Parasite:The Cost of Deceit

Parasite is about a poor family the Kims, conning their way into the employment of the Parks, a wealthy family. Parasite was written and directed by Bong Joon Ho, who also made The Host, Snowpiercer, and Okja. You see how the Kim family lives in Korea, they live in a run down apartment that is dirty and has bugs. They steal wifi and are always trying to get thugs for free. The dad is making pizza boxes for a local pizzeria. He isn’t good at it and haggles prices for the made boxes with the pizzeria employee. The audience can see how the family is always looking for their next money making venture.

The Kims sons friend is a tutor for a rich family, the Parks, and is going to study abroad and the friend asks the son to fill in, saying it pays well. The friend and the son make some fake credentials to get the son a job as a tutor for the daughter of the Parks. Already there is deceit and the son hadn’t initiated it. This is the first is a spiral of lies and trickery for the Kim family.

When the son goes to the Parks house, you can see how clean and nice the neighborhood is which is a big contrast from the Kims. So the son gets a job as a tutor and after leaving he gets an idea. The Parks have a younger son and sees drawings so he says he knows a art teacher for the son. So he gets his sister a job for the Parks as well. One by one each member of the Kim family works their way into the employment of the Parks as the audience sees various tricks and plans to get rid of the previous staff including the Parks driver and housekeeper. The way the Kims lie and seduce their way in is almost effortless for them. It’s hard for the Parks not to fall for it.

The amount of deceit gets almost overwhelming for the Kims as something is revealed that puts their plan in jeopardy. This screenplay is unlike anything I’ve seen before and is a breath of fresh air in a world of remakes, sequels, and adaptations. Parasite win four Oscars including best director, best principal screenplay, best international film, and best film of the year. This movie shows the nativity of the rich and the lengths of which people will go to survive. Parasite is an achievement in writing and a great foreign film. If people can get used to subtitles they can truly expand their movie selection and experience. 🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