Research Article

The abstraction of status in the experience of time and space: The movie In time

Volume: 4 Number: 1 June 30, 2025
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The abstraction of status in the experience of time and space: The movie In time

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between the time-space experience and social status through the movie In Time, directed by Andrew Niccol and critically examines the basic dynamics of the time-space compression that urban people experience in their daily lives. In the movie, time is transformed from a mere biological phenomenon into a currency and becomes the main element that determines the place of individuals in the social hierarchy. The study analyzes how urban space is shaped within this time-based economy, the restrictions on individuals’ spatial mobility, and the abstraction of social layers through cinematographic signs. The study aims to reveal the critique of the modern capitalist system using time as a tool of power and cinematographic representations of spatial segregation through the relationship between body and space. Due to the scope of the study, firstly the theoretical issues of time-space experience, body-space relationship and time-space compression are discussed theoretically. Then, through the cinematographic space, the theoretical framework is opened to a visually perceptible description. Finally, the life motion and daily rhythm of urban individuals are examined through these evaluations, and the fundamental dynamics of time-space compression are analyzed in the context of social role, space, and status.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Urban and Regional Planning Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

June 25, 2025

Publication Date

June 30, 2025

Submission Date

April 4, 2025

Acceptance Date

April 22, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 4 Number: 1

APA
İlkdoğan, H. (2025). The abstraction of status in the experience of time and space: The movie In time. Bozok Journal of Engineering and Architecture, 4(1), 66-75. https://doi.org/10.70700/bjea.1670127
AMA
1.İlkdoğan H. The abstraction of status in the experience of time and space: The movie In time. Bozok Journal of Engineering and Architecture. 2025;4(1):66-75. doi:10.70700/bjea.1670127
Chicago
İlkdoğan, Haldun. 2025. “The Abstraction of Status in the Experience of Time and Space: The Movie In Time”. Bozok Journal of Engineering and Architecture 4 (1): 66-75. https://doi.org/10.70700/bjea.1670127.
EndNote
İlkdoğan H (June 1, 2025) The abstraction of status in the experience of time and space: The movie In time. Bozok Journal of Engineering and Architecture 4 1 66–75.
IEEE
[1]H. İlkdoğan, “The abstraction of status in the experience of time and space: The movie In time”, Bozok Journal of Engineering and Architecture, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 66–75, June 2025, doi: 10.70700/bjea.1670127.
ISNAD
İlkdoğan, Haldun. “The Abstraction of Status in the Experience of Time and Space: The Movie In Time”. Bozok Journal of Engineering and Architecture 4/1 (June 1, 2025): 66-75. https://doi.org/10.70700/bjea.1670127.
JAMA
1.İlkdoğan H. The abstraction of status in the experience of time and space: The movie In time. Bozok Journal of Engineering and Architecture. 2025;4:66–75.
MLA
İlkdoğan, Haldun. “The Abstraction of Status in the Experience of Time and Space: The Movie In Time”. Bozok Journal of Engineering and Architecture, vol. 4, no. 1, June 2025, pp. 66-75, doi:10.70700/bjea.1670127.
Vancouver
1.Haldun İlkdoğan. The abstraction of status in the experience of time and space: The movie In time. Bozok Journal of Engineering and Architecture. 2025 Jun. 1;4(1):66-75. doi:10.70700/bjea.1670127