Master's thesis in the field of cinema
Introduction:
The term religious cinema, especially in the last three decades, has created different reactions and perceptions in the minds of art people, cinematographers, filmmakers, cinematographers and even ordinary people of the world, to the extent that by reviewing books, periodicals, articles and various cinematic and non-cinematic writings about this concept, we come across a variety of definitions by various religious, cinematic, political and It has been stated. The discussion related to this cinema, like many other such discussions, has different fans and critics to the extent that many filmmakers, critics and thinkers of cinema consider the combination of these two words completely outside the framework of correct rules in cinema.
Placement of the word religion in the emerging "media industry art" of cinema has been done in various ways since long ago. We have made at least some hints about this. An important point that should be mentioned here is the public and verbal expression of this word as mentioned above in the last few decades and linking it with a religious society like ours. This feature will make the discussion not easy but much more complicated because due to the special conditions and characteristics of this society, the most important of which are religious thinkers and scientists, the difficulty of the work will double. In recent years, all of us have witnessed the involvement of religious centers in rejecting and approving various types of films abroad and domestically, and in this way they publicly reject films because of being non-religious or anti-religious, and of course, other minor and major political issues. They question or, on the contrary, they take a film under their wing and consider all kinds of possibilities for it to be seen.
The purpose of presenting this thesis, as it will be mentioned in the first chapter, is to express religious cinema and the components of religious cinema and analyze them. Because as we have mentioned, the hypotheses and the type of research view in our cinema and all kinds of thinkers is the minimal relationship of the existence of religion in cinema.
On the other hand, cinema and in a bigger view, television, which has brought cinema into the hearts of homes these days, are such that not only us and our society, but any society with any ideological and political framework cannot protect itself from the tremendous and multiple influence of these collective and group media, and the same As we are all aware of the positive and negative effects of this media in every society, therefore we cannot easily ignore the current situation that cinema is in and turn a blind eye to the effects that this media has caused in this first hundred years.
Therefore, looking at these issues, in this thesis, according to the thesis writing method of the esteemed university, we have described the entire thesis project in the first chapter, then in the second chapter, we first give definitions. We are talking about religion, cinema and religious cinema and at the same time we have pointed out the opinions of thinkers who agree with this cinematic combination. We have dedicated the third chapter to the research method, and in the fourth chapter, we will discuss a brief history of religious cinema, in the rest of this chapter, we will introduce a selection of religious films, after this introduction, we will come to the components of religious art and commit to the components of religious cinema, and we will recognize and express these components with an analytical critique of the content of these films. Another point that we are trying to present is the discussion of cinematic types or genres, and at the end of this chapter we will examine the films of two filmmakers who both make religious films but with two different attitudes. The last chapter is also dedicated to the conclusion of the treatise. Chapter 1: 1-1: Problem Statement In verse 39 of Surah Al-Ahzab, the Almighty says: Yakhshoon ahadah il-Allah wa-kafi bi-Allah-Hasibah
Those who convey the messages of God and fear Him and do not fear anyone but Him, God is sufficient to account for their actions.
In today's world, mass communication tools, newspapers, radio, television and cinema transmit information and new information and exchange ideas and Public opinion has played a big role in the development of human culture and civilization, so that many scientists have called the current age "the age of communication". In order to continue living in the modern society, today's man has found new needs and has to adapt himself to the new conditions of his time. Nowadays, no one's life is possible without social understanding, which itself relies on public information and familiarity with current issues. Undoubtedly, contemporary man cannot enter the society only with theoretical education in schools, but in parallel, he should also have at his disposal news, information and healthy recreational facilities through the means of mass communication. (Zareian 1382: 9)
Cinema has opened its eyes to this world for more than a century, and at the same time, almost all countries, nations and nationalities have become aware of the place of cinema, and this could not be an exception in our country. Since the beginning of the Islamic revolution, many successful films have been made in this country, especially in the 1980s, they have won awards in festivals in the East and West of the world. It is necessary to see whether these films can be considered as religious cinema and whether such cinema has an external appearance and if the answer is yes, can we consider the components of this cinema and count and remember them. And in the expansion of this treatise, in expressing another question, is it possible to find and name examples of these components in other non-Iranian films that are religious, humanitarian, or moral? (Although this dissertation does not deal with non-Iranian films, we will give a few examples of them where there is no escape from it) 2-1: The importance and necessity of research Religious cinema is one of the topics that have been discussed extensively and have created controversies in contemporary cinema inside and outside in such a way that everyone, especially filmmakers, experts, Artists, cinema companions and critics, as well as some viewers and so-called cinemagoers, have presented different definitions, perceptions and views of this concept, each of them has pointed out this importance based on their expertise and professional perspective. In this thesis, we are trying to deal exclusively with this cinema (religious cinema), reach a definition of it and enumerate its components.
3-1: Research objectives
Introducing and analyzing religious components (religious and human) in Iranian cinema
Knowing the capabilities of the medium of cinema to use religious themes in Iranian cinema
4-1: Background of the research
Regarding this topic, there has been no research or compilation according to this title specifically in the field of cinema. However, we can mention the following theses that are close to this thesis or have in some way dealt with theoretical studies in the field of cinema and religion:
Investigating the capacities of cinema in the propagation of religion and presenting the model of Islamic-Iranian cinema - Thesis of the Master of Publicity and Cultural Communication of Soura Ali Javadi University
Dramaturgy and the originality of the three-act structure in the religious adaptations of Iranian cinema - Thesis of the Master of Dramatic Literature of Soura Zainab University Abdullahi
Examination of Islamic values ??in the special series of the holy month of Ramadan - Thesis of the Master of Communication of Mohsen Mirzaei Faculty of Audio and Broadcasting
Content analysis of Islamic values ??in the series SMS from Diyar Baghi - Thesis of the Master of Communication Department of the Alireza Alwandi Faculty of Audio and Broadcasting
Investigation of the relationship between the religious orientation of young people in Tehran and the level of attention to TV series - Thesis of the Master of Communication of the Faculty of Audio and Broadcasting Reza Amini
Evaluation of the values ??and Anti-values ??from the point of view of Islam in the relationship between men and women in satirical series - master's thesis in the field of communications of Jafar Dehghani's Faculty of Broadcasting and Broadcasting
Representation of the basic values ??of the Islamic Republic of Iran system in the selected works of the Fajr International Festival in the last 5 years - master's thesis of advertising and cultural communication of Soura Narges Malekzadeh University
5-1: Research questions
How can components for religious cinema be Enumerate and if the answer is positive, what are these components?
What is the opinion of the elders of cinema and religion about religious cinema?
Chapter 2
1-2: Preface
With a quick look at these few years of cinema in the world, we come across a cinema (religious cinema) which unfortunately no one has looked at it as a cinema with firm foundations and by reading these books by domestic and foreign authors such as: Claire Marsh [1], Michael Bird [2], Paul Schrader [3], Stephen Simon [4], Brian Stone [5] and.