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Who directed the film Parasite?
Bong Joon-ho
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In what year was Parasite released?
2019
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What is the rationale for studying Parasite?
It is a
multi-award
winning film
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What universal themes does Parasite explore?
Class divisions
,
social mobility
, and
materialism
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What significant recognition did Parasite achieve at the Academy Awards?
First non-English film to win
Best Picture
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How does Parasite reflect the styles of Hitchcock and surrealists?
It blends tragedy and comedy with symbolism
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What are the core study areas for A Level Film Studies regarding Parasite?
Film form
Meaning and response
:
aesthetics
and representations
The
contexts of film
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What are the key elements of film form in Parasite?
Cinematography
Mise-en-scène
Editing
Sound
Performance
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How does deep focus cinematography affect the viewer's experience in Parasite?
It allows viewers to see
every section
of the frame
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What effect does the cinematography have on the audience's sympathy for the Parks?
It creates sympathy for the Parks,
especially
women
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What is the significance of the references to smell in the film?
It makes the film
visceral
and highlights
class differences
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What does the landscape or scholars stone symbolize in Parasite?
It symbolizes
traditional South Korean culture
and fortune
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How do levels and stairs function in the film's mise-en-scène?
They indicate
social class
and wealth differences
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What does the editing style in Parasite primarily do?
Moves the narrative forward
conventionally
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How does slow motion editing affect key moments in Parasite?
It creates a
surreal
and comical tone
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What role does the score play in Parasite?
It creates
mood
and enhances
thematic
complexity
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How is classical music used in the film?
To signify
Mr Park's
smooth journey to success
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What is the significance of diegetic sound in the Park's house?
It
ironically
matches Mrs Kim's sense of triumph
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How are the characters in Parasite structured in terms of performance?
There is no
central
character; all are equally interesting
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How does Jung Ji-so's performance contribute to the film?
It contrasts with her
character's
hidden strength revealed later
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What is the representation of the wealthy Koreans in Parasite?
They are
naïve
and
complacent
, yet not
dislikeable
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How does the film portray the Kims?
As
multi-talented
yet
ruthless
and lacking
morality
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What is the central question posed by Parasite?
Who are the
parasites
in the film?
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How does the film depict middle-aged women?
As
wise
and
resourceful
, despite being secondary characters
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What does the fumigation scene symbolize in Parasite?
It shows the poor's resistance to
extermination
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How does lighting contribute to the aesthetics of Parasite?
Natural
sunlight
in the Park's house
Darkness and rain over the Kim's
Harsh
strip lights
in the Kim's apartment
Symmetrical, warm lighting in the Park's house
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What are the key contrasts in aesthetics between the Kims and the Parks?
Kims: cluttered, dark,
harsh
lighting
Parks: spacious, bright,
symmetrical
lighting
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What do the stink bugs symbolize in the film?
Parasitic
nature of the
lower class
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How do the poor characters resist extermination in the film?
They remain
resilient
despite challenges
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What does the lighting in the Park's house signify?
Privilege
and ease of life
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How is the lighting in the Kim's apartment described?
Harsh
strip lights with a
green hue
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What aesthetic is created by the levels of the districts?
Uphill for the
wealthy
, downhill for the
poor
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What absurd moment contributes to the film's surreal aesthetic?
Fathers wearing
Native American
headdresses
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What horror aesthetic is present in the film?
Green
lighting and
concrete
sparseness of the bunker
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How do comic and horror aesthetics merge in the film?
During Ki-jung's
slapstick
moment and
stabbing
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How does the film portray gender roles?
It satirizes
patriarchal
notions throughout
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Who drives change in the film?
Women, particularly
Mrs. Park
and
Ki-jung
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What cultural elements does the film highlight?
Korean culture and
class
divide issues
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What does the black-and-white version of the film signify?
It emphasizes the film's
artistic
status
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How does the film satirize South Koreans?
By portraying them as
Americanophiles
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