COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE HEROES IN THE FILMS “THE ROOKIE” AND “MILLION DOLLAR BABY” ON THE AXIS OF THE HERO'S JOURNEY

Tolga Gürocak

Makale detayları

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE HEROES IN THE FILMS “THE ROOKIE” AND “MILLION DOLLAR BABY” ON THE AXIS OF THE HERO'S JOURNEY

Yazarlar:

Tolga Gürocak

Yayıncı:

Erciyes University

Ana Başlıklar:

Kültürel çalışmalar (Diğer)

Dergi:

Erciyes Akademi Vol.37 Issue 3, pp.832-859

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001299721

pISSN:

2757-7031

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Özet:

 Focusing on universal myths, Campbell examines the heros journey, which he calls the monomyth, in three stages: departure separation, initiation, and return. According to him, in all heroic stories, there is a specific path that the hero follows. These three stages are divided within themselves and constitute the journey of the archetypal hero, consisting of seventeen steps. Cinema, the dominant cultural production medium of the modern age, has become the new form medium of storytelling. Cinema produces new fairy tales and epics by utilizing the elements and archetypes of the traditional narrative that parallel fairy tales. Mainly Hollywood cinema, which utilizes Campbells monomyth model, uses the formal possibilities of the fairy tale in every field. While reproducing myths, it also strengthens the cinematic narrative language by creating new myths. The films in which Clint Eastwood, one of the most prolific directors of the recent period, both acts and directs, often shape the narrative within the monomyth framework. The protagonists played by Eastwood conform to the stages of the monomyth, regardless of the genre of the film. This article aims to analyze how the protagonist in Clint Eastwoods films is transformed not on a film-by-film basis but throughout the actors long career. The films The Rookie and Million Dollar Baby, both directed and acted by Eastwood, are analyzed within the framework of Campbells monomyth model, the implicit and explicit meanings of the signs involved in storytelling are brought to light, and the change that director Clint Eastwood has undergone in the context of storytelling through heroes is revealed.

 Focusing on universal myths, Campbell examines the heros journey, which he calls the monomyth, in three stages: departure separation, initiation, and return. According to him, in all heroic stories, there is a specific path that the hero follows. These three stages are divided within themselves and constitute the journey of the archetypal hero, consisting of seventeen steps. Cinema, the dominant cultural production medium of the modern age, has become the new form medium of storytelling. Cinema produces new fairy tales and epics by utilizing the elements and archetypes of the traditional narrative that parallel fairy tales. Mainly Hollywood cinema, which utilizes Campbells monomyth model, uses the formal possibilities of the fairy tale in every field. While reproducing myths, it also strengthens the cinematic narrative language by creating new myths. The films in which Clint Eastwood, one of the most prolific directors of the recent period, both acts and directs, often shape the narrative within the monomyth framework. The protagonists played by Eastwood conform to the stages of the monomyth, regardless of the genre of the film. This article aims to analyze how the protagonist in Clint Eastwoods films is transformed not on a film-by-film basis but throughout the actors long career. The films The Rookie and Million Dollar Baby, both directed and acted by Eastwood, are analyzed within the framework of Campbells monomyth model, the implicit and explicit meanings of the signs involved in storytelling are brought to light, and the change that director Clint Eastwood has undergone in the context of storytelling through heroes is revealed.

