The Relationship Between the Behavior Change Created in the Audience By Disaster Scenarios in Cinema Cities During the Covid-19 Period and the Pandemic

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https://doi.org/10.5195/cinej.2025.637

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Covid19, Cinema, Apocalyptic, Post-apocalyptic, Behavior, Cinematherapy

Abstract

After the Covid-19 all industries around the world have tried to adapt to pandemic conditions by renewing their production models. the cinema industry as well. Such films, produced before the pandemic, have come to the agenda again by reaching viewership rates that did not even exist in the years they were produced. This research, semi-structured interviews with experts in psychology and cinema were conducted and the data obtained through secondary source scanning were analyzed. The aim is to understand the differences between the mood changes created by urban perspectives in apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic films before and after the pandemic and to reveal concrete information about the relationship that is a factor in the pandemic process.

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2025-05-27

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Acaralp, M. C. (2025). The Relationship Between the Behavior Change Created in the Audience By Disaster Scenarios in Cinema Cities During the Covid-19 Period and the Pandemic. CINEJ Cinema Journal, 13(1), 1–28. https://doi.org/10.5195/cinej.2025.637

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