Women and Religion in the Film Alien and Frankenstein by ShellyThe question of religion in women's horror is a lot like the question of class. In most major organized religions, there is a well-defined patriarchal structure of male domination. The Father, the Son, the Pope, the bishops and the priests are all part of this structure which predominantly lacks female influence. The religious structure reflects male-dominated society as a whole. As might be expected, women are frightened and perhaps horrified by this system of exclusion and, in the horror of women, the idea of ​​a female Christ figure has been brought to the fore. Perhaps women are in touch with the idea of ​​a Christ-like figure, a nurturing and maternal figure and by using a woman with Christ-like attributes the structure of religion is commented on and deconstructed. The horror of men, however, works in the opposite direction by struggling to maintain the structure as it is. While women fight to overthrow the ideas of a patriarchal religion, men fight to control these disruptions and find solace in the comfort of male horror in the reassertion of male dominance. The film Alien: Resurrection presents wonderful examples of the woman's attempted overthrow. the structure of religion by displaying religious motifs as well as paralleling religious stories. Ripley portraying a female Christ figure in the film. The birth of the alien baby at the beginning is similar to the birth of Jesus to the Virgin Mary. Both women conceive their “child” in ways other than sexual intercourse, and their two births have a huge impact on the future of the human race. After this scene, Ripley is shown emerging from a white cloth draped over her body, much like Jesus did after his...... middle of paper...... creation story. The counterpart of the feminine idea of ​​deconstruction. the religious institution is a masculine horror that ensures order only through men's control of the spectacle. The film The Exorcist is a great example of the male reassertion of power and the assurance that women are a source of trouble, even evil. The woman, who poses a threat to the patriarchal structured religion, is personified in the little girl Regan, possessed by the devil. It is up to the priest, considered the hero of the film, to defend the religious institution as it is and to cast out the demon. Throughout the battle, even when tempted by the girl, the priest remains firm and eventually the demon is exorcised, thus strengthening the religious structure as it is. This reinforcement is fundamentally a reaffirmation of male dominance and control in society and religion...