관객의 시선 앞에서 싸우는 여성: 『헝거 게임』속의 행동과 연기
The Fighting Girl Under the Audience's Gaze: Action and Performance in The Hunger Games
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This article investigates the possibility of representing a positive, strong and capable female hero who does not reproduce the masculinist ideology in the blockbuster film through the examinations of The Hunger Games (2012). The Hunger Games is a recent Hollywood blockbuster, which is known for its strong female protagonist and has achieved international commercial success. The article demonstrates that The Hunger Games presents the female hero who neither is a phallic figure in the guise of a woman nor is reduced to a sexual object by analyzing on the two aspects of the film: (a) the multifaceted role of the protagonist which often function simultaneously as the subject of action and the object of gaze; and (b) the performative nature of the protagonist’s actions that oscillate between the extreme masculinity and the typical femininity. While the dual role of the protagonist invites the audience to identify with her while looking at her as a spectacle, her gender-flexible performances expose the contingent relationship among anatomical sex, gendered roles, and the identity of hero. The article concludes that, despite its limitations, The Hunger Games indicates the possibility of the entertainment cinema that does not reproduce the existing gender hegemony.
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This article investigates the possibility of representing a positive, strong and capable female hero who does not reproduce the masculinist ideology in the blockbuster film through the examinations of The Hunger Games (2012). The Hunger Games is a recent Hollywood blockbuster, which is known for its strong female protagonist and has achieved international commercial success. The article demonstrates that The Hunger Games presents the female hero who neither is a phallic figure in the guise of a woman nor is reduced to a sexual object by analyzing on the two aspects of the film: (a) the multifaceted role of the protagonist which often function simultaneously as the subject of action and the object of gaze; and (b) the performative nature of the protagonist’s actions that oscillate between the extreme masculinity and the typical femininity. While the dual role of the protagonist invites the audience to identify with her while looking at her as a spectacle, her gender-flexible performances expose the contingent relationship among anatomical sex, gendered roles, and the identity of hero. The article concludes that, despite its limitations, The Hunger Games indicates the possibility of the entertainment cinema that does not reproduce the existing gender hegemony.
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