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The concepts "Digital Immigration" and "Digital Homeland" are concepts that were awarded to literature in 2001 by Marc Prensky. These concepts have been used specifically to understand the decline in education in the United States. Prensky points out that all the lives of digital indigenous students are spent in the digital world. So, according to this digital life, they also expressed that they created a language. This “native” means that it is uncomprehensible for teachers and parents who are digital immigrants. These concepts revealed to understand the change in student behavior in the educational world have also begun to be used in other social areas. Recently, the relationship that children have established with technology has caused a number of communication disorders in both the educational and family institutions. According to Prensky, "Digital immigrants" parents remain strangers with "digital immigrant acts" in the language they make their children. Animated films created using all the benefits of technology also offer a view of this communication disorder. In The Mitchells vs. the Machines (The Mitchells vs. the Machines, 2021) directors Michael Rianda and Jeff Rowe present a series of events on the relationship between children who are closely connected with technology and their parents who are far from each other. In this study, the film, which will be dealt with by the quality content analysis method, will discuss, in the context of the concepts of "Digital Immigration", "Digital Indigenousness", the situation of technological change and the relationship between parents and children. In this context, the findings of the film will be discussed to parents, in the "digital migration" recommendation.

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The concepts of “Digital Immigrants” and “Digital Natives” were introduced to the literature by Marc Prensky in 2001. These concepts especially have been used to make sense of the decline in education, in the USA. Prensky states that students who are Digital Natives spend their entire lives in the digital world. Therefore, he stated that they created a language according to their digital life. This “Mother Tongue” means that it cannot be understood by teachers and parents who are digital immigrants. These concepts, which were put forward to make sense of the change in student behavior in the world of education, have begun to be used in other social areas as well. Recently, children's relationship with technology has caused some communication disorders both in the educational institution and in the family institution. In Prensky's words, with their "digital immigrant accents", "Digital immigrant" parents remain unfamiliar with the language that their children have formed. Animated films created by utilizing all the technological opportunities also offer a perspective on this communication disorder. In The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021) movie, directors Michael Rianda and Jeff Rowe present a plot through the relationship between children who have close bonds with technology and their parents who are distant from technology. In this study, the situation of technological change and parent-child relationship will be discussed in the context of the “Digital Immigrants” and “Digital Natives” concepts by using qualitative content analysis method.  Within this framework, the finding that the film proposes "digital immigration" to parents will be discussed.

Recently, children's relationship with technology has caused some communication disorders both in the educational institution and in the family institution. In Prensky's words, with their "digital immigrant accents", "Digital immigrant" parents remain unfamiliar with the language that their children have formed.

Animated films created by utilizing all the technological opportunities also offer a perspective on this communication disorder. In The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021) movie, directors Michael Rianda and Jeff Rowe present a plot through the relationship between children who have close bonds with technology and their parents who are distant from technology. In this study, the situation of technological change and parent-child relationship will be discussed in the context of the “Digital Immigrants” and “Digital Natives” concepts by using qualitative content analysis method.  Within this framework, the finding that the film proposes "digital immigration" to parents will be discussed.

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