Parásitos (2019)

Thought-provoking and masterful storytelling

This is the type of movie that starts out quiet and funny, but spirals down into something more scary and dramatic, all without being jarring. The subtlety was one of Parasite's best traits, and it's why I couldn't stop thinking about the symbolism, the theories afterwards. I've found so many small hints that I missed while watching it and now it just blows my mind more

The cinematography was beautiful. My favorite was the montage of the family carrying out their grand plan for the housekeeper, but throughout the movie you could tell that every scene was thought-out and its message about the distribution of wealth and elitism was depicted brilliantly in the cinematography alone.

Overall, Parasite was so cleverly made, and all the characters were very realistic, and the movie sets up people on both sides without vilifying anyone. The music was also edited in really well — when things were about to happen, the music got sinister and I felt nervousness. In the moment, though, there was nothing that really made me feel surprised. The epilogue and ambiguity of many plot points are things that you grow to appreciate, but it's a movie that you have to think about afterwards.

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Uma obra de arte.

Depois de dois longos anos de lançamento, decidi assistir esse filme. Quando ele ganhou o Oscar eu simplesmente via propaganda dele em tudo quanto é lugar e agora eu entendo o por que. Uma obra de arte em forma de filme.

Porém, eu não sou a pessoa mais "educada" sobre questões sociais para poder fazer uma review inteligente e legal assim como aa outras.

Eu apenas tenho que comentar como a desigualdade é forte em até países primeiro mundo, que normalmente não vemos esse lado. Já que nunca é mostrado.
Aquela cena onde enche a casa dos vizinhos e a própria do Sr. Kim, me fez me lembrar muito do Brasil.. Me deu uma sensação, tão... Não sei como explicar.

Fiquei bem triste com a morte da Jessica, já que para mim ela parecia o pilar da família. Já que ela era a mais inteligente e que talvez teria um futuro bem melhor?

Eu não sabia se me sentia mal ou bem durante algumas cenas, principalmente para a da primeira empregada. Essa eu realmente fiquei mal, quando ela voltava pelo marido.

Porém depois veio aquela reviravolta e eu entendi, afinal esse filme é cheio de reviravoltas.

A atuação estava impecável, conseguiram transmitir cada sentimento que o personagem sentia ao ponto. Raiva, dor, tristeza, felicidade... Consegui empatizar com tudo.

Esse é o meu primeiro filme que assisto onde o Bong Joon Ho é o diretor e escritor e posso com certeza falar que acompanharei os trabalhos dele, por que pra fazer parte da Elite dos 4 da Coreia, certeza que tem que ser muito bom.

Esse filme pode ser confuso um pouco no começo, porém depois você entende e reflete em algumas coisas. Principalmente quando percebemos que certas pessoas só ligam para os seus (cena final do dono da casa sendo esfaqueado). Como pode aquele homem apenas pensar no bem na própria família quando tinha pessoas morrendo (inclusive a professora do filho dele) ali? Até entendo ele querer proteger o filho, porém não seria mais fácil ele apenas ter falado "traga-a para o carro", acredito que a facada não teria levado.

Fiquei "feliz" com o final, afinal eles pagaram pelo o que fizeram. E ver o Kevin subindo na vida, depois de ter estudado... E ainda esperando pra poder ajudar o pai.. Nossa.

Espero que quem leia essa review aproveite assim como eu aproveitei assistindo.

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This movies contains many detailes. You really need to focus to obsorve all the importent stuff.
There is nothing new about some rich people look down on poor people.However in this movie it is ullustered in a different way. After i finished the movie it made me speechless and shocked. There is a lot of symbolism in this movies. So, focus focus focus otherwise you will miss some improtent topics.

There is a few bloody scenes and I personally is not a fan of it... so thats the reason why I am not rewatching it.

Give this movie a try if you want something that will distract you from the real world.

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Song Kang-ho is one of my favorite South Korean actors and I've seen many of his films. However, I hadn't seen a Korean film since a long time, and once I heard all the good things about Parasite and the amount of acclaim it has earned, I couldn't stop myself from watching it. And whoever said it slowly transforms into something unexpected, wasn't kidding at all! Parasite started as a drama with shades of dark humor, before morphing into an edge of the seat thriller that keeps you captivated and shocks you to the extent that you can't even move. It's that spellbinding.

The film can't be easily put into one genre, and that's true. Still, whether you like black comedies/dramas/thrillers or not, you must see this film at least once. It's just that you need to prepare yourself to be shocked because once the surprises start coming, you can't forget any of that for a long time. Parasite runs a little more than 2 hours but is so captivating that it might feel like the shortest 2 hours of all time.

Words won't be sufficient to further describe this film's actual brilliance. I'm still spellbound. What started like a fun movie became something so surprising that it was hard to forget after it ended. It took away the very feel of watching a film. Whatever I saw just felt real, absolutely real. No doubt, Parasite is one of the most original films you'll see in the recent memory, and surprisingly has elements of almost every genre covered in its entire duration.