 Focusing on universal myths, Campbell examines the heros journey, which he calls the monomyth, in three stages: departure separation, initiation, and return. According to him, in all heroic stories, there is a specific path that the hero follows. These three stages are divided within themselves and constitute the journey of the archetypal hero, consisting of seventeen steps. Cinema, the dominant cultural production medium of the modern age, has become the new form medium of storytelling. Cinema produces new fairy tales and epics by utilizing the elements and archetypes of the traditional narrative that parallel fairy tales. Mainly Hollywood cinema, which utilizes Campbells monomyth model, uses the formal possibilities of the fairy tale in every field. While reproducing myths, it also strengthens the cinematic narrative language by creating new myths. The films in which Clint Eastwood, one of the most prolific directors of the recent period, both acts and directs, often shape the narrative within the monomyth framework. The protagonists played by Eastwood conform to the stages of the monomyth, regardless of the genre of the film. This article aims to analyze how the protagonist in Clint Eastwoods films is transformed not on a film-by-film basis but throughout the actors long career. The films The Rookie and Million Dollar Baby, both directed and acted by Eastwood, are analyzed within the framework of Campbells monomyth model, the implicit and explicit meanings of the signs involved in storytelling are brought to light, and the change that director Clint Eastwood has undergone in the context of storytelling through heroes is revealed.

 Campbell, evrensel mitlere odaklanarak monomit olarak adlandırdığı kahramanın yolculuğunu üç aşamada incelemektedir: yola çıkış, erginlenme, dönüş. Ona göre, kahraman öykülerinin tümünde kahramanın izlediği belirli bir yol bulunmaktadır. Bu üç aşama da kendi içinde ayrımlanarak, on yedi farklı adımdan oluşan, arketipsel kahramanın yolculuğunu oluşturmaktadır. Modern çağın başat kültür üretim ortamı sinema ise, hikâye anlatmanın yeni biçimi aracı olmuştur. Sinema, masallarla paralellik gösteren geleneksel anlatının ögelerinden ve arketiplerinden faydalanarak yeni masallar ve destanlar üretmektedir. Özellikle Campbellın monomit modelinden faydalanan Hollywood sineması, her alanda masalın biçimsel imkânlarından yararlanmaktadır. Mitleri yeniden üretirken, aynı zamanda yeni mitlerin yaratılmasını sağlayarak sinemasal anlatım dilini güçlendirmektedir. Son dönemin en üretken yönetmenlerinden Clint Eastwoodun hem oyunculuk hem de yönetmenlik yaptığı filmler, sıklıkla anlatıyı monomit çerçevesinde şekillendirmektedir. Filmlerde Eastwoodun canlandırdığı kahramanlar, filmlerin türleri ne olursa olsun monomitin aşamalarına uymaktadır. Bu makalenin amacı, Clint Eastwoodun filmlerinde kahramanın filmler bazında değil, oyuncunun uzun soluklu kariyeri süresinde nasıl dönüştürüldüğünü analiz etmektir. Eastwoodun hem yönettiği hem de rol aldığı Çaylak ve Milyon Dolarlık Bebek filmleri Campbellın monomit modeli çerçevesinde incelenerek hikâye anlatıcılığında yer alan göstergelerin örtük ve açık anlamları gün ışığına çıkarılmış, yönetmen Clint Eastwoodun kahramanlar üzerinden hikâye anlatıcılığı bağlamında geçirdiği değişim ortaya konmuştur.

Makale detayları

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE HEROES IN THE FILMS “THE ROOKIE” AND “MILLION DOLLAR BABY” ON THE AXIS OF THE HERO'S JOURNEY

Yazarlar:

Tolga Gürocak

Yayıncı:

Erciyes University

Ana Başlıklar:

Kültürel çalışmalar (Diğer)

Dergi:

Erciyes Akademi Vol.37 Issue 3, pp.832-859

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001299721

pISSN:

2757-7031

Campbell

Monomyth

Hero’s journey

Clint Eastwood

CinemaCampbell

Monomit

Kahramanın yolculuğu

Clint Eastwood

Sinema

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Tolga Gürocak

Yayıncı: Erciyes University

Ana Başlıklar: Kültürel çalışmalar (Diğer)

Dergi: Erciyes Akademi Vol.37 Issue 3, pp.832-859

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 9/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001299721

pISSN: 2757-7031

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Tolga Gürocak

Yayıncı:

Erciyes University

Ana Başlıklar:

Kültürel çalışmalar (Diğer)

Dergi:

Erciyes Akademi Vol.37 Issue 3, pp.832-859

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001299721

pISSN:

2757-7031