Profane Parables - Rindge Matthew S.
Profane Parables - Rindge Matthew S. The sacred ethos of the American Dream has become a central pillar of American civil religion. Profane Parables examines three films that assault this venerated…
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Profane Parables - Rindge Matthew S.
The sacred ethos of the American Dream has become a central pillar of American civil religion. Profane Parables examines three films that assault this venerated American myth. The belief that meaning is fashioned from some mixture of family, friends, a stable career, and financial security permeates American culture.
As narratives of disorientation, Jesus' parables upend conventional and cherished worldviews. 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. Author Matthew Rindge illustrates the religious function of these films as parables of subversion that provoke rather than comfort and disturb rather
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