Research (Continued)
Parasite - Bong Joon-ho
Parasite is a BEAUTIFUL example in how a film can shift genres. It begins as a heist movie, where the Kim family uses deception to work for the wealthy Park family. However, it quickly descends into a dark comedy when a hidden basement and a previous housekeeper reveal a literal underground struggle for survival.
The film uses spatial metaphors (the Kims live in a semi-basement where they have to look up at the street, while the Parks live on a hill, symbolizing their economic differences by literally putting one under the other.) The humor is "dark" because it stems from the desperate, often cruel things poor people must do to survive in a capitalist system. Like The Lobster, it uses a specific domestic setting to show how social class creates "parasitic" relationships.
The Banshees of Inisherin - Directed by Martin McDonagh
Set during the Irish Civil War, this film uses a small, petty dispute between two friends to mirror the larger, senseless violence of war. When Colm suddenly decides he no longer likes Pádraic, he threatens to cut off his own fingers every time Pádraic speaks to him.
The film’s power comes from its serious delivery and dark humor. The characters live in a beautiful but isolated location, making their obsession with this one friendship feel claustrophobic. It explores the dark idea that humans would rather destroy themselves than deal with the dullness of a life without meaning.
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