How 'Parasite' Delivered One Of The Best Twists In Cinema | 10 Minutes of Perfection

[@amiteshpramanik6254]

The most disturbing yet mind boggling thing is, the film ends where it started. Another parasite replaces the former one and starts leading his lonely life in the basement.

[@bananafishsticks3579]

Amitesh Pramanik though that seems like a very logical explanation, I feel like the Kims are the parasites, not the man in the basement. We didn’t even know he existed until the very middle of the movie. The Kims manifested their way into the Rich’s life

[@zerjiozerjio]

But you're also forgetting the very obvious interpretation that it is the Parks who are the parasites on both poor families-sucking them dry of life energy, time, or self-determination.

[@Von..]

both of them are parasites. kim and the parks. we could call it mutual parasitism. kim needs the money and the park needs their services.

[@caesarczech7920]

@@Von.. Stop with this very fine people on bothsides bullshit.

[@ririschannelx]

Amitesh Pramanik they’re all parasites

[@amonrei]

Knowing that the door bell signifies exactly the middle of the movie is mind blowing. You just know that things will be going very very wrong.

[@lamarscrotum1236]

Shazley Sahib it would be such a pleasant sounding door bell in any other context, but in that moment it was like ohhhhh shits goin down lmao

[@darthslayder6904]

I knew right then and there it wasn’t a comedy anymore. Things had been declining for a while and finally Kim got drunk and joked about killing the wife. Things got dark fast.

[@velkylev4217]

Lol ,so true , second half of the movie is bad . First half was kind of enjoyable and I lost interest in the middle, but after hearing everyone saying how amazing this movie is I decided to just watch till the end . So disappointing, people these days smh , will like any turd

[@chaewonpupuz]

@@velkylev4217 You're simple minded that's why you don't understand any of this

[@chaewonpupuz]

@@velkylev4217 Or you're just a big mommy's little boy that's too scared on getting in a thriller or a horror act

[@derawat]

When the old housekeeper said "Want to come down with me?", that marked the downfall of Kims.

[@Severus.S]

Wow YES

[@isabel8489]

what a creepy line

[@shravikawanjari4591]

Oh yes 😲

[@nrnusrn]

Do you think the old housekeeper knows the business of the Kims?

[@Severus.S]

@@nrnusrn she did when they all fell over the stair trying to evesdrop

[@ASpec818]

The scene running down the basement should get a most terrifying suspenseful award.

[@demonicoymonstruoso]

What?, are you stupid?. You watched suspense movies before?

[@sahayeda5220]

and running up the basement 🤣

[@ParthPatel-ei7on]

@@sahayeda5220 THAT SHIT MADE ME JUMP when the first dad was climbing up omg

[@justanotherblackwhitemicke7817]

That was the literal downfall of the family

[@teemo8247]

true

[@tswaitswaimochaki8427]

Also unlike everyone else, Jessica didn't have to replace anyone but created her own job. Like her brother said, it wasn't hard for her to fit in.

[@ldnroses]

Yes, and it was also her who started the chain of removing existing employees. Kiwoo was simply doing a favour for his friend who had asked him to cover his tutoring job, and as you say Kijung (Jessica) made up her own job really - and even before that the mother complained that Dasong’s art teachers never lasted so really they were doing them a favour. But she made up some bs story about her son’s trauma and made up her *own* timetable (4 times a week at 2 hours each, which is a lot of time/money), she really took advantage of how stupid the mother was on her first meeting. She got rid of the driver without a care even though he was working fine with the Parks, though Kijung did find him a little annoying. Afterwards their greed grew so much that they planned on getting rid of the housekeeper even though she was seemingly perfect at her role.

[@alisharafa6959]

Didn't she replace an art tutor lmao (quit beforehand though.)

[@feebsnails2699]

@@alisharafa6959 Yeah, but she created her own role as an arts therapist and made them pay her a lot more than usual

[@spaghettibolognese5838]

And that's why she died first, trying to be something you're not will ultimately get you somewhere you don't want to be.

[@stopmessingaround-shutdown]

It is an important fact. ki-jung (more like gi-jung though), she could be the ender of the "parasite tragedy(=zero-sum). She tried to bring food to the basements below and created a job without sacrifice. According to the critic, she is the 'most capable person who can be a high class'. but the dark 'gen-sae' in the basement is the most 'unwilling to rise to the ranks', just respecting the rich park. and then he kills her. so parasite tragedy is completed.

[@tashasmith-bonnar2565]

I thought it was a bit creepy when the old house keeper told the mother to come down into the basement with her, but when she started to run down the stairs and her voice started echoing as she screamed for her husband, broooooooo that literally made my stomach turn and the movie suddenly wasn’t funny anymore it just turned dark so quick.

[@JK-bp9fh]

I got scared when she suddenly said husband!!!!

[@guliguli3070]

And we will never know why her face was like that

[@evolsirhc123]

I couldn’t watch man 😭

[@mizuko6132]

@@guliguli3070 the loan sharks

[@emila1223]

I think it even has a term; Foreshadowing. I find that really cool, when done in a good way! Sadly, many movies make themselves foreseeable by trying to do it..

[@marymaurene1105]

I just realised, during that scene where Kim family are drinking at the mansion's living room, Jessica is the only one sitting on the sofa and rest are on the floor. While at the beginning of the movie, everyone is sitting on their semi-basement floor. This best shows that she is the only one who really is capable of "climbing up" the social status. From floor to sofa, behind her family yet higher than them. Among them, she appears to be the most clever and natural con artist. This is the reason why the director killed her at the end of the movie. Without her, the family will struggle to climb up again.

[@jashlovesbangtansonyeondan3740]

Also said by Kiwoo that it seems like his sister suits that kind of life (rich)

[@raymobs]

damn, i thought jessica's death would be a hard hit to the family's MERE SURVIVAL...... let alone climbing up the stairs.

[@TheNewsWave]

Mary Maurene Maun 😯 you are so right ... man this movie is too deep for me.

[@IceX92]

Nah, that's a stretch. Ki Woo is a good con artist too

[@Ruimas28]

Altough…..the movie does not actually do it like people say it does lool To be fair, Jessica would not get into the house if not for her brother. Granted she helps him first getting in. But its the brother who comes up with the plan to get Jessica in. So….both are good at it and complete each other. Its by far not "only Jessica" who is the brains. Not at all what is shown. Also, as for the family member who has more chances of going up…..I do not know. Nothing in the movie shows that Jessica can get there. Only because she is bossy around the rich woman? But is that going to work with other rich people? Doubt it!!!! On the other way, the brother is actually going into the very good side of the girl, actually showing he can seduce a very rich girl. Hell….the brother is even the only family member the rich care to save at the end as Jessica is left there dying and unattended. So….absolutely not what the movie shows. You people are all being fooled by the real parasite: The moviemaker :) He is playing like a genius to catch every single trend people throw at his movie lol Respect to him!!!!

[@senpaijecho]

I was tense through the whole scene of the Kims enjoying the Park's house. I really thought they were going to walk through the door and catch them.

[@samlikesmusic4063]

Senpai Jecho same

[@tototats16]

@@firewithfire848 it's you again

[@Amethyst_Deceiver1]

Kevin Shipp yeah damn shut up

[@Amethyst_Deceiver1]

Ok

[@inartemmangga1764]

i had the same reaction omg

[@C.Dat.guyoverthere]

When Mr. Park was talking about the history of the house, he mentioned that after the first family moved away, the housemaid still wanted to stay and serve the next family that moved in. I thought that was a weird detail and a throwaway line, but in retrospect that was a clue.

[@crimsonredsky9552]

C.Dat.GuyOverThere holy shit that’s crazy. Nice catch dude 👍

[@DanteYewToob]

There are several hints. The fact that she was reccomend by the architect by letter (obviously she faked it just like the Kims) the Patriarch said she always eats enough for two people, and the Mother says she understands the home better than anyone in the family. There were a few other subtle hints like the lights flashing visible earlier when they introduced 'Jessica' and he comes up the stairs. This is why the twist works, because it was setup before very well. It doesn't feel like it came out of nowhere. Even if you didn't consciously connect them all, you feel it and subconsciously your brain does the math and goes "Oh dang! That makes sense!"

[@malvizuris]

Also when Mr Kim is driving his boss he delivers another "clue" that the housekeeper eats for 2

[@PeetaGrifffin]

But from what I remember, the previous owner actually recommended the maid to the Parks.

[@menayu3612]

I thought that the reason why she decided to move her husband in was because the architect didn't tell the Park's about the secret basement. Obviously, when the architect was still living there, there was no way for the husband to have moved in.

[@jaypi6423]

The moment I saw her on the videocall all I could think of was "DO NOT LET HER IN"

[@maymist1099]

Jay Pi it’s like a parasite scared to let another parasite feed off the same host

[@olivertellez7859]

For me is the most unbelievable moment. The Kins were presented as super smart at this point, but they let her in. It really felt forced and plot-driven.

