Thematic analysis of the movie "no choice" in a constructivist perspective

Volume 1, Issue 1
May 2025
Pages 39-69

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract
Every movie constructs a world that narrates it. This constructs inside a meaning structure with a linguistic format and based on rules and norms in relation with the social context, which can be understood and interpreted by deconstructing its elements, which is hidden in its appearance. In this research, an attempt has been made to make Reza Dormishian's movie "No choice" the subject of a deconstructive narrative with a constructivist and symbolic approach and using the thematic analysis technique. The results of the research show that the most important themes around which the movie has gained meaning are: "Human rights; lack and necessity", "woman and femininity", "social responsibility", "relativity of moral standards" and "pragmatism and flexibility in agent's action". " No choice" is a narrative of a structure in which fundamental human rights are violated in a systematic way, and agent actions at the micro level do not find the ability to prevent violence and impose it. In such a structure, due to the lack of a common normative order, the activists who seek resistance may be in conflict with each other, but at the same time, in a common way are in deprivation of access to resources is located within the dominant structures and they have similar fates. In its lower layers, the movie admires the action of subjects - specifically, socially active women - who, by adopting a selfless approach while accepting structural deprivations, seek to change rules and norms in order to achieve justice.

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