"Crossing Lines – Parasite"

About this episode

The episode explores the themes of wealth and poverty in Bong Joon-ho's film Parasite.

Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith descend into the hidden levels of Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite, where wealth performs sophistication while poverty fights for survival beneath the floorboards.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith

Topics covered

• wealth
• poverty
• survival
• film analysis
• Bong Joon-ho
• Parasite

Keywords

• Parasite
• Bong Joon-ho
• wealth
• poverty
• film analysis
• survival

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Parasite

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