[@flotus0]

@@olivertellez7859 that's my only critic towards this movie. Why did they let her come in? There was absolutely no reason at all. The maid was fired and she had no information to use against the family. Plus it was very creepy. Everything could've been avoided

[@wenkwonk5784]

@@flotus0 I guess from my perspective, I would've let her in because I would've been scared not knowing where she is. Imagine seeing that creepy ass face and not knowing where she is around the area. I would've felt somewhat safe because I had other people with me, but yeah, somewhat plot driven but from my perspective, out of fear, I would rather know where she was.

[@olivertellez7859]

@@flotus0 yup. No sense at all. The Kims are 4 and none of them thought it was a bad idea? Specially since they were having a mini-party inside the house? The first half of the movie is quite neat in every sense (except the fact the Parks had only one stay-in maid when this kind of wealthy families have more help, but ok). But the other half is pretty unrealistic. Well done and interesting, but unrealistic in the terms of the movie, let alone the real life.

[@PaulEffects]

honestly, from the moment she screams "honey!!", my god I felt on the absolute edge of my seat. And that kept going until the flood scene. 20 minutes or so of tension like I had never experienced from a movie ever, definitely my best film experience to date.

[@ldnroses]

I thought she was just a crazy lady or something. I thought shit when she screamed honey, but when I heard a voice reply to her....😱 the whole scene makes the audience feel exactly the way director Bong wanted us to. The housekeeper and her husband’s weirdness (pushing the cabinets with her whole body, feeding her husband with a baby’s bottle etc) make us side with the Kims still even more, even though both families have a lot in common with each other. And of course with the flood as you say, we still feel sorry for the Kims even though they all murdered the old housekeeper by mercilessly rubbing peaches in her face and kicking her down the stairs. The father had lost all emotion and stability already but we had empathy for him nonetheless. You can even understand totally why he went on to stab Mr. Park, even though he was in the presence of a whole children’s party and he was the sole person who paid for all their salaries.

[@arthurfleck816]

Same!

[@kh884488]

The scene where she yelled "honey", was like going from riding a roller coaster and the ride suddenly going into a complete free fall!

[@mgvaa3089]

Yes! My friend and I had to pause the movie bc we were too scared to know what happens next!

[@apiranha1]

But like, why were the kims so upset that he was living down there? They must have understood why, they are basically doing the same, like why the uproar? That’s the only part that seemed unrealistic to me and like it was just added for the sake of confrontation

[@chasewitzansky3491]

The scariest and most intense part that almost made me stop watching was when their house flooded and the next day the rich family just said "the rain last night created a beautiful day" So much symbolism on how the poor in turmoil helps the rich

[@microwave8931]

That's depressing

[@heyheymey8405]

And a clever piece in this film, when the 2 families were dressing up for the birthday party. The Parks (rich) have an expensive walk in closet, while the poor Kims have to pick from piles of donated clothes at the evacuation center.

[@jen6294]

Wow.

[@SerAbiotico]

idk why the Kim family didn't simply invented some excuse, "we have things to do today", done. They lost their friggin house!

[@thanhtungtran5350]

@@SerAbiotico Then they lost their friggin job 😂

[@gelatinejaap]

I went to see Parasite without having seen any photo's, trailers or knowing anything about the story. Best movie ive seen in a while.

[@beckwilliams2524]

I did that too. Mark Kermode reviewed it and said watch it without knowing anything and you won't regret it. They're finally showing it in regular UK cinemas where I live so me and my Dad saw it yesterday. Brilliant film, binge watching videos like this now to explore all the themes.

[@Angelub]

Me too! I thought it was about a disease being spread. I thought the fired maid had come to spread it to the family lol boy was I wrong about the twist.

[@mork3742]

Same!!! All I knew about it was that it's about the society that's why I watched it bravely no idea that it's scarier than horror movies.

[@Skitz0frenix]

In my experience trailers ruin movies/series for me because they give away stuff that they don't need to give away

[@ZaxorVonSkyler]

I think Parasite is better than The Godfather fight me!

[@kliffordholly7466]

The biggest symbolism is the fact the son was making a plan to get his dad back, even though the dad clearly stated that plans never work...

[@TheStupidGuyWithBlip]

Plans can fail* I think the ending says something about poor people being stuck in a loop of constantly dreaming of something better despite being held down

[@MrMejia187]

@@TheStupidGuyWithBlip The American Dream

[@infernal..]

@@TheStupidGuyWithBlip yo this is giving me no hope.

[@TheStupidGuyWithBlip]

@@infernal.. Lol sorry. Just remember to vote against rich people's interests as much s you can, that's where your hope is. Make them share their wealth

[@Hhhh22222-w]

Plans do work, the plan almost worked if they didn't stray from the "plan" and let the ex-housekeeper in

[@alexonline2340]

i find it very interesting that the parents’ jobs were “trade” jobs (housekeeping and driving) which didnt require education, while the kids were a tutor and art therapist, something you need a degree to be qualified to do. i think it represents how a lot of lower class families have this dynamic, where the parents make money without an education but still want their children to have a college degree so they can hopefully advance beyond their parent’s economic class.

[@hejiranyc]

That is pretty much the American immigrant tale, right down to having American-sounding names like Kevin and Jessica. There are a number of references to America in this movie that I'm trying to unpack.

[@straymochi6766]

My parents and my siblings😔✊

[@drcola143]

@@hejiranyc I am pretty sure their names weren't actually Kevin and Jessica in the movie. In this one scene where the son reccomends Jessica he was like, "Jessica, what was her Korean name"?. Everything about the family was about U.S.A, like the scene with the son, "yeah she studied art therapy at the university of Illinois". Or at the scene where will the tent work? "I think so, it was made in the U.S.A

[@imkabochan]

Not only low income families, or american immigrants, but generally all immigrants' families structure are like this. I can say it because I come from one and there's a pattern to this things, no matter where your family originally came from, the first generation will always work really hard on manual jobs, blue collar jobs, on the fields, anything that's available. Next generation may still grow up with that, but ultimately will be pushed to study and have access to better jobs, usually something their parents choose for them and considered respectable, like lawyers, doctors, nurses, teachers and engineers. The traditional "successful" jobs. The third generation is the first to not grow up among manual labor and have some privileges, but still constantly reminded of the importance of discipline, formal education and money (that would be me). After that the need for education gets more flexible, some things still remain ingrained, but parents' don't control what college you take anymore, expectations and pressure are easier too, but still there (I can see in my younger cousins). It's a thing of immigrants in general I guess.

[@runitalea]

:(

[@tmoon9297]

When you watch the movie again you notice the lights coming on every time he comes back home even before the plot twist. The chills when you realize what's really going on...

[@Jamflee]

T Moon Which is funny because we don’t notice either like Mr Park. Almost saying to the audience you are similar, that you don’t notice the people beneath you

[@TheSuperNats]

I noticed them and even pointed them out, however I thought they were a really cool automatic feature there to show how rich these people are. The twist blew my mind.

[@emiliab9322]

Goddamn it now i have to watch the whole film again

[@raphaelho3551]

Great light also doesn't light up for anyone else.

[@goodnessoverloaded1078]

@@TheSuperNats Yep , I thought the very same.

[@kariminalminds]

I think the best scene is when the sister sits on an exploding toilet smoking a cigarette when just a while before she was sitting on a very expensive sofa that she will probably never be able to afford in her lifetime.

[@bysyd]

my favorite scene as well👏🙌🏻

[@randomperson-de1rs]

Well she’s ded so yeah

[@nheilvocal3801]

She can if she lived

[@Deceptxn]

Symbolizes her position in the family. The toilet spurting out the nasty stuff and having her sit down on it shows that she is holding the family down with financing due to her natural act of being a con artist more so than her brother.

[@msemmahale4608]

Something else about Jessica - Min, Kisook’s friend who gives him the scholar’s stone, also sees something in Jessica. He asks Kisook if she is taking art lessons. He clearly sees that Jessica has potential as well.

[@bhruemail7282]

I really love how the Kims are really good at their jobs (driver, art and English tutor and housekeeper) but never will they in a million years get those jobs they're really good at without faking their credentials. They're so competent but the lack of necessary papers and recommendations hinders them from getting paid for their skills.

[@mumblernumber7213]

nah he was a trash english tutor LMAO all he did was hook up with the girl

[@travispickle1]

@@mumblernumber7213 🤡

[@오늘도유튜브와]

Right on

[@woozihae]

indeed

[@victorvivas7887]

The scene where the former maid was trying to open the door is horrifying but absolutely brilliant that changes the atmosphere of the film. Also the doorbell was sound was very tense in this film. A masterpiece! Update: This the most likes I have ever received. Thank you so much. Let’s forever enjoy cinema !

