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  • Essay / Multiculturalism in the movie "Bandhobi" - 1181

    In early Korean history, more prejudices were formed among many people who are different from what people called "us". At the time, few immigrants could mix with Koreans. However, today's generation experiences different people with different views living together in Korea. The world has become globalized and many foreigners can be seen on the streets of Korea. Multiculturalism emerged as globalization expanded to all countries to increase cross-border interactions to work with various industries across national borders. Bandhobi (반두비)(2009), is a crude political satirical film on issues of racism, illegal immigration and multi-ethnicization, which is a well-made Korean popular cultural production. In this film, director Shin Dong-il presents the transnational heronization of South Korea through Karim and Min-seo solving and encountering difficulties and obstacles during the story. This film is a story about multiculturalism presented in Korean culture that shows the growing pains and point of view in different cultures. The title of the film first refers to a conception of South Korea as a racial and multicultural state, Tamunhwa, and to a compensatory and instrumentalist cultural policy. The title “Bandohbi” roughly means “friend” in Bengali. The story begins with the scene of Min-seo, the female main character, who eventually tries to run away with a wallet she found on the bus, but is soon caught by its owner – Karim, the male main character who is a migrant worker. Bangladesh. He tried to deliver her to a police station, but she offers to do him a favor in order to get out of this situation. Min-seo is a 17-year-old young woman who describes a difficult life as a second-year student...... middle of paper...... andhobi", sub-imperial allegorical film, Shin Dong -it depicts neo-colonization through multiculturalism. This film aims to transcend viewers on issues in Korean society such as racism and illegal immigration through the characters. Koreans tend to equate territory, culture and race without realizing it. the two characters find his former employer, who has strategically gone bankrupt and owes him a year's salary. The picture of immigrants' lives seems very pessimistic because they are helpless. The setting is very important in this film because it leads viewers to a broad message about the tragic circumstances of the multicultural industry. Although Korea today has improved and expanded its mind to other ethnicities, we learned a lot about Karim, his cultural difficulties, his religion, his friends, his work and his position in Korean society..