Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Rose-tinted Truth and Women Suppression
Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s masterpiece Once Upon a Time in Anatolia employs metaphysics to show the transformation of men upon truly discovering themselves. On the surface, it appears to be about the search for a dead body to incriminate a criminal. However, implicitly, it is about the men’s suppressed regret and melancholy, especially with respect to women, and the effect of those emotions on the psyche of the group over the period of the movie. Although women characters appear only rarely on the screen, their presence through a secondary medium (the men) is ubiquitous and influential.
The group of men consists of the police commissioner Naci, the prosecutor Nusret, the doctor …show more content…
The commissioner expresses his emotional struggle with his son and wife, the prosecutor is dealing with the loss of his wife, and the doctor’s living an unmarried and childless life. The mystery here isn’t only about finding the dead body, but it is prominently about the existence of the men themselves. The driver, Arab, also emotes to the doctor about how dissatisfying and frustrating his job has been. The doctor, on the other hand, shares his opinions on the pointlessness of our existence (surrounded by cold darkness while the world will remain just the same as before). As this scene progresses, we are taken from the shots of their faces to only their backs, while they continue their conversation. This technique establishes a private connection between the viewers and the characters and a certain level of comfort that enables them to openly share their thoughts with us. However, it also symbolizes their vulnerability and their openness to scrutiny. This scene also highlights how every character, irrespective of their education level or stature in society, is constantly faced with the struggles of life. However, the rapid cutting to the wide landscape after this scene also reiterates the insignificance of their petty problems and supports the doctor’s claims of the irrelevance of individual in
Rose-tinted Truth and Women Suppression
Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s masterpiece Once Upon a Time in Anatolia employs metaphysics to show the transformation of men upon truly discovering themselves. On the surface, it appears to be about the search for a dead body to incriminate a criminal. However, implicitly, it is about the men’s suppressed regret and melancholy, especially with respect to women, and the effect of those emotions on the psyche of the group over the period of the movie. Although women characters appear only rarely on the screen, their presence through a secondary medium (the men) is ubiquitous and influential.
The group of men consists of the police commissioner Naci, the prosecutor Nusret, the doctor …show more content…
The commissioner expresses his emotional struggle with his son and wife, the prosecutor is dealing with the loss of his wife, and the doctor’s living an unmarried and childless life. The mystery here isn’t only about finding the dead body, but it is prominently about the existence of the men themselves. The driver, Arab, also emotes to the doctor about how dissatisfying and frustrating his job has been. The doctor, on the other hand, shares his opinions on the pointlessness of our existence (surrounded by cold darkness while the world will remain just the same as before). As this scene progresses, we are taken from the shots of their faces to only their backs, while they continue their conversation. This technique establishes a private connection between the viewers and the characters and a certain level of comfort that enables them to openly share their thoughts with us. However, it also symbolizes their vulnerability and their openness to scrutiny. This scene also highlights how every character, irrespective of their education level or stature in society, is constantly faced with the struggles of life. However, the rapid cutting to the wide landscape after this scene also reiterates the insignificance of their petty problems and supports the doctor’s claims of the irrelevance of individual in