[@heyitsann2212]

Omg ikr like what the hell was that 😩🥴

[@drei_cee]

God, that scared me so much I gripped the person sitting beside me. 😂

[@victorvivas7887]

@@drei_cee I wasnt sure what she was doing because the room was dark and she was on a very weird position and it scared me too lol

[@victorvivas7887]

@youtube viewer what also scared was her face lol

[@saphi20]

thats the most stupid part of the movie... why would you let in the only person that can expose em... and even more... why let her in while the owners of the house are out and they are having a party there... is so so so stupid...

[@alexbricks3886]

I just realized that in the beginning of the movie, the mom comically said “you should’ve brought food” when they received the stone from the son’s friend. This draws a parallel to when Jessica could have brought food to the man in the basement but instead the son brought the stone, causing the following murders.

[@kpopspace9849]

omf yes I feel like the stone portrays "greed" and the food represent the contrary of "greed".

[@2cents186]

Also even the stone has biblical backing. Ki Woo was stoned to almost death by the bum.

[@steviegbcool]

jesus christ...

[@Eorzat]

Yeah, the screenplay is really what made this film amazing for me. There’s so much subtle detail in the dialogue.

[@SinclairLocke]

he would likely still murder them cuz of his dead wife

[@hayato6140]

The most depressing part for me was when the three Kims are under the table and the Parks were talking about the dad Kim's smell. Imagine how hurt he was

[@hinatapatata8499]

They all smell the same

[@Ray-nb2st]

Tell him to bathe then, I wouldn’t go to a house smelling like onions.

[@erickmeister6916]

Radishes

[@scrubiduba]

he was so hurt that he ended up killing him

[@ozaangelora7957]

Unrelated, but also the part where Mr. Kim asked his wife to wear that 'cheap underwear' that he found on the car when he got horny. It was Jessica's remember? Just imagine how disgusting is it to hear that

[@MusicSLOo]

"Privacy as a form of luxury" Never thought about in that way, but damn, the more you think about it, the more it makes sense.

[@Angel-yq8jd]

cherry cola having no neighbors is awesome I assume. You can do what you want.

[@jojolerner113]

@@Angel-yq8jd I live in a fairly rural area where we are separated from our neighbors. It is nice to have the privacy of being able to be loud. It is also nice to have a whole area to yourself to run around and play, or use as a garden, or really whatever you want. But there are disadvantages too. You have to drive everywhere. Nothing is close enough to walk. You aren't close with your neighbors, there is no borrowing a cup of sugar. Finally, my least favorite thing of all, no trick-or-treating. When I was a kid the houses were too far to walk house-to-house to trick-or-treat. If I wanted to participate I had to beg my parents to drive out to a closer community.

[@zhm96]

For the first time, the window didn't have a hobo taking a piss.

[@itsbonkerjojo9028]

Privacy is luxury indeed I too am sinking in this theory more and more .

[@nycjt6267]

The fact that we can watch this and comment on the internet can be considered a luxury.

[@ezhar1059]

Ki-jung character is definitely superior than her family member 1) shes the one that negotiated her salary 2) made the owner, driver, maid, and lil boy scared with her authorities 3) she sat on the sofa while other family members sat on the floor meaning she’s already higher class than them 4) his brother said she’s the most fitting with the rich people because she felt natural doing it 5) she’s the first one that got invited by the owner to the party 6) when she had to bring the cake means she already got accepted and trust by the rich 7) when the plan already gone wrong, she had to die so that she doesn’t have to go back become the lower class.

[@EscargoTouChaud]

I get you, but as for number 7, I took it more as some sort of punishment; a "how dare she (a poor fitting into OUR bubble, crossing the line)! She must die".

[@Loonaurtheworld]

@@EscargoTouChaud That's what I thought too

[@kyletucker6508]

ezhar this is why she was killed. I think the true meaning of this film was to be a commentary on society. And those who thrive in it seem to be the most inhuman. She died cos she was the most capable. The protagonist in my opinion was mr Kim . Who, once he saw what had become of his daughter, drew the line and cut ties with society and the climb of success. He killed mr parks.

[@senyenvlogs]

tbh it’s sad how ki jung died.. i really loved her character, it was the best amongst the others.

[@silverkyre]

@@EscargoTouChaud I thought it was because, if she lives the end might seem more reachable. It feels like she would somehow be able t I'll come up with that money and we know her brother never will.

[@pavelsvacha]

The second half is like inflating a balloon without stopping, you know it will pop but not when and that anticipation is what terrifies you

[@rikosama7648]

Oooh i like how u described it

[@harrie4667]

The mom's face when she breaks into laughter and the serious face she had on before... that was great acting. I had really no idea what to expect from her in that sequence.

[@victoriahighsmith7361]

and right before she start laughing her facial expression look like shes about to cry for like a split second. Genius

[@chengyiq3066]

Parasite is truly one of the film that keeps you at the edge of your seat

[@dexterzdex5098]

...until i watched Uncut Gems, that film stressed me out 24/7.

[@StellarBoxer]

Still doesn’t make sense how the poor dad turned all psycho and turned into a stabby murderer. Then he basically becomes like the other guy in the secret basement

[@Dan-gi6tf]

Austin it was already foreshadowed or I’m just too attentive to little details idk 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jasonjung2572]

Austin in the end when the rich dad was trying to get the key from the old guy, the rich dad stopped everything he was doing to hold his nose because of the old guys stench. This probably affected the poor dad personally

[@saphi20]

if by that you means it is predictable....then i agree

[@angellamst4215]

I feel like Jessica accepting the flood and just smoking was the same as laughing through her death. Smoking when the water is about to drown you and turn off your cigarette , laughing and relaxing while you are about to die. Her character owned the comedic tragedy

[@QWER-wv5kn]

나는 그 장면에서 물이 사람을 익사될정도로는 전혀 아닌것 같아. 그 장면은 코미디장면이 절대 아닌것같고, 그녀는 홍수속에서 다시 한번 자신의 가족상황을 느끼고 자신한테 중요한것인 담배를 피운것 같다. 아마 그녀가 담배를 핀다는것은 부모님은 모르는것같다. 그녀한테 담배는 숨길수없는, 숨기기힘든 권력욕,쾌락을 의미하는것 같다. 그래서 가족들이 중요하다고 생각하는것들을 가져오거나 구할때, 그녀는 숨겨뒀던 담배를 가져오면서 참지않고 그 자리에서 담배를 피운것 같다. 참고로 한국에서 여자가 담배피우는것은 대중들이 좋은시선으로 보지 않는다. 여자의 경우, 부모님한테 숨기는 경우가 많다. 그 가족에서 오직 그녀만 진취적으로 계급을 올라갈려고 했으며, 오직 그녀만 담배를 핀다.😅😂😊

[@GadgetTechTips]

There is only one thing that this non horror movie becomes more terrifying is because its REALISTIC ..

[@danielbras5123]

Gadget Xtreme hidden world war bunker harboring a man faking hair death isn’t very realistic, it’s a great movie and story but it’s not realistic and it’s not supposed to be it’s supposed to symbolize things

[@kensamaadhi393]

technically south korea are still in a state of war with north korea, so having war bunker a little true for that part of the world

[@Anon-cz8us]

Daniel Bras The war bunker is very realistic in Korea, especially with the wealthy. Also this movie is pretty accurate when it comes to Korea’s society. In Korea if you are born poor, it is very hard to become rich and if you’re born rich you will most likely stay rich

[@m.s.6687]

@ plz tell us some more aspects that are realistic?

[@이불킥-v7r]

@@Anon-cz8us It's possible to rise out of poverty through academic success. Historically, even in the middle ages, a lower class peasant could either study for the civil servant exam and become a bureaucrat or save enough money to buy his way out of his social class. So no, it's not impossible.

[@DamienYok]

This movie really made me think. Because if you think about it, the Kims' family is talented/intellectual and can really do 'the job'. There are a lot of people in our society who are capable yet they missed the chance to "climb up" and ended up with mediocre or bad lives. There is no true fairness.

[@ldnroses]

Totally, that’s one part of how they really showed the differences in class and what being born into each really means for your life. Kiwoo was very capable of that job, but he didn’t have the qualifications. Not that he wasn’t capable of going to uni, but his family could not afford classes for their children. The parents were also hard workers and very good at their jobs, they were very happy working. But also on the other hand, the Park family were so gullible because they simply never had many worries in their lives because of their financial status, even paying the Kim family’s presence at their son’s party as part of their work shift.

[@bigtexnick2188]

and that is the entire point of the movie. well said.

[@CrimsonUniverse22]

Anyone can climb out of poverty.

[@johannlopez4524]

@@CrimsonUniverse22 false. Not every country has the social mobility that Americans and other rich countries have.

[@lillettuce4977]

@@CrimsonUniverse22 thats a lie

[@trendthis364]

This film is so incredible that every comment on here about it has solid thumbs up.

[@namitasingh8520]

Exactly!!!!

[@shishirakumarnayak9318]

So true man! This either a fluke on bong's part or a truly thought out masterpiece.

