Rick And Murty Analysis

Reception Theory in “Rick and Morty” Reception Theory is a theory that the media uses in order to distribute their ideas and information out into the public. This theory views the audience as an active source of input, rather than being passive and not caring about the content they are taking in. There are several topics that determine how the audience will react towards certain things. For example, a television show in the United States may translate differently in a more reserved part of the world, such as the Middle East. The creators must examine the facts from the region in which they are displaying their content, taking into consideration these five aspects: the social aspect, cultural aspect, economic aspect, gender, and sexuality …show more content…
Our viewers are more dominant in their reading because the themes of the episodes relate to their culture and everyday life. Whereas, in the Middle East, the audience would be more oppositional since it goes against their beliefs and morals. There are a lot of dark humor that can be decoded wrongly in their culture, which will enable them to reject the preferred reading. The same can happen to people who did not grow up in the United States with a more northern culture, they will be either negotiated viewers or will stand oppositional along with the others who do not understand the underlying social …show more content…
The writers and producers of the show are aware of the demographics of the audience they are aiming for, so using the Reception Theory, they are able to find things to make their characters more relatable to the viewers. The media marketing strategy of the content creators are well thought over as they apply nihilistic philosophy to appear more biased in any case. Nihilism is defined as a belief that nothing matters, and that everyone in the world is here by random chance. By this philosophy, they are able to capture the central idea that nothing has meaning, and that purpose is nothing but artificial; since it is created by being who fail to handle the weight of their own insignificant existence. This general belief is found everywhere in modern internet culture and plays an important role in everyday activities online. If the creators were able to build their empire off of the idea that nothing matters, then they really cannot offend people by choosing a normal side in the past belief systems. The people that watch the shows can feel a sense of security in how it is executed, since it is targeted at everyone who is living on this