총 40페이지

Round Talk
realized that I may have been a part of
Kim Tae-ho: This whole process is
of a great project. There is a scene of
the totalitarianism that happens within
abouthowtomakemembersunderstand
Rainerreadingthenoteofastudentwho
Korea’seducationalsystem,andI’msure
how important a group is. There is
is a Die Welle member, saying, “I was
otherKoreanviewerswillbeabletofeel
a scene where Rainer says that it is
just a bully before, but after I became
thesamewhilewatchingthemovie.
alright for students to cheat on tests if
a part of Die Welle, I actually could
Lee Sang-hyun (Japanese Linguistics,
the result is a higher average score for
performmeaningfuljobsforourgroup.”
05’): The movie helps us to reflect on
the class. He made this claim as part of
Another scene showed a large number
our society and the environment we are
the Die Welle project to emphasize the
of students who came to cheer for a
living in. Fascism seems like a story
importanceoftheirgroup.
water polo match. All of them cheered
thatisn’tourbusinessatall,butviewers
Lee Dong-jae: After a person
together,creatingonelargevoiceforthe
get to realize, through the characters in
internalizes how superior a group is,
whole crowd. As these scenes showed,
the movie, how it may be taking place
theycanactuallyfeelthattheyareapart
in a totalitarian system, an individual
aroundusrightnow.
of that group. People who are loners or
feels like they become an important
Kim Tae-ho: I would like to add that
havepoorsocialskillscanfeelmentally
personofthegroupandthateveryoneis
this movie shows how fascism is not
stableintheirgroup,whichwasthecase
equal. The truth is that the very nature
something old and will not ever happen
forthestudentsinthemovie.
of things doesn’t change; everybody,
again by showing how fascism spreads
despite appearances in the system,
among high school students in just a
cannotbecomeequal.
week. We, the viewers of the movie,
Lee Sang-hyun: I think Die Welle
maybeexposedtosuchideasaswell.
isn’t really based on thorough
communication between members.
Argus:Whatwastheprocessthat
They just seemed to be hiding
made the students absorb
the fact that they were lonely and
totalitarianism?
possessed fake relationships. Also,
Kim Tae-ho: The teacher
Die Welle created its power by
in charge of a class
motivating students,
that was to cover
just like how Koreans
dictatorships asked the
were motivated to stand
students, “Do you think
against the Japanese in
dictatorships will ever happen
theJapanesecolonialera.
again in Germany?” Addressing the
Kim Tae-ho: Talking about
Argus: Students really became
question, the students answered, “No.”
charactersandthestrengthofDieWelle,
fanatical about Die Welle
It was this question that triggered the
a character called Tim showed the very
throughouttheprocess.Whatkind
teacher to try a project of applying
power and weakness of this group. Tim
of power did Die Welle have and
totalitarianism to the class and this
improved upon his status in school
whatweretheimportantpoints?
becametheDieWelleproject.
thanks to Die Welle. Several classmates
Lee Sang-hyun: The strength and goal
Lee Sang-hyun: The teacher, Rainer,
who bullied him took Tim’s side after
first created symbols for the class.
of Die Welle reminded me of what I
theestablishmentofDieWelleandTim
Wearing white clothes as a uniform,
learned about the Japanese colonial
became the self-addressed bodyguard
making a special salute, naming the
period.TheJapanesetriedtodestroythe
of Rainer. These changes still could not
group ‘Die Welle’ and designing a logo
culture of Korea by ordering Koreans
changetheoriginalrelationshipbetween
are several examples of his activities.
to change their names to Japanese and
Timandhisclassmates.
Students who did not follow the rules
manyotherways.Thisapproachignores
LeeDong-jae:Asawhole,thepowerof
were excluded from Die Welle. This
each individual’s characteristics, which
DieWellecomesfromtheemotionsand
part reminded me of how the fascist
happened in Die Welle as well. These
satisfactions of its members. Students
Nazis branded the Jews in the past and
kinds of organizations gather members
experienced a sense of belonging that
excluded them from society, which can
under the one big name of the group to
they couldn’t receive from the society
be seen as fascism. Even contemporary
establishonebigpower.
and recognized how worthy they really
North Korea is applying these sets of
Kim Tae-ho: And so, in Die Welle,
could be. As for Tim, he felt like he
rulestokeepcontroloftheirpeople.
students felt like they became a part
foundhisplaceinDieWelle,whichwas
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