He’d most likely say it cathartic.
- John Carter of Mars
- Firefly
- Even a recent episode of South Park which compared the Exodus story to the South v. North
- Hunger Games
- Hell on Wheels
There are a few more, of course.
If you understand the basic of mimetic desire, that violence within a society rises to the point of explosion and then subsides… then…
Here’s the thing… there is a certain angst in the American public today. We are watching the angst play out on screen. This is Aristotle’s mimetic theatre at work. By that, I mean, that we are allowed to entertain the idea, sublimely, that we could rise up, but we might lose. Lots of stuff to unwind here.
But, over all, there is a certain pro-Confederate movement alive and well coming from Hollywood. A certain anti-government…
And, the ex-Confederates are always good guys.
Should be fun to watch.
Joel L. Watts holds a Masters of Arts from United Theological Seminary with a focus in literary and rhetorical criticism of the New Testament. His interests include exploring the role of mimesis in human civilization, specifically in the study of religion and media, as well as science fiction and the way in which it has allowed mythology to be explored in light of scientific discoveries of the past century. He is the author of Mimetic Criticism of the Gospel of Mark: Introduction and Commentary (Wipf and Stock, 2013) and a co-editor and contributor to From Fear to Faith: Stories of Hitting Spiritual Walls (Energion, 2013).
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