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TRACING EXISTENTIALIST THEMES IN THE FILM THE PIGEON

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TRACING EXISTENTIALIST THEMES IN THE FILM THE PIGEON

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Cinema, with its power to reflect and reproduce reality, is an art closely related to human experience. A vast spectrum of human emotions and ideas, from social issues to personal experiences, can be seen in films. In addition to its ability to reproduce and reflect reality, cinema has a close relationship with philosophy. By presenting philosophical concepts with the help of its unique apparatuses, cinema gives viewers the opportunity to experience and question abstract ideas. In this way, cinema encourages them to think, question and look at the world from a different perspective. Among these perspectives, existentialism, as a philosophical movement, paves the way to explore individual's freedom, responsibility and the necessity of creating one's own meaning. Cinema benefits largely from existentialism because it presents a suitable framework to depict individuals’ struggle to exist in this world. This study explores how cinema portrays existentialist themes, focusing on the film The Pigeon to examine the connection between individuals and the social world. A combination of descriptive and thematic analyses was performed to uncover existential themes in the film, such as "the absurd", "alienation", "unhomeliness", "anxiety", "forlornness" and "authenticity". The analysis concluded that these recurring themes are prevalent throughout the film. The film clearly shows that the protagonist is pressured by social norms to conform. However, he chooses to follow his own path and finds an authentic way to live his life.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Existentialism, Alienation, Unhomeliness, Authenticity, The Pigeon

Kaynakça

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Kaynak Göster

APA
Yılmaz, E. (2024). TRACING EXISTENTIALIST THEMES IN THE FILM THE PIGEON. The Turkish Online Journal of Design Art and Communication, 14(4), 785-798. https://doi.org/10.7456/tojdac.1509186
AMA
1.Yılmaz E. TRACING EXISTENTIALIST THEMES IN THE FILM THE PIGEON. TOJDAC. 2024;14(4):785-798. doi:10.7456/tojdac.1509186
Chicago
Yılmaz, Erdinç. 2024. “TRACING EXISTENTIALIST THEMES IN THE FILM THE PIGEON”. The Turkish Online Journal of Design Art and Communication 14 (4): 785-98. https://doi.org/10.7456/tojdac.1509186.
EndNote
Yılmaz E (01 Ekim 2024) TRACING EXISTENTIALIST THEMES IN THE FILM THE PIGEON. The Turkish Online Journal of Design Art and Communication 14 4 785–798.
IEEE
[1]E. Yılmaz, “TRACING EXISTENTIALIST THEMES IN THE FILM THE PIGEON”, TOJDAC, c. 14, sy 4, ss. 785–798, Eki. 2024, doi: 10.7456/tojdac.1509186.
ISNAD
Yılmaz, Erdinç. “TRACING EXISTENTIALIST THEMES IN THE FILM THE PIGEON”. The Turkish Online Journal of Design Art and Communication 14/4 (01 Ekim 2024): 785-798. https://doi.org/10.7456/tojdac.1509186.
JAMA
1.Yılmaz E. TRACING EXISTENTIALIST THEMES IN THE FILM THE PIGEON. TOJDAC. 2024;14:785–798.
MLA
Yılmaz, Erdinç. “TRACING EXISTENTIALIST THEMES IN THE FILM THE PIGEON”. The Turkish Online Journal of Design Art and Communication, c. 14, sy 4, Ekim 2024, ss. 785-98, doi:10.7456/tojdac.1509186.
Vancouver
1.Erdinç Yılmaz. TRACING EXISTENTIALIST THEMES IN THE FILM THE PIGEON. TOJDAC. 01 Ekim 2024;14(4):785-98. doi:10.7456/tojdac.1509186