Publication: Küreselleşme – Yerelleşme Ekseninde Bir Örnek: Ada: Zombilerin Düğünü
Date
2013-04
Authors
Şimşek, Gizem
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The Turkish Online Journal of Design, Art and Communication
Abstract
Political and current events effect society causing changes and transformations in social awareness. To
this end, all kinds of changes and transformations reflect on art which is the mirror of society. Cinema
which is the seventh form of art is also effected in time either as development or regression. Therefore,
the effects of globalization that commenced after the 2nd World War has also reflected on cinema. The
reflections of anxiety in mankind that occurred after the atom bomb was dropped on Japan have first
materialized with the increase of doomsday related movies. This type of horror cinema defined by
movie critic Charles Derry as doomsday movies generally involves mutated creatures such as fish,
birds or humans. The appearance of doomsday related movies depends on social anxieties. Zombie
movies which have appeared due to social anxieties and spread in the context of globalization can be
seen in almost all countries. Even though the Haiti based zombie concept was present prior to the 2nd
World War, it transformed into a different concept after the atom bomb was dropped due to the nuclear
and radiactive threats and its cinematic representation has thus evolved. Today, when all concepts and
movements roam freely from country to country in the context of globalization, the zombie concept has
entered our cinema with the movie “The Zombie Wedding” (2010, Directed by: Murat Emir Eren,
Talip Ertürk). In this study, first the concept of zombies will be defined and the cliches of zombie
horror movies will be mentioned. Afterwords the first Turkish zombie movie “The Zombie Wedding”
will be analyzed by making use of critical and semiotic theories and its indicators spesicif to the
Turkish society will be emphasized.
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Globalization, Vernacular, Horror Cinema, Zombie, Küreselleşme, Argo, Korku Sineması, Zombi