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Of Myths and Monster Hunters, Part 2: The Divine Player and Visual Theology in the Films of Paul W.S. Anderson

Of Myths and Monster Hunters, Part 2: The Divine Player and Visual Theology in the Films of Paul W.S. Anderson

The following piece, using the theologian Friedrich Schleiermacher as a resource, is an auteur analysis of the visual grammar of Anderson’s films that argues his visuals invoke a sense of a “divine player” through their resemblance to the visual grammar of video games.

Of Myths and Monster Hunters, Part 1: Religion in the Films of Paul W.S. Anderson

Of Myths and Monster Hunters, Part 1: Religion in the Films of Paul W.S. Anderson

His films evoke a sense of the divine. In particular, they invoke a feeling of utter dependence on a mysterious Other.