Freud의 Uncanny와 초현실주의, 그리고 광고 :) Philosophy



Basically, the Uncanny is what unconsciously reminds us of our own Id, our forbidden and thus repressed impulses perceived as a threatening force by our super-ego ridden with oedipal-guilt as it fears symbolic castration by punishment for deviating from societal norms. Thus, the items and individuals that we project our own repressed impulses upon become a most uncanny threat to us, uncanny monsters and freaks akin to fairy-tale folk-devils, and subsequently often become scapegoats we blame for all sorts of perceived miseries, calamities, and maladies. (위키피디아, Uncanny, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny)

Freud의 Uncanny와 초현실주의, 그리고 광고 :)

Freud의 Uncanny는 미국문화 수업의 '포스트모더니즘'에서 배운 개념이다.

Uncanny은 '초자연적인, 불가사의한, 기이한, 기분나쁜' 과같은 의미를 가지고 있다. Uncanny의 현상은 우리 일상 생활에서 존재하는 데 교수님의 예에 따르면, 문득 거울을 보고 있는 자신의 모습이 기이하고 이상하게 느껴진다는 것이다. Uncanny는 Familiar의 단어와 많이 쓰이는데 우리가 늘상 볼 수 있는 자신의 모습을 보면서도 뭔가 자신이 아니고 다른 사람을 보는 것처럼 느낀다는 것이다. 또다른 예로는, 가장 친근했던 가족이 가장 멀고 나의 존재에서 떨어지게 느끼는 기분과 같은 것이다. 

나는 이러한 Uncanny를 몇 번 느꼈던 것 같다. 예를 들면, 특히 나 자신에 대해서 마냥저냥 살아지만 어느 순간을 보면 이런 내 모습은 도대체 누구일까? 라는 궁금증에 도달한다. 복잡한 조각들로 모여 있는 내 모습을 보면서 어떤 모습이 진짜 내 모습인지 나도 헷갈린다. 사람들을 대할 때도 각 사람마다 다르게 변하고 관심사도 너무나 다양해서 그런 것 같다. 이러한 생각은 포스트모더니즘에서 인간은 흩어진 개체로 존재한다라고 배웠던 것과 상통하는 것 같다. 또다르게 경험했던 것은 가장 친하다고 생각했던 친구가 문득 멀게 느껴졌을 때이다.


특히 이러한 Uncanny는 관계 속에서 많이 느껴질 수 있을 것 같은 게 사람은 시시때때로 변하기 때문이다. 어쩌면 Uncanny라는 개념은 내가 보기에 너무나 빠르게 변화하는 포스트모더니즘의 사회 속에서 사람들이 더 쉽게 느끼게 될 개념이 아닌가 한다. "친숙한" 사물이나 사람이 이제는 너무나 낡고 옛날 것으로 느껴지고, 친숙한 무언가가 이미 너무 많이 변했을 수도 있기 때문이다.



나는 오늘 이 포스팅에서 초현실주의 그림과 Uncanny를 연결시키고 싶다. Uncanny가 "초현실의"라는 의미를 포함하고 있기도 하다. 여기 올린 그림은  23살의 스웨덴 청년공학도가 그린 것인데 집안이지만 들판의 모습이 담긴 벽을 가지고 있다. 이 벽은 우리가 집안에 있는지, 집 밖에 있는지 헷갈리게 한다. 그런데 더 재밌는 점은 이렇게 들판의 모습을 가진 집에서 여자가 창문 밖을 바라보고 있다는 것이다. 그것도 매우 황폐해보이는. 이렇게 아이러니한 상황연결은 우리의 인식을 기이한 느낌으로 변하게 한다. "집"이라는 익숙한 공간 속에서 우리는 바깥도 아니고 안도 아닌 새로운 공간을 보게 되는 것이다.

이러한 Uncanny의 개념을 그렇다면 광고마케팅과는 어떻게 연결시킬 수 있을까? 광고는 제품의 특징을 새롭게 인식시켜야 한다. Uncanny는 특히 위에 나온 문장과 같이 억압된 자아를 바탕으로 형성된다. 광고는 이러한 억압된 자아를 건드릴 수 있는 기제 역할을 할 수 있지 않을까? 예를 들면 최근에 나온 코카콜라와 007 마케팅을 보자. 사람들은 코카콜라를 사자마자 자판기에서 미션을 받고 70초 내에 수행되는 과제를 하면 007영화 티켓을 받을 수 있다. 이 마케팅에 많은 사람들이 참여했는데 그들은 자신들도 용감하게 임무 수행, 비밀을 풀어내고 싶었던 욕구를 이 작은 마케팅을 통해서 풀어낼 수 있었고 이 임무를 끝내는 순간 자신도 모르게 자신의 몸 속에 있던 욕구를 표출시켜 꼭 해야할 일임이 아님에도 미친듯이 뛰었던 자신을 보면서 Uncanny한 자아를 느낄 수 있다. 많은 영화 액션들을 보면서 억압됐던 욕구가 풀려나게 했던 마케팅.

