Research question: How are the themes of class struggle depicted in a dystopian setting within Metropolis (Fritz Lang 1927) and Showpiecer (Bong Joon-ho, 2013)?

Both films include core themes of class struggle, allocation of resources, environmental disaster and distribution of wealth.

Showpiecer is a Korean-American co-production and directed by the auteur, Bong Joon-ho who is an influential director in the Korean new wave cinema movement.

Research and reading:

Marx at the movies book: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/marxist-film-theory-and-fight-club-

Snowpiercer essay: 9781501347290http://epublications.marquette.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1298&context=english_fac

Marxist perspectives: https://issuu.com/ivanradenkovic/docs/understanding-film_-marxist-perspectives—wayne–