While religion and film are concepts that most believe to be separate I would instead argue that cinematography itself is a form of religion, fulfilling the role of worldmaking and establishing a code of conduct. Brent Plate’s book Religion and Film demonstrates the similarity between film and religion when explaining that “Religion and film are akin. They both function by recreating the known world and then presenting that alternative version of the world to their viewers/worshippers” (2). Placing a focus on the 2010 film, The Book of Eli as an example we see stylistic choices in the direction lead viewers to experience an assembly post-nuclear apocalyptic world, as a revolutionary historical point is referred to as “The Flash” and the Earth
