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Have You Ever Seen A Firefly?

   Adapted from the same name game made in 1999,"Sen Hiç Ateşböceği Gördün Mü?" named movie which is a Netflix production is ​​coming out again in 2021.

      The play, whose script belongs to Yilmaz Erdogan, was inspired by the fireflies he saw in Istanbul when he was a child.Demet Akbag, Yilmaz Erdogan, Sinan Benginer and Zerrin Sumer also played a role in the version that was released as a 2-part game in 1999.In today's movie version, we see names such as Ecem Erkek, Merve Dizdar and Engin Alkan, among the leading actors of this period.

     Between the years 1950-1980, Gulseren, who was very successful in mathematics, tells about her difficulties in adapting to her education life and trying to adapt to her life at some point, sometimes by making people feel emotional and sometimes making them laugh.The film also deals with social issues today.it was a movie that made me think and question many issues while watching.I reminded again that without having to enter into the determined patterns in life, everyone can be free to act in line with their own dreams and even if this happens, everything can go well at some point.Even though my age is not enough, I would like to have watched the game on time. but the movie still managed to attract me, and I recommend it to you.

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GREASE

Nostalgia And Legend

The 1978 musical, which is placed in our memories with its costumes, choreographies and unforgettable music.It deals with how Sandy and Danny, who met on vacation in Australia, only saw what they saw as a summer love, actually reunited them with a game of fate.The film, which attracts attention with its costume designs, also draws attention especially in the style of clothing that is frequently mentioned at important points.

Grease, the first musical film I've ever watched, made me feel the spirit of the 70s and 80s at some point, even though I was not alive at that time.It cannot be overlooked that the 70s and 80s style, which can be seen easily even in today's popular music, and which shows its effects in fashion, has left its mark on the period we are now.It can be said that legendary musicals like Grease also have an unforgettable effect on this subject.

I think today's musicals are not successful enough compared to the past. The fact that today's musicals has lost their popularity is also very effective in this case.I think that these successful examples of the past should be followed by taking into consideration.You should definitely watch and experience how the musical that makes you feel that I wish I could also see those periods.

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Raya and the Last Dragon

Disney’s latest animated movie.

     Disney, now attracting interest to older age groups of its animations, released Raya and the last Dragon, the newest animation after Soul, on March 3, 2021.It is not surprising that the film, which is very reminiscent of Moana with its color tones and character designs, comes from the same studio.

        "Raya and the Last Dragon"  takes place in the fantasy world of Kumandra, where humans and dragons lived together in harmony a long time ago. When an evil force threatened the country, dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, the same evil is back, and it is left to Raya, a lone warrior, to track down the legendary last dragon to save the shattered land and its divided people. Throughout her journey, Raya will learn that she will need more than a dragon, trust and teamwork to save the world. In the movie Raya and The Last Dragon, a warrior with an intelligence as sharp as his sword, the magical, legendary dragon named İrem Alnıaçık and Sisu is voiced by Öykü Kılıçarslan. Characters also include Boun, a 10-year-old entrepreneur who is the master of the streets, the awesome giant Tong, and Noi, a baby who steals with the Ongiler group.

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A Few Unforgettable and Successful Commercials 🎈

Never say no to Panda!

 Panda Cheese

      Creating character in advertising is a method used due to the successful results of most brands on the target audience. Panda can be seen as one of the most successful examples of this. Most of the time, it is the reaction to the rejection of the product in daily places such as grocery stores and hospitals.This reaction, which can be described as passive aggressive, attracts the attention of the audience. In this way, the product is also in the memory along with the advertisement.The advertisement made in 2010 by an agency called Advance Marketing was first shown in Egypt.Later on, it spreads to the whole world and breaks the record of over 30 million views on Youtube.

Once-only and unforgettable!

Apple 1984 Macintosh 

     Reminding us once again how important it is when it is broadcast as much as the content of the ads, Apple published the advertisement of its first computer only once, in the super bowl, which is watched by almost the whole world.With the advertisement, the previously attracted society, which was afraid of computers and technology, was replaced by a structure that was interested in technology and computers.The ad, where 72,000 people went to buy the product the next day it was published, was chosen as one of the best advertisements in its history.

