Parasite movie review | parasite movie review
WinneroffourOscars,PalmedOr2019andBestForeignMotionPictureattheGoldenGlobes,ParasiteboldlyattemptssatireaboutSeoulshavesandhave-nots. TheSouthKoreanfilm wonBestPicture,BestDirector,BestInternationalFeatureFilmandBestOriginalScreenplay. Ithasalsomadecinemahistorybybecoming thefirstforeignlanguagefilmtowinBestPicture.Sofar,soho-hum.Youcouldseeitasatoothlessscrewballcomedyabout thehavesandhave-notsincontemporarySouthKoreansociety,oryoumightseeit asbrilliantsatire.Rumorsaboutitsexcellence,howeve...
Winner of four Oscars, Palme dOr 2019 and Best Foreign Motion Picture at the Golden Globes, Parasite boldly attempts satire about Seouls haves and have-nots.
The South Korean film won Best Picture, Best Director, Best International Feature Film and Best Original Screenplay. It has also made cinema history by becoming the first foreign language film to win Best Picture.
So far, so ho -hum. You could see it as a toothless screwball comedy about the haves and have-nots in contemporary South Korean society, or you might see it as brilliant satire. Rumors about its excellence, however, are greatly exaggerated. Sure, it could have been great, if it hadnt lost purchase on its premise and the movie intrigues and holds ones interest certainly for the first half.
And so to the story. Teenage bright spark Min (Seo-joon Park) is going abroad and while he is away, he asks his pal Ki-woo (Woo-sik Choi) to look after Da-hye (Ji-so Jung), the young girl whom he loves. Min sugg...