RLG332H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences, Critical Thinking
Document Summary
Pervert: think about things in a critical way: common way of thinking does not work so we critically think, critical thinking is a perversion of common thinking. Three parts to the methodology: classify relationship between religion and film, classifying type of religious criticism or critical analysis that is offered, identify the cinematic style the movie uses for step 1 and 2. Step 1: classifying relationship (same model as in the reading) Theological criticism (ancient historical meanings): how religion informs our modern secular pop culture. Mythological criticism: how film treats religion as a human endeavor. Ideological criticism (religion is a cover for us to forget about the world): study of ideas: how religious symbolism is merely a veil for various materials, interests and drives. July 4, 2016: why its there in the first place. Mise en scene: how certain parts are placed on scenes. Formation: flamboyant and the ability to manipulate reality.
