The Rewriting of Exodus in Eschatological Landscapes: Religious Spaces and Cultural Interpretations in Post Apocalypse Sci-Fi Feature Films

Abstract

The essence of sorting and interpreting religious spaces in post apocalypse Sci-Fi feature films is to investigate the relationship between the hidden religious logics and the film narratives. From the perspective of religion, within the theoretical framework of Spatial Narratology, this paper attempts to figure out the deep strategies for narration within the text of post apocalypse films, namely, the inner features of "narrative spaces" and "spatial narratives", so as to depict the "post-apocalyptic landscapes" in post apocalypse films and to analysis the "rewriting" of Exodus in such type of films.

Contribution: This study analyzes the religious narrative and cultural metaphor in post apocalypse films, and theoretically explores the relationship between religious logic and movie narrative in post apocalypse films. And it applies the theoretical framework of spatial narratology to explore the deep narrative strategy in post apocalypse film text, which can enrich the research dimension of post apocalypse film. In the practical aspect, it can help film researchers and creators to better understand the religious and narrative logic of post apocalypse film industry, which has theoretical guidance for the creation of such films.