The parasite

The intriguing dark-comedy thriller movie Parasite, which was directed by Bong Joon-ho,  has
made history and given Korean filmmakers an extraordinary sense of pride. As this film intuitively
portrays the issue of the wealth gap in modern society, it contains the power to transcend cultural
barriers and find a connection with viewers globally. This paper focuses on examining the impact of the
wealth gap in modern society, particularly concerning issues of employment and education. It also
analyzes how the wealth gap, which influences social class consolidation, affects the fate of various
families.

The movie's representation of the rich and the poor differs from numerous other films with a
similar genre. It primarily depicts the experiences of two families: the wealthy Park family and the
impoverished and unemployed Kim family, who rely on the Park family for employment. The following
parts will analyze how the storytelling of Parasite exposes the gap between the rich and the poor.  The
smell is a key element in the film that shows the gap between the rich and the poor. The damp, musty
odor in the semi-basement is not the only thing that Kim's family smells like. It refers to the smell of the
poor. The smell has developed into an impossible gap between the wealthy and the poor, constantly
serving as a reminder of how very different their backgrounds are. The Kim family's hope of changing
their fate under poverty by parasitizing the Park family has begun to crumble, as evidenced by their
escape from the Park family's home during the stormy night and the discovery of their semi-basement
being flooded. Although Ji-woo and Ji-jung of the Kim family are unemployed in the film, even they are
intelligent. It's because they don't have the Parks' level of wealth. It is an unfair wealth competition
between rich and poor families. The wealth gap influences the future of children born into various
families directly in addition to creating a gap in economic power. Compared to kids from wealthy
households, many underprivileged children, like Ki-woo, have a harder time getting into college.
furthermore, the film Parasite showed the dark side of human existence, dared to highlight the gap
between the rich and the poor, and challenged the existence of classes in Korean society. It is not a
social problem that only exists in South Korea. Under the current economic system, regardless of the
political system, this is probably a common social problem in many countries. The social class system is
becoming more and more accepted, so as social inequality. The upper class is firmly in control of
resources, and opportunities for the poor are getting fewer and more limited. Despite this, the poor
want to strike back, but their chances of changing their class and destiny, which appears to be set in
stone from the moment they are born, are getting slimmer.

In conclusion, the film Parasite enlightened contemporary culture and ruthlessly exposed the
wealth gap. There is a huge gap between the rich and the poor in terms of housing, education, and
perspective in addition to the economy. The film depicts two distinct worlds in which the rich and the
poor live through the descriptions of the privileged Park family and the poor Kim family. Despite their
social connections, they are divided by an intangible barrier. These potential gaps have separated the
lives of the poor and the rich into different social classes. Therefore, behind the gap between the rich
and the poor are the gradually solidified social classes, the cruel reality that it is increasingly difficult for
the poor to change their destiny.
Through the investigation, it is
concluded that in modern society, the rich have the vast majority of high-quality resources, and the
uneven distribution of social resources makes it difficult for the poor to enter the rich class by their
own efforts.