Life as a Journey
The Spiritual Dimension in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12872169 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Garbowski (0000-0002-4456-2537, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-5 |
| Publication date | 2004-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Religion and Popular Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1703-289X • E-ISSN: 1703-289X |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.3138/jrpc.6.1.005 |
| OpenAlex | W2319615263 |
| Language | EN |
The article explores the problem of film’s adaptation of a literary work’s religious sensibility. Although some of the Christian elements of Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings remain and others have gained a different emphasis, the author maintains that the spiritual dimension of Jackson’s adaptation is a more promising field for comparison. One of the major narrative metaphors in the literary and film trilogy is life as a journey; consequently, the problem of choice highlights the essential role of the conscience for human spiritual development. The journey’s terminal point, death, likewise becomes a major concern, and a key to understanding the spiritual dimension of Jackson’s work
Adaptation (eye · Aesthetics · Art · Conscience · Dimension (graph theory · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · Literature · Narrative · Psychoanalysis · Sensibility · Sociology · Trilogy · Comics and Graphic Narratives · History · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Philosophy · Psychology · Themes in Literature Analysis
| Highly cited | No |
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