Becoming Alien: The Beginning and End of Evil in Science Fiction's Most Idiosyncratic Film Franchise

The Alien films are perceived to be a fractured franchise, each one loosely related to the others....
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Author: Sarah Welch-Larson
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Becoming Alien: The Beginning and End of Evil in Science Fiction's Most Idiosyncratic Film Franchise by Welch-Larson, Sarah

Becoming Alien: The Beginning and End of Evil in Science Fiction's Most Idiosyncratic Film Franchise

$259.58

Becoming Alien: The Beginning and End of Evil in Science Fiction's Most Idiosyncratic Film Franchise

$259.58
Author: Sarah Welch-Larson
Format: Paperback
Language: English

The Alien films are perceived to be a fractured franchise, each one loosely related to the others. They are nonlinear, complicated, convoluted: a collection of genre movies ranging from horror to war to farce.

But on closer examination, the threads that bind together these films are strong and undeniable. The series is a model of Catherine Keller's cosmology as a cycle of order out of chaos, an illustration of her concept of evil as discreation.


When viewed through the lens of Keller's Face of the Deep, the Alien films resolve into a cohesive whole. The series becomes six views of the idea of evil-as-exploitation, its origins, and its consequences. Each film expands on the concept of evil set forth by its predecessors, complicating that conception, and retroactively enriching readings of the films that came before.



Author: Sarah Welch-Larson
Publisher: Cascade Books
Published: 03/15/2021
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.34d
ISBN: 9781725283008

About the Author
Welch-Larson, Sarah: - Sarah Welch-Larson writes about aesthetics of science fiction and character-driven narratives in film. She is interested in feminist theory and theology, and in stories about agency and creation, particularly regarding cyborgs and androids. She lives in Chicago with her husband, their dog, and about two dozen houseplants.

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