There's a lot going into that "beef cutting" scene...one you might miss as a non-korean viewer is that the beef used in the scene is "Hanwoo" or the most expensive grade of beef in Korea, similar to Wagyu. Many can't afford Hanwoo, let alone eat it as a snack with instant noodles...it's like caviar on a big mac...this is yet another shade of the rich vs poor...
Thank you for that cool little piece of information! Any more insights for foreigners? I really liked the movie, as I do many other South-Korean movies, but I'm always a little bit sad that, while I get the basic plot and themes, small details and subtleties might get "lost in translation" viewing it as an European with limited knowledge on Korean culture. Sometimes I'm not even sure if I'm supposed to be laughing at a certain scene, maybe a native Korean would be giggling at something completely different, something I would not get. I definitely picked up a lot of dark humour in this one, though.
@@robertpiwonski1215 1.In korean society,high education level is regarded very very important. When son of poor family manipulates the document,you can see a blue mark in that scene and all koreans know about that mark as university that's one of the top3 elite level univs in korea.Yonsei Univ. For more info other two are Seoul National Univ and Korea Univ. We call that three universities as SKY . And so when daughter explains herself as Illinois graduate,that makes her seen as a person from another level. 2.there's a difference of nuance between semi-basement and actual basement.Semi-basement is like you live in some kind of basement,but you always can see what's going on outside world and always having some kind of ambition to go high.So i think Bong has made an implcation of class gap even between 2nd and 3rd family.that's genius i think. Because of my not influent English it's hard to explain but i did my best tho. Watch it many times^^
Wandering Sheep The Parks of the world for the Parks, the rest for the Kims. My friend, the son of a Banker rooted for the Parks and said the Kims were animals and “Parasites”, my other friend, that goes to my school because he has a scholarship rooted for the Kims because they were the “good people”. It depends on were you stand on the social hierarchy.
Michel.rs not at all, if we look at it objectively the only thing parks did wrong was being classist, but that’s not illegal, just immoral., And the Kims Lied, Forged Official Papers, Stole, Killed and Obstructed Justice. I believe 90% of society will root for the Kims because they relate to their motivations and lifestyle more than the one of the Parks, we all want to believe that bad behavior is justified when people have “Motives” e.g. when someone kills their daughter murderer, but it isn’t. Society is unfair here and in China but that’s not an Excuse for doing all of the above, the poor dad must go to prison because he committed murder regardless of his social class and that rational explanation is why I root for the Parks, even if I liked the Kims more.
I just realized while reading comments was that when the rich dad said that their only problem with the old housekeeper was she always ate food for two, that’s because the old housekeeper fed her husband for 4 years.
I thought that was supposed to be a joke. Like she actually just ate enough for two people and then fed her husband with her salary. That’s how I saw it anyway
let's be frank the scariest scene was when the son just wanted to eat his bday cake with his bare hands but had a full seizure at the sight of the basement man, he looked like bloody pennywise it was terrifying
Yes, Stairs, Water, Line and do not cross it, Indian and made in the USA, N. Korea anchor woman mimicking, The stone, Ramyun & expensive Beef, Love scene dialogue, Smell etc. etc. I have to watch it again.
@@zain1132 It may if you think about communism vs. capitalism. The line reach people draw based on wealth is typical in capitalistic society. It is not coincidence or random choice, I think.
Native Indians were expelled from their own land by invading White Europeans.... I think it is a great metaphor.... of course, , mimicking North Korean anchorwoman is probably just for fun , though
also, perhaps this is a reach but he kills ki-jeong, the one who has been observing these paintings and lying about the mental projection. her lie is directly connected to what kills her.
ruzzell907 I don’t think the son ever could, that’s what the ending of the movie meant. We all know that this kid isn’t going to ever be able to buy that house - he can’t even get into college after trying for 4 years even though he was clearly smart enough.
Hanapetals i think u misunderstood the part where he took college entrance exam 4 times. The son was clearly nerdy and smart based from their Vanity interview and the reason why he took 4 college entrance exams was because he took the exam for other people. Most rich people do it specially when their son/daughter isnt that bright and they wanted to enter a top university
Black Muse That’s strange, in the vulture interview with the actor who played the son, Choi Woo Sik, he stated that the director told him his character was bright but had failed the entrance exam 4 times because he didn’t have any vigor, which is why he knew it was necessary when tutoring the daughter.
@@lornalaura9345 Stop making and spreading your unfounded story. There is no practice of taking a college entrance exam for someone else for money in Korea. In the movie, he just failed to enter the top college he wanted several times.
Yet, one of the biggest tragedies of this whole situation is that there was a a moment when all three families could've coexisted nicely. With Kevin, Jessica and the dad working there, they would've made a lot money. Koreans shell out major cash for any sort of academic tutoring. I know of doctors wives working as maids to pay for their kids tutors. So at this point, the Parks would've been blissfully and ignorantly pleased. The Kims would've been able to "move up", and the original maid would've been happily secretly taking care of her husband. Kind of like the symbiotic nature of our world... Just a thought.
dalimassite yes, I agree. If they hadn’t been so absorbed in their greed, everything would have been different. But i must say, they were dirt poor before, so of course when they saw a chance like that, they had to grasp that, and furthermore they didn’t know that the old housekeeper was in dire need of her position. Although if any of them has some plan ahead, they wouldn’t have immersed themselves into their fake rich life and save up to invest in their future, especially when the son has a relationship going strongly with the Park’s daughter. Many potentials are missed because of greed and inferiority complex.
@@joshhfletchh4841 I wouldn't say it's so much about greed for the Kim's and the old housekeeper and her husband. It's more just about raw survival, after so much time of being on your own and barely scraping by and surviving trust is a hard thing to just give out to strangers. So many times during the movie I kept thinking to myself if they had just worked together they all could have ultimately prospered and thrived.
@@suk_my_tiblets1508 if it was just survival then the sons salary probably would have done. with the son and daughter they could live comfortably. and with the father they maybe could have moved into a real apartment comfortably they pushed the other workers out of the house through greed
Aside from the great story telling and cinematography, let's all appreciate its title "Parasite". I legit expected some sci-fi horror flick involving a loose parasite creature (wouldn't be surprised after The Host) but noooo, after watching the movie I finally understood the title and that deserves like extra points.
@@therealjack6334 Well the word "parasite" basically means an organism/creature that feeds off another bigger organism (a host) and eventually killing them. In this movie, the poor family is considered parasites and eventually take over the rich family resulting into death of the main host (the rich dad). Hope that explains!
Parasites can be described in human behavior! I know a moocher like free loaders and people who have no shame to stay in your house for free and eat there too ! I have family members like that they are taking advantage on someone!
I also noticed that the film started and ended with the same/similar shot of the socks / window - to me it kind of represented a cycle, how these actions will inevitably continue to happen in society, which really makes you think...
This movie is literally like a painting. Every viewer finds something totally different. Possibly one of the most perfectly made movie of recent times.
@@MZ-ez1nu sure, nothing will ever be perfect. But this film points out the imperfections of our society in a way that is more resonant than anything I've ever seen. It's absolutely exquisite.
its truly inspiring to see how Parasite has achieved worldwide fame when the entirety consists of Korean inside jokes. Bong Jun Ho is notorious for his intense focus on details and i believe that Parasite is the perfect example, even though a lot of reviewers and commenters each contributed their own take to the film and have caught on to the major differences in behavior, the list still goes on and on, like how at the beginning Ki-Jung, the daughter, suggests typing in '12345678'for the wifi code to how the parasite family changes from drinking cheap Korean beer to a more high-end brand of Japanese craft sake to celebrate, or like how the melody of the now-popular "Jessica jingle" is the fun rhythm of one of Korea's most popular golden oldie. Not to mention how the director caught the mannerisms and overall atmosphere of the modern-day Korean upper and lower class to a tee! I wasnt intending to sound so nationalistic, but Im just really proud that a film whose main target audience wasnt on an international scale managed to spark such a huge phenomenon.
프랭키누나 you should be proud! I haven’t seen a lot of SK movies yet, but each one I saw was stunning, beautifully crafted and actually saying something about the systems we live in.
Cheap Korean beer? LOL. They have fine quality drinks, people who really enjoys drinks. Just imports get import tax, therefore could get more expensive at times.
LK i guess if you want to get triggered you’ll find a way lol. They weren’t saying that all Korean beer is cheap, just that the stuff the family drinks at the beginning is a very cheap brand in Korea
The theme of smell as the exposure of class was so prevalent. From Dasong almost funding out they were all related by their laundry detergent, to the Park's weird handling of the Kim sisters panties, the wife in the car coming back from the grocery store towards the end, and of course mr parks end... so good
It's not laundry detergent... It's the musty moldy smell from living in a sub basement where there is not much air circulation. So this is how the daughter explained it.
They first thought it was bc they were related, but then, they realized they have the smell of poberty, the maid also had the same smell acording to the kid
What I found interesting was when the family was getting drunk, for a moment the dad asked about the chaffeur who lost his job and was quickly shouted down... later his wife is saying "She's nice b/c she was rich; I would be so nice if I was that rich..." but then you see how she behaves towards the previous housekeeper. Even though she is the same sort of parasite she initially shuts down her pleas of "Sister..." So perhaps poor or rich, some people are just nice and some are jerks?
Met3lAngel sounds like a damned if you do, damned if you don’t situation for the rich then. If you’re mean, it’s because you’re an evil rich person. If you’re nice, it’s because you have the privilege of being nice since you’ve never had any problems in your life. Imo that’s a little harsh lol
PAULA RONDON VIDAL idk I choose to believe that people are people, and don’t look down on them just because they were born starving in a 3rd world country, or living a life of luxury on top of the world
@@Hanapetals people starve in 1st world country as well. Stop using this third world country = poverty logic. Not everyone is poor in 3rd world country. Not everyone is rich in 1st world too.
Saw it last night and loved it. In a Q&A w Spike Jonze Bong Joon Ho told us not only did he design and build the house but the poor neighborhood also! They’re both sets!
First I thought this may be the best movie I have seen in the past 10 years....then I thought ..maybe It's the best movie I've seen in my life. Totally floored me...everyone in the theater applauded and I have never experienced that feeling, where we ALL knew this was special.
I felt the same way. It's possibly in my top 10 films ever, and I've only seen it once. It has everything: humor, suspense, social commentary, surprises, great characters, etc.
