The Visual Architecture of Parasite

[@ThomasFlight]

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[@SilverScarletSpider]

divided by class, infrastructure, and interests thanks thomothy

[@snow.flower]

It’s crazy because Ive watched SO MANY Parasite analysis videos and EACH ONE points out something totally different. It’s so crazy how Parasite is so symbolic in so many different ways.

[@meerabzaidi9445]

I 👏🏻KNOW👏🏻 RIGHT👏🏻

[@LittleBearbrazil]

True !

[@julianatalksfilms7112]

YES! I keep learning more and more about this film and I'm falling in love way too deep

[@freesoju]

This was a nice very detailed analysis of the set design and space.

[@masfajrin]

And when try connect each scene from the beginning and the end scene...and all the way through the middle...just like palindrom pattern script

[@ameliairimies5392]

something i think a lot of people missed is the part where the "poor" dad explains how the best plan is no plan because plans always fail. this is proven right throughout the movie, from the family's plan to infiltrate the rich house to the "rich" dad's plan to scare everyone at the birthday party. this is especially important because the son's letter at the end begins with "i made a plan" therefore implying that his dad will forever be stuck in the basement.

[@umoukun4812]

damn

[@angelaalanis3199]

Something I think is worth noting is that, the Kims can’t afford to make plans of any kind, they are living for the day not knowing if tomorrow they’ll have enough to sustain themselves. In contrast, the Parks are making plans to go camping for Da song’s birthday and when that fails they can afford to make a garden party to celebrate after the rain passes. There is also a persistent theme of the Parks making plans at the expense of the Kims own plans, the Parks plan a garden party and the Kims are expected to work on that day even though a deluge left them homeless the night before. No matter what problems the Kims face, the Parks still expect the Kims to alter their plans last minute to conform to their own plans because of social standing.

[@blaisetelfer8499]

@@angelaalanis3199 well the Parks didn't know about them all becoming homeless the night before, because they didn't know they were all related and living together

[@angelaalanis3199]

@@blaisetelfer8499 exactly, they didn’t know, because they don’t make the effort to know their staff as human beings rather than providers of services, they don’t know they became homeless because they stop existing to the Parks when the service is met. Mr. Park discourages Mr. Kim from crossing an emotional barrier because that would disturb this ideology.

[@seignee]

@@angelaalanis3199 ohhhhhh that makes sense. didn't realize it like that, thanks :D

[@AsianHazza09]

Just a fyi, Korea is 70% mountains. It's not that exaggerated when the Kim family have to travel so far down to get to their house from the Park's. The rich really do live on top of them for exactly the monsoon season and better view/atmosphere,etc.

[@krishlama6167]

Thanks

[@joshuam.desouza3036]

I found it to be the Same in El Salvador. The rich families live at the top of the mountains while the “lower” class people all the way down the difference is so noticeable it’s insane

[@muizshahrin3407]

I've been to seoul and I agree with this.

[@승민-w5n]

Krish Plays Not exactly, as many apartments located riverside are almost at sea level and costs from $2mil-4mil, and crowded slums built on high hills across Seoul are the main locations where poverty can be seen. The neglected elderly lives there, while middle-high to high class families lived in apartments in Seoul, and low-middle to middle class families live in apartments in the suburbs. While there are wealthy neighborhoods located alongside mountains, it’s not always the case. Monsoon floodings are not a problem either in seoul so there are really no disadvantages of living closer to sea level.

[@baird02]

i know that the house was built for the filming, but where was the street leading to park's house filmed? itaewon, gangnam?

[@cinemoni]

the level of detail that was put into this film, from the way it was shot, to the production design is just mind-blowing.

[@kivikivi1882]

electricmole Uni reverse card

[@kheperasekmet5197]

It's very good makes you keep watching like another movie I cant think of the title but similar to Ala m night shymalayan or Spike Lee or something like that

[@CheerUp2]

@electricmole I wasnt thinking about it when watching the movie and when I saw this review I was like damn so true. Dont assume everyone is able to articulate and think of these concepts, some need help with explaining

[@Halvtooth]

@electricmole The concept is simple, but the execution is not. As casual viewer this movie didn't come off as cheesy way to criticize capitalistic social construct. All these small details in how the movie is shot how the pacing is done adds to the whole experience.

