Virtual reality, transformation of the concept of real thruth and their reflections in popular culture

Since ancient times humankind has tried to understand the universe and to figure out what is behind the visible world. Humans, who tend to accept what they percieve by their sense organs as "truth", have clashed over whether the basis of universe and nature is material or immetarial. Even though the understanding of what underlies the universe constantly changes, the entire history of thought has built on the approaches to the basis of the universe. The technology revolution which occured since the mid-20th century has changed habits in all areas of life by dominating economic, cultural and social practices. Technology brings people's lives into virtual environments. The virtual reality technology can submerge the user into a digital world by blocking the external world and deceiving the sense organs. It is possible that this day-by-day developing technology is an alternative to physical reality. In such an environment both the concepts of "reality" and "virtual" as well as the processes of information undergo a transformation. Humanity's search for ultimate reality has entered a new era through the virtual reality technologies. The person who seeks the real truth through philosophy has used artistic products to make sense out of himself. The relationship, which human and society have established with reality, has been the subject of popular motion-pictures. In order to address the social projections of truth-seeking in the universe of virtual reality, it is important to analyse the approaches of films to the virtual reality technology since the 90s. In this era in which the line between the physical and the virtual reality has become blurred, we have already come to the point of questioning how real the truth is. This dissertation aims to investigate the migration of humanity and society to the virtual universe through the popular cinematography products. Key Words: Reality, virtual reality, arche, technology, consciousness.