In
the reading by Eckert, he outlines the danger of turning a person into a
caricature for a purpose or point. In Dachimawa Lee, the
three females fit into certain caricatures in films-- namely spy films. A
prevalent character in popular culture is that of the "Bond Girl."
They are generally seductive women who are a love interest and either is
smitten and loyal or turns out to be a devious traitor. Geum Yeon-Ja
(Kong Hyo-Jin) is the former while Mari (Park Si-Yeon) is the latter, and they
both fit into the stereotypical roles perfectly, showing both the delicate
nature and also the deceptiveness of the female. Madame Jang also fits into
this because she was a traitor for love.
The
only one who does not fit clearly into a type is the girl (Hwang Bo-Ra) that
rescues Dachimawa Lee (Lim Won-Hee) when he has amnesia. However, maybe she
doesn’t fit perfectly into a female stereotype because she isn’t really
portrayed as a female in the film. The only parts where her femininity is shown
are when she falls for Dachimawa. However, then at those points she adopts a
higher pitched voice, showing the contrast between her usual persona and that
of when she is a girl who can’t resist Dachimawa’s charm. She is not even given
a name, making her even more androgynous, and the only time her androgyny is
compromised is to prove that Dachimawa can really seduce any woman.
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