@@julieroccia6344 its not like i tried to be on guard, i actually "forced" my friends to go with me because i rlly wanted to see it but in the end, i got out of the movie rahter....dissapointed`? sure, it had great pictures, acting but the package was kinda all over the place or "slow". i just dont get it, espeically for people who put that movie instantly on their top5 list
I find it ironic that everyone loves Korean romantic dramas for some reason, and it becomes one of their pop culture icon, yet I find them to be the most unimaginative and formulaic things ever produced Yet, when Koreans are NOT making those terrible soap operas and work on other genres such as horror or sci-fi, they create some of the most amazing films ever like Snowpiercer, Taxi Driver, Train to Busan, and now, Parasite !!!
Most popular stuff in any culture is formulaic. People like dependability and predictability when the current state is pretty chaotic and unstable. There's also a constant fear in S. Korea that any minute you can be nuked by your northern neighbors, betrayed by your eastern neighbors (who've been at it for a century). Not to mention the neighbors to the west. Considering all this, it's not ironic that formulaic predictable rom-coms are popular.
I have to agree. I find South Korean drama tv shows to be bland and unimaginative. And boring as fuck. But south korean movies? Fuck. I find them to be far better at it than Hollywood ever be. In fact, scenes from the Villainness action scenes was taken to be part of John Wick.
This all could’ve been avoided if only the son and daughter had been working but greed took over, this movie was making me go through a lot of emotions
Absolutely one of the best movies I've ever seen. It manages to be accessible and entertaining without sacrificing artistry and depth. It has humor, shock, suspense, social commentary, nuanced characters, etc. As much as I loved The Lighthouse, this was the film of the year.
I think i need to think about The Lighthouse a little more cause it was my most anticipated movie and i don't wanna say i was disappointed it just wasn't what i was expecting
Honestly I think the basement couple were the most moral in the film. The poor old former caretaker just kindly requested the Kims to feed her husband in exchange for some money. It was the Kim's ego that got hurt, thats why Mrs.Kim rejected doing that and threatening to call the police even though Mrs Kim hade done something way worse than the caretaker. After earning money the Kims had become egoistic b*tches and Mrs. Kim was the first person to kill someone in the film by pushing the caretaker down the stairs. That eventually led to all the conflict
That was the point of no return. Before that, they could've still bargained. After that, I knew there was going to be at the very least another murder.
It really is a masterpiece. I loved how he completely changed the tone near the end in such a shocking way that it imprints the movie in your mind long after you finish watching. Great review.
The film itself is a huge metaphorical cloud that just hangs over your head. As a Korean-American, I noticed many Korean-esque behaviors, the language, the culture, etc. However, even if you don't know the language and culture, there's a juxtaposition between the wealth disparity of rich/poor, compared to Korea and here in the West. But this film just had the very heavy Korean flavor. I only watched the film once and do plan to watch it again to see if I catch anything more. From the "hanwoo" (Korea's very expensive meat) beef scene, to the "38th parallel" (South Korea's border with North Korea") quote, there's so many other things that really make you think. Of how the father always keeps the windows open, which can be translated to his mindset and financially poor lifestyle. "Free extermination" and open windows led down to the flooding scene. And in the flooding scene in which they escape, the film captures them going down the stairs. From the high riches and height of the wealthy, they walk down in sewer infested waters to only spend a night in the gymnasium. I also love how you mentioned that this movie is "realistic" and "can happen." My dad watched the movie and firmly believed that this can actually happen. Korean films in general pretty much almost always ends in tragedy and gives me the big sad. And perhaps that's because of the current status quo in Korea and it's just part of Korean entertainment. However, beyond that, Bong Joon Ho is a genius. This film is absolutely phenomenal and has made me extremely uncomfortable. And I love it when a film does that with critical precision. This movie has wanted to make me scream. Also, I do think that the stinkbug in the beginning of the film means something, but I'll have to watch it again to reconfirm it. Great video, you earned yourself a subscriber.
Could the stinkbug be foreshadowing? The dad flicks the bug away after pointing it out as a stinkbug. Later, the rich family cannot handle the "stink" of the dad. It all comes around
yoshi gizmo that’s what i was gonna say! there’s always someone poorer or in a worse off condition, so even for the main family, the stink bug is below them, and can’t handle them being around. once they go to the parks house, they become the stink bugs
*Spoiler* Love how in the movie they said the best plan is no plan at all because they never tend to go the way you want it to, but then near the end of the movie, because the dad got trapped in the basement, Kiwoo makes a plan saying how he’ll buy the house ! makes you think he got super successful and then you find out it was all his imagination ^~^ super smart.
There was a ‘spoiler free’ version of their trailer where the entirely trailer was cropped into one small rectangle on the screen where entire details were obscured. Really inventive trailer.
SOME POINTS ONLY NOTICED BY KOREANS The Korean title of Parasite (기생충) is Ki Seng Chung. The poor family son, daughter and father's names are Ki Woo, Ki Jung and Ki Taek. Part of their names have part of the word Parasite in it. I think there was a conscious effort because you never have father and son/daughter have the same middle name. It's just not done. The black noodle dish in the movie called RamDon (made up name for translation-actual called Champagetti) is a combination of $.60 popular instant noodle and the most expensive Wagyu beef of Korea. This is a combination of extreme ingredients. There must me a metaphor there. The poor dad being coached how to act by the poor son was an inside joke for Koreans. Kang-Ho Song (dad) is the Tom Hanks of Korea. Choi Woo-shik is just an up and coming actor.
...and I must say that Capernaum should have won the Oscar of the foreign film instead Roma, and Roma should have won the Oscar of the best film of 2019!
Santiago Reyes-Retana Yeah. It’s sad to me that somehow Best Foreign movie almost closes the opportunity for great, non English/American movies to be awarded as best movie. Makes it look like they think they’re on a higher level.
Saw this movie twice today and was absolutely floored both times. It really shows what money can do to people on both sides. The kims would do anything to be where the parks were and the parks never gave a second thought about people like the kims. Amazing line when mrs. Park said "money has been pretty good lately" meanwhile the kims are struggling to survive on a day to day basis
I didn't know anything about the movie when I started watching it. Halfway through the movie when the Ki woo and his family have already gotten themselves job in Park family and they were drinking in their (Park's) living room. I thought the plot is going to be how these people are going to con their way in eventually owning the house. I paused the movie and zoned out for a while creating a plot for that story in my head. Within five minutes of resuming the movie, (when the old housekeeper came) I realised that that was not going to be the plot, can't say my little dream wasn't broken😅
I expected that too based on the beginning scenes when "Jessica" had asked the lady of the house to provide all these documents including the title of the house.
Carolina Nievas understandable tho, if you are not familiar with korean film industry. Directors like Bong isnt considered indie film maker. He has huge companies like CJ on his back. But i understand being called an indie film in the US because of its budget. I love Bong. My favorite is still Memories of murder. Mother and Parasite come second for me!
I’ve seen it with a really mixed group of 6 people. 2 students (including me), my father who barely has the money to get along, my Aunt and Uncle who are pretty wealthy, almost as wealthy as the family in Parasite and a “working class” friend. All of us thought that this is an amazing film, it’s entertaining and sparks very interesting conversations. Even more interesting: each of us took something different out of it with different scenes that stood out. Even better: the more I read and watch about it, the more I realize how many levels this film has, how deep it goes and the observations it does. IMO it’s a masterpiece and I really think that, even if you don’t want to think about our society or how the world works to much, you’ll have a great time watching it. 10/10.
I saw this yesterday night and I was freaking speechless. Its been almost a full day and I’m still ruminating on it. There hasn’t been a film that’s left such an impression and impact on me in such a long time.
As someone who has watched this after the Oscars, this is one of the best reviews out there. I could have read another 90 min's of subtitles (typical American tone) but seriously!! Starting with the "by any means necessary" attitude from the Kim family *with the box folding as they breathe in insect repellent*, to the meticulous blocking scheme of the full Kim on Park family infiltration. I've never seen a movie that portrays a sign of the times as well as Parasite. This masterpiece will be studied for years to come. Bravo, Bong Joon
Another thing that a lot of people don't seem to mention is how prevalent lines are in this movie....it's not obvious but you can feel the line that must not be crossed, the divide between 2 characters in the way each scene is shot and in the architecture of the house. I don't know if I'm explaining it well but It's genius.
the bit where the former maid goes down the basement and starts screaming "honey" really surprised me and amazed me. I wondered who the hell is she calling and what is down there. Odd feeling. Never felt that way with a movie before. Boong is a genius
I keep juggling between PARASITE and DOGMAN for my best film of the year. Both are impeccably shot and send you away to somewhere new and interesting; both are tales about status, class, the underdog, exacting a sort of vengeance, and both films end in a similar way. I was more engrossed with DOGMAN simply because you're with the main character the entire movie, and it really gives you his perspective, and I could fixate on his journey so completely, unfettered by other actors or flashy editing. With PARASITE it was like an opera; DOGMAN was like an intimate concert. I might have to give them both top honors.
My favorite movie of the year... The Lighthouse is disjointed but Pattinson and Dafoe make the entire movie worth the watch with their insane performances.
You put all my thoughts into words. When I watched this movie I was blown away but I couldn’t quite explain to others why this movie was so special. There is no gimmick to it. It is (more or less) a straightforward story told in the most incredible way. Thank you for your wise words on this amazing film.
Other thing that I heavily felt in the movie it’s that it’s very claustrophobic, the movie itself makes you and the characters feel alienated. Everything seems so familiar yet it looks like a parallel universe. I felt isolated and I felt the characters were isolated too, all of them. Really in Kubrick’s style, I knew it was south korea I knew it was maybe Seoul and I know how low and high class neighborhoods look there but it just felt... odd, like things weren’t quit right but they seemed to be and that fits majestically with the film itself
Maybe because she fell for an man who can't provide. Yeah idk. She said if she was rich she would also be nicer. She got a bronze/gold? (I forgot) medal for hammer throwing so maybe she could've had a good future but fell for the 'wrong' guy. He opend an cafe/cake show what failed. (Idk the full backstory here but just a thought)
Lin Tang how would it be his fault that she’s a mean person though? I always thought the Kim’s fell in love while the Park’s were married for social status. If the Kim mother really loved her husband, she wouldn’t have cared that he had failed businesses. Idk man this movie messed me up I just wanna be a nice person to all 😭
What are people's thoughts on the use of food in this film, throughout the overarching story line? I find that the stylistic choices of Bong Joon-ho are shown in these elements, how he decisively placed them, i.e. the color and vibrancy, and "clean" well, put together items of food that really focus on the divide of class and wealth. As well, how truly integral food is for survival and how much these issues drive a person or change someone's mindset in order to survive or have a decent life. The design elements collectively speak to this. I thought it was intriguing that he put such a strong focus on food, something that is a basic need, & the idea of having it, but having it well, what that means socially when you are poor or have struggled to live. On a separate, yet unnecessary note, I find it interesting that so many people immediately assume that because someone is poor, that it means they are lazy, when there are plenty of reasons for one being poor that has nothing to do with work ethic. For instance, health and/or education, where you're born, what you're born into. That's not to say rich people don't earn their living, because most of them do, but that's not always the case, just as much as it isn't always someone's fault they are poor.
