Posthumanistyczne echa, apokaliptyczne tony i zwierzęce odgłosy w filmach Bonga Joon-ho
Posthuman echoes, apocalyptic tones and animal noises in Bong Joon-ho’s films
Author(s): Krzysztof LoskaSubject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, Aesthetics, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: posthumanism; science fiction film; Bong Joon-ho; animal studies; biopolitics; apocalyptic narratives; ecological catastrophes;
Summary/Abstract: The subject of the analysis in this article are three films by Bong Joon-ho: The Host (2006), Snowpiercer (2013) and Okja (2017), considered from the posthumanist perspective. A starting point is Donna Haraway’s suggestion that science-fiction stories should be treated as a tool for speculative thinking. Then, I point to the way the Korean film director demonstrates his critical reflection on the effects of climate change, deepening economic inequalities, the impact of global capitalism and the biopolitical model of the governance. The main aim is to seek out the possible strategies of resistance which enable humans to change their attitude to other species (Okja) and to ask a question about the scope of human freedom, the effects of our interference in the functioning of the biosphere (Snowpiercer) and the results of genetic modifications of animals.
Journal: Images. The International Journal of European Film, Performing Arts and Audiovisual Communication
- Issue Year: 28/2020
- Issue No: 37
- Page Range: 151-166
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Polish