@article{ART003139831},
author={Zhou Yahui},
title={Deconstructing 'scientific hegemony' — Centered on Journey to the West},
journal={The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China},
issn={1738-0502},
year={2024},
number={74},
pages={437-458},
doi={10.16874/jslckc.2024..74.017}
TY - JOUR
AU - Zhou Yahui
TI - Deconstructing 'scientific hegemony' — Centered on Journey to the West
JO - The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China
PY - 2024
VL - null
IS - 74
PB - Korean Society of Study on Chinese Languge and Culture
SP - 437
EP - 458
SN - 1738-0502
AB - Journey to the West is a science fiction comedy film directed by Kong Dashan and produced by Guo Fan and Wang Hongwei. It was first screened at the Pingyao International Film Festival on October 17, 2021 and released in theaters on April 1, 2023. The film tells a story about exploring the universe in the form of a 'fake documentary', which incorporates many reflections on 'science'. In the past, people observed nature, studied nature, and conquered nature. The scientific revolution hundreds of years ago promoted the birth of modern science and quickly formed a knowledge framework that has become popular all over the world. When society is constantly imagining on the basis of science and rationality, Journey to the West puts the brakes on. Do we humans really have to pursue scientific development so blindly? Why are we pursuing development so much? Not only that, the film goes further and asks: What is the meaning of human existence? In the process of thinking about this ultimate question, the film raises fundamental questions about the 'science' that supports the development of modern society. This article analyzes the film's questioning and deconstructive thinking about modern science from the standpoint of reflecting on science.
KW - Movie Journey to the West;Science fiction;rethinking science;fake documentary;the meaning of existence
DO - 10.16874/jslckc.2024..74.017
ER -
Zhou Yahui. (2024). Deconstructing 'scientific hegemony' — Centered on Journey to the West. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, 74, 437-458.
Zhou Yahui. 2024, "Deconstructing 'scientific hegemony' — Centered on Journey to the West", The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, no.74, pp.437-458. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2024..74.017
Zhou Yahui "Deconstructing 'scientific hegemony' — Centered on Journey to the West" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China 74 pp.437-458 (2024) : 437.
Zhou Yahui. Deconstructing 'scientific hegemony' — Centered on Journey to the West. 2024; 74 : 437-458. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2024..74.017
Zhou Yahui. "Deconstructing 'scientific hegemony' — Centered on Journey to the West" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China no.74(2024) : 437-458.doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2024..74.017
Zhou Yahui. Deconstructing 'scientific hegemony' — Centered on Journey to the West. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, 74, 437-458. doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2024..74.017
Zhou Yahui. Deconstructing 'scientific hegemony' — Centered on Journey to the West. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China. 2024; 74 437-458. doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2024..74.017
Zhou Yahui. Deconstructing 'scientific hegemony' — Centered on Journey to the West. 2024; 74 : 437-458. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2024..74.017
Zhou Yahui. "Deconstructing 'scientific hegemony' — Centered on Journey to the West" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China no.74(2024) : 437-458.doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2024..74.017
