Abstract: The concept of traditional family is revised in the feld of Korean film in 2006. The phenomenon had begun several years ago and now it appeared prominently. 〈Too Much for 5〉(2005, Director Ahn, Seul Ki) in the last year is a controvercial film which deals with finding the theme of alternative household structure. When the 〈Family Ties〉 is issued out this year, it is recognized as the answer for that. However, unexpectedly the discourse of family reconstruction had not been yet wide spread before this year. Rather, the discourse of nation and people in connection with the theme of family is being well received in Korean society. 〈Hanbando〉 and 〈The Host〉 are the best example for that. Wide range of focus is rendered in the discourse of family revision because the concept of family links with the problem of personal life, tradition, and political factor in the governing the people. We find many good films issued in 2006, considering the remedy and reflection for social bias and malady. New faces such as Hwan Kyung Lee, Sang Hoon Ahn, Young Nam Kim, Hyung lin Kwon, Chang Ho Jo, Yin Kwang Yeo, Man Dae Bong, Jong Tae Choi, Cheol Hee Park and the backbone directors such as Byung Kee Ahn, Joon Ho Bong, Ha Yu, Ho Choi, Tae Yong Kim and senior directors beyond them such as Gyun Dong Yeo, U Seok Kang are worked brilliantly. In their works it is shown the debate about the idea of family, nation, and people. The thinking about family reconstruction is under new round in between the crisis of nuclear family and the phenomenon of decrease in population. Dehumanization by breakup of family is the foremost one of classical film themes. Due to the human fatigue with desperate life led by modem industrialization, dehumanization is appeared. The human doesn't much care about the other's agonies in behalf of them. The family situation is not exeptional. The maintenance of the family has grown up through the turbulant waves of modem and contemporary history from origin to now. At this time, the newly alternative family types is devised and the film industry represents the trends of that issue very attentively. The difficulties by breakup of family classified as three types. The first one is the women's difficulties by the violence of men. These kinds of film are 〈Lump Sugar〉, 〈Ah Rang〉, and 〈the Apartment〉. The second one is men's difficulties. 〈Don't Look Back〉is the best example. The third one is the next generation's difficulties. Films such as 〈The Peter Pan Fomular〉, 〈Mr. Wacky〉, 〈Cinderella〉, 〈Don't Look Back〉, 〈Ice Bar〉 are examples.
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-12-01
Language: en
Type: article
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