In the film, Cool Hand Luke, Lucas Jackson (Paul Newman) is sent to jail for sawing off the heads of parking meters. Luke deals with many problems as a member of the chain gang. Luke is dealt with his Mother’s death. Because of Luke’s Mother’s death, the Captain (Strother Martin) makes Luke stay a night in the box. The reason the Captain places him in the box is because he feels that …showed first 75 words of 363 total…

…showed last 75 words of 363 total…After finishing eating the eggs he lays out with his arms out in the shape of the cross. Religious symbolism has great affects on many films. In Cool Hand Luke, Luke also is killed, like Jesus, to sacrifice himself for the rest of the inmates. All films have a! certain aspect of religion in film because religion is part of our lives and to discard religion from films would be superficial and fake. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**