Imaginary Worlds, Labyrinthine Journeys, Stories of Birth and Rebirth
Imaginary Worlds, Labyrinthine Journeys, Stories of Birth and Rebirth

Summary/Abstract: The image of the labyrinth has been always related to humans’ arduous endeavor of searching ways to decipher the hieroglyphic tissue of reality. Furthermore, it is worth pointing out that entering and solving a maze are Promethean acts of unchaining the shadowy counterpart in search for the self-revelation and spiritual accomplishment. First, we find ourselves compelled to analyze a series of issues that define the labyrinthine quest. Second, what interests us more is to demonstrate how the mythological archetype of the maze is represented in contemporary movies. For these and others reasons, we aim to show that this winding structure, either called labyrinth, maze or network, defines itself sometimes accordingly with the old mythological patterns, sometimes against the grain and hence we need to take them into account.

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