All the creatures of the wheel at stake: Re-assessing science, anti-science and religion in The Omega Man. Issue 2 (1st October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bigliardi, Stefano
• Is Part Of: Journal of science & popular culture. Volume 3:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 195
• Page End: 216
• Publication Date: 2020-10-01
• Subjects: Science -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Art and science -- Periodicals; 306
• DOI: 10.1386/jspc_00020_1
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2059-9072

Abstract

The most significant motifs of Boris Sagal's The Omega Man (1971) have been heavily scrutinized. Critical literature mentions science vs. anti-science as one of the film's themes, yet only occasionally and fragmentarily. I contend that this opposition is central to the movie and that a richer interpretation of it can be reached by taking into account more elements in the movie's action, dialog and imagery than critics have done thus far.