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İnsan Ruhuna Sahip Replikant: Joseph Campell’in Blade Runner ve Blade Runner 2049’unda Monomitin Temsili

Hayali hikâyelerle ilgili eski hikâyeler olarak yaygın olarak kabul edilen mitler, insan yaşamına yönelik görünenden çok daha fazlasını içermektedir. Efsaneler dünyasına dalarsak, yaşadığımız dünyayı ve toplumları yansıtan bir ayna olduklarına tanıklık ederiz. Karşılaştırmalı mitolojist Joseph Campbell kendini, halk masallarında ve efsanelerde bulunan anlam ve sembolleri kapsamlı bir şekilde anlamaya adamıştır. Ünlü kitabı The Hero with a Thousand Faces’da bahsettiği gibi, bir kahramanın yolculuğunu anlatan “monomyth” adlı kendi teorisini geliştirdi. Karşılaştırmalı mitoloji üzerine bir araştırma olan kitap, insan hayatında aslında sadece tek bir yolculuk olduğunu ve içinde bulundukları zaman ve mekândan bağımsız olarak kaderlerini gerçekleştirmek için bir şekilde aynı yoldan geçen birçok kahramanın olduğu fikrini ortaya atmaktadır. Bu makale, Blade Runner ve onun devamı niteliğindeki Blade Runner 2049 adlı ünlü bilim kurgu filmlerini monomit teorisi ışığında irdeleyerek, mitlerin insan yaşamlarını şekillendirmesindeki hayati rolünü tartışacaktır.

THE REPLICANT WITH A HUMAN SOUL: THE REPRESENTATION OF MONOMYTH IN JOSEPH CAMPBELL’S BLADE RUNNER AND BLADE RUNNER 2049

Myths as commonly recognized as ancient tales about imaginary stories are more than what meets the eye. If we dive into the world of myths, we see that it turns out to be a mirror reflecting the world and societies we live in. The comparative mythologist Joseph Campbell is pretty much interested in mythology, and he dedicated his life and work to comprehensively understanding the meaning and symbols found in mythological tales as well as folk tales and legends. He came up with his own theory called ‘monomyth’ which is about a hero’s journey as he mentions in his well-known book The Hero with a Thousand Faces. As a work of comparative mythology, the book details the idea that there is one great journey and many heroes who undergo the somewhat same path to fulfil their destinies regardless of time and space they are in. This paper unpacks the theory of monomyth, comparing the films called Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049 the famous science-fiction sequel, foregrounding the vital role of myths in shaping human lives.

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