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- Title
Survivor, Warrior, Mother, Savior: The Evolution of the Female Hero In Apocalyptic Science Fiction Film of the Late Cold War.
- Authors
FAITHFUL, GEORGE
- Abstract
The late Cold War saw the advent of a new paradigm of woman as hero in apocalyptic English-language science fiction film at its intersection with the horror and action sub-genres. In contrast to the helpless, villainous, and overly sexualized female characters before them, the Alien films' Ellen Ripley and the Terminator franchise's Sarah Connor represented practical, courageous women who saved humanity through their actions. These ostensibly secular narratives were rich with religious themes such as incarnation, kenosis, resurrection, faith seeking understanding, messianic expectation, virgin birth, free will, fate, evil, prophetic forewarning, and salvation. They were foundational in establishing, in effect, a humanistic mythos.
- Subjects
WOMEN heroes; SCIENCE fiction films; COLD War, 1945-1991; CONNOR, Sarah (Fictional character : Cameron &; Hurd); RIPLEY (Fictional character); SALVATION
- Publication
Implicit Religion, 2016, Vol 19, Issue 3, p347
- ISSN
1463-9955
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1558/imre.v19i3.29626