디지털 환경의 감시와 역감시 현상에 대한 고찰-영화 <감시자들>과 <아이 인 더 스카이>를 중심으로-

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between surveillance and counter-surveillance using advanced visual technologies and searched for the possibility of subjective and ethical view in utopia of gaze. In the digital environment, we live with overexposure in everyday life of surveillance and counter-surveillance where the eyes of many machines are intertwined. There is also a dual position on the utility and side effects of surveillance technology. The movies <Cold eyes> and <Eye in the sky> both use technical surveillance as a central theme, revealing the social and ethical implications of surveillance power inevitably, and pondering the multiple possibilities of surveillance. This study utilized Paul Virilio’s theory that the view that depends on the visual machine ultimately results in a sophisticated remote surveillance system. <Cold eyes> deals with a sharp ‘gaze battle’ between police officers armed with superior surveillance techniques and genius criminals. In particular, the heroine actively tries to become a visual machine, solves the case by acting as a machine function of her senses and perception. This movie exposes the dysfunctions that make the individual helpless by expanding the overall surveillance system with the voluntary consent of the citizens. <Eye in the sky> presents the truth and the damage of the modern drone war nakedly. This movie, on the other hand, reflects on the possibility that human emotions such as compassion and sympathy can be strengthened if the visual technology allows us to see the object in detail. Now a more critical viewpoint is needed to constantly ask for the qualification of surveillance and to point out the necessity of counter-surveillance. At the same time, we should talk about their ethics used together with the use of surveillance technology.