Research Article

Escape to Fantasy: Relocation of Fantastic Genre on Netflix Platform

Number: 34 December 31, 2020
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Escape to Fantasy: Relocation of Fantastic Genre on Netflix Platform

Abstract

The number of films and serials in fantastic genre has increased in recent years according to the developments in visual technologies. Nowadays, these films and series that meet the needs of human imagination has become one of the most preferred genres by the audience. Fantasy is an escape area in which they have experienced the satisfaction they cannot find in everyday life, for crowds. Also, it promises modern people to break the laws of the world they know, to describe the demands of imagination, and to gain the ability to dream while awake. So, modern people take more shelter in fantasies. Based on these insights, fantastic series that among the most-watched Netflix contents of 2019 were examined in the study. The starting point of the study is the fact that nearly half of the most popular top ten series is in fantastic genre. Through the qualitative study on the basic themes of fantastic narratives, it is concluded that the users of new media platforms prefer fantastic genre, as they envision the world they dream of.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Communication and Media Studies

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2020

Submission Date

August 17, 2020

Acceptance Date

November 7, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Number: 34

APA
Özkent, Y. (2020). Escape to Fantasy: Relocation of Fantastic Genre on Netflix Platform. Akdeniz Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Dergisi, 34, 445-463. https://doi.org/10.31123/akil.781587
AMA
1.Özkent Y. Escape to Fantasy: Relocation of Fantastic Genre on Netflix Platform. Journal of Akdeniz University Faculty of Communication - JAUFC. 2020;(34):445-463. doi:10.31123/akil.781587
Chicago
Özkent, Yasemin. 2020. “Escape to Fantasy: Relocation of Fantastic Genre on Netflix Platform”. Akdeniz Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Dergisi, nos. 34: 445-63. https://doi.org/10.31123/akil.781587.
EndNote
Özkent Y (December 1, 2020) Escape to Fantasy: Relocation of Fantastic Genre on Netflix Platform. Akdeniz Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Dergisi 34 445–463.
IEEE
[1]Y. Özkent, “Escape to Fantasy: Relocation of Fantastic Genre on Netflix Platform”, Journal of Akdeniz University Faculty of Communication - JAUFC, no. 34, pp. 445–463, Dec. 2020, doi: 10.31123/akil.781587.
ISNAD
Özkent, Yasemin. “Escape to Fantasy: Relocation of Fantastic Genre on Netflix Platform”. Akdeniz Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Dergisi. 34 (December 1, 2020): 445-463. https://doi.org/10.31123/akil.781587.
JAMA
1.Özkent Y. Escape to Fantasy: Relocation of Fantastic Genre on Netflix Platform. Journal of Akdeniz University Faculty of Communication - JAUFC. 2020;:445–463.
MLA
Özkent, Yasemin. “Escape to Fantasy: Relocation of Fantastic Genre on Netflix Platform”. Akdeniz Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Dergisi, no. 34, Dec. 2020, pp. 445-63, doi:10.31123/akil.781587.
Vancouver
1.Yasemin Özkent. Escape to Fantasy: Relocation of Fantastic Genre on Netflix Platform. Journal of Akdeniz University Faculty of Communication - JAUFC. 2020 Dec. 1;(34):445-63. doi:10.31123/akil.781587

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