Twilight Pop Idol or How to philosophize with Thors Hammer
Journal Title: In Medias Res - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 10
Abstract
The author starts from the crisis of heroism in the current media society. The lack of real heroes is compensated by the projection of spurious ones in the space of the imagination. The secularization of myths in the field of popular culture corresponds to the creation of “superheroes” on the canvas. The object of the article is to show the transformation of mythical structures and the problematic representation of divine beings, always on the border between correspondence and simulation, authenticity and idolatry, art and trash, using the example of the film series about the Marvel hero Thor happens.
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Damir Smiljanić
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