Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
The Slasher Studies Summer Camp, Birmingham, İngiltere, 15 Ağustos 2021, (Yayınlanmadı)
This study examines slasher franchise Happy Death Day in a close analysis with Walter Benjamin’s work. These two films are horror’s new additions to the time loop genre which has been discussed previously in relation to sanctity of the moment and in relation to their narrative style akin to computer games. This work is more interested in the themes of “here-and-now” and Frankfurt school’s concept of history. Walter Benjamin’s theses on history such as redemption, capitalism as religion, non-linear time, the truth of the past and revolutions will be used throughout this research. The article provides an analysis of these two films’ visual style in addition to narrative elements. While the franchise markets itself like a popcorn flick, there is clearly politics of time written in its pages.