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The Images of Urban Poverty in Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite”

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The Images of Urban Poverty in Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite”

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The global acclaim, critical adulations, top prizes, and the box-office success amassed by South Korean film-maker Bong Joon Ho with his movie “Parasite” (2019) secured him a place in the film industry as the maker of a masterpiece. The movie’s success comes as much from its intricately conceived multi-layered story which transforms into a rapidly moving thriller towards the end as its stunning images of urban poverty and urban privilege. But the most conspicious fact about Bong Joon Ho’s film is that it provides a thoroughly skeptical take on the South Korean economic miracle which has made South Korea the tenth biggest economy in the world and an intimading competitor in global business and commerce. It is a well-known fact that South Korea is based on a market economy which allows individuals and businesses to freely conduct economic activities. Achieving rapid growth in a short period through guaranteeing profit, the country has enjoyed global success in various fields of commerce including high technology. While some political scientists consider the South Korean miracle as the result of the smart macroeconomic decisions applied by the authoritarian administration which has governed the country since early 1960s, the film shows the tragic consequences of such policies. Bong Joon Ho says that “Korea, on the surface, seems like a very rich and glamorous country now, with K-pop, high-speed internet and IT technology, but the relative wealth between rich and poor is widening. The younger generation, in particular, feels a lot of despair.” Juxtaposing the life experience of the poor Kim family and business tycoon, Park family, Bong Joon Ho’s movie shows how the neo-liberal cities are the exclusionary centers of the stark differences in living conditions. Approaching the South Korean economic miracle with skepticism, the movie renders the dark realities lurking behind the glamorous facade. The constitution of South Korea stipulates that “the right of property of all citizens shall be guaranteed.” Bong Joon Ho’s movie, however, belies this through its dark story of socioeconomic injustices and class conflict as the most conspicious facts of South Korean urban life.

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Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

5 Şubat 2023

Gönderilme Tarihi

30 Eylül 2022

Kabul Tarihi

22 Kasım 2022

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2023 Cilt: 2 Sayı: 1

Kaynak Göster

APA
Lekesizalın, F. (2023). The Images of Urban Poverty in Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite”. Topkapı Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 2(1), 115-122. https://izlik.org/JA45CL84EK
AMA
1.Lekesizalın F. The Images of Urban Poverty in Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite”. TJSS. 2023;2(1):115-122. https://izlik.org/JA45CL84EK
Chicago
Lekesizalın, Ferma. 2023. “The Images of Urban Poverty in Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Parasite’”. Topkapı Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 2 (1): 115-22. https://izlik.org/JA45CL84EK.
EndNote
Lekesizalın F (01 Şubat 2023) The Images of Urban Poverty in Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite”. Topkapı Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 2 1 115–122.
IEEE
[1]F. Lekesizalın, “The Images of Urban Poverty in Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Parasite’”, TJSS, c. 2, sy 1, ss. 115–122, Şub. 2023, [çevrimiçi]. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA45CL84EK
ISNAD
Lekesizalın, Ferma. “The Images of Urban Poverty in Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Parasite’”. Topkapı Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 2/1 (01 Şubat 2023): 115-122. https://izlik.org/JA45CL84EK.
JAMA
1.Lekesizalın F. The Images of Urban Poverty in Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite”. TJSS. 2023;2:115–122.
MLA
Lekesizalın, Ferma. “The Images of Urban Poverty in Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Parasite’”. Topkapı Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, c. 2, sy 1, Şubat 2023, ss. 115-22, https://izlik.org/JA45CL84EK.
Vancouver
1.Ferma Lekesizalın. The Images of Urban Poverty in Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite”. TJSS [Internet]. 01 Şubat 2023;2(1):115-22. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA45CL84EK