Visual Plaisir and Narrative Jourissance: An Analysis of Visual Production and Narrative Mechanism in Game of Thrones

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jnme.202510501

Author(s)

Yu Liu

Affiliation(s)

Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing, China

Abstract

Relying on advanced imaging industrial technology and groundbreaking creative production, Game of Thrones successfully constructs a magnificent visual spectacle and a gripping, unpredictable narrative: the visual imagery exhibits a "marked" function of producing cultural symbols, thereby releasing immense imaginative potential for visual space; the narrative method is freely twisting and rich in detail, thus forming a highly disruptive viewing experience. The combined force of these two elements creates a rarely replicable miracle of film and television cultural dissemination. This paper utilizes Roland Barthes' concepts of plaisir and jouissance to analyze the modes of visual cultural production and the narrative mechanisms that subvert audience expectations behind the brilliance of Game of Thrones.

Keywords

Game of Thrones; Visual Symbols; Narrative Mechanism; Plaisir; Jouissance

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