This course will focus on the interaction between aesthetics, narrative, characterization, cinematography, imagery, and theological meaning in selected films.
Special attention is given to the effect of art on the individual and culture.
A Bible you are comfortable using. To develop an ability to critically experience, comprehend, and enjoy films, synthesizing an appreciation for the art and craft of film with an understanding of and reflection on the spiritual implications and meanings of specific films. To learn and experience the skills of critical, serious film viewing from a spiritual perspective. To practice, experience, and articulate an understanding that integrates a critical appropriation of the art of cinema with an appreciation of the implications and meanings of certain films. To increase enjoyment of films and other forms of art by better appreciating how they communicate their meanings and the signficance of that meaning.