Glorification of Antiheroes in Modern Cinema: Case of The Movie "Joker"

Glavna tema ovoga diplomskog rada je glorifikacija antiheroja u modernoj kinematografiji, prikazana na slučaju američkog filma Joker iz 2019. godine. Rad je podijeljen na dva dijela: u prvome smo objasnili žanr neo-noira te analizirali njegove značajke u filmu Joker. Također, analizirali smo više teorija iz područja kognitivne i socijalne psihologije, psihologije medija te politike i prava, kako bismo predstavili moguće razloge privlačnosti antiheroja u očima gledatelja. Za kraj prvoga dijela, analizirali smo tehnike i metode kojima su se filmaši koristili u produkciji filma kako bi glorificirali Jokera. U drugome dijelu ovoga rada, predstavili smo rezultate anketnog istraživanja provedenog među gledateljima filma Joker u dobi od 21 do 35 godina. Rezultati su pokazali da su navike gledanja nasilnog sadržaja imale utjecaj na percepciju nasilja u filmu Joker te da je emocionalna povezanost s fiktivnim likovima utjecala na percepciju antiheroja Jokera.The main topic of this thesis is the glorification of antiheroes in a modern cinematography, carried out through a specific case of an American film Joker (2019). This thesis consists of two parts: in the first part we explained a neo-noir genre and analyzed its key elements used in Joker. Also, we analyzed multiple theories from the scientific fields and studies of cognitive and social psychology, media psychology, as well as politics and law. We did this to present possible reasons of viewer’s attraction towards antiheroes. Lastly, we analyzed different methods and techniques that filmmakers used to glorify Joker. In the second part of this thesis, we presented the results of our study, conducted on viewers of age 21-35, that watched the film Joker. According to the results, viewer’s habits of watching violent content has had an influence on their perception of violence in Joker. In the same way, results have shown that emotional bonding with fictional characters has had an influence on the perception of the character Joker