On the Art Aesthetics of the Parasite in Movies

Tsui Nga Mei

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On the Art Aesthetics of the Parasite in Movies

Tsui Nga Mei

Published in Humanities and Social Sciences (Volume 10, Issue 3)

Received: 30 April 2022 Accepted: 19 May 2022 Published: 26 May 2022

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Abstract

In 2019, the famous Korean film Parasite, with its realistic scenes of low-level families living in the semi-basement of Seoul, the actors' distortion of human nature in thinking and behaviour caused by class contradictions and being limited by the social structure. Deeply portrayed by itself, coupled with an excellent script that cleverly blends dark humour and suspenseful thriller, it became one of the year's biggest hits, and it's a big hit at the 2020 Oscars. The film Parasite combines diversified artistic techniques with commercial film models, showing profound themes and whole picture language, and satirizes and criticizes the current social issues such as the gap between the rich and the poor in South Korea. The film uses dark humorous satire and a thrilling storyline to present the gap between the rich and the poor in Korean society and the cruel reality that the underclass is insurmountable. The space planning, colour application and poster design style of the film are unique. It uses various representational elements and layouts in the image to interpret the film's content. It highlights the deep social meaning revealed by the film and the theme expressed by the film, which not only gives the audience a solid visual shock, And arouses people's strong interest in the content of the film so that the audience can understand the profound connotation of the film more comprehensively.

Published in	Humanities and Social Sciences (Volume 10, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.hss.20221003.16
Page(s)	142-146
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Parasite, Space, Colours

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