There are many reasons why we do not have a school cinema like Hollywood, Scandinavian cinema, Korean cinema, Iranian cinema. Let me examine these reasons.
Of course, there are many good films in our cinema, but when we look at the ratio, these are next to mediocre productions. camel ear staying.
When we delve deeper into the reasons why so few good works are with a sea of trouble we meet. Here are the shackles that are the reason why Turkish cinema could not develop:
1. Always using the “jinn” element in horror movies.
Yes, we have been intimidated by the demon phenomenon since childhood. What about Turkish culture? Isn’t there an element of fear other than the genie? Maybe there are no horror elements such as vampires and werewolves like in the West, but it is an indisputable fact that we do not have a culture of fear consisting only of jinn.
The film industry is probably not doing enough research or lacking in creativity. Whereas Turkish mythology If they search a little, they will find original stories. It is possible to find and use his wife, the ghoul, Erlik Han, the evil god of the underworld, and dozens more.
The fact that the titles of such films are generally preferred in Arabic makes it funny for the producers who want to activate religious feelings.
In naming, such as Magic, School, Portrait of Beauty, Raid: Nightmare simple examples even though there are many names such as: Dabbe, Siccin, Sir-Ayet, Alem-i Cin, Hüddam, Ecinni, Satan-i İns, El Ummar, Zifir-i Azap, Mircin
2. Giving untalented actors the leading roles just because they are beautiful/handsome.
Due to this formal mentality, it is not possible to watch quality acting and because they don’t look like a mannequin real talent is being blocked.
3. Excessive emotional exploitation in drama films.
Although it has a very good story, the way it is told by using emotional exploitation ruins the movie. A good example is The Miracle in Ward 7, adapted from a Korean movie, which was nominated for an Oscar. In fact, it nevertheless gained a significant fan base, but the Oscar Academy, critics don’t eat it.
One of the successful films of the recent period Something UsefulAlthough it was a heavy drama story in , the film was also highly praised abroad because the director handled it with maturity. The Miracle in Ward 7, on the other hand, appeals to the audience because it does not work maturely and it is impossible to win big awards because of this.
4. Directing by fantasy arabesque artists.
Mahsun Kirmizigul, Ozcan Deniz Names such as can not do well in the director’s chair. This is not a prejudice, we would appreciate it if they could make really good movies, but the village that looks like does not want a guide. Unfortunately, they can be watched a lot by appealing to a certain audience with their tear-filled films.
Of course, everyone is free to make films, but they should not have enough weight to have a serious place in the industry. It’s not just the industry the orientation of the society is also wrong.
5. Television channels that blunt creative abilities.
lasting 3 hours the screenwriters, editors, directors, actors and other set crews who are forced to work hard for a series every week; Due to this time constraint and the producers’ insistence, they cannot reflect their creativity on the screen.
E.g Salih Bademci thanks to his roles on digital platforms, he was able to show his true talent. Who knows what other talents are going to atrophy due to these pressures…
6. The inability to make a serious science fiction movie free of comedy.
Films like “Turist Ömer in Space” were shot years ago, but this was a parody, which can be understood. The movie “The Man Who Saved the World”, shot with the concern of being serious, messed up the business.
After all these years, we still haven’t made any progress in the science fiction genre. Although good science fiction movies such as GORA have been made, we are talking about it because it is still in the comedy genre. we could never reach that “serious” atmosphere.
Even though “serious domestic science fiction” has started to be made thanks to the digitized cinema-series industry, it is clear that the industry needs to eat forty more bakery bread in order to be good in this regard. Börü 2039 on blutv and Sync on Gain Once again, we understood with their productions. The productions on TV do not give any hope, Akıncı series on ATV was one of the examples of this.
7. Technical incompetence, which is most effective with bad effects and editing.
Although he does not have enough equipment and knowledge to shoot a movie that requires effects and intensive editing, it has become a hobby to take on that job. If the size of the project and the level of your skill conflict, it will be a terrible production.
8. Mainstream comedy consists of gasping, slapping and swearing.
Because of this lack of creativity On IMDb Bottom 100 There are many Turkish movies. In addition, trying to make a comedy by adapting Western popular culture elements to Turkish culture is another problem. You will understand what we mean when you remember productions such as Saddle, Laz Vampir, Sacred Carboy.