[@lowellfinn]

I give you 1000th like

[@trendthis364]

@@lowellfinn If I had a prize you'd be the winner!

[@lowellfinn]

@Catch_Me_If_You_Can have you watch it or you just know it from this video.

[@nataliam123]

“she always ate for two”

[@elaGuillen]

bruh... :O

[@jashlovesbangtansonyeondan3740]

Now we know why. That small detail is not really small if we think about it

[@dannylee8961]

one of his nickname is Bongtail (Bong + Detail) in south korea.

[@kadenprows8079]

I NEVER NOTICED THAT HOLY CRAP

[@pattymc253]

Major bruh moment 😯😯

[@5868nikhil]

And the kid doesnt draw a self portrait, its the guy in the basement!!

[@lamarscrotum1236]

Nikhil Krishna yes! And he caused the kid’s first traumatic experience (seeing the “ghost”), then again at the party by stabbing people. Poor kid lmao

[@Emily.m147]

oh my god, the black blob in the corner of the drawing is the basement door and darkness where the “ghost” emerged

[@benconnor3206]

Nikhil Krishna the ghost scene is absolutely terrifying

[@a_a1796]

​@@lamarscrotum1236 and when he stabs ki-jung, i thought it was interesting that she throws the cake that the kid's mom referred to as the "trauma recovery cake" right in the cause of da-song's trauma's face.

[@lamarscrotum1236]

Adriann Do whoaaaa great catch! Mind blown! Lol

[@carinah1236]

jessica/ki-jung was the most capable and the only one that didn't have to replace anyone to get that job and the job that she got was the only one that would have translated to a marketable skill outside the Park's house in the real world (unlike housekeeper, driver, tutor). I think what Jessica represents is the middle class, and her death at the end symbolises the death of the middle class leading to an even bigger gap between the classes, leaving behind only the very poor and the very rich.

[@miggyyusay]

You could also say the fact that the guy living in the Parks' basement killing Jessica is a symbolism of "crab mentality", that the very poor don't want other people to get richer because of jealousy and pride.

[@Banzybanz]

@@miggyyusay The whole conflict between the two poor familes shows how the poorest in society have to fight each other for scraps while the rich play divide and rule. The Park family end up intentionally/unintentionally killing MoonGwang and GwenSae loses everything. All he wanted to do was just survive with the barest means possible, which he did while his wife was working at the house. He can longer survive in the basement as he would starve and he will be caught (and probably killed) by loansharks if he ventures outside. He realises his life is pretty much over and goes on a rampage targetting the family who ruined his life. Only revenge is on his mind, not jealousy and pride.

[@dazey8706]

wow this is one of the best ways this theme has been explained

[@ofimportance5458]

"Real world". Are you dumb?All jobs are important to society. That's why they exist.

[@unliving_ball_of_gas]

@@ofimportance5458 Should've been phrased differently

[@SammyHolidayChannel]

I had to watch it twice to understand that the Kims dad is the problem right from the beginning when he keep folding the pizza box despite the room being filled with smogs. The girl from the pizza shop refuses to pay and complains one out of four was folded wrong. Yes this family has four members.

[@LottaKissu]

Wow, good eye!

[@cassiebubb7960]

Wow. Well noticed dude.

[@johannlopez4524]

Didn't catch the ¼ detail

[@jajatana154]

Thats what most people think, but another explanation may be that the odd one that didnt fit in was Ki Jung. She is the only one capable of climbing up the social ladder (ex. not replacing anyone but making herself a new job, Ki Woo telling her that she actually fits in, the fact that she had actual talent but couldnt go to college due to economical problems), which makes her the different one among the four. There is also speculation that the reason that she was the only one dead is to show that this family now really has no chance to do better.

[@cassiebubb7960]

@@VerBAASingwekkend clearly I'm just slow ha

[@saxanith6117]

I thought Min was going to come home and find out that Dahye was taken by his friend. Then, he'd get mad and expose the family but I was way, wayyy off.

[@namitasingh8520]

Sameeee

[@jen22608]

same lol i even told my mom who was also watching

[@jeffreyflowers5203]

Same but when the maid showed up I was like oh she’s gonna try to stab someone,was not expecting that twist and am glad I wasn’t.

[@cheriecheung5889]

That would have been some regular k drama hagaha

[@zoilas7061]

ME TOO

[@BadassBobY]

First half : *Funny* Second half : *Depressing and Literal horror*

[@aleksandrrose618]

BadassBobY THATS why this movie is so excellent, in the beginning you feel so happy, and you love both families, and you’re so infatuated with the wealthy lifestyle and the poor people getting success but then chaos ensues and the rest of the film is just one giant anxiety attack

[@alonsoarana5307]

I feel the first half was depressing too, at least for the Kims, where they live and all

[@Nofacejeong]

this is like every broadway musical

[@nexgengamer3090]

Horror starts after the old maid bumps her head

[@shatakshisharma5240]

@@Nofacejeong exactly, you just described this movie in literal terms.

[@nabi5472]

It’s interesting how the Kim family were praising the rain and happily gazing at it while they were “living luxurious” in the lounge room and then it suddenly changes to them going back to their reality and seeing the damages that the rain did to their home. And the next day you could see how mr Kim was furious at how mrs park was grateful for the rain as it made a beautiful day for them even tho it ruined their camping trip. His perspective suddenly changed when the rain affected him. Same with how the park family’s perspective changed.

[@maimoonakhan7203]

Damn!

[@aritrikaadhikary7212]

The mother pushes the dogs back just after saying that if she would be rich, she would be nice person

[@toothian9237]

Yeah, I caught that. She said that if she was rich, she'd be nicer than what she already is. Gotta love the use of irony.

[@truffles365]

Also it all began with her i felt. If she hadn't have been so harsh towards the basement couple when they were asking for even just one meal a week then quite possibly no one would have had to die. It's a great commentary on how the Kims disrupted the secret symbiotic relationship that existed previously with the housekeeper, her husband and the Parks; they disrupted and ultimately everyone suffered. It serves as a depressing metaphor for reality in that the status quo between rich and poor will likely never change. It results in more suffering for the poor if they try to change their lives at the cost of stepping on people just like them to try and be part of the higher class world.

[@ismth]

@@truffles365 exactly. I took it as a nod to society’s general disdain for the poor. Quick to look down or turn away from them, even if you are poor yourself. The mom failed to realize that she was in the same position the ex-maid was in. smh

[@MG-ts4sv]

@@ismth yes, also I never understand why the Kim did not take a picture or a video of the maid and her husband. because both were doing the same. All the violence was unecesary. They just needed to use the same weapon the former maid used with them: recording. At the end Mr Kim meditated about it, like to reach an agreement when she asked jessica to send them food, but the son was still thinking in using violence, he wanted to kill them inestad of reaching an agreement. And yes, I think this movie also shows that the poor betray each other, use the violence instead of dialogue, and finally they blame the rich because it is easier.

[@chizhang2765]

@@MG-ts4sv What that recording gonna do? 💀 They already got the former maid fired, and had the evidence (the dude wasn't gonna move anywhere) that the dude was living in that basement.

[@supull]

"The art teachers never last for long"

[@astraeanatsuki3231]

OMG- Wow I never thought that this would play out like that, the movie is so well thought

[@dustywisteria8641]

@@astraeanatsuki3231 I'm sorry but can you explain it a little bit? I couldn't understand.

[@materialgirl4896]

@@dustywisteria8641 jessica died

[@dustywisteria8641]

@@materialgirl4896 Oooh thank u and that was a nice foreshadowing

[@astraeanatsuki3231]

StobJeongguk This sentence was hinting that jessica will die eventually

[@godwinolorunshola7913]

Finding out that both husbands at different times hid in the basement was most unexpected.

[@thebatman4279]

@Blade Runner >Clicks on video that analyses the plot of a film >Expects people not to talk about what happens in the film GALAXY BRAIN

[@deanmalto]

A

[@Themotionchasers]

bruh why you spoil it

[@JforAll00]

stop spoiling

[@imnotbreno]

@DerpyDoge When does it shows rich leeching off the poor?

[@nadiahabubakar2320]

lookat the chairs at the dining table, when ki woo entered the house the chairs was 8 to represent the whole ppl who live in the house (Park family + the maid + her husband + the driver) then when the maid got fired the chairs became 7 but then when the Kim family get into the house the chairs became 10 (Park family + Kim family + both the maid n her husband at the basement). Im very impressed w/ all the details. Kudos to u Bong Joon Ho.

[@veryfinalgirl]

also the part when the family cancelled their trip and had to go back to their house and it was pouring rain, the water droplets are still on the car when the dad, jessica and kevin escapes the house through the garage. kinda random details but still

[@dumbnerd747]

How do you even notice a detail like this???

