영화 <야구 소녀>가 야구하는 여성을 재현하는 방식과 그 의미

Abstract

This study examined the reality of women playing baseball in Korea by analyzing the way the movie <Baseball Girl> represents female players and sought to find out the meaning of <Baseball Girl>. The representation of women playing baseball in the movie <Baseball Girl> is organized into the following three categories. First, conflict: hostile sexism or benevolent sexism. In the movie <Baseball Girl>, there is no competitor competing with the main character Su-in. However, the situation of not being able to become a professional baseball player and the prejudice and discrimination of those around him act as conflict factors. Several male characters in the film reaffirm the traditionally defined view of baseball as a male-only sport that women should not invade, and engage in discrimination, including prejudice. The same goes for schools that promote the school by allowing students to enroll, but are indifferent to the subsequent situation. The act of a professional team offering an employee position to a prisoner who applied to be a player is a benign sexist attitude. Second, growth: from a fastball to a breaking ball In the movie, a fastball represents a ‘man’ in that it comes from a good physique and strength. The point where Soo-in, who previously tried to win with a fastball, chooses a change-up ball called a knuckleball, is also the point where he changes his method and grows while trying to respond in the same male way in a male- dominated field. The position of the helper in the prisoner's response and growth process is different from previous sports movies. There are no rivals who are depicted as relatively evil people, and there is no leader whom the protagonist absolutely relies on. Suin's growth is depicted through solidarity with those around her. Third, new beginnings: as a professional second team player. Suin achieves satisfactory results in the tryout while passively but clearly showing solidarity between women and receiving applause from the male players who had ridiculed her. The ending of Suin joining the second-tier league seems like a happy ending, but it is also unsettling. However, Suin’s small achievement is expected to bring about a new beginning for ‘Korean women’s baseball.’ Next, the meaning of <Baseball Girl>, a movie that differentiates itself from existing domestic sports movies, is organized into the following three points. First, a woman is the main character. Second, it is free from nationalism and statist ideology. Third, there are no fixed characters that fit the patriarchal system. In this way, the movie <Baseball Girl> is special in that it shows how to overcome the distorted conservative gender consciousness that sports movies have been producing.