Climate Migration in Post-Apocalyptic Narratives on the Mainstream Screen
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Climate Change Today and in Biblical Times
3. Natural Disasters in Philosophy
4. Natural Disasters in Cinema
4.1. The Three Waves of cli-fi
4.2. The Seven Film Genres of cli-fi
4.2.1. Waterworld
4.2.2. Snowpiercer
4.2.3. Interstellar
4.2.4. Mad Max: Fury Road
4.2.5. Mortal Engines
4.2.6. Common Elements
- A.
- Brutalised Society:
- B.
- The survivor hero:
- C.
- Class struggle:
- D.
- Biblical references and religious arguments
- D.1.
- The Chosen Child
- D.2.
- The Ark
- D.3.
- Sacrifice
- D.4.
- (Re)Education/Indoctrination
- D.5.
- Technology/Science vs. Religion/Spirituality
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Filmography
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- Antonioni, Michelangelo. 1964. Red Desert. Italy: Film Duamila.
- Aronofsky, Darren. 2014. Noah. Hollywood: Paramount Pictures.
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- Fleischer, Richard. 1973. Soylent Green. Las Vegas: MGM.
- Joon Ho, Bong. 2013. Snowpiercer. South Korea: SnowPiercer.
- Kurosawa, Akira. 1990. Dreams. Japan/US: Akira Kurosawa USA.
- Miller, George. 2015. Mad Max: Fury Road. Australia: Village Roadshow Pictures.
- Nolan, Christopher. 2014. Interstellar. US, UK, Canada: Paramount Pictures, Warner Brothers, Legendary Entertainment.
- Payne, Alexander. 2017. Downsizing. Hollywood: Paramount Pictures.
- Reynolds, Kevin. 1995. Waterworld. Universal City: Universal Pictures.
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- Russo, Anthony and Joe. 2019. Avengers: Endgame. New York: Marvel Studios.
- Schmidt, Jan. 1967. The End of August at the Hotel Ozone. Cheslovakia: Ceskoslovenský armádní film.
- Schrader, Paul. 2017. First Reformed. New York: Killer Films.
- Scott, Ridley. 1982. Bladerunner. Hollywood: The Ladd Company.
- Tarkovsky, Andrei. 1979. Stalker. Soviet Union: Mosfilm.
- Twohy, David. 1996. The Arrival. US: Live Entertainment.
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