Analyzing the Narrative Logic of South Korean Director Bong Joon-ho's Films as the Metaphor of Reality and Society

Youyou Wu

doi:10.54097/ehss.v18i.11003

Authors

Youyou Wu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/ehss.v18i.11003

Keywords:

Bong Joon-ho, visual symbolism, semiotics, surrealism, realism, Korean director.

Abstract

Korean director Bong Joon-ho uses film as a language, everyday life as a narrative, and reality as a metaphor to portray Korean society and even address global issues transcending the Korean context.The author attempts to analyze Bong Joon-ho's distinctive and skillful cinematic metaphors through a semiotic and archaeological approach.

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