23T08:45:18Z
dc.date.available2023-05-23T08:45:18Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe present paper examines the presence of biblical narratives and myths in contemporary cultural productions based on an analysis of the science fiction film Interstellar (Christopher Nolan, US 2014). Interstellar follows the space voyage of a team of experts sent through a wormhole to search for a planet fit for human settlement since Earth is in the grips of ecological catastrophe that threatens to wipe out humanity. A narrative analysis of the film reveals that it also draws much of its inspiration from Judeo-Christian sources, particularly the narratives of the Old Testament. As a work of science fiction, Interstellar relies on the work of the physicist Kip Thorne, however, in addition to its scientific subject matter, the film is also replete with biblical narratives such as the apocalypse, Noah’s ark, the tale of the spies, prophecy and the tasking of the “chosen” one with a mission, signs and miracles, the ability to control nature and to create elements within it, the idea of punishment in the form of being denied entrance to the promised land, and so on.en
dc.identifier.doi10.25364/05.06:2020.1.4
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/19515
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.jrfm.eu/index.php/ojs_jrfm/article/view/181
dc.identifier.urihttps://mediarep.org/handle/doc/20708
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSchüren
dc.publisher.placeMarburg
dc.relation.isPartOfissn:2617-3697
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal for Religion, Film and Media
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectBiblical Narrativesen
dc.subject.ddcddc:300
dc.subject.personChristopher Nolan
dc.subject.workINSTELLAR
dc.titleBiblical Narratives in INTERSTELLAR (Christopher Nolan, US/GB 2014)en
dc.typearticle
dc.type.statuspublishedVersion
dspace.entity.typeArticleen
local.coverpage2023-05-23T11:03:43
local.identifier.firstpublishedhttps://www.jrfm.eu/index.php/ojs_jrfm/article/view/181
local.source.epage69
local.source.issue1
local.source.issueTitleScience Fiction and Religion
local.source.spage53
local.source.volume6
local.subject.gndhttps://d-nb.info/gnd/12394192X
local.subject.wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25191

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
JRFM_06_01_2020_53-69_Biblical_Nir_.pdf
Size:
2.75 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Original PDF with additional cover page.
Download

Collections

2020 | 1