The Study On The Construction Of Collective Memory In Korean Commercial Films In The New Century

As a form of the memory,Collective memory is playing an important role in obtaining identity and strengthening group cohesion among ethnic group members.And it is a process to construct the past based on the present essentially.And the realization of collective memory is often by the construction of various media.In this way,as an imaging medium,films have a great impact on public awareness of the 'past'.Since the late 1990s,South Korea has entered the literary government and has achieved natural national independence.Under the guidance of national policy,the Korean movie industry has risen up rapidly.And due to the long history of colonialism and dictatorship,the people in South Korea have a strong sense of nationalism and crisis,conveying the notion that "the past tragedy" should not be forgotten all the time.Therefore,South Korea has always been committed to building public memories.And one of the main media they chose was the film.How does Korean films that are both entertaining and critical effectively construct the collective memory of the masses under the mature movie market?This article refers to the "collective memory theory" in sociology and the concept of rites in communication,using the method of text analysis,to analyze Korean collective memory's construction of movies since the new century from some aspects of "What Memories?","Why to remember?" and "How to remember?"My paper is divided into three partsintroduction,text and conclusion.Firstly,the part of the introduction expounds the research background and purpose of this paper,present situation of domestic and foreign research on Korean movies and collective memories and research contents.It analyzes the memory the Korean commercial films present in chapter one,and classifies the presented memories,analyzing the social order legality of memory's selection and highlighting..It specifically discusses how Korean movies construct collective memory from narrative techniques,the use of symbols and the presentation of ceremonies in chapter two.The narrative technique is based on the narrative perspective and the shaping of the characters.Symbol construction is divided into several aspects:audiovisual and artifacts;the presentation of rituals is divided into two aspects:the ceremonies in daily life and media events as ritual communication.It summarizes the reasons why Korean commercial movies build collective memories from from 3 perspectives:media features of the movie,the present situation of Korean movie industry,the psychological orientation of Korean audience and also discusses the impact of this construction in chapter three.At last,the conclusion is a summary of whole paper and reflection about film production in China and Korea.