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  1. Survivor, Warrior, Mother, Savior
    The Evolution of the Female Hero In Apocalyptic Science Fiction Film of the Late Cold War
    Author: Faithful, George
    Published: [2016]

    The late Cold War saw the advent of a new paradigm of woman as hero in apocalyptic English-language science fiction film at its intersection with the horror and action sub-genres. In contrast to the helpless, villainous, and overly sexualized female... more

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    The late Cold War saw the advent of a new paradigm of woman as hero in apocalyptic English-language science fiction film at its intersection with the horror and action sub-genres. In contrast to the helpless, villainous, and overly sexualized female characters before them, the Alien films' Ellen Ripley and the Terminator franchise's Sarah Connor represented practical, courageous women who saved humanity through their actions. These ostensibly secular narratives were rich with religious themes such as incarnation, kenosis, resurrection, faith seeking understanding, messianic expectation, virgin birth, free will, fate, evil, prophetic forewarning, and salvation. They were foundational in establishing, in effect, a humanistic mythos.

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Article (journal)
    Format: Online
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    Parent title: Enthalten in: Implicit religion; Sheffield : Equinox, 2004; 19(2016), 3, Seite 347-370; Online-Ressource

    Subjects: apocalypticism; cold war; COLD War, 1945-1991; CONNOR, Sarah (Fictitious character : Cameron & Hurd); Ellen Ripley; feminism; film; gender; implicit religion; James Cameron; Ridley Scott; RIPLEY (Fictitious character); SALVATION; Sarah Connor; science fiction; SCIENCE fiction films; secularization; WOMEN heroes