{"product_id":"cinematic-savior","title":"Cinematic Savior","description":"From Cecil B. DeMille's production of \u003ci\u003eKing of Kings\u003c\/i\u003e in 1927, to Mel Gibson's recent \u003ci\u003eThe Passion of the Christ\u003c\/i\u003e, films that discuss the meaning of Jesus have provoked interest, discussion, and reevaluation on a large scale. Hollywood films that deal with this subject have consistently managed to augment their inherent power by commenting simultaneously on political and cultural matters, and drawing from alternative cultural and mythological sources. \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Story Ever Told\u003c\/i\u003e, for instance, uses a landscape similar to that of the American West, while \u003ci\u003eThe Last Temptation of Christ\u003c\/i\u003e deals with themes related to modern American notions of sexuality and sin.\n\n This timely examination considers the life of Jesus as it has been portrayed in such films as \u003ci\u003eKing of Kings, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Jesus of Nazareth, The Last Temptation of Christ\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Passion of the Christ\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the more allusive and implicit use of Christ-related themes in \u003ci\u003eSpartacus, Shane\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e. It looks at the diverse content and often-surprising impact of these and other films, and reveals how these depictions have helped determine, and been determined by, particularly American notions of who Jesus was, how he lived and died, and what he means for both our religious and secular cultures.\n\nThrough an objective consideration of these movies, the emergent religious culture of mainstream American film becomes apparent as a central element in Hollywood movies—and in American popular culture at large.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54220043714904,"sku":"9780275984892","price":70.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780275984892__67c1eeeb160b8_d81a6248-10ab-420e-84aa-70ea677a23c6.jpg?v=1741158442","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/cinematic-savior","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}