I feel like this would be the equivalent of the Bible transposed into cinematic terms.

I'm sure some here have read it, anon.

No, but it's now at the top of my Amazon wishlist.

I have read some excerpts on the web. I'd love to read it but have never gotten around to getting it. Could be a good idea for Christmas.

I started reading it back in the 90s. Read about 60 pages then gave up, it bored me to tears. Like other film theory books I tried to read it's really for people who are seriously interested in film theory, and it helps to have the Oxford dictionary close at hand as well. The Bible is a roller coaster ride in comparison. I'll stick to the films, well some of them.

Yes. It's hardly the bible though it is revealing.