봉준호의 [기생충]에 나타나는 아메리칸 드림의 허상

Abstract

This article explores the film Parasite from the perspective of the American dream. The film won four prizes at the Academy Awards as well as the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Bong Joon-ho became the first South Korean director to win Best Director at the Oscars. This film deals with class conflict, social inequality and wealth disparity through conflict between three families. In the neoliberal era, the issue is a social problem for which the whole world must find a solution. This theme captured the world’s attention. Another reason why this film was attractive to American film-makers was that it levels accusations about the reality of the American dream as seen in traditionally produced Hollywood films. This paper attempts to examine the film from the perspective of the visual language of the American dream and how the reality of the American dream is revealed through the conflicts between the three families in the movie.