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25 Mayıs 2015 Pazartesi

Mutluluk-(Happiness)

Mutluluk-(Happiness)

There is an approach to analyse the film called Laura Mulvey’s gaze theory before  explain  ideology in the movie. In the essay (1)"Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema", Laura Mulvey introduced the concept of the "male gaze" as a feature of power asymmetry. The concept has been strongly influential on feminist film theory and media studies. “The concept of gaze is one that deals with how an audience views the people presented.” As the other describing is Gaze theory also is a feminist theory developed to highlight the power imbalance between men and women analysing the way men see women, the way women view themselves and other women.(2) “For feminists it can  be thought of in 3 ways;

        *How men look at the women
        *How women look at themselves
        *How women look at the other women”

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1-Mulvey, Laura “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema” (1975)
2-Mulvey, LauraThe Male Gaze Article” (1975)
         Mutluluk  is directed by Abdullah Oğuz.The film tells us the problem of etnicity on part of Eastern and South Eastern in Turkey. It also explains a story of three people who are in the same way to go to happiness.  There is also a point to scrutinize to gaze to woman in Eastern. The Role of woman can be seen in film.(It is not main theme in the film). The main theme is , a way which goes to happiness and living something in this way.
         Topic of film is , Meryem  who was raped or “ bad woman” . She was punished by his father. However They could not  kill the girl because of police soldier’s control on this area. His father and father’s friend decided to kill her in train while she was going to Istanbul with her cousin. But Cemal could not kill her in train.  They go to  Cemal’s brothers home in İstanbul. Cemal’s brother tries to persuade him not to kill her but he will not  be succesfull . While Meryem was sleeping , He gets her wake up and takes to bridge for assassination. He does not do it again. Because Meryem says that to Cemal “ I did not do anything to be a shame” than He holds her while she was jumping to ground. He holds her , He may love her. Than they leave there.      Other character is Profesor İrfan. He leaves his home and wife because He does not like life that is ordinary and boring. So He decides to  try new life style for his life.He goes to his mother and complains to her about his life. He gets realization his dream that goes somewhere with boat. In the same time Cemal tries to find a place for them to stay because of his father will look for them.They stay few days in ship farm. During the travel Cemal and Meryem get closer. Meryem and Cemal effect İrfan because of their naturally. Cemal is jealous of Meryem and Irfan. While Cemal plans their future but Meryem  escapes. He feel much trouble while he was rescuing her.Finally, It is understood  that Meryem’s uncle (who is also Cemal’s father) rapes her. And He wanted to get her killed.  End of the film Meryem and Cemal reach the happiness.

   We can see three ways of feminists approach in the movie.

The more important question that  is “How men look at the women”. An example  from the movie, Cemal was always jealous of  Meryem. Although They are children of each others cousin. Because She are not guilty and Cemal loves her. It can explain as; Ethnicity in eastern cities of Turkey could not been solved. Because Gazing to women could not been changed. Thus men is showed in movie common matters. Ethnicity also effects men and women either. When Cemal gets a mission by his father and  has to kill Meryem. He stay in a trouble not to kill her. Difficulty of Ethnicity is; when you do sexual intercourse before marriage or without intention , It could be seen as a punishment. It’is also take a place in some part of movie.

The other hand is “How women look at themselves” Women look at themselves as a slave in their community area. The place where they live, their parent and  husbands effect them to live with their responsibility. Meryem feels herself as a slave for not to do to her uncle. Although Her uncle rapes her. It shows that ; Women is not important as men in movie as always in the Eastern cities.

The other gaze approach is , “How women look at the other women” Firstly Eastern of Turkey is a community where the men is superlative on the women. Although the women take some place in each area, Some  violence can be seen  against to women. In fact the system could not been changed. In spite of  many law rules in Turkey, some matters can be realized easily.  Because Meryem’s mother has gone, her  wife does not want to her in the village.
She wants her dead body than she gives her rope to suicide.
Moreover,When Meryem gets into car, some girls censure her.Jealousy between young girls in Eastern cities.

         






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