What bugged me about this movie is the family becomes so crafty and intelligent with their approach to infiltrate the family but after they do, they become dumb and unintelligent in their approaches which ends in their demise. Just doesn't make sense and keep from thinking it's a masterpiece
Probably some deeper messages in the film, like the effects of "becoming" rich and not having to worry or think about anything (ie, the wife) and how it now relates to the family after they outwit the rich family or smth, idk but the movie feels too well-crafted to just write it off as bad writing essentially Gotta watch it again tho
@@michaelsantos4814 That was part of the dump actions I meant lol. Having a "party" in someone else's house making a mess. But, makes them seem more believable as "bottom dwellers"
Michael Garcia DTX i thought their change in character and loss of some of that craftiness was the result of becoming more in tune with the house and the rich peoples lives and thus becoming more dumb bc they were becoming more like the parks
Found this good analysis comment on another review, jung's comment - "I think the biggest function of this film is in highlighting the rather innocent ignorance by the rich towards the poor. The wealthy family is portrayed as very polite, and reasonable people who are not particularly arrogant or malicious. But they are clueless about the lives of the people that they employ around the house and accidentally offend them by reacting to the driver's smell instinctively. The poor admires the rich and gets to know so much about them and almost convinces themselves that their lives are practically the same as that of their employers only to face the rude awakening later. The film title Parasite is also not a flattering way of describing the less fortunate members of the society, and this juxtaposition of portraying the rich as innocent and poor and conniving and somewhat cruel makes this film so unique of movie that speaks to capitalism. Perhaps there are call outs for both extremes, the wealthy to raise their level of awareness regarding the poor and the poor to not obsess over the glamorous neighbors..."
I'm confused how this comment describes the privileged viewpoint at all. At no point in the film does the privileged family care about those that serve them. Any action that seems to suggest otherwise is just one that is intended to fulfill the needs of the privileged class. (The love affair that the young girl has with her tutor is one example of this. The respect that the mother shows for her son's tutor is another. It stems from her desire to be a good mother and her fear of failing him. She wants him to be both a happy child and have a successful career / life to continue their social standing.) The privileged family's actions clearly signal to the servants that there is always a barrier between them and their employers. It's not innocence. It is willful ignorance. They are worlds apart; and by design. While the rich family never goes out of their way to be unkind, they always find ways to make it clear that there are boundaries between them. Maintaining the distance of the employer / employee relationship. Reminding them that they are workers and that they are never to cross that line. The reaction to the smell of their servants was not accidental. It was entirely intentional. While they did not want to tell the driver about his smell to his face, they were concerned about how his smell would reflect upon them. (For example, if they decided to bring a friend into the car when the driver was there as well. How would it reflect on them if their driver smelled odd?) Just like when the previous driver was 'caught' with panties in the car. They did not want to communicate the reason why they were letting him go. They just wanted him gone because having a 'pervert' driving their car would not reflect well on their family or their status in the community. While there is A LOT more that could be unpacked in the film, I do think that the film's intention was never to make a judgement call on what is bad nor good behavior. What is right or wrong about class and wealth inequality. The film attempts to place these two families (among others) in situations that explore some themes related to class in modern society. It even examines dynamics amongst others within a certain level of class (e.g.- the maid, the pizza box company, the drunk man on the street, etc.) to let the audience reflect upon the human condition and, perhaps, the unfairness of fairness.
Bryan Lu the kims used the parks every bit as much as the parks used the Kims. The only reason the got to know the parks I sneaked they had to fool them and needed information. They didn’t care about them. The kims didn’t care about the housekeeper and her husband and vice verse. Everyone’s living from their own perspective in life and seen through the eyes of each story, none are really right or wrong.
Aside from a brief mention about the use of blocking, you made a 7 minute youtube film called "why parasite is a masterpiece" where all you say is "its great" again and again....
While clearly not going into details/Spoiler territory, he did in fact speak about the movie's transcending genre, ambivalence and changes in tone, the meticulous attention paid to the character of its sets, suspenseful pacing, blocking, and all of this giving the film a sense of unease. So, yeah, he did mit plunge into depths as to how the film achieved these effects in him; but If you take his reasoning at face value you get a good gist of the type of movie it is, how these techniques come together, and what he likes about it. All of this in less than ten minutes.
@@blokkka9inety293 It's a very well made drama/thriller with a lot of meaning to it. I don't know if it's one of the best movies of the decade or anything but it is pretty great.
"I don't love because it's an Asian film and I'm Asian" was hilarious. I'm not one of those either but I have recently realized that movies from Asia tend to be astronomically better than movies by Asians in The West.
100% agreed, glad someone sees that as well I mean stuff like Crazy Rich Asians simply does not stack up to those from directors like Park Chan Wook and Bong Joon Ho.
@@flickfanatics7948 Didn't even bother with Crazy Rich Asians tbh. MOST of us aren't "Crazy Rich" so I knew I wasn't gonna care about the so called ~representasian~ in that one lmao I don't think I've seen any Park Chan Wook movies other than a little bit of Oldboy on tv quite some time ago. What is your favorite? I'll look for it.
He's an absolute hero of mine both as an audience and a filmmaker he's had a great effect on me. If you watch any of my shorts I think you'll see his influence even more than Bong's!
This film provide you with such a poignant messages about the current times we live in but also it worths as a crowd-pleaser. Actually this film can't be referred as a specific genre in terms of its narrative and the plot that contain the elements of comedy, thriller and drama with the twists and turns. Bong again proves that he creates his own genre himself as just seen by many critics and cinephiles.
my buddy and I hopped from lighthouse to parasite back to back and I have never seen better movies in a long long time. We spent 5 hours at the theater!
This movie is kind of a Parasite. Here's a movie that should have been nominated and should have won the Oscar: " The Laundromat " It's a movie, which feels like a really likable informational video about insurance fraud and tricky money schemes... Lol... Antonio Banderas and Gary Oldman are just so much fun to watch!!! It's a delightful film! Based on a true story, as well, about the Panama Papers. For me, this beats other movies nominated for movie awards. It's an artwork, turning a boring subject into pure fun, with a unique way to tell a story and make a point as well. The characters have their ups and downs, as well. It's a Steven Soderbergh project (I had thought he retired, so glad he didn't!) and his style lifts the story and turns it into an enjoyable ride that you want to be on. Okay, I have nothing against "Parasite", but with all the English speaking great movies this year, why did this win so much at the Oscars? It had good directing, great acting, great score, interesting locations and good camera work -- but, I just didn't really believe the story that much. It seemed that the upper class folks were too naive, and the lower class folks were too lucky. Plus, what were the lower class family going to do once they were found out? After all, it was just a matter of time, right? The father of that family seemed to have a higher endurance, in my understanding of the character, but then he goes nuts because he finds out the upper class boss of his isn't fond of his 'smell'? Seriously? This just seems silly to me. I thought he was more humble, and with more grit than to let something like that bother him. Is it realistic that the upper class in South Korea don't check on anyone that they hire? Seems unrealistic to me. So, I really wanted the movie to succeed (for me) by having the characters strike a deal with each other, or reconcile and make an agreement of some kind that brings The 'human experience' to a higher level. But, instead, we got madness, chaos and murder. Wtf? I felt this was a complete cop-out. I'm guessing that this movie may have a more relevant sense to it, culturally, for those from South Korea or living there. Because it may be drawing from a reality, there, that could be worth evaluating more deeply. I thought this was an average movie, because of the story. 5 out of 10. Snowpiercer was more interesting, and better, from this Director.
Hello. Thank you for the in-depth explanation on this movie, it really made me realize why I love it so much: it's the contrasting scenes that heightened the in-coming shock from the audience. By the way, I would never have thought you weren't a native English speaker had you not pointed out that you were Asian. Your English is flawless. And I've got a favor to ask: could you list all the movies you have mentioned in this video down in the description box? Thanks a lot!
He said that "Asian people like movies BECAUSE it is made by Asian people" They didn't like the movie because of its characters, plot, ideas, etc. They liked it because it was made by an Asian person.
i think the scariest scene is the one where the dad kills mr. park. it’s scary because it’s not murder in his eyes. it’s exhaustion. he has seen how much of an amazing life the parks have, and as he’s clutching his dying daughter, he just realizes that he doesn’t have a plan. that was the breaking point for him.
Now that I think about it... the way you used the background music from the movie, to put it in your video while you were explaining... it was absolutely wonderful. But I really love this movie, there's soooo much to talk about it...
It's a weirdly gorgeous film. There's so much blocking as you see Bong Joon Ho's placement of characters. Just weirdly beautiful. I mean, the sex scene on the couch followed by the slow pan under the table. Hell, it's a commentary on the characters - the wealthy family never looks down AND the poor family never becomes noticed until they have an interaction that is initialized by the wealthy family members.
The scene where the Kims are sitting in the apartment during the fumigation was actually the most distressing to me. It’s as if they’re the bugs in the basement that society is trying to exterminate but they’re defiantly holding on. Also I couldn’t help thinking about people eating the pizza that would go in the boxes covered in bug spray. Ugh!
i was in korea when it was came out but at first i thought it was just a hipe so i didn't watched it but when i came back to the states i saw it and it was so good.kinda wish i saw it in korea .
I think this movie was over hyped, and an excuse to show diversity. I've seen a lot of Korean and other foreign films that were better than this. I'll point out 2 stupid moments that stood out in the movie, 1st the scene were instead of working together so they can keep each others secrets, the old caretaker would rather have a fight 2 against 4. 2nd the father watched his daughter gets stabbed and his wife fighting for her life and he just stood there doing nothing. He was more triggered with the smelly insult rather than saving his wife and daughters lives, does that make any sense?
