You’ve Gotta Keep the Faith: Making Sense of Disaster in Post 9/11 Apocalyptic Cinema

Matthew Leggatt

You’ve Gotta Keep the Faith: Making Sense of Disaster in Post 9/11 Apocalyptic Cinema

Matthew Leggatt

University of Winchester

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Abstract

Chronologically examining the role of faith based narratives in the Hollywood apocalypse since the mid-90s, this article charts their reintroduction in the period after 9/11. Through the study of an extensive array of contemporary films the different structures of faith they offer and an exploration of how such faith is used in order to make meaning from disaster, I assert that post 9/11 apocalyptic movies have grappled with issues of faith and meaning in a far more complex way than in the films of the 90s, questioning the value of such faith in a post-disaster world. In concluding, I also argue that more recent releases indicate a return to the family fun of the 90s disaster epics.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Religion & Film
Volume	19
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2015

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