Title: Cinematic faith : a Christian perspective on movies and meaning /
Authors: Romanowski, William D.
Year: 2019
Subjects: Religion in motion pictures; Motion pictures Religious aspects; Motion pictures Moral and ethical aspects; Motion pictures Moral and ethical aspects; Motion pictures Religious aspects; Religion in motion pictures
Contents: Why a Christian approach? -- Culture communicates: Biblical principles for a peculiar means of expression -- Moviemaking magic: poetic portals and the power of perspective -- Creating an illusion of reality: film form and content -- Connecting the dots: style and meaning -- Redemption American style: the melodramatic vision -- The yellow brick road to self-realization: classical Hollywood cinema -- A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do: American action-adventure movies -- Stop taking my hand! Gender and mainstream Hollywood.