Base on the summary attached, come up with an essay of 2,500 words comparing the theme in the movie ” spirited away” to religious texts “Shinto Purity” The paper is a critical comparison of how one supernatural theme is portrayed in a commercial film or TV show and in authoritative religious texts (e.g. scriptures, creeds, or recognised theological writings from one religious tradition). Themes may be: God, Miracles, the Devil, Witches, Death and/or Near Death Experiences, Ghosts, Revenants, Aliens, UFOs, or Fairies. Because this is a comparison of two very different sources, the theme should be a major aspect across both sources – there must be something significant to compare. Here are some examples (not to be used for this assessment): (1) The supernatural powers and knowledge of God as portrayed in the movie Bruce Almighty can be compared to the characteristics of God described by medieval Islamic theologian Al-Ghazālī in his classic book,The Ninety-Nine Beautiful Names of God. (2) Luke Skywalker’s decision not to fight his father in Return of the Jedi has been contrasted to the advice given to Arjuna concerning detached fighting in the Bhagavad Gita, and has been compared to Christian concepts of redemptive suffering (see John Lyden, Religion as Film). (3) Close Encounters of the Third Kind, a UFO movie, has been compared to the experiences of the prophet Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible’s Book of Ezekiel (see Mark Roncace and Patrick Gray, Teaching the Bible through Popular Culture and the Arts). (4) The movie Dogma which features fallen angels has been compared to the counter-intuitive logic used by Paul to describe the death of Christ in I Corinthians 1.18-25 in the New Testament (see Roncace and Gray). To provide a compelling comparison, the essay should do the following: 1. Describe how the theme is addressed in one film or TV show, noting the thematic or narrative purpose that the supernatural theme serves in this production. 2. Describe how the theme is addressed in one authoritative religious text or set of texts, noting the theological or ritual purpose the supernatural theme serves in this text. 3. Engage with academic interpretations of the above sources (e.g. for biblical texts, consult commentaries and exegetical works; for movies, consult film studies journals; for both, see interdisciplinary sources such as the Journal of Religion and Film and John Lyden, Film as Religion Myths, Morals, and Rituals. 4. Engaging with scholarship helps to ensure that the essay is not an opinion piece, but is an academically sound comparison of two cultural products. 5. Compare the worldview presented in each of the above, giving examples of how this worldview is demonstrated in each piece and noting how these worldviews fit within the scholarly frameworks for describing supernaturalism (e.g. as addressed in Assessment 1). 8. State your view as to whether there is common ground between the two sources, giving reasons for your view. The assessment should be based on not less than eight academic sources. Must demonstrate: 1. That they have read the required readings, and have sufficiently researched the topic using academic sources. 2. The ability to critically evaluate the subject matter being responded to. 3. Good written expression, creative thought, and argumentation in a clear, well-constructed essay.