[@senaqsn]

wow, you saw that? really? makes me wanna watch it again

[@crystalgl0w]

Oh wow nice catch

[@HomesliceBrice]

The scene where it shows the "ghost's" head slowly come up over the darkness is the scariest thing I've seen in a non-horror movie and probably the scariest thing from a 2019 movie.

[@sammybore944]

That scene is spooky af

[@joeyisrandom9254]

YES OH MY GOD, the way they made the guys eyes glow was terrifying

[@haileyfrancine307]

@@joeyisrandom9254 Bin

[@Luisfour]

well... Cats also came out in 2019

[@jeannemorona_]

YESSSSS i remember i couldn't sleep well that night bc that was scary af 😭

[@deepasakthi9653]

This film is completely refined , devoid of fillers

[@deepasakthi9653]

@M P yeah brother, ppl like kevin are too immature to understand

[@cuongkim842]

that's exactly what I thought when I saw this movie. Not a single scene felt like it's only there to fill the plot, but served the plot

[@cuongkim842]

@PietreADI yes I have actually

[@dxcSOUL]

Kevin Shipp That sentence had no pretense. Your sentence, ironically, is defined by pretentiousness.

[@zuryz4929]

I agree but I don't see why the sex scene was relevant, kinda random

[@sirenjeruty]

Can't really blame Dang-so, the Maid's husband rising from the basement in the night scene would give anyone nightmares throughout his life !

[@jaypi6423]

Yes, and isn't it ironic that the whole splatter scene happens again at his birthday? I mean, I really can't see how he could ever heal from that. His psychology will be wrecked for life.

[@Lanai50]

Da song

[@bejbidolxo]

Jay Pi i dont think he even survived..since movie is mirroring almost every scene and those 2 classes,their both fathers died(kims family dad is not dead but since they ain gonna see him ever again he pretty much is),and also daughter+dasong since they were matched throughout the film.

[@liaavv_4959]

Yeah it gave me..

[@vee0427]

😂😂😂😭

[@chaniechan4873]

Y'all! I just realized why Da Song liked Jessica when in fact all of his previous teachers can't handle him. Dahye mentioned that Da Song was just pretending to be 'smart' 'artistic' or any at that matter and he liked Jessica for the same reason that Jessica was also pretending to be 'smart' and 'artistic'. So at some point they understand each other very well. Birds with the same feather flock together indeed.

[@childofolivares8754]

One of my sister (17) always likes to act like she's better than everyone and wiser than she actually is. Our neighbor has this kid (9) that has the same issue. He always talks back and insults people and try to make them feel inferior to him. Anyways, I'm good with kids but he never listens to me. My sister somehow gets him to act normal when she's around though even though she can't do the same with the rest of our siblings.

[@everythinggoes4115]

Could’ve sworn I saw this comment on another parasite video

[@chaniechan4873]

@@everythinggoes4115 thats because I commented the same thing on other parasite videos 😭🖐

[@prapanthebachelorette6803]

@@chaniechan4873 thanks for the insight

[@QWER-wv5kn]

당신은 서양인입니까? 동양인입니까? 많은댓글에서 이부분을 말하지 않던데.... 한국인들은 당신이 말한 "예술적인척" 즉 다송과 미술교사와의 관계(예술가 코스프레)를 완벽히 대부분 이해했습니다 이 감정에 대해 상대적으로 아마 아시아인들이 많이 느꼈을것이다. (이것이 만약 인종차별발언이라면 사과한다.) 아시아인들이 이런 감정을 더 잘 느꼈을꺼라고 나는 확신하기때문에 그냥 재미로 질문해봤다. 😅 😂 😊

[@AdvaiticOneness1]

All throughout the movie i was expecting a ghost to pop up! Then i realised that humans are scarier than ghosts! Jeez

[@qqqq-uh2nm]

yeah like someone under your bed is much scarier than a ghost

[@raymobs]

@@qqqq-uh2nm or a father and his son and daughter under your coffee table.

[@sahayeda5220]

that guy is an actor in crash landing on you and i immediately recognized why they picked him-because he has huge eyes lol

[@AdvaiticOneness1]

@Kraker Heya because in the trailer i saw that kid's wierd painting, blood etc, so right away i got incidious/conjuring flashbacks,with that in mind, i watched the movie, lol

[@GetUnwoke]

@@qqqq-uh2nm It's something Jodi Arias would do. crawling through doggy doors and hiding under the christmas tree. so damn creepy

[@domodolma]

*Jessica, only child. Illinois, Chicago. Classmate Kim Jin-Mo, he’s your cousin.*

[@ernestojoe5917]

ding-dong 🎵

[@fadeladam1130]

And, what does that mean?

[@Pavan_414]

@@fadeladam1130 watch the movie to understand

[@fadeladam1130]

@@Pavan_414 I'm asking, why should I watch it?

[@tuisuki]

Fadel Adam The movie has a deep structure between the social classes also the cinematography and the pacing is really great. The first question you asked about the comment is a scene in the movie of a character singing that as a mnemonic device for their secret motive. I won't spoil the reason for the character to do that but you should really watch the movie :) edit: i changed my comment because it was all lowercase and it kinda bothered me hehe

[@aceandrelayosa7532]

Mother: "If I had all this money, I'd be nice too." **SLAPS THE DOG**

[@SavedSheepStudios]

The most artistic scene for me was midway when the Kims (except for the mother) escaped from the Parks' home. Under the torrential rain, they descended a long flight of stairs in the darkness - flooding waters as a metaphor of the flow of consequences about to unfold. We observe a change in mood in the movie as the Kims, like parasites, retreat to their homes once they're noticed. The bathtub scene of Jessica enjoying herself in water at the Parks is contrasted by her sitting on their murky and flooded toilet, lost of all hope.

[@ldnroses]

So much symbolism too, running down that hill from the Park’s house, then those steep stairs in the rain, and of course even further down to their their semi-basement flat: way back down to their true reality, back down to their social class. Even in such heavy rain they ran down those steps so easily, almost showing that this was their natural habitat. And even after their home is destroyed, Kiwoo’s first thought is to rescue their precious wealth stone that began this whole journey for them. Even after all this, the greed is still in him. He’s not ready to give it all up just yet.

[@soundaryabaswarajsheher6574]

I think the the Parks, not the Kims, are the parasites.. of the nature The movie climaxes with a natural calamity, that does not affect the Rich much, but devastated the Poor's living..

[@aznpetyaw]

@@soundaryabaswarajsheher6574 They both are parasites created by the social economic system in korea.

[@trollzilla]

@@aznpetyaw *the social economic system in the world we all live in a capitalist market society, my friend

[@aimeemeono4470]

Soundarya Baswaraj i find it interesting to think about that scene where she is in the car talking about how the rain was a blessing.... when it literally took hundreds of people out of their homes and into a gymnasium. I can totally see how mr Kim’s anger just was fueled by the rich not being affected at all.

[@jramasani]

"Exact midpoint of the screenplay", page 71 of a 141 page script. "The real beginning of the film" @ 3:56. Well, 3:56 is the exact midpoint of this video. What a perfectly made youtube video!

[@heisen-bones]

@Abin Abraham who taught you math?

[@rikudosennin]

@@heisen-boneslol

[@saymakhan8875]

One of my current favourite hobby is reading the comment section of *parasite*

[@vp1099]

Also the scene when the parks are sleeping on the sofa ,the Kim's are under the table , symbolising that no matter how low the rich get ,the poor will always be lower than the Rich..

[@izwaspayne]

Wow i never think about that good catch

[@나그네-g1s]

Nice

[@daffaagung]

Did the producer mention any of this in an interview? Or is it just your take on that scene?

[@kaykc3207]

Don't overthink Everything is not symbolic

[@yonratha]

it would make sense though because that rich dude was commenting on how bad the dad smelled in which the was suddenly offended and questioning "do I really smell that bad?" And plus he had this anger inside him that rose to the point where he wanted to kill him (possibly because he was jealous).

[@ApoMelon]

3:45 the doorbell also appears at the exact midpoint if the FILM, not just the script. The film is 2 hours 7 minutes long. The doorbell rang at 1 hour 3 minutes

[@Shivipree123]

In this video as well he states this point at the exact midpoint of his video

[@simtanhg4291]

Dayum

[@kmms4720]

I was so blown away by this as well; twists/plot changes tend to happen in the middle of a film but for parasite is literally happened in the middle. that is incredible

[@jeisytudu3477]

Where the funny scene ends and dark chapter starts

[@Pekylla]

What I love about this film is that the story doesn't end when it finishes. You keep discovering more details and secrets you didn't notice while watching... I love watching these videos and reading the comments! The director really thought every single detail, it's amazing!

[@keysburntgucci9016]

Ghosts? Nah. Nothing's scarier than Humans gone wrong.

[@kettyputri3749]

true

[@5yenwishes590]

Have you ever read the korean webtoon "Ghost Teller"? It plays with that idea, is about ghosts telling scary stories about humans and the first season is full of great stories...