Might just be the film of the decade. Just as CHILDREN OF MEN was a searing & damning reflection of the 00s, PARASITE deftly examines capitalism, privilege, poverty, & the extreme wealth division that defines the 2010s. Deserves Best Foreign Language Film, easily. Masterpiece. Good call on EXTERMINATING ANGEL.
parasite is a very well written movie It talks about power, greed and hope,it says that how humans are capitalist by nature, That a person only thinks about himself that when a poor family has power, they will not help other poor but will only think about themselves, There is a power hierarchy in the society and the one who has more power, he considers the one with less power as a filth. This film talk about privilege also that a higher class person gets everything but a lower class person has to work 10 times more to get that, Everything in this film was well balanced there is no villain in this film the real villain is the situation Yes bong didn't give any reason for "all or nothing" but that's the whole point that's why it feels surprising,The murder of Mar Park by Mar kim was a very psychological act,The murder of Mar Park by Mar Kim is very surprising and to understand it, you need to understand the psychology of Mar Kim. Kim never wanted to kill Park, it was the situation that led to this act,Jealousy and anger have already boiled over in Kim's mind against Park,And it's shown in a very subtle way,He used to respect the park a lot, but later he came to know that he just thinks of him as a worker who stinks alot This thing was deeply disturbing to Kim inside,A big truth was already revealed in front of Kim(secret bunker),And right after that he heard Mr. Park say about himself that he stinks, and later her whole house got washed away by the rain all trouble came upon him in one night Still, he has to go to work in the morning, where the Park family is about to enjoy a birthday party But still the park treats him like a worker wo stinks they are completely unaware of his problem,Even when geun se killed Kim's daughter, Park was only thinking about his son and he should logically think about his son first But Kim felt bad for this work of Park because of his hatred, when Park shrunk his nose to avoid the smell, then Kim felt worse,in that situation, his suppressed hatred and jealousy came out in the form of anger, which led to the murder of the park. Kim had no Big reason to kill Park and he never want to kill mr Park it just happened to him like a DREAM a BAD DREAM And he got punished for this because he did wrong he had to leave his family and stay in the bunker and later he also apologized to the park, but now nothing is going to happen with this apology, crime was already committed now he will have to atone for it ,this shows the jealousy and hatred of the lower class against the higher class, And the movie never justifies Kim's crime,Kim was not a psycho killer, he was a normal person, he committed this crime, which he regrets, but now nothing is going to happen by regretting,In the last, a conversation between a father and son is shown which is very emotional, a son will never consider his father a criminal He also knows that my father is not such a person, but nothing can happen now,In the end, the film ends on Hope, despite all this, ki woo never stops hoping,I don't know whether he will be able to get that house or not, but God bless him to buy such a house so that when it rains next time, he can enjoy it with his family like mr park does. Both families were not parasite in this film the real parasite was human greed,hatred, jealousy and situation
I honestly hated this movie. It would take half an hour to write everything I dont like about it, so I’m just posting this in hopes to find likeminded people in this ocean of madness
Your commentary on the film is awesome. It's so authentic: "...a poor family and a rich family. Obviously it's more complicated than that, but you get what I mean" haha. Also, I learnt synonyms for avant garde (bold, experimental)
Even the simple act of a hand reaching out to quickly lock a bedside jewelry box and adjust it ever so slightly before disappearing out of frame TICKLES for some reason. Beautiful, haunting edits that confuse then bewilder the senses as the mind struggles to keep up with the eyes...staggeringly shocking developments you *can't see coming a mile away... and characters that act real, behave real, and seem real throughout make this film my personal favorite of the year. Better than Joker, better than Lighthouse. Parasite is one of the best of the damn decade.
One plothole I’ve observed though I’m not so certain about it: The Kim family sneeked to the Park’s house as they leave for camping and the authorities didn’t get to use that as a strong evidence of tresspasing? That is, the cctv connection outside the house was cut later that night by the prior housekeeper. Hmmmm.
It was recognized as the best foreign film and film by the American academy Oscar awards. I've been so busy I haven't even heard of this film...I am now gonna check it out. Looks fabulous...my type of movie I prefer
I TOTALLY agree about this being a masterpiece!!! I'm African-American and love, love, love movies which makes me concur with you on your last statement. I was kind of hesitant about watching it because of the sub-titles but I was drawn to the trailer like I was to "Curse of the Golden Flower". Once I began watching both of these movies I was instantly drawn in and the sub-titles didn't even matter. Hats off to Mr. Ho for this work of art!
SPOILER: I liked this movie, it’s really good. That being said. One of the protagonists, Ki-taek, a poor man beaten down by life, gradually turns angrier and angrier, more frustrated and clearly unsettled as the story progresses. It all leads to a third act that is basically a bloodbath, where Ki-taek ends up stabbing to death a man from a much higher social class, that represents everything that Ki-taek is not and that he wishes to be, a man that has also repeatedly mocked and shown disdain towards Ki-taek throughout the movie… sounds familiar? So as long as the perpetrator of the violence is not a white male with issues critics will hail it as a masterpiece, right? This pathetically hipocritical culture that has permiated even the way we “review” movies is really, really sad. Thank god apparently audiences aren’t getting dumber or as narrow minded the way critics are.
Honourable mention: Schizophrenia Zone, Vigour, What's that smell?, It's made in the USA, What's the plan?, I thought Germans only ate beer and sausages.
There's a lot going into that "beef cutting" scene...one you might miss as a non-korean viewer is that the beef used in the scene is "Hanwoo" or the most expensive grade of beef in Korea, similar to Wagyu. Many can't afford Hanwoo, let alone eat it as a snack with instant noodles...it's like caviar on a big mac...this is yet another shade of the rich vs poor...
Thank you for that cool little piece of information! Any more insights for foreigners?
I really liked the movie, as I do many other South-Korean movies, but I'm always a little bit sad that, while I get the basic plot and themes, small details and subtleties might get "lost in translation" viewing it as an European with limited knowledge on Korean culture. Sometimes I'm not even sure if I'm supposed to be laughing at a certain scene, maybe a native Korean would be giggling at something completely different, something I would not get. I definitely picked up a lot of dark humour in this one, though.
@@robertpiwonski1215
1.In korean society,high education level is regarded very very important.
When son of poor family manipulates the document,you can see a blue mark in that scene and all koreans know about that mark as university that's one of the top3 elite level univs in korea.Yonsei Univ.
For more info other two are Seoul National Univ and Korea Univ.
We call that three universities as SKY .
And so when daughter explains herself as Illinois graduate,that makes her seen as a person from another level.
2.there's a difference of nuance between semi-basement and actual basement.Semi-basement is like you live in some kind of basement,but you always can see what's going on outside world and always having some kind of ambition to go high.So i think Bong has made an implcation of class gap even between 2nd and 3rd family.that's genius i think.
Because of my not influent English it's hard to explain but i did my best tho. Watch it many times^^
@@ghh1871 You explained it very clearly! Thank you
I caught that 😄 (I'm a chef from u.k ) didn't know if anyone else did aha
Awesome!
At one point, I didn't know which family i was rooting for.
Wandering Sheep I rooted for the poor family at first until they really started becoming aholes
Wandering Sheep The Parks of the world for the Parks, the rest for the Kims. My friend, the son of a Banker rooted for the Parks and said the Kims were animals and “Parasites”, my other friend, that goes to my school because he has a scholarship rooted for the Kims because they were the “good people”. It depends on were you stand on the social hierarchy.
@@andreblackaller3560 did the rich family do anything wrong?
Michel.rs not at all, if we look at it objectively the only thing parks did wrong was being classist, but that’s not illegal, just immoral., And the Kims Lied, Forged Official Papers, Stole, Killed and Obstructed Justice.
I believe 90% of society will root for the Kims because they relate to their motivations and lifestyle more than the one of the Parks, we all want to believe that bad behavior is justified when people have “Motives” e.g. when someone kills their daughter murderer, but it isn’t.
Society is unfair here and in China but that’s not an Excuse for doing all of the above, the poor dad must go to prison because he committed murder regardless of his social class and that rational explanation is why I root for the Parks, even if I liked the Kims more.
Michel.rs My Dad is a Judge that’s why I look at it objectively from the eyes of justice btw haha
A film that makes you care about all the Characters is very rare
I didn't give two shits about the former housekeeper or her husband. I actually wanted them both to die.
How do you care about a woman who literally drop kicks a woman down a flight of concrete stairs with what seems like little remorse?
@@moviedude22 Never doubt the extent that the poorest women will go to.
@@maximumoccupancy I loved them.
They never did shit wrong.
@@RedFlyingFox007 Except blackmailing the family that we actually come to care about and murdering people at the party.
I just realized while reading comments was that when the rich dad said that their only problem with the old housekeeper was she always ate food for two, that’s because the old housekeeper fed her husband for 4 years.
Thanks didn't pick that up.
Yes but also when she was asked she said that she bought the food for her husband by her own salary. She could be lying
Holy shit....
I thought that was supposed to be a joke. Like she actually just ate enough for two people and then fed her husband with her salary. That’s how I saw it anyway
@@ThePapaDragon it was a joke that foreshadowed
let's be frank the scariest scene was when the son just wanted to eat his bday cake with his bare hands but had a full seizure at the sight of the basement man, he looked like bloody pennywise it was terrifying
The “basement man” scene creeps me out at night.
@@mattd.2932 he just has a very creepy face too lol
i think it's a referece to the grudge
That basement man is going to give me nightmares
ella mae the guy looked hilarious to me
This is all so metaphorical
Yes, Stairs, Water, Line and do not cross it, Indian and made in the USA, N. Korea anchor woman mimicking, The stone, Ramyun & expensive Beef, Love scene dialogue, Smell etc. etc. I have to watch it again.
@@mindychoga104 The metaphors are supposed to lead to something, native indians and north korea don't have anything in common
@@zain1132 It may if you think about communism vs. capitalism. The line reach people draw based on wealth is typical in capitalistic society. It is not coincidence or random choice, I think.
It’s a joke lol
Native Indians were expelled from their own land by invading White Europeans.... I think it is a great metaphor.... of course, , mimicking North Korean anchorwoman is probably just for fun , though
I think the biggest moment In the movie was the reveal that the man the Park’s son keeps painting is the maid’s husband in the basement .
SAY WHAT!?!?!? *Goes and rewatches it*
shit.. i just realized that
also, perhaps this is a reach but he kills ki-jeong, the one who has been observing these paintings and lying about the mental projection. her lie is directly connected to what kills her.
holy shit I missed that...Its a movie you can watch multiple times and I intend to
HOLY COW!! I had no idea!!!
It would take 500 years for the son to buy the house. So it's like his dad was sent to life in prison.
ruzzell907 I don’t think the son ever could, that’s what the ending of the movie meant. We all know that this kid isn’t going to ever be able to buy that house - he can’t even get into college after trying for 4 years even though he was clearly smart enough.
