Publication: Mutant Ninja Kaplumbağalar’ın Göstergebilimsel Analizi
Abstract
Her şey bir göstergedir. Kullandığımız sözcükler, yazdığımız metinler, izlediğimiz film ya da diziler,
fotoğraflar veya sosyal medyada kullanılan her bir içeriği ‘gösterge’ olarak değerlendirebiliriz. Bu
göstergeler bir temsil olarak bize sürekli bir şeyler söylemektedirler. Bu açıdan düşünüldüğünde
çocuklar için hazırlanan çizgi filmlerin de bir gösterge olması kaçınılmazdır. Bundan yola çıkarak, otuz
yılı aşkın süredir tüm dünyada gerek televizyonda gerekse sinemalarda güncelliğini kaybetmeden
yayınlanan ‘Mutant Ninja Kaplumbağalar’ (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) adlı çizgi filmin de
göstergeleri olabileceği düşünülmüştür. Bu nedenle çalışmanın amacı, ‘Mutant Ninja Kaplumbağalar’
adlı çizgi film ve animasyonların nasıl bir anlatısı olduğunu, bu anlatıdaki temsillerin, çizgi film ve
animasyonlarda yer alan karakterler ve adları, karakterlerin kullandığı silahlar, yedikleri yiyecekler,
giysileri, kullandıkları renkler ve mekanlar aracılığıyla çözümlemektir. Ayrıca, genel olarak Mutant Ninja
Kaplumbağalar’da ele alınan konunun neyi temsil ettiği ilgili karakterler aracılığıyla analiz edilmiştir.
Çalışmada, göstergebilimsel olarak incelenen her bir göstergenin de belirli kültürel anlamla üretildiği
görülmüştür. Rönesans’tan günümüze kadar gelen kültürel miras belirli bir topluma ait kültürü
yansıtmaktadır. Dolayısıyla kitle iletişim araçları ile yayılan kültür, kendisinden farklı kültürleri etkisine
alabilmektedir.
Everything is a sign. We can consider the words we use, the texts we write, the movies or TV series we watch, photos or any content used in social media as a 'sign'. These signs are constantly telling us something as a representation. When considered from this point of view, it is inevitable that cartoons prepared for children will also be an sign. Based on this, it has been thought that the cartoon called 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles', which has been broadcast all over the world for more than thirty years, both on television and in cinemas without losing its currency, may also be signs. For this reason, the aim of the study is to analyze the narrative of the cartoons and animations called 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' through the representations in this narrative, the characters and their names in the cartoons and animations, the weapons used by the characters, the food they eat, their clothes, the colors and places they use. In addition, what the subject discussed in Mutant Ninja Turtles in general represents was analyzed through the relevant characters. In the study, it has been seen that each sign examined semiotically is produced with a certain cultural meaning. The cultural heritage from the Renaissance to the present reflects the culture of a particular society. Therefore, the culture spread by mass media can influence different cultures from itself.
Everything is a sign. We can consider the words we use, the texts we write, the movies or TV series we watch, photos or any content used in social media as a 'sign'. These signs are constantly telling us something as a representation. When considered from this point of view, it is inevitable that cartoons prepared for children will also be an sign. Based on this, it has been thought that the cartoon called 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles', which has been broadcast all over the world for more than thirty years, both on television and in cinemas without losing its currency, may also be signs. For this reason, the aim of the study is to analyze the narrative of the cartoons and animations called 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' through the representations in this narrative, the characters and their names in the cartoons and animations, the weapons used by the characters, the food they eat, their clothes, the colors and places they use. In addition, what the subject discussed in Mutant Ninja Turtles in general represents was analyzed through the relevant characters. In the study, it has been seen that each sign examined semiotically is produced with a certain cultural meaning. The cultural heritage from the Renaissance to the present reflects the culture of a particular society. Therefore, the culture spread by mass media can influence different cultures from itself.
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Citation
AY A., "Mutant Ninja Kaplumbağalar’ın Göstergebilimsel Analizi", Akademik İncelemeler Dergisi, cilt.17, sa.2, ss.285-310, 2022
