An interdisciplinary study of film and religion: exploring evangelistic films and audience interpretation in Hong Kong via the case study of a local evangelistic film the Miracle box.

Ho Wing Ki.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 128-135).Abstracts in English and Chinese.Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- LITERATURE REVIEWConvergence of Religion and Media --- p.4Three Conventional Approaches to the Media of Popular PietyCurrent Trend of Religion --- p.7Characteristics of Film --- p.9Rich Resources --- p.10Liminoid Consciousness --- p.11Transcendence --- p.12Engaging the World Through Images --- p.13An Interdisciplinary Endeavor --- p.15Understanding Audiences --- p.20Applying Generic Film Analysis --- p.22Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- OBJECTIVE OF STUDYObjective of Study --- p.23BackgroundLocal Christian Visual Media BeforeEvangelistic Films --- p.24Evangelistic Feature Films --- p.25Research Methods --- p.32Outline of The Miracle Box --- p.36Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- "THE G.P.A. OF EVANGELSITIC FILMS: THE GOAL, THE PERCEPTIONS, AND THE ADVANCE"Establishing the Goal of Evangelistic Films --- p.44Conventional Perception about Evangelistic Films --- p.47Advance: Narrowing the Gap --- p.48Watching for Leisure --- p.53Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- THREE DEVICES FOR RELIGIOUS MEANING GENERATIONDevice 1: Genre --- p.55Chapter (1) --- Genre Label and Sensitization --- p.58Chapter (2) --- Docudrama and Testification --- p.62Chapter (3) --- Melodrama and Toning --- p.65Summary --- p.69Device 2: Symbols --- p.70The Box and Hand Over --- p.71Suggested Meaning --- p.73Compatible Meaning --- p.75Ignorance or Opposite Meaning --- p.79Nature and God With Us --- p.81Summary --- p.84Device 3: Critical Moments --- p.86Christian Viewers --- p.90Non-Christian Viewers --- p.94Projection from a Distance --- p.98Summary --- p.99Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- CONCLUSIONConclusion --- p.106Limitations and Further Research --- p.112APPENDIX I Informants Profile --- p.115"APPENDIX II Excerpts Where ""The Box"" is Featured in The Miracle Box" --- p.116"APPENDIX III Excerpts Where ""Nature"" is Featured in The Miracle Box" --- p.125BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.12