The Atheistic Discourse in the American Cinema through film of "Mother", Analytical Study

Authors

  • صابر بقور جامعة بسكرة
  • عبيدة صبطي جامعة بسكرة

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59791/arhs.v5i1.2054

Keywords:

Discourse, Atheism, Ideology, American Cinema, Mother movie

Abstract

This study aims to uncover the ideology of the atheistic discourse on the American cinema, in film "mother", also the cognitive models the film uses. Thus, this study goes within the field of research on how to understand this phenomenon as a target, we relied on discourse analysis methodology . The important findings of the study were the impact of the distorted Biblical reference on the composition of the atheistic discourse of the American film "Mother", where a set of ideologies in their contextual intersection are based on reproducing and maintaining this discourse. While the image of god does not stop at the incarnation, humanization or taking away holiness from the god, but to demonization the god, consecutively the film engages in feminist ideology by demonstrating the violence women faces because of religions. Feminism refers to an opposite context which It is a critique of the masculine tendency of God, also pointing on the allusion to the choice of male prophets. By demonstrating the opposite using woman in the role of prophecy. That's why the atheistic discourse in Mother is based on demonizing God

Published

2020-01-20

How to Cite

بقور ص., & صبطي ع. (2020). The Atheistic Discourse in the American Cinema through film of "Mother", Analytical Study. Algerien, 5(1), 133–157. https://doi.org/10.59791/arhs.v5i1.2054

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