At Flashbak, a brief survey of the Crucifixion pose as it has appeared in sci-fi film and television.
Here's a snippet, and the url: (http://flashbak.com/sci-fi-cross-crucifixion-pose-sf-film-tv-33293/ )
"In
Christian belief, there are few symbols more powerful than that
of the crucifixion. By going to his death on the cross, Christians believe,
Jesus redeemed the human race. He delivered mankind from the penalties of sin.
Throughout
science fiction film and television history, the crucifixion pose -- the symbol
of Jesus’s suffering and sacrifice -- has frequently been deployed to suggest
the concept of meaningful and profound sacrifice.
Now,
Jesus figures appear throughout sci-fi and TV history, in probably dozens of
films. In John Carpenter’s Starman (1984), for instance, the
alien played by Jeff Bridges descends to Earth and then -- after being human
for a short time -- ascends to the stars.
But this article looks specifically at those incidents in which
characters recreate the crucifixion pose on film..."
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