@@Hanapetals the kid was making a plan to rescue his dad. but earlier the dad says plans dont go well. sad ending
Hanapetals i think u misunderstood the part where he took college entrance exam 4 times. The son was clearly nerdy and smart based from their Vanity interview and the reason why he took 4 college entrance exams was because he took the exam for other people. Most rich people do it specially when their son/daughter isnt that bright and they wanted to enter a top university
Black Muse That’s strange, in the vulture interview with the actor who played the son, Choi Woo Sik, he stated that the director told him his character was bright but had failed the entrance exam 4 times because he didn’t have any vigor, which is why he knew it was necessary when tutoring the daughter.
@@lornalaura9345 Stop making and spreading your unfounded story. There is no practice of taking a college entrance exam for someone else for money in Korea. In the movie, he just failed to enter the top college he wanted several times.
The scene with the bloody tissue got a standing ovation at the screening I was at.
and the selection of the music for that scene was classy
Mine laughed so hard and applauded as if they were at a Dave Chapelle live comedy show.
That part is soooooo good!
bloody tissue with ketchup?
gyverbench Hot sauce.
Yet, one of the biggest tragedies of this whole situation is that there was a a moment when all three families could've coexisted nicely. With Kevin, Jessica and the dad working there, they would've made a lot money. Koreans shell out major cash for any sort of academic tutoring. I know of doctors wives working as maids to pay for their kids tutors. So at this point, the Parks would've been blissfully and ignorantly pleased. The Kims would've been able to "move up", and the original maid would've been happily secretly taking care of her husband. Kind of like the symbiotic nature of our world...
Just a thought.
dalimassite yes, I agree. If they hadn’t been so absorbed in their greed, everything would have been different. But i must say, they were dirt poor before, so of course when they saw a chance like that, they had to grasp that, and furthermore they didn’t know that the old housekeeper was in dire need of her position. Although if any of them has some plan ahead, they wouldn’t have immersed themselves into their fake rich life and save up to invest in their future, especially when the son has a relationship going strongly with the Park’s daughter. Many potentials are missed because of greed and inferiority complex.
The only fucked up thing is when they got too greedy by slandering the original maid
@@vivivivi8215 Showing that everyone is greedy, the poor and the rich.
@@joshhfletchh4841 I wouldn't say it's so much about greed for the Kim's and the old housekeeper and her husband. It's more just about raw survival, after so much time of being on your own and barely scraping by and surviving trust is a hard thing to just give out to strangers. So many times during the movie I kept thinking to myself if they had just worked together they all could have ultimately prospered and thrived.
@@suk_my_tiblets1508 if it was just survival then the sons salary probably would have done.
with the son and daughter they could live comfortably.
and with the father they maybe could have moved into a real apartment comfortably
they pushed the other workers out of the house through greed
Aside from the great story telling and cinematography, let's all appreciate its title "Parasite". I legit expected some sci-fi horror flick involving a loose parasite creature (wouldn't be surprised after The Host) but noooo, after watching the movie I finally understood the title and that deserves like extra points.
I'm sorry what does it exactly mean? My English.. 😬
@@therealjack6334 Well the word "parasite" basically means an organism/creature that feeds off another bigger organism (a host) and eventually killing them. In this movie, the poor family is considered parasites and eventually take over the rich family resulting into death of the main host (the rich dad). Hope that explains!
@@RazziPermana no the real parasite is hope
i was gonna comment this on another video but didn't know how exactly to phrase it lol. so thanks, i guess :)
Parasites can be described in human behavior! I know a moocher like free loaders and people who have no shame to stay in your house for free and eat there too ! I have family members like that they are taking advantage on someone!
I also noticed that the film started and ended with the same/similar shot of the socks / window - to me it kind of represented a cycle, how these actions will inevitably continue to happen in society, which really makes you think...
@AutomobileFunk relax.
Did anyone else laugh out loud when Ki Jung threw a whole load of peaches at the ex-housekeeper?!
T Moon yes XD
ahahahaah yes that reminded me of that episode of The Simpsons when Bart and Skinner attacked each other with the things they are allergic of lol.
I was too scared for her honestly
i actually freaked out for some reason
That's actually the moment that I felt they entirely lost their humanity.
i have a basement. i haven't been down there since i watched this movie.
You should check the basement and make sure there's no one living there
"respect mr parkkkkkkk"
@@zzzeno.mp4 respeeeeckkkkkt Amy lee
I live in a basement...
Don't sneak and eat cake late at night :)
This movie is literally like a painting. Every viewer finds something totally different. Possibly one of the most perfectly made movie of recent times.
Of all time
Not perfect by any means
@@MZ-ez1nu it’s about as close as films get
@@MZ-ez1nu sure, nothing will ever be perfect. But this film points out the imperfections of our society in a way that is more resonant than anything I've ever seen. It's absolutely exquisite.
@@MZ-ez1nu ok
its truly inspiring to see how Parasite has achieved worldwide fame when the entirety consists of Korean inside jokes. Bong Jun Ho is notorious for his intense focus on details and i believe that Parasite is the perfect example, even though a lot of reviewers and commenters each contributed their own take to the film and have caught on to the major differences in behavior, the list still goes on and on, like how at the beginning Ki-Jung, the daughter, suggests typing in '12345678'for the wifi code to how the parasite family changes from drinking cheap Korean beer to a more high-end brand of Japanese craft sake to celebrate, or like how the melody of the now-popular "Jessica jingle" is the fun rhythm of one of Korea's most popular golden oldie. Not to mention how the director caught the mannerisms and overall atmosphere of the modern-day Korean upper and lower class to a tee! I wasnt intending to sound so nationalistic, but Im just really proud that a film whose main target audience wasnt on an international scale managed to spark such a huge phenomenon.
You deserve to be proud, Korean films are amazing.
프랭키누나 you should be proud! I haven’t seen a lot of SK movies yet, but each one I saw was stunning, beautifully crafted and actually saying something about the systems we live in.
Cheap Korean beer? LOL. They have fine quality drinks, people who really enjoys drinks. Just imports get import tax, therefore could get more expensive at times.
Even with the Korean inside-jokes, the disparity between the rich and the poor is a common thread the whole world understands and relates to.
LK i guess if you want to get triggered you’ll find a way lol. They weren’t saying that all Korean beer is cheap, just that the stuff the family drinks at the beginning is a very cheap brand in Korea
The theme of smell as the exposure of class was so prevalent. From Dasong almost funding out they were all related by their laundry detergent, to the Park's weird handling of the Kim sisters panties, the wife in the car coming back from the grocery store towards the end, and of course mr parks end... so good
frigginsushi and the fact that the Kim dad kept sniffing but couldn’t smell it on himself because he had become accustomed to it
It's not laundry detergent... It's the musty moldy smell from living in a sub basement where there is not much air circulation. So this is how the daughter explained it.
They first thought it was bc they were related, but then, they realized they have the smell of poberty, the maid also had the same smell acording to the kid
What I found interesting was when the family was getting drunk, for a moment the dad asked about the chaffeur who lost his job and was quickly shouted down... later his wife is saying "She's nice b/c she was rich; I would be so nice if I was that rich..." but then you see how she behaves towards the previous housekeeper. Even though she is the same sort of parasite she initially shuts down her pleas of "Sister..." So perhaps poor or rich, some people are just nice and some are jerks?
R DS and she pushed the dog lol it doesn’t matter how poor you are it’s no excuse to be hurting dogs like that :(
Met3lAngel sounds like a damned if you do, damned if you don’t situation for the rich then. If you’re mean, it’s because you’re an evil rich person. If you’re nice, it’s because you have the privilege of being nice since you’ve never had any problems in your life. Imo that’s a little harsh lol
@@Hanapetals ikr? i mean, poor rich people, some random guy on youtube doesn't like them. real sad.
PAULA RONDON VIDAL idk I choose to believe that people are people, and don’t look down on them just because they were born starving in a 3rd world country, or living a life of luxury on top of the world
@@Hanapetals people starve in 1st world country as well. Stop using this third world country = poverty logic. Not everyone is poor in 3rd world country. Not everyone is rich in 1st world too.
Saw it last night and loved it. In a Q&A w Spike Jonze Bong Joon Ho told us not only did he design and build the house but the poor neighborhood also! They’re both sets!
Yep I heard, and one thing I love was how the house was designed to be wider than it was tall to fit the 2.39:1 aspect ratio, genius!
First I thought this may be the best movie I have seen in the past 10 years....then I thought ..maybe It's the best movie I've seen in my life. Totally floored me...everyone in the theater applauded and I have never experienced that feeling, where we ALL knew this was special.
I saw it in Thailand and usually Thai audiences aren't very expressive but they really ate it up!
I felt the same way. It's possibly in my top 10 films ever, and I've only seen it once. It has everything: humor, suspense, social commentary, surprises, great characters, etc.
It was kinda a dissapoinment after all the Praise it got. I rlly dont understand what all the fuss was about
@@Exel3nce that is how I felt after everyone hyped up Disney's Frozen, so I can relate.
@@julieroccia6344 its not like i tried to be on guard, i actually "forced" my friends to go with me because i rlly wanted to see it but in the end, i got out of the movie rahter....dissapointed`? sure, it had great pictures, acting but the package was kinda all over the place or "slow".
i just dont get it, espeically for people who put that movie instantly on their top5 list
The most impressive thing about this film is that the whole Park house is a film set. Also I felt some Hitchcock influence in this thriller too.
the poor neighborhood is also a film set !
HT O ikr just found that out! It was built in a giant water tank and the flood scene’s water was just clay water.
That fact shockrd me too
Agreed, moments from Parasite reminded me a lot of Rope (underrated Hitchcock film)
Flick Fanatics omg yes!!
I know some people might disagree with me but Parasite is better than Joker MY OPINION
I loved Joker, but Parasite was 10x better
@@CaatsGoMoooo Thank you! that`s what im saying
Noone disagrees wid u, parasite is definitely better than joker...
@@roshanb9637 Many people disagree with me with that opinion Lol
@@jopersan8876 bcoz they didn't understand d meaning of parasiteMovie....
"OH SHIT, that is the most INTENSE beef cutting scene I have ever seen!"
I find it ironic that everyone loves Korean romantic dramas for some reason, and it becomes one of their pop culture icon, yet I find them to be the most unimaginative and formulaic things ever produced
Yet, when Koreans are NOT making those terrible soap operas and work on other genres such as horror or sci-fi, they create some of the most amazing films ever like Snowpiercer, Taxi Driver, Train to Busan, and now, Parasite !!!