“The Man Your Man Could Smell Like”

Old Spice-The Wild Collection

     Shown as an example of the perfect man, the Old Spice man took his place among the most successful advertisements of the 21st century with his iconic character.The way the advertisement speaks to women in most of the advertisements is actually an indirect proof of how men can also be affected.The commercial, which depicts a particularly black man as an ideal, shows how racism evolved in the past years, disappeared at some point and how its results are reflected on the television.

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Back to Childhood

Five of the most popular cartoon films of the 90′s and 2000′s

Garfield and Friends (1988–1994)

The cartoon, with the main characters of Jon, the owner of the yellow fat cat Garfield and his new friend Dog Odie at home, is often about the events of Garfield, the cat who likes to eat lasagna, sleep and laze.The creator of the cartoon, which consists of 121 episodes, is Jim Davis.

Taz-Mania (1991–1993)

The cartoon, which is about the adventures of the Tasmanian monster, one of the main characters of Looney Tunes, in the island of Tasmania, consists of sixty-five chapters in total.

Rugrats (1991-1994; 1996-2004)

The cartoon, which can be seen as an answer to the question of what babies would say if they could talk, was created by Arlene Klasky. The Pickle family's sons, Tommy and their friends, Phil, Lil, Angelica, and Chuckie try to take the newly arrived baby Dylan back to the hospital, and the comic is about the overall incidents that happened with these scoundrels.

Hey Arnold! (1996–2004)

American-made cartoon series was broadcast on TRT 1 for a while and then continued to be broadcast on nickelodeon in Turkey. Arnold, who lives with his grandparents, has a lost family.He is a student at school number 118 and goes through adventures throughout the cartoon, including his closest friend Gerald.

CatDog (1998–2002)

The animated series, produced by Peter Hannan, tells the story of a half-cat, half-dog character.The smart and cocky cat is not as lucky and interesting as the stupid dog, and in all episodes there are events where this dissatisfaction is proven.

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Tableaux Vivants

Living Paintings

     There are some movies that directly use that particular style of creating a scene. Paintings and some scenes from movies replicates same emotional quality with same lighting, same decor, same perspective and same sets.With these methods and similarities, the tables seem to come alive in a way.

      Last scene stair part in Truman show reference to a particular painting “Architecture au clair de lune” which is made by René Magritte.The Belgian painter René Magritte is seen as one of the precursors of the surrealist movement.René Magritte, who is also the artist of many popular paintings such as The Son of Man, The Lovers, Golconda, The Treachery of Images, has included the disappearance of reality in his works.

       In the Truman show movie, which the audience cannot easily forget in their lives, we see a scene similar to this artist's painting Architecture au clair de lune.This table questions reality, since it was created in line with a surrealist trend.When you look at the truman show, in fact, a man who has spent his life in an unaware simulation and who is completely unaware of this is told to accept reality as what they see only and it is seen that it is a movie that makes the audience question the reality.

        The use of a plain ladder as the main element in the set and the fact that it is a remarkable element on the stage when the blue and white tones are mixed together, and it is a stage where reality is questioned at the highest level in terms of meaning, reveals the connection and similarity of Truman Show with Architecture au clair de lune.

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⭐️ LETS DANCE ⭐️

Unforgettable dance scenes of movies that are not forgotten from past to present.

Charlie Chaplin- The Gold Rush (1925)

       This dance scene from Charlie Chaplin's, one of the important names in the history of cinema, movie the gold rush is one of the unforgettable dance scene in history.Charlie Chaplin shows his masterful acting in this film, which was one of the films that were performed with mimics and dramatic movements, especially without color and speech at that time. With this dance, which is made with two tins and two small pieces of bread , he proves how successful he is compared to most dance scenes in his movies today.

Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock (1957)

       Another master, whose name is not forgotten from past to present, Elvis Presley.The jailhouse rock film made in 1957, in which the American musician and artist played the lead role, is also among the unforgettable ones in history.Accompanied by music, on the screen, we see a choreography in which knee and hip movements are used frequently, with an open space between the feet.The scene, which includes music suitable for the jive dance rhythm, gives a lot of energy while watching.

Grease - Greased Lightning (1978)

         Greace is one of the first names that comes to mind when it comes to old musicals.1978 film about Danny and Sandy's love that started as a summer love and brought them to school time.The scene where John Travoltan is mostly in the frame turns into an energetic dance and music feast that begins with the words of Danny character in the car repair shop.

