Architektura podziałów. Przestrzeń walki klas w filmach Bonga Joon-ho Snowpiercer: Arka przyszłości i Parasite
Architecture of Divisions. The Space of Class Struggle in Films by Bong Joon-ho: Snowpiercer and Parasite
Author(s): Agnieszka KamrowskaSubject(s): Culture and social structure , Social differentiation, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: class warfare; social class; cinematic representation; Bong Joon-ho;
Summary/Abstract: The article presents a sociological analysis of two films by Korean director Bong Joon-ho: Snowpiercer (2013) and Parasite (2019). The theoretical background is founded on two terms: social class and class struggle by Karl Marx, redefined by Max Weber and reinterpreted by Pierre Bourdieu. Also the terms of Ideological State Apparatuses and Repressive State Apparatuses by Louis Althusser are applied. All those terms form a theoretical frame within which the architectural space of Bong’s films reside. The director situates the protagonists within closed spaces and class struggle, where they have to fight for survival or social advancement. By applying means of spacial description, such as density, area, orderliness, and daylight access, the director defines the protagonists’ social position and their motivation.
Journal: The Polish Journal of the Arts and Culture. New Series
- Issue Year: 13/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 51-66
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Polish