Parasite

I don't really have any words to describe what I have just watched, and specifically what it made me feel. I will summarise quickly as best I can. Firstly the director's work is profound, to be able to convey so accurately the atmosphere of a location or surrounding to make the viewer feel as though they are there. The viewer has no choice but to place themselves in the given environment and imagine how they could cope. I made sure not to read or watch any reviews of the film until I watched it, to allow myself to authentically take from it what I can.For me, I was constantly wondering who really is the Parasite, who is the villain here? and the film does a brilliant job of pulling you back and forth. I constantly questioned the motives of all the characters and was constantly reminded that each cannot help how they behave no matter how drastic it may seem, as they are the product of their environment. Another thing that really impressed me was the sense of impending doom, it hung around a bit in the beginning but the audience would be made to forget it occasionally. Until around the halfway mark when it hung in there pretty thick. I knew something was going to go wrong I just didn't know what it was. Again the audience is thrown back and forth regarding, who could be the catalyst of it all. There is so much more I know I am still processing and cannot put into words. To those wondering why people are looking so deep into the film, I will give my rebuttal.The topic of social class(the key topic in this film) and how it affects lives has been very prevalent in some people's upbringing. In some countries, you cannot escape the stigma that comes with something as trivial as your address. What you see in the film is reality for some people, having to lie about where they live in order to get jobs. People are offered jobs and are promoted because of their address, and all this for the benefits that come with association and often raising the social class of the company. In some countries unfortunately this is word for word how things operate. I would actually say that this is also prevalent in certain circles even in the UK. I think some people may avoid looking deep into the film because it rings familiar to them in one way or another thus causes discomfort. For people who may have been or are currently either in the position of the Kim family or the well to do family, this film could be a tad too close to home.The film is intriguing, gripping, and other words I currently cannot sum up yet. After watching it I see why there was such a frenzy about it. Everything in the film kind of sits with you and stays for a while. It came as no surprise though as Bong Joon Ho is truly a phenomenal director. Watch this film when you can and avoid reading or watching any reviews about it.

The most popular line from the movie or at least the one that is most shared, is that one should not make plans. But the truth is that it is making plans that spoils the well-constructed illusion that the characters build with the confidence and dedication of worker ants. The plot of "Parasite" is based on making plans, which, alas, cost a lot."Parasite" is a top movie, no doubt about it. The work of one of South Korea's most commercial directors, whose previous work Okja and Snowpiercer won him both fans and critics, "Parasite" is a great symbiosis of humor and social commentary. He handles the culture of the East well and at the same time speaks an international language ... for which, however, you need subtitles."Parasite" is a modern satire, balancing perfectly between right and wrong. Between right and wrong. Located somewhere in the gray area of ​​what is moral and what violates all rules of ethics. As one can deduce from the title, "Parasite" tells the simple story of a parasitic family that lives on the backs of others until it accidentally finds its personal golden goose. Namely - a rich naive family with two children. Our parasites begin to s**k the "blood" of the rich little by little, until everything goes wrong, as often happens in life. Especially in that life where you often make plans.Coincidence and making plans do not forgive anyone - something that Pon Jun-Ho brings out very precisely in its history. But the worst of all is the insult and the wounded ego."Parasite" is an extreme satire, about the differences between the poor and the rich, and between those who can and those who just want it. The film is woven of black humor, conjectures and surprises from the beginning to its very end. And although it uses the order and folk psychology of its own environment, namely South Korea, "Parasite" somehow manages to speak an international language. Because the topics of betrayal, the need to want and not have, not to be able, but to want, are topics that excite us all.

Very good film. Glad it had English subtitles. I have added a picture of the back of the case to show you the details as sadly these are left out of the images/information on the sale site.

Strange plot, but good movie.