Dirty Dancing - Time Of My Life (1987)

            Another unforgettable love movie from old movies, Dirt Dancing.The last dance scene, evidenced by the love of 17-year-old Frances on vacation with her family, and Johnny, the hotel's dance instructor.The dance choreography, which is a mixture of jive and swing types, is the most successful harmony of men and women in paired dances.

Pulp Fiction - Dance Scene (1994)

      This scene from Pulp Fiction, the 1994 drama action movie starring John Travolta, Uma Thurman and Samuel L. Jackson, is among the unforgettable dance scenes.John travolta, who performs great dance figures in most of his films, seems to have not lost anything of his energy in this movie.

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Soul

2020 ‧ Drama/Family film

             The Disney and Pixar co-production movie Soul is changing the way we look at animated movies.Animation films, which were made for children in the past, are mostly made considering every age group today. I think that the movie Soul is actually a movie made for more adults in terms of its subject.The film, which tells a part of the life of middle school music teacher and jazz enthusiast Joe Gardner, mostly deals with philosophical and spiritual issues. 

    Joe, who is not very happy in his job and leads a monotonous life, finds himself in the realm of the spirits when he falls into a well that he has the chance to share the same scene with a jazz artist he loves, and learns many facts about the meaning of life during his effort to return to the life. It makes us question many things about our own life, especially after watching movies that require attention while watching.Noting that humans are not made up of just one body, the film deals with the disappearance of people in cities like New York.

   Considering its focus on jazz music, the film, which offers the highest level of ear satisfaction, pleases the audience at every point.

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La Jetée

1962 ‧ Sci-fi Shortfilm ‧ 28 mins

        La Jetee is a French short film which is made with photographs.The 1962 film surpasses the conditions of its time and presents its viewers with the theme of science fiction, the past and the present.In the movie, people who had experienced the third world war in the future have now started to live underground and scientists have made the inter temporal transition possible with various experiments. Our main character, who takes part in one of these experiments, is sent back to the past.The man who goes to find a solution to the fate of the world actually sees something quite different there, love.

          The film, which consists entirely of black and white photographs, is a proof of how successful you can be with still images in the cinema.photographs voiceover and short narration at the very beginning allow us to easily comprehend the story.Considering that period, it seems very brave to work on a science-fiction genre, especially to explain this with black and white photographs.As a result, it is an undeniable fact how successful Chris Marker and Jean Cabut have been.

              While watching the movie, the most interesting issue for me was how to talk about three different time periods such as the past and the present by using only black and white photographs. The use of different lights in the photographs in order to show the transition between times more clearly impressed me.I was impressed by watching a movie like a  photo novel. I think that the value of cinema will increase even more if such films are made today.

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FATBOY SLIM’S “PRAISE YOU”

Visually pointless but innovative in content

     In Fatboy Slim’s “Praise You” music video, at the entrance of a theater, which can be regarded as a very unusual place as a venue, we encounter a group that suddenly gathered and started to move. They gain a lot of viewers at once with their comfortable clothing on the one hand, and dance figures that can be considered as big and small as interesting.

     This group which attracts the attention of the audience, does not get the same attention from the outgoing staff and after a while wants to turn off this music and put an end to it. The group leader, who uses even this situation as a part of the show, actually signals to the audience that this show, which does not seem very meaningful in the image, has deep meanings.

    Considered a work of art, this video is not the kind of art that people are used to seeing in museums or galleries. One of the main reasons for this was the artwork is a performance art , and the other was that it was used for an official music clip. At that time this is a situation that individuals were not get used to.

   In the same period as Fatboy Slim’s (1998) when other music clips such as Aerosmith - I Don't Want to Miss a Thing, Backstreet Boys - I'll Never Break Your Heart and Will Smith - Just The Two Of Us were reviewed even the difference of “PRAISE YOU” is revealed directly. While other music videos offered professional shots under the conditions of that time, Praise You presented with  amateur shots. In addition,This clip, which gives a new perspective to the music video concept, offers the audience the song as an everyday experience.

   The value of such works of art should also be known. I think we still need such innovative projects even today because human beings can only carry themselves one step further in the light of new ideas.