But it is the one that isolates out “anxiety” which is really the most interesting to The Rapture. We notice, first of all, that all three symbolic representations isolate one of the terms to one side of the equation interestingly, the one that singles out “despair” is the most negative view, while the one that separates out “answer” is the most positive view.
These simple meta-mathematical manipulations allows us to gain insight into the nature of prophetic interpretation and about The Rapture. By rearranging terms, we can rewrite the equation in two other ways: ANXIETY – DESPAIR = ANSWER (prophetic view) and ANXIETY = DESPAIR + ANSWER (hybrid view). However, apocalyptic and prophetic eschatologies have two characteristics in common: 1) salvation and 2) chaos in the world, two principal premises that Michael Tolkin takes to heart in The Rapture, a film that is sometimes thought of in terms of an equation: ANXIETY – ANSWER = DESPAIR (apocalyptic view). Indeed, this latter grouping forms the basis for prophetic eschatology which develops a very optimistic view of the end times and like its pessimistic counterpart, it too examines similar texts but arrives at a totally different conclusion about their divine meaning. On the other hand, there are people who believe in a “great hope” because when the end of the world arrives, you’ve got the chance to embrace God and be instantaneously saved thus, these folks look forward to the eschaton. This psychic discovery is extremely pessimistic because when the end of the world arrives, only those who have followed the path of righteousness will be saved while all others will be damned accordingly, people who adopt an apocalyptic view of the future believe only in a “great despair” for this world. John The Divine” in King James Version of the Holy Bible). Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man and his number is six hundred threescore and six.” (ref. for instance, the apocalyptic number, 666) (a signifier of “absolute evil”), is spoken of in Rev. This document consists of Jewish or Christian prophetic writings which appeared between the years of 250 B.C. Apocalyptic eschatology examines texts dealing with revelation or disclosure, especially the last book of the New Testament, that is, the Book of Revelation. There are two areas of eschatological investigation: 1) apocalyptism and 2) prophetism. The Rapture is an apocalyptic film exploring certain aspects of “eschatology,” the branch of theology dealing with the last or final things, such as death, judgment and immortality. Thus, the following questions arise when addressing the issues of cinema and religion first, what is a spiritual film? second, how do you make one? and third, what is the intent of such an undertaking? It is a film that is more spiritual or philosophical than visual, a fact that is evidenced by Tolkin’s initial career background as a writer.
The Rapture falls into a specialized category of American independent cinema, called “tin-pan cinema” (akin to the term of “tin-pan alley” in popular music), where unconventional topics are treated with as much scrutiny and finesse as in any other more marginally mainstream subject. The Rapture (1991) is a film written and directed by Michael Tolkin, a religious Jew nicknamed the “evangelical writer,” who obtains a theology degree from a college in the state of Vermont in fact, Tolkin is a talented writer who begins his career as a journalist and then subsequently moves on to become a screenwriter before re-inventing himself as a film director. The Rapture (Michael Tolkin, 1991) and Spiritual Malaiseīy David George Menard Volume 24 Issue 3 / March 2020 7 minutes (1694 words)
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