Parasite: An Interpretation of the Portrayal of Characters in Korean Realistic Films

Abstract

Realistic films are not uncommon in the development history of Korean films, and even some of them are rampant, but Parasite shows that in real life, the success of this film cannot be separated from the actor’s interpretation of the characters in the film and the director’s grasp of the character shaping. Multi-dimensional depiction and interpretation of the film’s character image was shaped fuller of three-dimensional sense. Although the film focuses on the social life of different classes in Korea, it surpasses the apparent pessimism caused by the difference between the rich and the poor, and skillfully uses violence aesthetics to present the fate tragedy of characters of different classes.^[i] From the perspective of character image shaping and design, this paper will interpret the characters with different endings and their fates in the movie Parasite by taking the three families of President Park, Kim Ki-taek and former housekeeper Moon Kwang as examples.

[i] Zhang Xiafan. (2019). Realistic Perspective of Korean crime Films. Movie Literature, (02), 72.