그래서 마케팅을 잘할 수 있는 방법은 사람들에게 억압되어있는 욕구가 뭔지 생각해보는 것부터 시작되는 것 아닐까?


이어지는 내용

IRony Subject I hesitate our love(irony)

We can find many ironical things in our life.


●10. Poem : My mistress` eyes are nothing like the sun - William Shakespeare I hesitate our love(irony)

My mistress` eyes are nothing like the sun;

coral is far more red than her lips' red;

If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;

If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.

I have seen roses damasked red and white,

But no such roses see I in her cheeks;

And in some perfumes is there more delight

Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.

I love to hear her speak, yet well I know

That music hatch a far more pleasing sound;

I grant I never saw a goddess go:

My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground.

   And yet ,by heaven, I think my love as rare

   As any she, belied with false compare. 


*Irony


Verbal irony
It seems he did not think that his lover is that cherish to him

The statements about his mistress are bad things for his lover.

But his real purpose of this poem is that his love is that big and deep to cover her bad sides by using verbal irony.


●9. Verbal ironies in pictures. I hesitate our love(irony)


We can find many ironies in following pictures.

1. It is irony that a beggar has can which has the mark, mastercard
 
    in that  we can buy anything by using master card.
2. It is irony that an old person who has no tooth
is on the
   toothpaste advertisement.
3. It is verbal irony because the title is coca-cola whereas picture shows       
   water bottles
4. Sports company, Nike`s slogan, just do it means start things without 
    any hesitaiton, of course, when the things are right things. 
   The person who pee on the street  in the picture without hesitation
    shows irony in that the person does unexpected behavior not thinking      
    slogan`s real meaning. 
5. IBM is the computer company that doesn`s suit with natural fruit 
    market. It is verbal irony in that it describes contrast between what is 
   written and what is in the picture.

This ironies makes us laugh and be creative.


●8. Fairy Tale : The Naked King - Hans Christian Andersen I hesitate our love(irony)

*Summary of the story

    Once upon a time, there was a king who was very greedy on clothes. He always grumble over everything he owns and not to mention, he lost interest in new cloth before long. A tailor and idler heard the rumor and came by the king. They gave their words to knit the cloth never been fed up with the death. The king offered them a workroom. By the time they were called before the king, they were just horsing around not worrying about the cloth. At the appointed date, they gave him an empty box and cheated him into the belief that there is a special cloth possibly seen by the only good people.
    He, of course, could not see anything but he pretended to be pleased with it. After he affected to put on the cloth, he begun to march along the street flaunting his attractiveness. Onlookers in the street also have him a big applause not to be blamed. Only the boy sitting on the tree yelled that the king is naked. Then the king realized for the first time how foolish he was.
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*Irony

Dramatic irony 
We all know that the cloth did not exist in the story. Just the king thought that he wore that cloth. People in the story also said that it is great to wear the cloth though they saw his foolish dress. king seems very ridiculous and silly. Maybe andersen want to satirize the king`s greed and unsatisfied mind although he could have all things he wanted by using this dramatic irony. 

●7. Movie : A Tale of Two Sisters, 2003 (Zangwha and Hongryun) - frightening irony I hesitate our love(irony)


*Summary of the story

    
There is one family which has father, step mom and two daughters.
When daughters came to house, their step mom was pleased to meet them. However, daughters had no affective to their step mother, Eunju. As time goes by, strange affairs and accidents started. The family saws many illusions and ghosts. And first daughter Sumi often fight with her step mother. And last daughter Sooyun always say nothing and powerless. Strangely, Sumi and her step mother had same recycle of physiology. And there was no shadow of Sooyun. There was the most terrible incident. Sumi witnessed that step mother killed Sooyun by striking Sooyun violently. 
  One day, when stepmother is on the sofa, she saw the person as same as her(step mother). She was so surprised and suddenly, she changed to Sumi. It was Sumi that take step mother`s role in the all accidents. And there was not Sooyun. She also take Sooyun`s role in the family. They all are only one person.
    It can be explained by last part of the movie. Father brought his lover(step mother) to their house long time ago. The real mother was shocked and suicide in the wardrobe. And last daughter Sooyun be held down by this wardrobe.  When step mother saw this scene and Sumi fought with stepmother because of coming to their room not knowing that her loving people was in trouble. Angry step mother did not help real mom and Sooyun. So they all died. After recognizing this fact, Sumi was going crazy and she came to have multiple personalty. The ghosts in the movie are Sooyun and her real mother. And step mother`s killing Sooyun was just imagining of Sumi.

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Dramatic irony
   First daughter, Sumi did not know anything about her multiple personality. She thought that it is strange to have same cycle of physiology and his father`s treatment to her.
   However, spectators can imagine that step mother and Sumi are same person by this hint. So it can be dramatic irony the character unlike the viewer does not realize the ironic dimension of her behavior.
 
