중국 항미원조 영화에 나타난 내셔널리즘의 재현 양상과 한계 - 영화 <장진호> 시리즈의 ‘설욕 내셔널리즘’과 <저격수>의 ‘가국감정’을 중심으로 -

Abstract

This paper starts from viewing 2020 as a new turning point in collective memory of “The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea”, the 70th anniversary of China's participation in the war. Amid the Sino-American conflict, this war memory was recalled as a collective memory promoting ‘resistance nationalism centered on anti-American sentiment’ First, this paper analyzed the overall characteristics of “The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea” cultural contents produced after the 70th anniversary of the war. After that, this paper analyzed two methods and limitations of driving nationalism through collective memory of this war through the movies <The Battle at Lake Changjin> series and <Sniper>. Two Chinese masters, Chen Kaiger(陳凱歌) and Zhang Yimou(張藝謀), portrayed this war as a "China-American War" and a "patriotic war of victory" through the movies <The Battle at Lake Changjin> series and <Sniper>. However, in terms of the representation of nationalism, there was a difference in stimulating "100 years of humiliation and revenge after the establishment of the People's Republic of China" and "Patriotism". But both ways have limitations in emphasizing counter-nationalism, which antagonizes neighboring countries, and the unconditional sacrifice of individuals for the country. This narrative style is hard to escape international criticism that the revolutionary ideology of the Cold War era was omitted, and that political messages were extracted according to the needs of the country and used for mass mobilization. More than 70 years later, the Korean War has yet to emerge as a public stage in East Asia. Now, in line with China's high national status, instead of hating the other side and emphasizing only "victory," it must move toward a universal narrative of humanity and peace that can embrace the sacrifice and pain of all the soldiers of the country who participated.