Examples Of Atheism In Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke Exposé
The movie Cool Hand Luke presents several different and interrelated existentialist themes on aspects of faith and belief. Luke is portrayed as a "good ol' boy" that is fun-loving and hard working. He seems bored and restless with life; he always seems to searching for something more and when he doesn't find it; he looks for ways to fill the void and the monotony of living: ". . . it's somethin' to do, ain't it?" This attitude well sets the tone for the aspect of faith as portrayed in Cool Hand Luke. Cool Hand Luke
1967, starring Paul Newman
Throughout the movie, Luke displays a nominal faith. It is as though he has the will to believe in something moreon some level he undoubtedly doesbut it almost seems he is …show more content…
"The Psychology of Atheism." Leadership U. (See under subheading "Atheism as Oedipal Wish Fulfillment.")
2 Oedipus complex: Freud's theory that the male child envies his father and would like to remove him out of the way because the boy is secretly sexually attracted to his mother. His father obviously poses a formidable threat to such covetous affections.
3 Qtd. in: Vitz, Paul C. "The Psychology of Atheism." Leadership U. (See under subheading "The Psychology of Atheism: The Theory of Defective Father.")
4 Note that though Professor Vitz presents empirical evidence, in reality it is only a useful theory that has its exceptions, as nearly everything in life does. Or, as Alexander Chase paradoxically remarks: "All generalizations are false, including this one." While the absence of a positive paternal figure predisposes one toward atheism, it does not predetermine or guarantee that one will adopt that stance, anymore than having a loving, caring earthly father makes one an automatic Christian, though again, there is strong evidence to support such a correlation in many instances. All things considered, each person's choice is still ultimately up to each person, no matter what odds may, or may not, be stacked up against him or
The movie Cool Hand Luke presents several different and interrelated existentialist themes on aspects of faith and belief. Luke is portrayed as a "good ol' boy" that is fun-loving and hard working. He seems bored and restless with life; he always seems to searching for something more and when he doesn't find it; he looks for ways to fill the void and the monotony of living: ". . . it's somethin' to do, ain't it?" This attitude well sets the tone for the aspect of faith as portrayed in Cool Hand Luke. Cool Hand Luke
1967, starring Paul Newman
Throughout the movie, Luke displays a nominal faith. It is as though he has the will to believe in something moreon some level he undoubtedly doesbut it almost seems he is …show more content…
"The Psychology of Atheism." Leadership U. (See under subheading "Atheism as Oedipal Wish Fulfillment.")
2 Oedipus complex: Freud's theory that the male child envies his father and would like to remove him out of the way because the boy is secretly sexually attracted to his mother. His father obviously poses a formidable threat to such covetous affections.
3 Qtd. in: Vitz, Paul C. "The Psychology of Atheism." Leadership U. (See under subheading "The Psychology of Atheism: The Theory of Defective Father.")
4 Note that though Professor Vitz presents empirical evidence, in reality it is only a useful theory that has its exceptions, as nearly everything in life does. Or, as Alexander Chase paradoxically remarks: "All generalizations are false, including this one." While the absence of a positive paternal figure predisposes one toward atheism, it does not predetermine or guarantee that one will adopt that stance, anymore than having a loving, caring earthly father makes one an automatic Christian, though again, there is strong evidence to support such a correlation in many instances. All things considered, each person's choice is still ultimately up to each person, no matter what odds may, or may not, be stacked up against him or