Absolutely!
Jinhunter Slay That's mainstream stuffs for ya👌 Be it TV series, movies, music, manga/comics... we love repititive stuffs😅
Most popular stuff in any culture is formulaic. People like dependability and predictability when the current state is pretty chaotic and unstable. There's also a constant fear in S. Korea that any minute you can be nuked by your northern neighbors, betrayed by your eastern neighbors (who've been at it for a century). Not to mention the neighbors to the west. Considering all this, it's not ironic that formulaic predictable rom-coms are popular.
My two favorite movies are taxi driver and train to Busan, I was so happy when u put them on ur list 😂😂
I have to agree. I find South Korean drama tv shows to be bland and unimaginative. And boring as fuck. But south korean movies? Fuck. I find them to be far better at it than Hollywood ever be. In fact, scenes from the Villainness action scenes was taken to be part of John Wick.
This all could’ve been avoided if only the son and daughter had been working but greed took over, this movie was making me go through a lot of emotions
It's 2AM, I just finished this movie and I'm too scared to go to the toilet
El Señor Xan he’s probably talking about the scene where the toilet explodes with raw sewage
@@clyvelawrence8820 yeah, man, that was scary
HAHAHAHA me last night after finishing it too
as long as the light stays lit and doesn't flicker, you'll be okay.
@@TheTokelosh oh god, I almost forgot about that scene, thanks for reminding me
Absolutely one of the best movies I've ever seen. It manages to be accessible and entertaining without sacrificing artistry and depth. It has humor, shock, suspense, social commentary, nuanced characters, etc. As much as I loved The Lighthouse, this was the film of the year.
Have you watched "The Favourite"? It is also excellent in these fields!
I think i need to think about The Lighthouse a little more cause it was my most anticipated movie and i don't wanna say i was disappointed it just wasn't what i was expecting
Honestly I think the basement couple were the most moral in the film. The poor old former caretaker just kindly requested the Kims to feed her husband in exchange for some money. It was the Kim's ego that got hurt, thats why Mrs.Kim rejected doing that and threatening to call the police even though Mrs Kim hade done something way worse than the caretaker. After earning money the Kims had become egoistic b*tches and Mrs. Kim was the first person to kill someone in the film by pushing the caretaker down the stairs. That eventually led to all the conflict
That was the point of no return. Before that, they could've still bargained. After that, I knew there was going to be at the very least another murder.
It really is a masterpiece. I loved how he completely changed the tone near the end in such a shocking way that it imprints the movie in your mind long after you finish watching. Great review.
Its a movie about human and how human and how 'unhuman' humans can be towards other human.
agreed... too much greed ㅜ
Yes, human.
It’s all so ..... metaphorical
DerpyDoge holy shit yeah
The amount of times you said human tho
The film itself is a huge metaphorical cloud that just hangs over your head. As a Korean-American, I noticed many Korean-esque behaviors, the language, the culture, etc. However, even if you don't know the language and culture, there's a juxtaposition between the wealth disparity of rich/poor, compared to Korea and here in the West. But this film just had the very heavy Korean flavor. I only watched the film once and do plan to watch it again to see if I catch anything more.
From the "hanwoo" (Korea's very expensive meat) beef scene, to the "38th parallel" (South Korea's border with North Korea") quote, there's so many other things that really make you think. Of how the father always keeps the windows open, which can be translated to his mindset and financially poor lifestyle. "Free extermination" and open windows led down to the flooding scene. And in the flooding scene in which they escape, the film captures them going down the stairs. From the high riches and height of the wealthy, they walk down in sewer infested waters to only spend a night in the gymnasium.
I also love how you mentioned that this movie is "realistic" and "can happen." My dad watched the movie and firmly believed that this can actually happen.
Korean films in general pretty much almost always ends in tragedy and gives me the big sad. And perhaps that's because of the current status quo in Korea and it's just part of Korean entertainment. However, beyond that, Bong Joon Ho is a genius. This film is absolutely phenomenal and has made me extremely uncomfortable. And I love it when a film does that with critical precision. This movie has wanted to make me scream. Also, I do think that the stinkbug in the beginning of the film means something, but I'll have to watch it again to reconfirm it. Great video, you earned yourself a subscriber.
Thank you so for enjoying the video and for that awesome comment!
SemperPie 👌👌
The stinkbug is something that poor people who live in basement apartment have to deal with. But the rich never do. Don't think too hard about it.
Could the stinkbug be foreshadowing? The dad flicks the bug away after pointing it out as a stinkbug. Later, the rich family cannot handle the "stink" of the dad. It all comes around
yoshi gizmo that’s what i was gonna say!
there’s always someone poorer or in a worse off condition, so even for the main family, the stink bug is below them, and can’t handle them being around. once they go to the parks house, they become the stink bugs
*Spoiler*
Love how in the movie they said the best plan is no plan at all because they never tend to go the way you want it to, but then near the end of the movie, because the dad got trapped in the basement, Kiwoo makes a plan saying how he’ll buy the house ! makes you think he got super successful and then you find out it was all his imagination ^~^ super smart.
i just realized that
“BUY ME DRUGS”
Do it clockwise
You still got those cheap panties?
There was a ‘spoiler free’ version of their trailer where the entirely trailer was cropped into one small rectangle on the screen where entire details were obscured. Really inventive trailer.
Please link the source that's pretty damn neat
wow that's interesting! though I didn't think the original trailer gave much away about the movie
SOME POINTS ONLY NOTICED BY KOREANS
The Korean title of Parasite (기생충) is Ki Seng Chung. The poor family son, daughter and father's names are Ki Woo, Ki Jung and Ki Taek. Part of their names have part of the word Parasite in it. I think there was a conscious effort because you never have father and son/daughter have the same middle name. It's just not done.
The black noodle dish in the movie called RamDon (made up name for translation-actual called Champagetti) is a combination of $.60 popular instant noodle and the most expensive Wagyu beef of Korea. This is a combination of extreme ingredients. There must me a metaphor there.
The poor dad being coached how to act by the poor son was an inside joke for Koreans. Kang-Ho Song (dad) is the Tom Hanks of Korea. Choi Woo-shik is just an up and coming actor.
... and the Oscar for the best foreign-language film goes to....... PARASITE!
It will be really nice seeing Alfonso Cuarón to award Bong Joon-ho.
...and I must say that Capernaum should have won the Oscar of the foreign film instead Roma, and Roma should have won the Oscar of the best film of 2019!
james cesari I’m hoping it wins best picture
Santiago Reyes-Retana Yeah. It’s sad to me that somehow Best Foreign movie almost closes the opportunity for great, non English/American movies to be awarded as best movie. Makes it look like they think they’re on a higher level.
@@stairwaves But they are! Most of the time they are! So much better. Let's be honest, Capernaum and Rome are infinitely much better than Green Book.
Now I check every room in my house to see if anyone is living in here.
I remember reading , recently, about someone who hid in the attic for a long time, just like a horror movie.
Best original Screenplay
Best International Feature Film
Best Director
Best Picture
Glory to the Holy WiFi 🎊🎉💞
Glory to the Holy Wifi indeed!
Saw this movie twice today and was absolutely floored both times. It really shows what money can do to people on both sides. The kims would do anything to be where the parks were and the parks never gave a second thought about people like the kims. Amazing line when mrs. Park said "money has been pretty good lately" meanwhile the kims are struggling to survive on a day to day basis
I didn't know anything about the movie when I started watching it. Halfway through the movie when the Ki woo and his family have already gotten themselves job in Park family and they were drinking in their (Park's) living room. I thought the plot is going to be how these people are going to con their way in eventually owning the house. I paused the movie and zoned out for a while creating a plot for that story in my head. Within five minutes of resuming the movie, (when the old housekeeper came) I realised that that was not going to be the plot, can't say my little dream wasn't broken😅
I expected that too based on the beginning scenes when "Jessica" had asked the lady of the house to provide all these documents including the title of the house.
the movie took a sharp 180 right there 🤣
you omitted Bong's 'Mother', which I believe also a great film.
One of his best.
@@sonicboom20078 My favorite among Bong's films..
Carolina Nievas understandable tho, if you are not familiar with korean film industry. Directors like Bong isnt considered indie film maker. He has huge companies like CJ on his back. But i understand being called an indie film in the US because of its budget.
I love Bong. My favorite is still Memories of murder. Mother and Parasite come second for me!
@@corean3polar 👌
I wanted to comment this, but saw this comment.👍
I’ve seen it with a really mixed group of 6 people. 2 students (including me), my father who barely has the money to get along, my Aunt and Uncle who are pretty wealthy, almost as wealthy as the family in Parasite and a “working class” friend.
All of us thought that this is an amazing film, it’s entertaining and sparks very interesting conversations. Even more interesting: each of us took something different out of it with different scenes that stood out. Even better: the more I read and watch about it, the more I realize how many levels this film has, how deep it goes and the observations it does. IMO it’s a masterpiece and I really think that, even if you don’t want to think about our society or how the world works to much, you’ll have a great time watching it.
10/10.
it must have been awkward for you when the "clockwise" scene came.
I saw this yesterday night and I was freaking speechless. Its been almost a full day and I’m still ruminating on it. There hasn’t been a film that’s left such an impression and impact on me in such a long time.
ruminating like a cow
Another thing to note is that their is no shower in the dungeon so he will forever stink.
I get what you're saying. And that's one of the things Mr Park looked down on him for.
As someone who has watched this after the Oscars, this is one of the best reviews out there. I could have read another 90 min's of subtitles (typical American tone) but seriously!! Starting with the "by any means necessary" attitude from the Kim family *with the box folding as they breathe in insect repellent*, to the meticulous blocking scheme of the full Kim on Park family infiltration. I've never seen a movie that portrays a sign of the times as well as Parasite. This masterpiece will be studied for years to come. Bravo, Bong Joon
Another thing that a lot of people don't seem to mention is how prevalent lines are in this movie....it's not obvious but you can feel the line that must not be crossed, the divide between 2 characters in the way each scene is shot and in the architecture of the house. I don't know if I'm explaining it well but It's genius.
Someone pointed out the line here
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the bit where the former maid goes down the basement and starts screaming "honey" really surprised me and amazed me. I wondered who the hell is she calling and what is down there. Odd feeling. Never felt that way with a movie before. Boong is a genius
I keep juggling between PARASITE and DOGMAN for my best film of the year. Both are impeccably shot and send you away to somewhere new and interesting; both are tales about status, class, the underdog, exacting a sort of vengeance, and both films end in a similar way.