[@pipeporo7316]

indeed. humans are so unpredictable

[@keysburntgucci9016]

@@5yenwishes590 i haven't. But that seems like a good one.

[@kasturiravi8483]

@@keysburntgucci9016 You can read it in an app called Webtoons and it is in English

[@Jed_Elias]

Say what you will about the actual movie. But there is no denying that the ending is MASSIVELY depressing.

[@johntran8562]

Its crap

[@tenzero5274]

the ending isn’t depressing. the ending is life’s reality. reality is depressing

[@Jed_Elias]

Random Stan So Thanos was right all along 🤔

[@MrUser10001]

But expected.

[@jigglypuxx2985]

@@MrUser10001 as said in this video. "Its predictable as it is impossible to see coming"

[@ekronb5287]

There’s this great great sequence of events that are MAJORLY under talked about imo. It’s when they’re leaving the house in the rain, they show the water drain at the rich house then progressively, they go down and come closer and closer to the sewers and even go below the sewers. When they come home and the whole neighborhood is flooded, the whole sequence makes complete sense and finally that’s when you get a real view of where they’re in the social ladder. Great movie, definitely got all the English Teachers wet

[@joni4867]

LMAO THE LAST SENTENCE GOT ME

[@thethmooteresa]

As a aspiring english teacher, you got me 💪

[@freesiahevnosey6124]

showed how useless the rich are cause the poor do all the work! this film was anti-nepo baby

[@boy638]

Their plan fell apart all because they fell from the stairs

[@lukecage275]

I think their plan fell apart because of the supposed smell that eminated from them because of their poverty and lower class status which in turn caused paranoia and resentment

[@jashlovesbangtansonyeondan3740]

@@lukecage275 is that the reason why Mr Kim had to do what he did to Mr Park? Just because he acted that way from the smell of the man. (Im trying my best not to spoil anything)

[@wjwjoni]

Jash Loves Bangtan Sonyeondan no I think he did that because he was disgusted by the fact that Mr Park only cared for himself (and how higher class consider themselves more superior). Mr Park’s son literally just fainted whereas everyone else was bleeding to death. Still, Mr Park only wanted to drive his son to the hospital and never bothered to help as if his workers’ (lower class) lives didn’t matter.

[@ananyaguha0106]

boy638 🤯👌🏻 Throughout the movie, the stairs symbolise a rise and fall in social class(depends on which way you climb it).. the kims were at their peak, enjoying the luxury of a rich house but everything indeed fell apart when they fell from the stairs : the short moment of luxury and fulfilment of their wish of enjoying a splendorous life. In the next scene, they literally are on the verge of killing a fellow family from the same social class.

[@rachele.3229]

@@lukecage275 definitely because they were found out by the old maid and her husband. Honestly if that didn't happen, they would have had a better chance at succeeding

[@ldnroses]

I watched this film recently and everyday I can’t stop thinking about it more and more, there just seems like there’s so much to unpack. Today I’m realising how interesting the role of the Park family’s son, Dasong is. The whole Park family is so blind to the lower class except when they are working for them: From the man living in the bunker of their own house, when the Kims hide under the coffee table in the lounge, and under the daughter’s bed they are never seen. Even when they wake up while Mr. Kim is literally lying on their lounge floor unconcealed, they do not see him at all. And in the end when Kijung is on the floor dying, all they care about is getting their son who passed out to the hospital and getting tf out of there. She was clearly dying but the only people who cared at this upper class family were the Kim family. Whatever is beneath their social class, they cannot see. But Dasong was the closest to seeing them. He saw the “ghost” in their house and was the first to actually see the parasite (granted, only when he tried to climb up to their level). He uncoded the morse code of the same man (“help me?”) while his parents didn’t even see the flickering light and he was the first to realise that the Kim family all had the same smell as each other. Sure, the father noticed the smell, but only on the driver and not the others. He was also the one still in touch with the old housekeeper (which is how she knew the Park family were away). There’s probably more but I’ve still not finished thinking 🤔

[@coudywane888]

Good thinking, hadn't seen it anywhere else

[@azaleablanca7967]

Well what can you say, Kids are innocent. They're acting according to their nature.

[@TheStupidGuyWithBlip]

Thats a very solid take. Dasong hasn't grown into his class yet, and thus is the one challenging it.

[@ldnroses]

TheStupidGuyWithBlip Definitely! Children don’t automatically treat different people differently from birth, it is something that is taught and learnt.

[@p.n.s7195]

children simply do not discriminate on basis of money colour and status, they just wanna make friends. That’s why he didn’t care getting close to all of the workers and smell them as well. It’s learnt when they grow up mainly from the surroundings.

[@poonamlath7896]

A single doorbell changed their whole life

[@reginalunaraea]

It's not a surprise that Director Bong able to write this masterpiece. He's able to present a winning speeches hundreds of times and still makes everyone laugh and giving him a standing ovation

[@Jzhwa]

This movie is such a masterpiece.

[@michellelee7585]

where can I watch full for free

[@Kaizenofficial5617]

@@michellelee7585 chillnflix

[@mydee2802]

@PietreADI but It won the best picture at academy awards

[@catboyYuta]

@PietreADI That's your opinion, the OP's allowed to have his/her opinion too. 😉

[@jhngrc_]

@PietreADI claiming to be the Bong expert now, are we? Pathetic.

[@halleluia2025]

I love how much the father wanted so much to leave the basement apartment and then ends up living in the basement of the mansion for the rest of his life.

[@rikosama7648]

Thats the mistake , he should have thanked god for the place he is able to stay in and try to make it look better to show his appreciation and try hard to get his dream house while enjoying the present . A lot of poor ppl's mistake is the mindset of "i am suffering today for the peace of tomorrow " . How about u try enjoy the present and the future .

[@SwaggMessiah69]

I mean he didn't have to, he could have went back to living back again, just hiding from police. Or simply went to prison, where he would have lived possibly a better life, though without his family.

[@kulsumsheikh814]

Am crying so hard at the end, when the son bought that house & his dad hugged him ! But in reality he's just dreaming

[@venice.beniseu]

It was only his dreams to buy the house as you see in the end he is still at the basement just dreaming about it

[@kulsumsheikh814]

@@venice.beniseu yeah I know

[@pshht]

😯😯😯😯😯

[@azaleablanca7967]

That's reality. You can plan and dream but there's no assurance that it will work.

[@Grassrope123]

What's sadder is that it's clear that he won't fulfill his dream. To do that, he'd have to become rich and move up social classes to afford that house to free his dad. But the ending and movie establishes that the lower classes don't cross the line, and once the Kims come close to doing just that and getting a taste of the higher class life all their plans fail diastrously. The daughter is killed and left to die by the Parks. The dad becomes trapped in the basement. And the Kims are right back where they started. So his dream is an empty promise, like that rock Min gives them at the beginning. :(

[@imma_eatjin]

this movie would be every English teacher’s dream to analyse and use as an extract for an essay

[@j.a.n.t.t.studios9462]

Aka my English assignment literally last month

[@howfunny5162]

I would happily write a paper about this

[@nallyaaaaaa]

the comments section already analysing the whole thing : yes, did you call me?

[@yaade93]

The scene that marked me the most is at the end when Mr Park is screaming at the dad to get the car (later on, to give him the keys), having no care about anyone else than his own son, while the dad's own daughter is laying on the grass loosing all her blood (his wife previously in a fight to the death with no one doing anything), he still does it and throw him the keys.. Almost like a Pavlovian reaction.. I felt it like a punch to the gut.. Personally, this sequence, combined with the smell part, made me understand his later actions (not saying it was right thing.. but I understood where he was coming from)

[@Daduu]

Bei I thought the rich father was disgusted of the smell not because he smelled “poor” but because of all the blood and the poor dad interpreted as he was being rude and not wanted to touch his poor body. A lot of scenes had double interpretations and double perspectives.

[@silverkyre]

@Zillion X sure but he took the time to hold his nose like that, people were dying all over. If he desperate for his son, the smell shouldn't matter at that point you dive for those keys. But he's still a pretentious asshole even in that moment. It's a moment like that, that will define people for who they really are. I can see why the Mr. Kim snapped it's such a visceral reaction.

[@bun9762]

Plus even the mom didn't help Ki-Jung as Ki-Jung was dying on the grass. Ki-Jung was personally invited to the party, kind of being included as family especially to Da-Song, yet the mom still didn't want to help her along with his son. Guess it was true what the mom said: that the art teachers don't last long

[@dearmalaysia]

Same here. I can feel the boiling, lunatic anger the Kim father felt at that moment and him attacking with a knife wasn't at all a surprise to me cuz deep down I wanted to do the same. What a masterpiece.

[@misssoso5859]

@@bun9762 It's interesting how the rich family's daughter was the only one who bothered to help. But that's probably because she had a crush on the son and thought that he wasn't poor.