9. Movie titles lack creativity.
Here are some examples: Go Where Kadri Takes, Turks Must Be Crazy, Kolpaçino, Destere, Holy Carboy, Ömerçip, Pak Panther, Cumali Ceber and more… In general Movies with bad names are also bad. Of course, those who can’t even put a name on it cannot be expected to make a good movie.
However, the titles of Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s films are quite stable: Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, Winter Sleep, May Troubles, Pear Tree, On Dry Grass…
10. Bad poster designs.
In this respect We are very, very far from minimalism. One of the most common mistakes is trying to place almost the entire film crew on the poster. You put the well-known actors and the leading roles in, normally, but even the supporting actor of the supporting actor is put on the poster, if they try a little harder, they can put the stunts. Do they want to give the message “Look, there is a lot of effort in this job” by doing this? Moreover, photoshops are at an amateur level.
11. 30-year-old actors playing high school students.
Choosing actors 2-3 years older can be ignored, but stretching them up to 10 years old and wearing high school student uniforms is disrespectful to the audience.
12. “There’s no budget, bro!” the majority of filmmakers said.
In fact, there is no more creativity than budget. Under Ground(Buried) The movie takes place only in the coffin, but it is a wonderfully creative film. Even if there is no budget, a good movie can be made on a low budget.
13. Too many adapted movies.
Actually, making adaptations is not bad, but making a lot of them and the fact that most of them are bad drags our cinema to the bottom. A sign of a lack of creativity or thinking that a job that has already taken will hold in Turkey.
Adapting a good movie does not mean that a good movie will come out again. The often bad adaptations show how few competent people are in the cinema.
14. Excessive advertisements for the film.
Sponsor revenues are of course indispensable for a movie, but while the product/logo should be in the background without attracting attention. front of the stage It seriously damages the film.
Even in the dialogues, praise about the sponsor can take place. We saw one of the worst examples of this in Cem Yılmaz’s movie Arif v 216. It is obvious that a brand has given significant support to the movie, but in some scenes, it is not a movie. outright commercial we watched. Yes, the name of the brand has reached many people, but they do not realize that by taking an unnecessary place in a movie that could be good, it is actually damaging its reputation.
A similar situation aired on puhutv in fi series also happened. It was almost as if a brand had occupied some scenes, such situations even made me want to leave the series unfinished. Instead of making such a choice, it will be much more beneficial for everyone to make promotions without harming the film.
Since Hollywood does a good job of placing advertisements in movies, the flow of the movie is not disrupted and the effect of the product is positive for the audience.
E.g Mercedes ad in Justice League but if this ad was in our productions, the leading actor would even explain how much credit we would buy that car.
15. The invasion of the sex frenzy, arabesques, nationalist heroes.
With the advent of television in the 70s, various tactics were tried to attract the public, who started to break away from the cinema, to the theaters again. Producers on it to erotica and even famous actors began to act in these films.
Arabesques, on the other hand, are looking for movies that have clichés and that even a cinema requires a thousand witnesses. like music clips used their reputation. When the nationalist hero films, which are far from being artistic, were added, the real cinema remained in the corner.
16. Insufficient cinema education and some social reasons.
Young people, even if they have an interest in cinema due to social pressure forced into different areas. Factors such as family, environment, politics and economy lead them to options such as civil servants, lawyers and doctors. The artistic side of the young people who gave up their passion to avoid being unemployed, unfortunately, atrophies.
17. Pressures caused by censorship.
For example, Netflix’s Turkish series “If I Had the Present Mind”, was canceled a few days before the start of filming due to pressure. one in the series because he is a gay character The Ministry of Culture and Tourism did not give permission to shoot. The screenwriter of the series, Ece Yörenç, is trying to bring this project to life in another geography. In other words, the work of a person who has proven himself with good works will unfortunately be valued in another country.
The movie Mustang, directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven and which was nominated for an Oscar in France An example of brain drain in cinema. The film was shot in this region, its language is Turkish, but it would be censored here due to the thoughts in its content and would not be nominated for an Oscar. The director later directed an episode of The Handmaid’s Tale, a movie starring Daniel Craig and Halle Berry in Hollywood. He was among the candidates considered to direct Marvel’s Eternals. In summary, good talents and works are being blocked due to censorship.
We hope that Turkish cinema can be freer by overcoming such shackles as soon as possible.
Nevertheless, despite all this, great films are made, albeit rarely. In fact, some of our films are much better quality than the ones that won Oscars. Despite these disadvantages Ivy, Something Useful, Our Great Despair such as quality work.