What does the Oscar-winning movie Parasite tell us about deeply unequal societies, social mobility, and crisis? Kenneth Paul Tan reads from his book Movies To Save Our World: Imagining Poverty, Inequality, and Environmental Destruction in the 21st Century (Penguin, 2022) to suggest some answers.
Narrator: Kenneth Paul Tan
Editor: Calvin Kwan
Film Credit: Parasite (Bong Joon Ho, 2019)
Music Credits: Parasite (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- The Belt of Faith
- Opening
- On The Way to Rich House
- Conciliation II
- Conciliation III
- Water, Ocean
- The Frontal Lobe of Ki Taek
- Ghost
- Zappaguri
Picture/Poster/Graphic Credits:
- IMDB
- Curzon Artificial Eye
- Designer: La Boca
- Designer: DAVIDBOWIE89
- Designer: Marc Lafon
- Designer: farrahtorres
- Designer: nickelnicole
- Industry 4.0 incorporates IoT and other digital technologies/IB Times UK
- Getty Images
- Seth Wenig/Associated Press
- The Economist
- Social Mobility Diagram/Statistic Korea
Video Credits：
- Covid-19: how to fix the economy (The Economist, YouTube, Oct 23, 2020)
- Bong Joon Ho wins Best Director (Oscars, YouTube, Mar 12, 2020)
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