The Pan-Asian Outlook of The Eye
The Pan-Asian Outlook of The Eye
This chapter examines The Eye (Gin Gwai 2002), as a material and metaphoric representation of pan-Asian cultural flows. It traces “pan-Asian-ness” in the film and looks at how it is intertextualized with other national cinemas and the film's sequel, The Eye 2 (2004). It also emphasizes that the film's central theme—the confusion over identity—is reflected in the popularity of such cross-cultural themes throughout Asian horror cinema.
Keywords: The Eye, pan-Asian-ness, The Eye 2, identity, cross-cultural themes, Asian horror
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