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Kevin Gonzalez
ENGL 1301-171
29 October 2022
Essay 2 Draft 2
which the black and white bars in their eyes clearly indicate, the writing embedded is a red flag
suggesting that there is a secret within the wall of the place, and the mysterious body that lingers
through the ground represents the idea that death an integral part of the movie central theme.
The primary element of the movie poster is that the people have black and white colored
bars over their eyes, symbolizing that they are keeping a secret from the audience and we have to
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watch the movie to find the secret. The reason is that parasites like worms lack eyes and can only
detect light to determine whether they are above or below the surface, the characters’ eyeballs on
the poster are lined in either black or white. The eyes of the Park family have white lines, which
suggests that the parasite is in the light and above ground (rich), while the eyes of the Kim
family have a black line, which denotes that the parasite is in the dark and below ground (poor),
or you could say that both families have different types of parasites. The conclusion of the
element is that the poster shows the black and white colored bars suggesting that they are
keeping a secret from the audience and have to find out through the movie.
The next element in the poster is the writing embedded which causes a red flag
suggesting that there is a secret within the wall of the place. The writing reads “Act like you own
the place”. This literature shows that the Kim family began taking advantage of the Park family,
starting with one person educating a Park family member and progressing to all Kim family
members working for the Park family without letting them know they are connected. When the
Park family departs on a trip later in the film, the Kim family moves in. The conclusion of this
section reveals that the Kim family had been keeping something from the Park family; from their
point of view, they had taken over the property, but from the Park family's point of view, they
were merely serving as maids and caregivers without being aware that they were related at all.
The last element in the poster is the pale body that lingers through the ground
representing a theme of death. The body on the ground represents the parasite (Kim family)
shows no respect or gratitude for the host family that let them into their home, trusts them, pays
them, and gives them a better life than they have ever known. The parasites will ultimately be
responsible for all the deaths in the film and for destroying the future of the host mother and her
children. One of the characters who pass away in the film is the Park family’s elderly maid, a
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long-time caregiver for the children. So that she wouldn’t realize they are related and took over
the house, the Kim family sought to kill her. The other important death caused by the parasites is
the dad from the Park family. The moment before he is murdered was reacting to an insane,
unexpected situation. He didn't know that the Parasites were posers. At the moment before he is
killed, he is terrified for his own family and daughter and simply having a human moment during
an insane, fast-moving crisis. The conclusion is that the Parasites never express any sense of
regret or shame for robbing either the hosts or the former servants. Even after countless deaths
and the obliteration of the previous host family, they feel entitled to stay in the home and support
In conclusion, the movie poster for Parasite has many elements that can tell you about the
whole movie but with the naked eye, it's just a regular movie poster about an international thriller
film. The director made it this way so that the audience can have a sense of what the movie
might be about and that there are secrets to tell throughout the movie. The film name is also an
element that tells you there is a parasite that is leeching on the host and is taking their blood and
belonging so that they can become superior over the host. Also, the reason they have different
colored bars on their eyes is that parasites like worms have no eyes and can only sense light
which tells if they are over the ground or below the ground. This demonstrates how a work of art