I’m actually unsure how to analyze The Rapture, because the ending completely shattered the analysis I had formed throughout the majority of the movie. Throughout the most of the movie, I thought it was meant to explain why people have the need to believe in god and believe in salvation. However, the fact that in the end the rapture DOES happen but Sharon DOESN’T love god anymore makes that analysis invalid.
APOCALYPSE, BEFORE AND AFTER
Professor Lee Quinby Fall 2012, Tuesdays, 3 to 5:30 PM
I had a very similar experience while watching Tolkin’s film. Indeed, having the rapture actually occur at the end of the film kind of messes things up with our previous analysis, haha. However, an interesting avenue for discussion could be examining exactly why Tolkin decides to make the rapture happen, and what he could’ve been trying to communicate. Also, more pertinent to our issues with this movie, does the ending invalidate our initial analyses of the first seventy or so minutes? Does it still stand as an intriguing psychological drama that just happens to have a supernatural twist at the end?