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Cinematographic Christ Figures

Beside different representations of historical Jesus within films, there is another valid approach to the person of Jesus Christ in the Seventh Art, which scholars have named "Christ figure films". A Christ figure can be represented in many ways and in many forms. Thus, in this article the author has shown that a Christ figure can be hidden in a female, alien or even animal figure, though some representations do not satisfy the criteria for an authentic Christ figure, like superheroes that use violence in their mission to liberate and reedem. The problem with this filmic subgenre is that there is still no agreement among all scholars to accept specific and unique criteria and definitions of what actually a Christ figure consists in. It is interesting to notice that that some of the female Christ figures resemble the Gospel story of Jesus Christ more than male figures.

Christ figure, cinema, popular culture, religion

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