[@baci911]

Many forget, that in the scene where the Kims talk about their false sense of "making it in life" and living in a nice big house, they still sit on the floor, except the daughter, for which the son in the same scene says he can picture her in this world of rich people. The fact that they sit on the floor while simultaneously speeking about "their" big house shows that they are subconsciously knowing that they are still poor.

[@valeria-militiamessalina5672]

Aldin Bibic Koreans sit on the floor around the table, you silly; it’s a very old cultural practice; had you read more or visited Korea you’d know that;

[@baci911]

@@valeria-militiamessalina5672 1) I am from Bosnia and Herzegowina. We have the same culture of sitting on the floor and eating together. I dont need to visit Korea to be familiar with that culture. 2) Despite the culture, in the movie the wealthy people never sit on the floor, or did I oversee something? In that particular scene, the Kim family talk about "beeing rich" but they simultaneously don't behave like the other rich and wealthy in the movie. I Hope you understood my comment now better. Have a nice day.

[@marisamusa3391]

Dan C its a symbolism

[@stormandtrishna9219]

"she always ate enough food for two"... I thought about it and I think she took half of her food to her husband that was hiding in the basement but obviously the Parks didn't know about it.

[@rzsonnygameplays]

No, She Did not. she really ate enough like 2 persons, and bought additional food for her husband with her own money.

[@hunkyfunkyletsgetmonkey7464]

@@rzsonnygameplays bong Joon ho would not add such a critical detail like that for it to be as shallow as that.

[@hunkyfunkyletsgetmonkey7464]

@@rzsonnygameplays plus she was obviously lying, hence the title parasite. They are living off the host

[@lindajohnsone3948]

Trishna Chettri no shit sherlock

[@eden3116]

Trishna Chettri wait, I don’t Remember that line. Who said it in which scene?

[@briannamattis7454]

Height was such a KEY symbol in this film! It totally flew over my head at first. Remember from the opening...the dad told them to get higher to get WiFi. Height=wealth,stability....wow this film is genius

[@wl03bu]

The part where they go to the basement was probably the biggest WTF moments I experienced.

[@IKIGAIofficial]

the entire film goes from clean natural colors to a dirty green horror like hue as they descend the stairs to an even lower class.

[@Eorzat]

That descent was honestly probably the most brilliant part of the movie along with the doorbell.

[@Vero_la_fea]

Watch "La cara oculta"

[@Connief1990]

You're so right about the "Going up the stairs and going down the stairs." thing, cause when the 3 family members fell down the stairs in the basement, from then on, everything was fucked.

[@shreejatadas9922]

I saw someone mention in comment section of another video that "we only see the rich ascending up the stairs and the poor are almost always descending." Now Jessica is often seen to sit on the sofa or at a higher place than the others, that she is the only one capable of rising from poverty and we do see her climbing up the stairs in one scene where she was eavesdropping. Except the man in the basement, and Kevin dhring the final chase, she ia the only one who climbed up the stairs

[@josephzuniga3928]

For me, Parasite is just what cinema is all about. All throughout it entertains you, keeps you hooked. And then as the credits roll, you think about it. It creates a discussion. It's the 'default' movie, if ever there is one. Director Bong Joon-ho gets why we go to theaters to see films. I'm so grateful he became this popular.

[@MB-ic3ou]

a literally flawless film. I’ll never forget the moment that doorbell rang and everyone in the audience gasped bc the tome of the film changed in second.

[@MegaLESM]

Why would the new made let the formal made get inside of the house, in the middle of the night, when the owner is not there, and her own family is ? Logic thing to do would be to tell her "i am sorry, but the family is out and I dont have the authority to let you in ..., you gonna have to come back next Monday, morning hrs, when Mrs Park is here, and I'd suggest you to call first before coming all the way here"

[@juheepark7123]

Eva S out of pity since she was poor too, but also because they weren’t thinking clearly. The few minutes before show how impaired and “drunk on luxury” the Kim family got, Jessica was even eating dog jerky and none of them had thought that the rain would mean the Kim family would come back

[@Historyrhymezz]

I think what is genius in this twist is that, we are on the side of those who are guilty, cheating, being wrong, those who infiltrate the house. So when the previous maid rings at the door, we act defensive, like we are guilty, we're getting caught, it's over, she's about to end everything, - and she does, but it wasn't her intention, obviously she doesn't know anything about the family's plan. We are not thinking a second that the maid is the one hiding something because we side with the "parasites." But looking at her attitude, she's exactly acting like someone who is hiding something, but we first interpret it as "she knows what's up, oh no." The entire psychology behind the screenplay is perfect. In another movie, the plot twist would be about the other person turning either good or bad, and we assume it because often, we're always siding with what is supposed to be "good," those who have nothing to hide.

[@TheSuperNats]

We side with the Kims because this is their only avenue to a decent life. They are skilled, and very smart and name their many attempts to legally obtain greater success but the societal structure forced them into taking this route. Same thing with the maid and her husband.

[@allielee]

i was on the edge of my seat once the maid called because i was suspecting if she was up to no good due to the way she was talking, but i also was on the side of the kim's. interesting point though!

[@lolmeme69_]

@Zillion X I sided with the antagonists if I disliked the movies, or found the protagonists bland/dislikable. Sometimes I sided with the antagonists because I agreed with them more or thought that the protagonists were hypocrites.

[@ang6872]

It makes you take a step back and think woah. You want the maid to leave despite her going through the same exact plight that we sympathize for the protagonist and Bong makes us recognize that and feel guilty for it. It’s a parallel to how poorer people tend to look down on others or feel as if they need to fight eachother to secure more wealth even if they face the same exact level of wealth as that other person. The family looks down on the maid when they struggle from being poor too from the richer family and know how horrible it feels to be judged for your lack of wealth

[@shawnc292]

I think the fact that my rich friends saw the kims as the bad guys, and my poor saw the rich family as the bad guys really highlight how this film pushed no "agenda" but rather presented a story and let the audience come to a decsion.

[@kurniaindasah4853]

When the former housemaid was running down the basement and screaming "yoboo" I got goosebump all over my body.

[@howdy111]

With fear for me.

[@E10m00]

The scene where the family is relaxing in the mansion, Jessica is in the bathtub. It is as if she is washing off the “smell” Mr. Park says crosses the line.

[@thegreatest299]

This movie contains almost all genre : Drama, supense-thriller, mystery and comedy. Very good plot, superb acting and remarkable characters. What more can you ask for. Greatest film of 2019 indeed. Congrats for winning the Best Picture 🎉🏆

[@nothingnew8770]

watched this movie | the “ghost” eyes haunted my sleep that night

[@anunfiItered]

SAME I STILL THINK OF THAT AT NIGHT

[@ezthsevina]

ive watched it before it really blew up and im still terrified till this day

[@amateruss]

I found it really funny. His eyes are so big. LMAO

[@ylsflv]

I've barely slept too 🥴

[@megandmamaflo9006]

the man in the basement.

[@Chofrizzy]

0:08 im surprised no one is talking about how the maid temporarily crossed the 'line' between the glass window panes (which symbolizes the divide between the lower and higher class) to wake mrs. park, then immediately goes back to where she belongs in the class hierarchy, with ki-woo also looking down on the same side. there's a ton of these 'lines' throughout the film symbolizing the class divide and it's pretty interesting to pick up on them after noticing the first one

[@thierrytecumseh734]

Congratulations...Hollywood, for maturing enough to hand these awards to a foreign (and Asian) film with subtitles.

[@GetUnwoke]

@Susie X Hollywood likes cookie cutter things and so do the Oscars...usually. Cannes is the complete opposite which is why it came as a complete shock that this movie won both.

[@Hhhh22222-w]

@o165o no lol, but sure let's get political cause that's all we're worth right?

[@ziljancymbs2383]

Nah the best scene is when the siblings did a lil jingle before entering the house

[@RaavaPeace]

Jessica, only child, illinois chicago? Smth like that lol

[@Michaelonyoutub]

like any school teacher will likely tell you, if you want to remember something, turn it into a jingle

[@keta.h]

I love that too. Very organized and serious about achieving their goal.

[@ririschannelx]

i don’t get the fuss about that scene at all

[@violetbitch9492]

@@ririschannelx it's cute

[@mayor6366]

When she yelled “Honey!” my heart skipped a beat

[@shan22777]

My theory was it was gonna be a CHILD she had with the FATHER as an affair

[@siberiaswan4060]

I just realized how the last shot of the movie mirrors the opening shot. It's day vs. night. Hope vs. Anguish. While the first half of the movie focused on the family succeeding, the second half is their demise. Also how the rock that the friend gave to the son at the beginning was perceived as a gift by the upper class, yet it's what ended up almost killing him. The friend was totally ignorant of the stone he was casting down onto his lower class friend. Kind of like how the flash flood was "a blessing in diguise" according to Mrs. Park. Even though thousands of people were displaced because of it. EVERYTHING in this movie is symbolic. It's truly a masterpiece. Genius.

