الخلاصة:
in contemporary cinema, a medium that emerges as a powerful dimension
to expressively depict the experiences of the displaced. The study delves into
the aesthetic representation of displacement narratives within the context
of a global refugee crisis with a focus on two notable films, Dune (2021) and
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). The construction of both worlds presents a
particularly well-crafted narrative that embeds elements of displacement and
the displaced. To do so, the theoretical framework outlines Nelson Goodman’s
theory of worldmaking arguing that components and systems of the fictional
worlds of the films are modes of reference to the actual one. That is, it highlights
the significance of cinema as a reflexive symbol of cultural and social structures
by examining how cinematic techniques metaphorically symbolize primary
world structures through secondary world ones.
