Future of Work, Film Reflection week 07:
Over the past weekend, I watched file ‘The Parasite’ directed by South Korean director Bong Joon-ho.
After watching, I started to think the film’s association with the future of work. In my opinion, the film reflects the future of work affected by wealth gaps by portraying a society where social mobility is nearly impossible, and the only way to escape poverty is through deception and exploitation.
The movie highlights the widening wealth gap by illustrating the poor living environment and struggles the main character’s family were going through. Which eventually shows the exploitative nature of capitalism, and the struggle of the working class to make ends meet, while the rich live in luxury without realizing the extent of their privilege.
Ultimately, the film demonstrates how inequality can lead to desperation and how class conflict can have devastating consequences. Issues appeared in the film might seem overly dramatic to be happening in real life, but if we as a society do not take actions to reduce wealth gaps, tragedies happened in the film are likely to reoccur in the future.