I was more engrossed with DOGMAN simply because you're with the main character the entire movie, and it really gives you his perspective, and I could fixate on his journey so completely, unfettered by other actors or flashy editing. With PARASITE it was like an opera; DOGMAN was like an intimate concert.
I might have to give them both top honors.
My favorite movie of the year... The Lighthouse is disjointed but Pattinson and Dafoe make the entire movie worth the watch with their insane performances.
You put all my thoughts into words. When I watched this movie I was blown away but I couldn’t quite explain to others why this movie was so special. There is no gimmick to it. It is (more or less) a straightforward story told in the most incredible way. Thank you for your wise words on this amazing film.
Thank you for appreciating it!
Other thing that I heavily felt in the movie it’s that it’s very claustrophobic, the movie itself makes you and the characters feel alienated. Everything seems so familiar yet it looks like a parallel universe. I felt isolated and I felt the characters were isolated too, all of them. Really in Kubrick’s style, I knew it was south korea I knew it was maybe Seoul and I know how low and high class neighborhoods look there but it just felt... odd, like things weren’t quit right but they seemed to be and that fits majestically with the film itself
Is it just me that hated the Kim’s family mother? , she was really unlikable 😩
Ugh same she was a bitch for no reason
Maybe because she fell for an man who can't provide. Yeah idk. She said if she was rich she would also be nicer. She got a bronze/gold? (I forgot) medal for hammer throwing so maybe she could've had a good future but fell for the 'wrong' guy. He opend an cafe/cake show what failed. (Idk the full backstory here but just a thought)
Lin Tang how would it be his fault that she’s a mean person though? I always thought the Kim’s fell in love while the Park’s were married for social status. If the Kim mother really loved her husband, she wouldn’t have cared that he had failed businesses. Idk man this movie messed me up I just wanna be a nice person to all 😭
She'd be nice if she was rich.
Me when she pushed the dog while getting drunk😡
What are people's thoughts on the use of food in this film, throughout the overarching story line?
I find that the stylistic choices of Bong Joon-ho are shown in these elements, how he decisively placed them, i.e. the color and vibrancy, and "clean" well, put together items of food that really focus on the divide of class and wealth. As well, how truly integral food is for survival and how much these issues drive a person or change someone's mindset in order to survive or have a decent life.
The design elements collectively speak to this.
I thought it was intriguing that he put such a strong focus on food, something that is a basic need, & the idea of having it, but having it well, what that means socially when you are poor or have struggled to live.
On a separate, yet unnecessary note, I find it interesting that so many people immediately assume that because someone is poor, that it means they are lazy, when there are plenty of reasons for one being poor that has nothing to do with work ethic. For instance, health and/or education, where you're born, what you're born into. That's not to say rich people don't earn their living, because most of them do, but that's not always the case, just as much as it isn't always someone's fault they are poor.
What bugged me about this movie is the family becomes so crafty and intelligent with their approach to infiltrate the family but after they do, they become dumb and unintelligent in their approaches which ends in their demise. Just doesn't make sense and keep from thinking it's a masterpiece
Probably some deeper messages in the film, like the effects of "becoming" rich and not having to worry or think about anything (ie, the wife) and how it now relates to the family after they outwit the rich family or smth, idk but the movie feels too well-crafted to just write it off as bad writing essentially
Gotta watch it again tho
@@asianboi021 True true def gotta watch it again. For sure there's more to it than I can grab from one viewing.
Also remember that they were drunk and had only 8 minutes in order to think of what to do. Not a lot of time to think through what should be done
@@michaelsantos4814 That was part of the dump actions I meant lol. Having a "party" in someone else's house making a mess. But, makes them seem more believable as "bottom dwellers"
Michael Garcia DTX i thought their change in character and loss of some of that craftiness was the result of becoming more in tune with the house and the rich peoples lives and thus becoming more dumb bc they were becoming more like the parks
Found this good analysis comment on another review, jung's comment -
"I think the biggest function of this film is in highlighting the rather innocent ignorance by the rich towards the poor. The wealthy family is portrayed as very polite, and reasonable people who are not particularly arrogant or malicious. But they are clueless about the lives of the people that they employ around the house and accidentally offend them by reacting to the driver's smell instinctively. The poor admires the rich and gets to know so much about them and almost convinces themselves that their lives are practically the same as that of their employers only to face the rude awakening later. The film title Parasite is also not a flattering way of describing the less fortunate members of the society, and this juxtaposition of portraying the rich as innocent and poor and conniving and somewhat cruel makes this film so unique of movie that speaks to capitalism. Perhaps there are call outs for both extremes, the wealthy to raise their level of awareness regarding the poor and the poor to not obsess over the glamorous neighbors..."
I'm confused how this comment describes the privileged viewpoint at all. At no point in the film does the privileged family care about those that serve them. Any action that seems to suggest otherwise is just one that is intended to fulfill the needs of the privileged class. (The love affair that the young girl has with her tutor is one example of this. The respect that the mother shows for her son's tutor is another. It stems from her desire to be a good mother and her fear of failing him. She wants him to be both a happy child and have a successful career / life to continue their social standing.) The privileged family's actions clearly signal to the servants that there is always a barrier between them and their employers. It's not innocence. It is willful ignorance. They are worlds apart; and by design. While the rich family never goes out of their way to be unkind, they always find ways to make it clear that there are boundaries between them. Maintaining the distance of the employer / employee relationship. Reminding them that they are workers and that they are never to cross that line. The reaction to the smell of their servants was not accidental. It was entirely intentional. While they did not want to tell the driver about his smell to his face, they were concerned about how his smell would reflect upon them. (For example, if they decided to bring a friend into the car when the driver was there as well. How would it reflect on them if their driver smelled odd?) Just like when the previous driver was 'caught' with panties in the car. They did not want to communicate the reason why they were letting him go. They just wanted him gone because having a 'pervert' driving their car would not reflect well on their family or their status in the community. While there is A LOT more that could be unpacked in the film, I do think that the film's intention was never to make a judgement call on what is bad nor good behavior. What is right or wrong about class and wealth inequality. The film attempts to place these two families (among others) in situations that explore some themes related to class in modern society. It even examines dynamics amongst others within a certain level of class (e.g.- the maid, the pizza box company, the drunk man on the street, etc.) to let the audience reflect upon the human condition and, perhaps, the unfairness of fairness.
Bryan Lu the kims used the parks every bit as much as the parks used the Kims. The only reason the got to know the parks I sneaked they had to fool them and needed information. They didn’t care about them. The kims didn’t care about the housekeeper and her husband and vice verse. Everyone’s living from their own perspective in life and seen through the eyes of each story, none are really right or wrong.
Aside from a brief mention about the use of blocking, you made a 7 minute youtube film called "why parasite is a masterpiece" where all you say is "its great" again and again....
true this was horrible lmaoo
While clearly not going into details/Spoiler territory, he did in fact speak about the movie's transcending genre, ambivalence and changes in tone, the meticulous attention paid to the character of its sets, suspenseful pacing, blocking, and all of this giving the film a sense of unease. So, yeah, he did mit plunge into depths as to how the film achieved these effects in him; but If you take his reasoning at face value you get a good gist of the type of movie it is, how these techniques come together, and what he likes about it. All of this in less than ten minutes.
* did not plunge
like 95% of all the other so-called reviews... this movie got so much hype and praise, but nobody can explain exactly why.
@@blokkka9inety293 It's a very well made drama/thriller with a lot of meaning to it. I don't know if it's one of the best movies of the decade or anything but it is pretty great.
"I don't love because it's an Asian film and I'm Asian" was hilarious. I'm not one of those either but I have recently realized that movies from Asia tend to be astronomically better than movies by Asians in The West.
100% agreed, glad someone sees that as well I mean stuff like Crazy Rich Asians simply does not stack up to those from directors like Park Chan Wook and Bong Joon Ho.
@@flickfanatics7948 Didn't even bother with Crazy Rich Asians tbh. MOST of us aren't "Crazy Rich" so I knew I wasn't gonna care about the so called ~representasian~ in that one lmao I don't think I've seen any Park Chan Wook movies other than a little bit of Oldboy on tv quite some time ago. What is your favorite? I'll look for it.
@@23BabyManny I agree! If you haven't watched already, Wong Kar Wai's films are incredible
Park's best is probably Oldboy or the Handmaiden, both very provocative. Another great Asian filmmaker would be Wong Kar Wai, he's awesome!
He's an absolute hero of mine both as an audience and a filmmaker he's had a great effect on me. If you watch any of my shorts I think you'll see his influence even more than Bong's!
This film provide you with such a poignant messages about the current times we live in but also it worths as a crowd-pleaser. Actually this film can't be referred as a specific genre in terms of its narrative and the plot that contain the elements of comedy, thriller and drama with the twists and turns. Bong again proves that he creates his own genre himself as just seen by many critics and cinephiles.
my buddy and I hopped from lighthouse to parasite back to back and I have never seen better movies in a long long time. We spent 5 hours at the theater!
Omg! That must've been so awesome.
That sounds insane! I can't wait for the Lighthouse but don't think I'll get to see it until January.
Is Lighthouse really good?
@@KirkVisitacion no
definitely one of the films that "stuck" with me after watching it...
He shares a lot of Wes Anderson's directorial traits.
Wes anderson is an overrated pretentious psycho
This movie is kind of a Parasite.
Here's a movie that should have been nominated and should have won the Oscar:
" The Laundromat "
It's a movie, which feels like a really likable informational video about insurance fraud and tricky money schemes... Lol... Antonio Banderas and Gary Oldman are just so much fun to watch!!! It's a delightful film! Based on a true story, as well, about the Panama Papers.
For me, this beats other movies nominated for movie awards. It's an artwork, turning a boring subject into pure fun, with a unique way to tell a story and make a point as well. The characters have their ups and downs, as well. It's a Steven Soderbergh project (I had thought he retired, so glad he didn't!) and his style lifts the story and turns it into an enjoyable ride that you want to be on.
Okay, I have nothing against "Parasite", but with all the English speaking great movies this year, why did this win so much at the Oscars? It had good directing, great acting, great score, interesting locations and good camera work -- but, I just didn't really believe the story that much. It seemed that the upper class folks were too naive, and the lower class folks were too lucky. Plus, what were the lower class family going to do once they were found out? After all, it was just a matter of time, right? The father of that family seemed to have a higher endurance, in my understanding of the character, but then he goes nuts because he finds out the upper class boss of his isn't fond of his 'smell'? Seriously? This just seems silly to me. I thought he was more humble, and with more grit than to let something like that bother him. Is it realistic that the upper class in South Korea don't check on anyone that they hire? Seems unrealistic to me. So, I really wanted the movie to succeed (for me) by having the characters strike a deal with each other, or reconcile and make an agreement of some kind that brings The 'human experience' to a higher level. But, instead, we got madness, chaos and murder. Wtf? I felt this was a complete cop-out. I'm guessing that this movie may have a more relevant sense to it, culturally, for those from South Korea or living there. Because it may be drawing from a reality, there, that could be worth evaluating more deeply. I thought this was an average movie, because of the story. 5 out of 10. Snowpiercer was more interesting, and better, from this Director.
