(In)Surmountable Gap between Rich and Poor, Will to Live and Freedom – Parasite and Joker Cover Image

(Ne)premostivi jaz između bogatih i siromašnih, volja za životom i sloboda – Parazit i Joker
(In)Surmountable Gap between Rich and Poor, Will to Live and Freedom – Parasite and Joker

Author(s): Goran Gavrić
Subject(s): Social Philosophy, Existentialism, Social differentiation, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Hrvatsko Filozofsko Društvo
Keywords: wealth; poverty; will to live; existence; prison; freedom; Parasite; Joker;

Summary/Abstract: The consequences of chasm between the rich and the poor vary, depending on whether or not it is suffered by an individual or a larger group of people. Although in the case of various social groups it encompasses a larger area of effect, especially if it amasses as a protest, the consequences can be worse for an individual because the individual feels it stronger. In this paper, considered is the notion of existence in two aspects, socio-economic and philosophical, following examples from the films Parasite (2019) and Joker (2019). The focus is placed on the problem of poverty.

  • Issue Year: 40/2020
  • Issue No: 04/160
  • Page Range: 785-805
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Croatian