영화 <버닝>의 서사 전략 연구

Abstract

This paper aims to newly interpret the meaning of narrative ambiguity through an analysis of narrative strategies in the movie <Burning>. <Burning> adopts a mystery genre, but rather than solving suspicions, the resolution of ambiguity continues to be postponed. Existing studies have shown limitations in that the relationship between Ben and narrative ambiguity has not been properly identified by simplifying and interpreting Ben as a heartless villain. In this paper, the narrative strategy of <Burning> was analyzed with a focus on the concept of others’ desires under this awareness of the problem. Burning begins as a melodrama, but it rapidly turns into a mystery as Ben appears. The movie amplifies the mystery by presenting elements one by one, which make Ben perceived as the owner of a suspicious secret. After Ben’s appearance, Jong-su and Ben are seen in a class confrontation, while at the same time it is highlighted in the movie that Jong-su is obsessed with the ambivalent feeling of fascination and doubt about Ben’s desire. The characteristic of the second half of Burning’s narrative is the method of linking the two events: finding the reason for Hammy’s disappearance and confirming whether Ben’s greenhouse is burning. The movie induces distance from Jong-su by placing double elements that make Jong-su doubt rather than a scene where Jongsu follows Ben. In addition, scenes that blur the boundaries of “reality/dream” are used to amplify the suspicion that the reality that is apparent may be Jong-su’s fantasy. The Burning ending sequence ostensibly contains revenge for Ben, who killed Hammy, but the form of murder is based on Ben’s words. It is Ben’s desire for Burning that is gripping Jong-su’s desire. The ending scene where Jong-su is leaving the burning car behind and leaving the scene raises questions about whether he solved the mystery of Ben’s desire and killed him. In short, the ambiguity inherent in the narrative of “Burning” is meant as a reservation and rejection of hasty judgment on the identity of anger and desire that dominates our time. “Burning” asks for a new reflection on the identity and expression of anger that dominates today’s younger generation in an era of uncertaint