As a geek I say comic book adaptation movies are now quite popular. Watching a superhero movie does not make you a geek of course, or vice versa. But there is a fact that these kinds of films are penetrating our lives day by day, and a large part of us geeks seem to be very satisfied with this situation.Marvel and DC Comics are leading the field. It is really enjoyable watching the characters read in the past. How are these characters and films reflected in the Turkish cinema? I want to write a little about this. I have already written about this subject in Turkish. But at a geek site. Anyway, with this content we will shed light on the dark corridors of Turkish cinema. If you are ready, Action!
The first Hollywood product that Turkish cinema audiences encounter is Tarzan, a superhero. This movie inspiration is Hollywood movies adapted from Edgar Rice Burrough's novel and Burne Hogarth's comic books. The first Tarzan movie in Turkish cinema was Tarzan at Istanbul. Tamer Balcı is also the first Forest of King in Yeşilçam with the film Tarzan at Istanbul, directed by Orhan Atadeniz, considered the most famous and successful editor of the 1950s.
Basically we can characterize it as a editing film. Because a third of movie was shot in the Belgrade Forest (Istanbul), and Tarzan at Istanbul' other two parts were taken directly from the film Tarzan, starring Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan. In other words, the direct scenes from the old film and the reconstruction of the re-shoots are the final result. Despite some disruptions, thanks to this success in fiction, Tarzan's African adventures are enjoying, even if it is naive. So, Tarzan at Istanbul is one of the films depicting the identity crisis of Turkish cinema. Yeşilçam's could do that because there was no patent institution. And copyright laws have not yet been created.
At that time the cinema culture made this film a beautiful box office. I think it is necessary to discuss all the films of the period in order to understand the sociological reasons and the targeted demographic mass between such a movie. We see that for every cultural segment, they produce films with separate tones. Open air cinemas, adaptations of the populist products of the Hollywood, nationalist films and erotic films are just a few of the species. Because movies was using to change country culture. So, if you want you can watch the movie in here but it's Turkish language. I guess this content serial will be 3 or more content. It's all for now but I want to hear your thoughts. For next content, Adios!
