Pop Culture Joins Apocalyptic Lure

Pop Culture Joins Apocalyptic Lure

Pop culture joins apocalyptic lure

Pop culture also has a fascination with end times. Sociologists say the interest in books, movies and lectures on the subject increases with bad times, such as those scarred by hurricanes, famines, tsunamis, war and economic collapse. The fascination is clear in society today with the release of recent movies. The film "2012" depicts the end of the world and is stirring talk about the meaning of a Mayan calendar with the doomsday date. Another movie, "The Road," which opens Nov. 25, looks at a man and his son's post-apocalyptic struggle to survive. Ref. Source 8