• Episode 20: Mickey 17, Race, and the Politics of Auteurship

  • 2025/04/14
  • 再生時間: 35 分
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Episode 20: Mickey 17, Race, and the Politics of Auteurship

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  • This week, Daniel and Gavin dissect Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17, using Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of cultural capital to examine who gets to be seen as an “auteur” in the public imagination — and who doesn’t. We explore how race, class, and symbolic capital shape legitimacy in the film world, questioning why specific creators are celebrated as geniuses while others are sidelined, regardless of the quality of their work.


    Through Bourdieu’s lens, we look at the cinematic “field” as a battleground, where recognition isn’t just about talent — it’s about access to networks, education, prestige, and whiteness as an unspoken default. Mickey 17 becomes a springboard for unpacking how cultural power is produced and maintained in the West and how directors like Bong Joon Ho disrupt those norms — even while subtly reabsorbed into them.


    🎬 Mickey 17 (2025) – Film Details


    Director & Writer: Bong Joon Ho


    Based on: Mickey7 by Edward Ashton


    Cast:


    Robert Pattinson


    Naomi Ackie


    Mark Ruffalo


    Toni Collette


    Steven Yeun


    (Full cast list available above or on IMDb)


    Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures, Plan B Entertainment


    Runtime: 137 minutes


    Budget: $118 million


    Box Office Gross: $127.3 million

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This week, Daniel and Gavin dissect Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17, using Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of cultural capital to examine who gets to be seen as an “auteur” in the public imagination — and who doesn’t. We explore how race, class, and symbolic capital shape legitimacy in the film world, questioning why specific creators are celebrated as geniuses while others are sidelined, regardless of the quality of their work.


Through Bourdieu’s lens, we look at the cinematic “field” as a battleground, where recognition isn’t just about talent — it’s about access to networks, education, prestige, and whiteness as an unspoken default. Mickey 17 becomes a springboard for unpacking how cultural power is produced and maintained in the West and how directors like Bong Joon Ho disrupt those norms — even while subtly reabsorbed into them.


🎬 Mickey 17 (2025) – Film Details


Director & Writer: Bong Joon Ho


Based on: Mickey7 by Edward Ashton


Cast:


Robert Pattinson


Naomi Ackie


Mark Ruffalo


Toni Collette


Steven Yeun


(Full cast list available above or on IMDb)


Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures, Plan B Entertainment


Runtime: 137 minutes


Budget: $118 million


Box Office Gross: $127.3 million

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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