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Information
- A.k.a.
- Parasite
- Year
- 2019
- Runtime
- 132 min.
- Director
- Bong Joon Ho
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy, Thriller
- Rating *
- 8.5
- Votes *
- 0
- Checks
- 11,988
- Favs
- 1,992
- Dislikes
- 31
- Favs/checks
- 16.6% (1:6)
- Favs/dislikes
- 64:1
Top comments
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C-3PO
Omg I don't think I had ever seen so many movie genres in one single movie. And all of them work quite well! 3 years ago -
Siskoid
With Parasite, Bong Joon-ho drops the science-fiction metaphors of Okja and Snowpiercer to craft a much more subtle and layered film about inequity and class struggle. There are many surprises in this one, so even talking about its themes may prove to be a spoiler, but I'll do my best... At the start of the film, we're introduced to a poor family who very entertainingly con their way into a rich family's house because they're desperate. The wealthy Parks are, surprise, good people on the face of it, but privilege is an innocuous, oblivious evil, and the audience is presented with two kinds of "parasite" on society, the poor AND the rich, who are toxic to one another. Upper and lower class are fabulously represented through verticality and observational pathos, and the more extreme elements of the story portray how the poor are made to turn on each other because they've been sold on the dream that they too can achieve fortune. On the flip side, the rich have built unassailable fortunes on the backs of the poor, what's bad for the underclass, good for them, no matter how sympathetic they may play to "the help". Some lines cannot be crossed. Great cinematography, and memorable performances too. I especially like Cho Yeo-jeong's gullible young mom and Park So-dam as the slick grifting daughter. Best film of the year, they say. I'm not sure I can argue. It's definitely a film for our times. 2 years 9 months ago -
HyliaFischer
Bong Joon-Ho proves again that he's one of the best directors of this generation. 2 years 11 months ago
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