Cinematic Narration in Altın Çocuk and James Bond Differences, Similarities and Geographies

Year 2023, , 323 - 328, 01.12.2023

Mert Gürer , Harun Mustafa Töle

https://doi.org/10.5152/JSSI.2023.22329

Abstract

Today, many recurrent narratives are presented and transmitted to our image world by cultural
industries. The various adaptations of James Bond, who is an important hero of popular cinema
and encountered in different geographies, can be seen as an important reflection of cultural transmission. There are examples where the interactions of James Bond films can be seen in Turkish
cinema, which is called the “Yeşilçam Era.” In this context, the global influence of Bond movies
will be examined through Altın Çocuk movies of Göksel Arsoy, known as Turkish James Bond. The
study analyzes the relationship between Altın Çocuk and Altın Çocuk Beyrut’ta, and Thunderball
and You Only Live Twice.

Keywords

Cinema, discourse, similarities, popular culture

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