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, Laura “The Male Gaze Article” (1975)
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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.
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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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