Omnivoyeur. Commentary on The Truman Show, by Peter Weir
Lacan proposes that from our beginning we are objects offered to the gaze of the others, and that does not require to imagine an absolute Other that looks at us. Because if it does so, then the gaze of an Omnivoyeur shows up, creating to the subject the illusion of being only what is seen. Lacan say...
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Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/eticaycine/article/view/41962 |
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| Sumario: | Lacan proposes that from our beginning we are objects offered to the gaze of the others, and that does not require to imagine an absolute Other that looks at us. Because if it does so, then the gaze of an Omnivoyeur shows up, creating to the subject the illusion of being only what is seen. Lacan says that the subject of desire is not entirely trapped in this imaginary catch, as long as he is able to separate the function of the screen and play with it. Peter Weir´s film The Truman Show is, in that sense, an epic of the desire, as it tells the story of a character subjected to the gaze of millions of spectators of a reality show, and how he can get out of that confinement. |
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