Thank you for the critical comment. I'll check the movie The Laundromat.
The dad hates stinkbugs and wants free extermination but doesn't realize his own stink.
oh shit I never made the connection. So many layers a small metaphors in this movie.
Hello. Thank you for the in-depth explanation on this movie, it really made me realize why I love it so much: it's the contrasting scenes that heightened the in-coming shock from the audience.
By the way, I would never have thought you weren't a native English speaker had you not pointed out that you were Asian. Your English is flawless.
And I've got a favor to ask: could you list all the movies you have mentioned in this video down in the description box? Thanks a lot!
Thank you for your kind words, really means a lot! I'll be sure to list them down real soon :)
It’s not a bad thing if asian people like asian movies 🤦🏻 he’s a director of korean descent and he’s a genius. Cool.
Levi Loves erwin this is just something really westernized Asians tend to say to white ppl. No one else is bothered by this notion.
UserX-1099 agree, quite a bit of internalised racism there
He said that "Asian people like movies BECAUSE it is made by Asian people"
They didn't like the movie because of its characters, plot, ideas, etc. They liked it because it was made by an Asian person.
i think the scariest scene is the one where the dad kills mr. park. it’s scary because it’s not murder in his eyes. it’s exhaustion. he has seen how much of an amazing life the parks have, and as he’s clutching his dying daughter, he just realizes that he doesn’t have a plan. that was the breaking point for him.
The main reason it is so popular and prevailed among a wide range of audiences is that it appeals to all classes of economic wealth
Now that I think about it... the way you used the background music from the movie, to put it in your video while you were explaining... it was absolutely wonderful. But I really love this movie, there's soooo much to talk about it...
It's a weirdly gorgeous film. There's so much blocking as you see Bong Joon Ho's placement of characters. Just weirdly beautiful. I mean, the sex scene on the couch followed by the slow pan under the table. Hell, it's a commentary on the characters - the wealthy family never looks down AND the poor family never becomes noticed until they have an interaction that is initialized by the wealthy family members.
I definitely felt the Kubrickian influence of how scenes were filmed
The scene where the Kims are sitting in the apartment during the fumigation was actually the most distressing to me. It’s as if they’re the bugs in the basement that society is trying to exterminate but they’re defiantly holding on. Also I couldn’t help thinking about people eating the pizza that would go in the boxes covered in bug spray. Ugh!
I also thought the bug spray was gonna be why they turned away the boxes lol
Parasite's recognition at the Oscars was great for the entire industry and its future. A step in the right direction :).
i was in korea when it was came out but at first i thought it was just a hipe so i didn't watched it but when i came back to the states i saw it and it was so good.kinda wish i saw it in korea .
Even the trailer was full of confusion
I think this movie was over hyped, and an excuse to show diversity. I've seen a lot of Korean and other foreign films that were better than this. I'll point out 2 stupid moments that stood out in the movie, 1st the scene were instead of working together so they can keep each others secrets, the old caretaker would rather have a fight 2 against 4. 2nd the father watched his daughter gets stabbed and his wife fighting for her life and he just stood there doing nothing. He was more triggered with the smelly insult rather than saving his wife and daughters lives, does that make any sense?
A bow to master Kubrick. Without his influence, Joon-Ho would not have arrived to where he is. Follow Kubrick, you can't go wrong.
Might just be the film of the decade. Just as CHILDREN OF MEN was a searing & damning reflection of the 00s, PARASITE deftly examines capitalism, privilege, poverty, & the extreme wealth division that defines the 2010s. Deserves Best Foreign Language Film, easily. Masterpiece. Good call on EXTERMINATING ANGEL.
@@leomount9037 W's Patriot Act police militarization, post-9/11 xenophobia & "terrorist" fear-mongering.
parasite is a very well written movie It talks about power, greed and hope,it says that how humans are capitalist by nature, That a person only thinks about himself that when a poor family has power, they will not help other poor but will only think about themselves, There is a power hierarchy in the society and the one who has more power, he considers the one with less power as a filth. This film talk about privilege also that a higher class person gets everything but a lower class person has to work 10 times more to get that, Everything in this film was well balanced there is no villain in this film the real villain is the situation
Yes bong didn't give any reason for "all or nothing" but that's the whole point that's why it feels surprising,The murder of Mar Park by Mar kim was a very psychological act,The murder of Mar Park by Mar Kim is very surprising and to understand it, you need to understand the psychology of Mar Kim.
Kim never wanted to kill Park, it was the situation that led to this act,Jealousy and anger have already boiled over in Kim's mind against Park,And it's shown in a very subtle way,He used to respect the park a lot, but later he came to know that he just thinks of him as a worker who stinks alot This thing was deeply disturbing to Kim inside,A big truth was already revealed in front of Kim(secret bunker),And right after that he heard Mr. Park say about himself that he stinks, and later her whole house got washed away by the rain all trouble came upon him in one night Still, he has to go to work in the morning, where the Park family is about to enjoy a birthday party But still the park treats him like a worker wo stinks they are completely unaware of his problem,Even when geun se killed Kim's daughter, Park was only thinking about his son and he should logically think about his son first But Kim felt bad for this work of Park because of his hatred, when Park shrunk his nose to avoid the smell, then Kim felt worse,in that situation, his suppressed hatred and jealousy came out in the form of anger, which led to the murder of the park. Kim had no Big reason to kill Park and he never want to kill mr Park it just happened to him like a DREAM a BAD DREAM And he got punished for this because he did wrong he had to leave his family and stay in the bunker and later he also apologized to the park, but now nothing is going to happen with this apology, crime was already committed now he will have to atone for it ,this shows the jealousy and hatred of the lower class against the higher class, And the movie never justifies Kim's crime,Kim was not a psycho killer, he was a normal person, he committed this crime, which he regrets, but now nothing is going to happen by regretting,In the last, a conversation between a father and son is shown which is very emotional, a son will never consider his father a criminal He also knows that my father is not such a person, but nothing can happen now,In the end, the film ends on Hope, despite all this, ki woo never stops hoping,I don't know whether he will be able to get that house or not, but God bless him to buy such a house so that when it rains next time, he can enjoy it with his family like mr park does.
Both families were not parasite in this film the real parasite was human greed,hatred, jealousy and situation
I honestly hated this movie. It would take half an hour to write everything I dont like about it, so I’m just posting this in hopes to find likeminded people in this ocean of madness
You found one! Maybe you can find my write up on why I didn't like it. See if you agree with any of the reasons. I barely scratched the surface
One of the year’s best? It was 2020’s best film bar none. Great video!
Dude you could have warned us that you'd be spoiling other films in this, yikes
Your commentary on the film is awesome. It's so authentic:
"...a poor family and a rich family. Obviously it's more complicated than that, but you get what I mean" haha.
Also, I learnt synonyms for avant garde (bold, experimental)
haha thanks!
Even the simple act of a hand reaching out to quickly lock a bedside jewelry box and adjust it ever so slightly before disappearing out of frame TICKLES for some reason. Beautiful, haunting edits that confuse then bewilder the senses as the mind struggles to keep up with the eyes...staggeringly shocking developments you *can't see coming a mile away... and characters that act real, behave real, and seem real throughout make this film my personal favorite of the year. Better than Joker, better than Lighthouse. Parasite is one of the best of the damn decade.
Am I the only thinking that the dad can escape from the basement, the house if he chooses to? Sure he's a fugitive now but he's not doom.
While everything seems white at the oscars this year Parasite has been nominated as best picture...
It’s a good movie but overrated. The ending was mishandled imo.
0:01 - 0:06 And now, the Academy's best picture of 2019.
One plothole I’ve observed though I’m not so certain about it: The Kim family sneeked to the Park’s house as they leave for camping and the authorities didn’t get to use that as a strong evidence of tresspasing? That is, the cctv connection outside the house was cut later that night by the prior housekeeper. Hmmmm.
It was recognized as the best foreign film and film by the American academy Oscar awards. I've been so busy I haven't even heard of this film...I am now gonna check it out. Looks fabulous...my type of movie I prefer
Dude ! I m so happy I've discovered your channel ..you paaaaaaay attention to details ..keep us the good work!
Thank you!
finally someone who doesnt sound like a soulless robot
I've watched a lot of analysis videos and each one of them present a new perspective, new idea, and that just shows how intelligent Joon ho is
I TOTALLY agree about this being a masterpiece!!! I'm African-American and love, love, love movies which makes me concur with you on your last statement. I was kind of hesitant about watching it because of the sub-titles but I was drawn to the trailer like I was to "Curse of the Golden Flower". Once I began watching both of these movies I was instantly drawn in and the sub-titles didn't even matter. Hats off to Mr. Ho for this work of art!
gaaaah I loved Curse of the Golden Flower too! It's such a beautiful film
SPOILER:
I liked this movie, it’s really good. That being said. One of the protagonists, Ki-taek, a poor man beaten down by life, gradually turns angrier and angrier, more frustrated and clearly unsettled as the story progresses. It all leads to a third act that is basically a bloodbath, where Ki-taek ends up stabbing to death a man from a much higher social class, that represents everything that Ki-taek is not and that he wishes to be, a man that has also repeatedly mocked and shown disdain towards Ki-taek throughout the movie… sounds familiar? So as long as the perpetrator of the violence is not a white male with issues critics will hail it as a masterpiece, right? This pathetically hipocritical culture that has permiated even the way we “review” movies is really, really sad. Thank god apparently audiences aren’t getting dumber or as narrow minded the way critics are.
I love that you checked The Exterminating Angel. I checked that the first time I watched Parasite. I did not think of The Shining, love that you did.
I bought this movie on BlueRay before watching it. No regrets
Keywords from the film: Metaphorical, Clockwise, RESPECT
Honourable mention: Schizophrenia Zone, Vigour, What's that smell?, It's made in the USA, What's the plan?, I thought Germans only ate beer and sausages.
This is indeed a horror movie. The horror of Economics.
The movie is way better than the trailer; and the trailer is amazing!