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Erik, the Asian Movie Enthusiast presents:

A review of “Parasite”, a Korean drama from 2019 that was directed by Joon-ho Bong and stars Kang-ho Song.

The film begins with a family of four. And we see the financial plights of these characters right from the start. For example, they attempt to piggyback some Wi-Fi access from nearby businesses and they build pizza boxes for low earnings. A fumigator walks by and they leave their windows open to get free “second hand” fumigation. So things are not going so well. Fortunately for them, the son knows a rich acquaintance who is studying abroad but wants to keep his potential love interest in check. So he asks the poor kid to tutor her in order to keep her away from other suitors. So the son of this poor family visits the rich Park family and he impresses the mother with his fictional history and qualifications. So he gets the tutor job. Soon afterward, he recommends his sister to teach art to the younger son of the Park family (but of course, he does not tell the mother that she is his sister). This is how the poor family gradually invades the rich household; they essentially take job positions within or around the home.

This has great direction and performances, with nuance to the scriptwriting. A true return to form for this director.

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