For my second film in this experiment, I decided to watch the 2019 South Korean movie, Parasite, directed by Bong Joon-ho. I once again asked the free versions of ChatGPT and Perplexity.ai to “Give me a summary of the film Parasite”.
ChatGPT Summary
Perplexity.ai Summary
My Comparison
After watching Parasite on Prime Video, I must say that this was an incredible film that truly deserved to win the Oscar Academy Award for best picture. This movie had me questioning what was going to happen the entire time. It left me shocked by the violent birthday party ending and how the end result resulted in another man, Ki-taek the Kim’s father, living stuck in the hidden bunker with a new high-society family living above him. History repeating itself.
When looking at the two summaries, there is a large difference in detail. While both sites summaries are accurate and informative, Perplexity.ai goes into more detail in regards to the reveal of Geun-sae in the Park’s hidden bunker. Instead of just stating that there was a ‘dark turn’ as written by ChatGPT, Perplexity.ai provided more details to explain the second half of the film.
Which Sites Summary Was Better
When comparing both summaries, there are positives and negatives for both when arguing which was more informed. If someone decided they wanted a summary of Parasite, before watching, to see if it was something they would enjoy it, I would recommend them to ask ChatGPT. This is because this site gives an accurate, factual, and informative summary while insuring that the major twist is not spoiled. However, if a detailed summary of the film was required with all the major plot point of the movie included, I would inform them that Perplexity.ai would be the better suited choice. Its summary is accurate, factual, and includes the most important instances in the movie. Therefore, neither sites summary was better; instead, both sites provide great summaries which could be used in different situations.