Situational irony
   At first, I think that stepmother was real person and she was terrible woman because she killed Sooyun. And she showed mysterious behavior like watching empty space in TV. But stepmother in the house is Sumi and those behaviors are also Sumi`s.  I was very shocked and trembled with fear when I knew this fact. Maybe director aimed at this dramatic effect by using this situational irony and reversal.
 
Cosmic irony
 At last part, we came to know that Sumi experienced cosmic irony. She fought with her stepmother and did not enter the room because of fighting when her people were dying. It is her fate to face their death. Because If she had not had fought with stepmother and saw the room, She could have saved them. 

●6. Our own making film : Romeo & Juliet I hesitate our love(irony)




cosmic irony

A girl, Juliet and a boy, Romeo fall in love with each other. Ironically their families are mutual enemy of all occasion. One day Romeo is vanished  because he killed Juliet`s brother, Tibolt. Juliet decides to go to Romeo and consults a priest. Priest gives her drug that if she takes it, she seems to die for a short while. He says he will let Romeo know this fact with letter. She takes it to go away from her family and run to Romeo. When her family knows it, they are really sad and lay her body in their cave(family`s grave) Unfortunately, Romeo could not receive the letter for his affair and found Juliet`s fake dead.  He took poison and he was dead. When Juliet awake, she is stunned by his death and suicide with Romeo`s sword. 
                                                                                                                          (presented by 20090200 김종림)

What if Romeo got the letter? What if she awoke more fast? 
What if their families were not mutual enemy?

Their fates go to the real ironic situation from the beginning to the end. 

●5. Korean novel : A Peaceful Reign(태평천하) - ManSick Choi I hesitate our love(irony)

*Summary of the story
   There was a man whose name was JickWon Yoon who was very rich in 1930th(japanese imperialism). He raised much money collecting farm rent and usury. And he dominated his money to Japan`s police office.   Before he was rich, he also had terrible experience that thieves entered their house, robbed their money and killed his father. So, at that time, he cried, 'Whole things go to ruin except us'.
   He thought that he did not gather his money by any bad methods, of course, not considering poor people who had to gave many money to him and that those days were a peaceful reign because there was no concern of being stolen and his usury went well  although at those days Korea were under Japan`s control. Also, he concluded a person engaged in a social movement was stupid and fearful existence. And he had pretty second wife whose name was choonshim. 
   So he did not have many hopes for japanese imperialism. Only thing he wanted to attain is that his smart sons, JongSu and Jonghak became a country headman and the chief of a japanese police station. However, JongSu was burning his money and Jonghak was fighting to the divorce with his wife. 
    At last part, he got the bad news when he thought he enjoyed his most satisfied life, that his most reliable son, Jonghak was arrested because of being related to the social movement. Jickwon Yoon could not understand his behavior. The story ends with Jickwon`s mentioning that why Jonkhak took action like social movement in this "A Peaceful Reign".                                                  
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Verbal Irony
   A Peaceful Reign is verbal irony. Because it was very hard time  for Korean to endure Japan`s governance. But only Jickwon Yoon was pleasant with this society because of his cooperation on Japan and money. The writer, ManSick Choi intends to give a sournful laugh and criticism to Jickwon`s arrogant behavior  by using verbal irony. Peaceful Reign is adopted to only one person and never to others in Korea.

Dramatic Irony
   Jickwon yoon thought that his conduct of life(gathering much money collecting farm rent and usury and flatter japanese)  is the best for his life  for his own sake. He despise people who are associated with social movement for Korea although it is necessary to free themselves  from Japan`s oppression. We(Readers) all know that his behavior cannot be understood if we are Korean and the people who have conscience. Jickwon cannot realize his gap with others in Korea. By using this dramatic irony, The writer emphasised his critical perspective to people like Jickwon Yoon.



●4. American Novel : The Gift of Magi - O.Henry I hesitate our love(irony)

*Summary of the story 
   There was a married couple(James Dillingham Youngs - Della and Jim) who loved each other so much. Although they are poor,  of course, christmas was coming to them. There were two possessions of them in with they both took mighty pride. One was Jim`s gold watch that did not have  fob chain and the other was Della`s glossy hair.  
   Della had only 1.87 dollars before Christmas so she obtained 20 dollars at the cost of her hair to buy gift for Jim. And she bought a platinum fob chain simple and chaste in design. She felt satisfied imagining his new gold watch. 
   When Jim came home and gave presents to each other they knew that they were useless at that moment. Because Jim sold his gold watch to purchase beautiful comb which Della really wanted to have. However, they felt their mutual heartful mind by selling the most precious things for their partner in the end. (presented by 20090200 김종림)

Dramatic irony
   It cannot be clear dramatic irony because it was not chasm between characters` in the story and ours.  However,  it can be something ironical in that there was contrary between Della`s thinking that Jim will have his gold watch and Jim`s thinking that he will sell his gold watch to buy her present. 

Cosmic irony
   And it can be also cosmic irony because they met situation that they
bought each other`s present that were not necessary both in that moment. If they had not sold their precious things, their presents will useful at that moment. It`s ironical situation gives the couple more powerful feeling of love.


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