<승리호>와 미래 그리고 에코페미니즘

Abstract

This study was examined from the perspective of sociology and eco-feminism in <Seungri-ho>(2021), directed by Jo Sung-hee. <Seungri-ho> is a story of protecting a girl, a flower-sama, who will save the desolate earth, centered on the crew of the 2092 space garbage cleaner, Seungri-ho. There is a space full of space debris and environmental pollution, so humans can no longer live on the earth. To find a paradise where humans can live, Sullivan, chairman of the space development company, creates UTS, a new home in space. Sullivan and Kkotnim are important figures for analyzing future society and ecofeminism. First, from a sociological point of view, Sullivan, the president of UTS, is a dictator, whose words are truth, law, and "God." In this sense, the society in Seungri-ho is a pre-modern society. This can be said to be a premodern society, a world that has been enchanted by deification of Sullivan. On the other hand, the society in Seungri-ho is a social structure centered on neo-liberalism. The characteristic of neo-liberalism is that it commercializes things that cannot be commercialized. Even human death is a commodity. The society created by Sullivan in <Seungri-ho> falls short of the modern society in terms of the modern character, the neoliberal economic system, the functioning of the state, and the scope of guaranteeing citizenship. However, when Sullivan died and became a peaceful world, the transition of modern society will be possible. Second, from the perspective of eco-feminism, Kkot-nim can be said to be a goddess who saves the earth destroyed by environmental pollution. Flower-nim appears among women's maternal instincts for care, life, and healing. On the other hand, Sullivan creates a space where humans can live, UTS, but rather, it takes advantage of the Earth's disaster to create a social structural class. This demonstrates the premise that the root of environmental problems in eco-feminism lies in the repressive social structure centered on men. Therefore, <Seungri-ho> can be said to be a story of a process to find an ecological utopia. Utopia differs in disability, age, race, sex, and language, but in the end, survival and coexistence are living together without discrimination for a common purpose.