Spatial fragmentations in the shadow of capitalism: Parasite movie

Abstract

Spatial fragmentation due to unequal distribution of resources plays an important role in the human-space relationship. David Harvey (1935, United Kingdom) one of the prominent thinkers of spatial science, sees the changes in capital accumulation as a game played in space. The fragmentation of spaces, produced at the center of capitalism and contributed to its continuity, brings about the transformation of social relations which give rise to class consciousness and reveal class differences. Based on the interaction of philosophy, cinema, architecture, this study analyses the spatial fragmentations in the contemporary society under the shadow of capitalism over Parasite Movie. The research question of the study mainly bases on the axes of class inequalities and spatial formations suggested by Harvey’s phenomenon of social justice and spatial differentiation, and exemplifies it through the spaces of the Parasite movie, directed by Bong Joon-ho in 2019. In this context, the study aims to discuss Harvey’s phenomenon of spatial organizations due to class inequality in the specific case of the Parasite movie and, to reveal the other dynamics of the disciplines of philosophy, cinema, and architecture that feed each other. Another goal of the study is to reveal the elements of the space that the individual uses while defining their existence and making sense of their surroundings, which affect them intellectually and visually with the data presented in the fictional world of cinema. The spaces in the movie depicting the relationship between two families of different socio-economic levels have been analyzed through descriptive analysis method.