Apocalypse Cinema

by Stephen Prince

Book Overview

Movie audiences know exactly how the world will end because popular cinema has never stopped rehearsing the apocalypse. In this clear, concise account, Stephen Prince illuminates the appeal of apocalypse cinema, its roots in literary and religious tradition, its presence throughout cinema history, and the existential fears and anxieties that motivate it. In four elegant chapters, Prince examines the key threats to human existence that bring about...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1978819846
• ISBN13: 9781978819849
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.5" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher