What is the function of destruction and ruin in apocalyptic films?
We discuss the function of wide-scale destruction and ruins in apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic films.
We discuss the function of wide-scale destruction and ruins in apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic films.
We discuss a book chapter by Dina Khapaeva titled “Killing Humanity – Anthropocentrism and Apocalypse in Contemporary Cinema” from the edited volume “The Age of Spectacular Death” edited by Michael Hviid Jacobsen. Khapaeva discusses the “human” and “anti-human” paradigms in apocalyptic media and the commodification of anti-humanism mentioning examples such as The Incredibles, Avengers, Harry Potter, Wall E, Pacific Rim, and many others.