[@sebaba001]

Why are people not talking about this movie's CHARACTERS? The father of the Kim family is essentially the main character and the driving force. Throughout the entire movie he subtly shows his strong resentment against the rich. From describing a list of shittty jobs he had, to raising a family of parasites... And right before the twist... When he almost punches his wife. That was NOT a game. Kim father is an incredibly prideful guy who has been eating shit and work shitty jobs his entire life. When his wife makes fun of him being poor he almost explodes in rage. He then passes it off as a joke or trick to his kids... Him and his wife knew it was not. It's why he kills the other guy in the end. He's a characterization of pride. Poor people have pride too. It was him who created the family of parasites as a long planned resentful vengeance against the rich who have leeched off his poor situation his entire life. The character study of this film is what makes it amazing. Perfect plot and all that... Bong has done it before. It's the characters that make you feel the damn movie and justify all the actions.

[@bigfatdraw3148]

tabundo001 very true and I noticed this

[@sahayeda5220]

there was this weird sound (don't remember what it was) that came up whenever you could see him hating the rich at the end. it was a giveaway but an excellent one

[@judysantos4323]

same thoughts! remember the flooding scene? Mr. Kim saved his medal more than anything else. I think that also showed how prideful he is.

[@1412Bunny]

@@judysantos4323 that was his wife's medal, so if he saved it because of pride it was pride in the accomplishments of someone else's talent

[@malinasworld]

@@1412Bunny What was the medal for?

[@tmoon9297]

Ex-Maid: "I forgot something in the basement..." Good job she didn't say SOMEONE...

[@vee0427]

Dude 😂😂😂

[@liz7451]

This brought tears to my eyes. The final shot... This film is a standard that will be remembered for a long, long time.

[@AndrewHahaLee]

This film is the product of someone taking everything he has learned, and with love and passion, giving his best to portray a masterpiece. Rather most other producers today that merely creates a new film just for the sake of newness and profit. This film doesn't have many special effects, or lengthy dialogues, or many heart-racing action sequences, just pure, excellent storyline and good cast.

[@immaSHRIMP_]

i like that way of looking at it

[@gavriellpasamonte]

It was really unsettling about when she said “Do you want to come with me?” and The “I left something in the basement.” The moment I saw these 2 lines of dialogue, I remember getting a chill down my spine, anxiety, and thinking about what will happen. Absolutely perfect. I’m a huge fan of the movie since it delivered not the best twists, but best movie I’ve ever watched in my life. Congrats Korea!

[@mokel6353]

There were already a lot of red flags about the former housemaid, the moment they let her in, I knew it was where the where the film would go downfall. I was so tense at this part and kept thinking :DO NOT LET HER IN'.

[@Rose-jp7dm]

*** SPOILER ALERT*** in the comments and everywhere else for those that haven't watched it yet. The director have asked everyone that had seen it to not spoil it for those that have not.

[@puurrrr]

I haven't watched it yet. But I think if I watch the video I won't understand anyway

[@puurrrr]

@DerpyDoge really? But everybody says it's a masterpiece. I'm confused

[@Loonaurtheworld]

@@puurrrr it is a masterpiece

[@puurrrr]

@A too late 😬 but it's OK didn't get that much

[@BoHista23]

@@puurrrr the movie is very straight-forward. It is so meticulously structured and planned that it has a complex story that is super easy to understand.

[@mikelockett19]

Incredible film. But, this whole sequence (from the doorbell ringing to when the family came back early) was definitely my favorite part of the whole movie.

[@mikelockett19]

@Liv Quin Yes I would totally agree. I was on my edge of the seat the whole time.

[@nitsuj6801]

Imagine Joon-Ho just watching these videos laughing and thinking "I didn't think of any of this, it aint that deep cheif"

[@nafsii04]

same lmao

[@bonbonbons]

If you've watched him talk about his movies, youd know its actually even deeper than this even goes, almost every detail has a meaning or purpose in his films

[@saintfullyevil]

yoooo i was thinking that too lol

[@Muffinmurdurer]

imagine watching the movie and thinking "there are no deeper meanings to this movie focused primarily on class"

[@nitsuj6801]

@@Muffinmurdurer Imagine getting butt hurt over a joke

[@rogersosoban6027]

The part where the story of the little child where he saw a "ghost" going up from the basement sent chills down my spine

[@J_U_N]

One thing that bothers me a little is how naive and comfortable the Kim’s got. I understand their thought process of “oh the rich family is gone camping and we can stay here until they come back” but I feel like once it started raining shouldn’t they have maybe assumed that a rich family used to living i luxury and having only the best things would not want to sleep out in the rain?? If the rest of the Kim’s had left the house when it started raining and left only the mom they probably wouldn’t have met their down fall. Because if it was only the mom there doing her job as the housekeeper when the original housekeeper came, she wouldn’t have found out about their scam and would not have been able to black mail them and the mom probably would have called the police on her. It just seems like such a big oversight on the Kim’s part to not notice or recognize the possibility of them coming back when it started raining. Sitting in the theater as soon as I saw it was raining I immediately thought the Park’s were going to return. And Jessica, the most cunning of them all didn’t even notice. I mean I guess it’s just natural human error.

[@adamkim2268]

They were all "drunk" from the first taste of luxury and went completely blind and didnt bother considering anything. If you look at Jessica looking at the jerky she'd been eating, it was actually for the dogs (which btw was set up earlier as the Parks left for the trip when the rich lady was telling the housekeeper mom what to feed the dogs) which frames just how out of it she is.

[@sampanchevre]

Adam Kim exactly and Bong made a point of showing how much they were drinking (literally getting drunk) especially Jessica. so their senses were impaired

[@coudywane888]

That's one way to look at it, another is that the new maid/the mom would've stayed alone in the house and threaten to call the police like she did in the film and in response, the old maid and her husband could've killed her

[@coudywane888]

also not only where they drunk but maybe they were also enjoying it, to the point that they didn't want to think about what the rain could be doing the Parks or to their home, maybe they didn't want to think about how the plan could be messed up by it bc they were too busy tasting the life they've never had before

[@TropTrevTv]

Exactly same shit I said, on top of that clean tf up and be on edge cuz your on thin ice lol .. but it’s a movie and they had to make it good so I was like ok. Let’s be careless 🙂😂😂

[@dokessezeaka5159]

This is literally a common theme in many k dramas, everything is funny and then all of a sudden something daunting happens without actually being horror that plays through the end

[@lezgiddit]

I really hope it gets the Oscar, it' certainly is the most innovative and intelligent film out of the nominees

[@kiwan5425]

@Parwinder Singh you're short-sighted. You can't appreciate great meaningful movies.

[@juventista9713]

Parwinder Singh you are Japanese and that’s why you don’t admit Parasite is best movie

[@kiwan5425]

@Parwinder Singh Stop writing excuses to cover your short-sighted movie interpretation. I won't say you should keep watching only Bollywood.

[@vichayaouearrepan1602]

@Parwinder Singh did u even watch the video? Random twists my ass.

[@kiwan5425]

@Parwinder Singh you seems to have some reading issue as well. Go read comments again. Anyways, i don't have time to waste on arguing. Whatever.

[@vin7499]

Hope winning Oscar... can't wait for opening best picture envelope.

[@jungkookjinkook6688]

They won

[@hmm2928]

And they did. Your hope worked mate.

[@aylinsanchez9496]

And it became true

[@vin7499]

@@hmm2928 thank you bro... really rocking Asian entry film

[@vin7499]

@@jungkookjinkook6688 first Asian entry movie... keep rocking cheers

[@aaronmiguelsison3766]

What made this movie so good is that this movie made us feel what the director wanted us to feel. This movie made you feel fear when it's not even an horror movie.

[@OceanTree]

I love the part where mom said "if I was rich I'd be nice too"

[@xotinny1150]

Yet she isn't.

[@veryfinalgirl]

and then she pushed the dog 😭

[@aminahm4911]

@@xotinny1150 yeah cuz shes not rich

[@lanac5793]

@@veryfinalgirl oh stfu people died jesus christ a dog can take someone pushing him

[@ieeee_.]

@@lanac5793 Excuse me its animal abuse. How is it okay???

[@gabrielmoreirabr]

The maid is SO SCARY

[@alias4795]

Especially in that doorbell scene. Made me think she was going to shoot up everyone in the room with how ominous she looked in the rain

[@thebatman4279]

I've not gone from feeling such sorrow for a character to outright hatred in such a small amount of time.

[@user-fd3ip5ff6z]

Gabriel Moreira rich man destroying poor woman’s life for fun is so scary White Americans is so scary Their silent racism is so scary And they think American is the nation of justice That’s so scary As korean kakakakakak

[@gabrielmoreirabr]

@@alias4795 yeah, definitely! I thought the same!

[@lancecorporal7605]

there is a series called "Hell Is Other People (타인은 지옥이다)" - and she was scarier in that 10-part series...