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Profane Parables

Film and the American Dream [Hardback]

by Matthew S. Rindge

    • Author

      Matthew S. Rindge

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Baylor University Press

    • Published

      April 2016

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      The sacred ethos of the American Dream has become a central pillar of American civil religion.The belief that meaning is fashioned from some mixture of family, friends, a stable career, and financial security permeates American culture. Profane Parables examines three films that assault this venerated American myth. Fight Club (1999), American Beauty (1999), and About Schmidt (2002) indict the American Dream as a meaningless enterprise that is existentially, ethically, and aesthetically bankrupt. In their blistering critique of the hallowed wisdom of the American Dream, these films function like Jesus' parables. As narratives of disorientation, Jesus' parables upend conventional and cherished worldviews. Author Matthew Rindge illustrates the religious function of these films as parables of subversion that provoke rather than comfort and disturb rather than stabilize.Ultimately, Rindge considers how these parabolic films operate as sacred texts in their own right.

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      • Author

        Matthew S. Rindge

      • Book Format

        Hardback

      • Publisher

        Baylor University Press

      • Published

        April 2016

      • Weight

        456g

      • Page Count

        185

      • Dimensions

        161 x 232 x 23 mm

      • ISBN

        9781481304290

      • ISBN-10

        1481304291

      • Eden Code

        4367448

      More Information

      • Author/Creator: Matthew S. Rindge

      • ISBN: 9781481304290

      • Publisher: Baylor University Press

      • Release Date: April 2016

      • Weight: 456g

      • Dimensions: 161 x 232 x 23 mm

      • Eden Code: 4367448


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