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This is a great thriller with a little bit of dark humour, however, I can understand that some people might not like it as much as I do, because the story isn’t for everybody. The story is very interesting and it points out the differences between rich and poor people. This film also won four Oscars (Best Original Screenplay, Best International Film, Best Director and Best Picture) and it totally deserves it.

Parasite is about a high school student named Kim Gi Woo, who lives with his family in a basement and thanks to his friend he started working as a tutor in a rich family. He used their naiveness to employ the other family members too.

Kim Gi Woo wasn’t very educated but he was indeed very sly. The life of his family was going up and down, while they were trying to become rich and live a comfortable life.

I personally enjoyed this film a lot and it kept me interested in what will happen to the family in the end. The acting was amazing. The whole cast did a great job at portraying their characters and their emotions. The story was very well written and the cinematography was also very good. When I was watching this film I laughed but I also felt sorry and I was sad. Parasite is a must see. Everyone should give it a chance and I’m sure that they won’t regret watching it.

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Love movies with an intellectual twist? This movie is extremely gripping, creepy, and exciting. Some of the characters act really well, and make you feel, angry or sympathy. The acting is amazing, some of the dramatic scenes are overdone, but the cinematic prose. The story line is truly something worthy of viewing for those curious about social problems, and alternate lifestyles based on greed, and deception. The story line flows in a seamless fashion telling many stories along the way about the struggles of poor people, and those on the other side of the spectrum.

Park So Dam frustrated me at times with her lack of emotion, and expression, but the overall acting from cast members, such as Kang-Ho Song, and Cho Yeo-Jeong are truly world class, and inspiring to the viewers. They really immerse you with such an incredible performance, and understand the story of the person, and not just the dialogue itself. This is the most impressive acting I've seen so far, there are so many stories within stories if you really pay attention. It is not a film I would recommend to those who are looking to pass time, as its something you would need to sit down, and involve yourself in to get the full depth of flavour, and truly taste the quality of the film.

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So how on Earth did this movie win an Oscar?

So I finally got the opportunity to watch this movie. And what a big waste of 2 hours of my life. This was the most boring movie I've ever watched. How the fuck did this movie get an Oscar? Like I get the point that this family conned their way into another family's home to make money and then some rando is living in their basement and they don't even know that? Then he starts going on a k*lling spree? Makes no fucking sense. And then the dad of the poor family k*lls the father of the rich family and then locks himself in the bunker so he won't face any criminal charges. To the very very last seconds of the movie where the son buys the house. Where he, his mom and his dad reunite. I think it sucks the one girl dies in the movie because she was cute.

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Do I have to even write why this film is just my favorite film of all time?

I've been watching the colored version 3 times, and the black/white version as my 4th time.

Of course you can all just ask other reviewers and maybe everyone all over the internet. This movie is a Bong Joon Ho masterpiece that puts the perfection on every. single. part. I really bet the movie will be have a large cult following on many many years ahead, just like Spirited Away, Battle Royale, or 2001: A Space Oddysey. While we can all agree that there are so many good movies, Parasite is perhaps the movie that will "upgrade" your standard for a movie with social-class issues.

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The hype is real and it didn't disappoint. I read a lot of reviews about this film after watching it & even heard a lot of hype buzz before this actually shared with the whole world. A lot of viewers already conveyed their profound insights and feels towards this film and I'm with them, I couldn't agree more.
Dir. Bong Joon Ho captured his artistry through the lens and writing with a great ensemble cast that portrayed his characters into life.
There are actual films that I expected to be good with yes, high expectations but somehow disappointed me that felt flat but for Parasite, they grab and crushed it, showing us great Korean cinema.

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''Because the story is about the poor family infiltrating and creeping into the rich house, it seems very obvious that Parasite refers to the poor family, and I think that's why the marketing team was a little hesitant. But if you look at it the other way, you can say that rich family, they're also parasites in terms of labor. They can't even wash dishes, they can't drive themselves, so they leech off the poor family's labor. So both are parasites.'' -words from the director Bong.

And this was beautifully directed. The shots, the sets, they're very aesthetically pleasing. All the scenes which indirectly denote the differences between social classes (for example, the rich family having to walk upstairs to get to their house, while the poor family has to go down.. how the rich family's house is always so bright while the poor family's house is in constant gloom).
I don't have much to say, actually. I was just left thinking I HAVE to check out more Korean cinema. The acting feels much more real and it touches much more mature topics. I know I'm kind of late, but this film deserved its Oscar.

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Out of all his recent works this is probably his best one and in my list of favorite directed by Bong Joon-ho is at the top 3. The one thing that stood out to me the most on this movie is the cast and the chemistry they got with each other, it feels like a real family.

What makes this movie but also is one of the worst things about this movie is the ending. It's just rushed, and on a first watch it doesn't feel that way but once you rewatch the film you realize it really is a rushed ending. But aside from that is an excellent film and one of Bong Joon-ho's best works.

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