Anxiety And Rescue: The Cultural Representations Of American And European Movies About Doomsday

The Celebrated Hungarian film theorist Bela Balazs has said :“Film is the only new form of artistic expression produced only in our era and society.” Today, this art form has become an important part of popular culture. The movies about doomsday which have great scene and endless effect of shock emerges have blown waves of whirlwind at the box office and aroused heated discussion recent years. Behind the terrible disasters, there is a reflection of modern anxiety and the awareness of save.This article will analysis and interpret these typical western movies about doomsday, explore the implication of social and cultural factors behind the film,interpret the cultural meaning and significance of such films.