RELIGIOUS SYMBOLISM IN CINEMA: "BARBIE"
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https://doi.org/10.17721/2523-4064.2023/9-6/15Keywords:
Barbie, paradise, exile from paradise, maturing, initiation, infantility, modern society, GodAbstract
B a c k g r o u n d . Genre-wise the article is a form of publication of analytical conclusions resulting from researching religious symbolism within the movie. The material for interpretation was derived from mass media, in particular cinematography. The article describes religious symbolism within the movie "Barbie" (2023). It is made apparent that the wide array of religious symbols in modern cinema requires a new approach.
M e t h o d s . Issues with defining religious symbolism in cinema have inspired a search of appropriate methods and research methodology. The article utilizes analytical approach based on religious symbolism found in the artistic source material – in this case a movie.
R e s u l t s . With that considered the goal of the scientific research was to track down instances of religious symbolism in "Barbie" movie; such was confirmed to be abundant within otherwise mundane work. Barbieland symbolises paradise withiin the movie's fictional universe: it's a perfect place with no diseases or suffering, populated by perfect people ignorant of sorrow, problems, and worries. Naturally, the exile from paradise is a theme that is also predent.
C o n c l u s i o n s . Brief research concludes that the "Barbie" movie features disguised religious symbolism – a common trope for many works within modern cinema.
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