A Korean Masterpiece: Parasite Movie Review

It's been over a month since I shared my first post in this community. Since then, I've been checking in on the community from time to time to see if there are any events where I can share something about myself. I know the current event is food-related, and Korean food doesn't really appeal to me, but soon my wife might share posts about us trying Korean food here. Let's not get sidetracked. Today, I'm going to share a great Korean movie with you: Parasite.

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Parasite is a 2019 Korean film, and its genre is thriller/comedy. Don't wonder how these two can coexist in the same film; they are combined wonderfully. The film is a little over two hours long, so you might want to choose the weekend to watch it.

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From this point on, you may encounter spoilers, but don't worry, I won't share anything detailed enough to prevent you from watching the film. The film begins with a scene in the home of a very poor family. The father has lost his job, the mother isn't working, and neither are the daughter and son. The mother constantly whines and says they need to find money somehow. They live in the basement of a building, and you can see they are truly fed up with this life. They don't even have proper phone reception where they live; they can only connect to the internet at certain points.

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Later, the child's friend comes to visit and makes him an offer. His friend is teaching English to the daughter of a wealthy family and is making a lot of money from this job. The reason he makes this offer to his friend is that he likes the girl and is afraid of losing her if someone else teaches her. We can say he trusts his friend. Although the child hesitates at first, he accepts because they really need the money and goes to give lessons. The house he goes to is a truly enormous mansion, and it's very clear that he has never been to such a place before. The family he is teaching is really very naive, and the child gets the job on the first day. After a few lessons, he learns that the girl he is teaching has a younger brother with psychological problems. The child draws strange pictures in a notebook, and an idea comes to the main character. He suggests that he could teach the troubled child by pretending to be a famous painter and someone who understands psychology. The family is so naive that they accept this too and hire him, paying him a huge amount of money.

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The cycle continues in this way, and all four members of the poor family start working in the rich family's house. The children tutor the family's children, the mother becomes the family's maid, and the father becomes the family's driver. They start earning a lot of money and begin to dream. Of course, nothing good lasts forever. I won't tell you what happens; you'll have to watch the movie!

When I first heard the name of the movie, I thought it was about a virus, and I started watching it with that in mind, but then I realized it's a dark comedy about a family trying to live off the backs of the rich like parasites. The rich family is portrayed as very naive in the film, but I think the reality is quite the opposite lol. Also, the conflict between the rich and the poor is well-handled. I liked that. Even while both sides respect each other, it shows how a rich person can look down on a poor person.

I really liked the film's script and the acting. Maybe it's because I wasn't expecting much from it that I enjoyed it so much, but I think it's a 9 out of 10 film and everyone should watch it. Its 8.5 out of 10 rating on IMDB is proof of its quality. I think screenplays in the film industry have been repeating themselves in recent years, and Parasite showed me that films with different screenplays still exist.

Thank you very much for reading. If you've watched the film, don't forget to share your thoughts in the comments. See you in the next post!