Darwin’s Monsters: Evolution, Science, and the Gothic in Christian Alvart’s ”Pandorum”
2019 ◽
Vol 43
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pp. 157
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<p>This article analyses Gothic tropes in the science fiction film <em>Pandorum</em> (2009, dir. Christian Alvart), through the lens of such concepts as evolution and science, which are presented in the film as inherently monstrous. Key to the analysis is the notion of the return of the repressed (or abjected) past which invades the future, disrupting biological, social, and moral borders of the human. This Gothic return, facilitated by advanced science and technology, turns the future into a site of humanity’s confrontation with their animal instincts, highlighting the fragility of our civilisation and proving our subjection to evolutionary processes.</p>
2021 ◽
Vol 19
(1)
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pp. 152-167
2006 ◽
Vol 3
(2)
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pp. 4-4
1970 ◽
Vol 19
(2)
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pp. 385-402
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1987 ◽
Vol 82
(1)
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pp. 34-34