Abstract

Rejection of the poor and segregation appear very clearly in Korean film Parasite. In this paper this film is analyzed, which represents a clear example of the social problems of the most disadvantaged classes, relating the narrative aspects to the legal ones, showing throughout the story the different social situation that the characters have depending on their work and of their wealth. The most disadvantaged social classes emit an odor that provokes the rejection of the well-off social classes. An odor that cannot be removed by cleaning, but is a symbol of the lower classes. The separation of social classes is manifested through architectural spaces, cinematographic plans and details, where the rich are always at the top, and the poor are at the bottom. Cinema becomes a spokesperson for social and legal aspects, as well as the lack of ethics and shows us a sick and degraded society, to its ultimate consequences.

Keywords: Parasite | aporophobia | segregation | human rights