global film Flashcards
(10 cards)
pans labrynth intro - >(Del Toro, 2006, Spain)
> gothic fairytale = on post war repression of Francos dictatorship -North Spain.
captures brutality + userpation = spanish civil war - through Vidal.
celebrates the power of the human imagination through Ofelia.
KEY THEMES: GOOD VS EVIL, OPPRESSION + REBELLION, GENDER INEQUALITY, DISOBEDIANCE
AESTHETIC: GOTHIC FAIRYTALE
Parasite intro- (Bong Joon-ho, 2019, South Korea)
> Bong Joon-ho = inspired by Del Toro’s work.
> film = multiaward winning, = best film of 2019.
first non-English speaking = recognition at the academy awards.
universal themes of; class division, social mobility, and materalism.
South Korea influenced by America to be capitslist country. >created a massive gulf between the upper and lower class.
limited class mobility as a consequence of capitilism in South Korea,
North Korea remained a comunist country.
pans labrynth: para 1- real world vs fantasy
> pale man scene = key context:
Gaya’s work,
Catholic church,
Franco’s dictatorship.
> colour = contrast between the real world + fantasy realm.
real world = cool tone - blue or grey = bleak, prisonlike atmosphere Ofelia + supprssed endure.
fantasy realm = warmer hues - oranges + red, arguably = security + comfort = Ofelias imagination, even though it can be dangerous.
Ofelia enters fantasy realm - camera moves away revealing the vast catacones, churchlike hallway.
Pans Labrynth: Para 2 - paleman
> Pale mans layer =warm orange hue - symbolise either danger, or when Ofelia + parents reunite room is orange = she’s on the right path to reunite with them.
camera follows Ofelia before panning to the table of gluttonous food; the pan = Ofelia’s wondering eye.
At head of table = Pale man establish link between the pale man + Vidal = both sit as the head of table = gluttonous food = control and authority.
Toro was influenced by Gaya’s painting, when creating the pale man, they used CGI, make up, and costume to heighten the pale man’s monsterous look, with a realisitc touch
Pans Labrynth: Para 3 - insert shots
> insert shots to paintings of Pale man eating children.
film = direct critique of Catholic church = years of abuse they inflicted onto children.
insert shot to pile of shoes = direct reference to the holocaust + Hitlers disctatorship,
cermenting this link between the pale man Vidal.
Parasite: Para 1- camera + mise en scene
> camera work of: dollyshots, ped shots, and downward angles,
he then pairs mise en scene: lighting, faming, and space to create = divide between the Kim + Parker
highlights massive gulf that divides the two families.
As one family has wealth and social mobility, and the other is poor and lacks social mobillity
Parasite: Para 2 - opening scene - basement
> Kim families house which is a basement.
camera = low angle looking out of a boarded window = dingy street - creates frame acknowledging us watching, + establishes our roles as observers.
right also hangs crusty, old socks, = mudane, dull setting.
Joon-ho uses a ped shot to recognise their poor quality of life.
pedshot stops on the eldest son Kaiwoo = trying to get wifi.
camera tracks Kaiwoo, finding his family, and wifi, = cramped, dull, yet chaotic living space.
only room with wifi = bathroom, Kaiwoo + Kijung climb up and sit by the toilet in order to get wifi
toilet being raised above them creates an ironic tone on how disadvantaged they are.
Parasite: Para 3 - kaiwoo enetring parkers
> we enter Parker families house - track Kaiwoo = he walks up the steps, symbolise him climbing to wealth + higher status.
first time we see Kaiwoo see sunlight; many of the basements had little to no windows = basic necessities the lower class lacked.
enter Parker’s family house - astonished by the room + space, = present on Kaiwoo’s facial expressions.
windows of the Parkers house = contrast of the life money can buy = a life without bars, which contradicts the Kim’s family’s view.
Parasite: Para 4 - angles
> use of angles is interesting. Kim’s at a lower angle = looking up to the Parker family
irony as original view of idolism = quickly turned into jealousy.
Parker family at high angle = looking down on Kim’s builds irony = unaware of what they’re capable of.