[@ren7076]

electricmole Lol you okay man? The idea is usually always easy to point oht but execution is hard. It shows just how simple minded you are and don't even look at the bigger pictures. This film isn't just how they showed poor and rich, it's how they showed it, in what ways they showed it; social, physical, emotional, etc. It's a very broad idea that they were able to condense all of it and create this film it's not just easily pointing out what is poor and what is rich, it's how that idea is executed. I've watched many films that brings in the poor and the rich but 'Parasite' did it flawlessly. So, you should just sit down and think about this for a moment. Think about what broader idea because it seems like your head can't see how much depth this movie has

[@louisdaddyatparis]

0:23~0:26: Did you guys notice the housekeeper reluctantly "crossed the line" and immediately withdrew? I mean.. the line which the edge of the windows makes. Bong used the line as the barrier between the classes. Oh.. the window edge also shows Kiwoo and the housekeeper belong to the same (left) side of the window.

[@sfyfdgjjkhffvjj]

jeeeez.

[@lizziebooth5397]

No. No, we didn't.

[@aliahsalvador9784]

u got me shookt

[@ofimportance5458]

Bro holy shit

[@meerabzaidi9445]

When will I stop getting surprised

[@markusendresen9172]

Parasite is legitimately one of the best movies I have ever seen and is the best one I have seen in theatres. I cannot describe the thrill and joy and terror and sadness those two hours blessed me with. My god, what a film.

[@MMMM-qg7ln]

me too, I wish I could go back to seeing it for the first time.. it gave me chills...

[@forbusiness3100]

Who gives a shit. Parasite is just an amalgamation of a number of old Hollywood movies and nothing in the film is new or fresh. This is all pure garbage and meaningless. Poor to mediocre acting unoriginal screenplay makes Parasite a garbage. An Oscar just doesn't elevate it from a mediocre B movie to anything else just how a Cannes doesn't elevate the garbage Titane to anything but a B Horror nonsense. I will take it a step further and site you various examples of how Muslims use various nonsense to elevate a shitty hate literature called Quran into a divine gift. When will these idiots learn to see through all this BS and find out there was nothing original in this film. Maybe never. Otherwise their existence and source of income becomes nonexistent.

[@ellnnoo1113]

At min 7:22 the mother takes pictures of the beautiful flowers with her smartphone. This is exactly the place where the old housekeeper is buried. A symbol for the fact that poor people are only the fertilizer for the garden of the rich.

[@catarinaf3261]

OMG

[@j12barron]

Crazy foreshadowing 😯

[@mokel6353]

ok the more i watch videos and read comments about parasite, the more i find out that there is so much more hidden in this film.

[@goguma.mp4]

dam son

[@theodaytona1382]

omg my mind blew up

[@houston-coley]

I couldn't help but get chills during most of this video; you captured so many things I've wanted to put into words for a while. The fact that Parasite tackles the larger structures and systems that create the class divide, rather than trying to blame the individual "bad apples" within those structures, is what makes it so different from many other "eat the rich" narratives. Terrific stuff, mate.

[@ThomasFlight]

Thanks Houston!

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Oh

[@midniteking1]

HoustonProductions1 you must be Yang gang 🤣🤣

[@andrewofaiur]

Exactly

[@amonrei]

Same. I was actually in tears because it's just so sad thinking about the movie again.

[@rozemjoyce1616]

I am an architect, and these intricate details Director Bong used to construct the storyline is what most viewers tend to overlook as they are busy piecing together the plot. You have done a good job in elaborating them in your video. Very informative !

[@지우-d5z]

Director Bong*

[@demonicoymonstruoso]

Lol what a bullshit

[@prammagunio9136]

Moisés Ávila Zevallos why are you on every video involving parasite trying to dismiss people’s views on the movie? Shut up and move on, say your opinion and leave, goddamnit. so butthurt that joker didn’t win best picture good lord.

[@forbusiness3100]

Who gives a shit. Parasite is just an amalgamation of a number of old Hollywood movies and nothing in the film is new or fresh. This is all pure garbage and meaningless. Poor to mediocre acting unoriginal screenplay makes Parasite a garbage. An Oscar just doesn't elevate it from a mediocre B movie to anything else just how a Cannes doesn't elevate the garbage Titane to anything but a B Horror nonsense. I will take it a step further and site you various examples of how Muslims use various nonsense to elevate a shitty hate literature called Quran into a divine gift. When will these idiots learn to see through all this BS and find out there was nothing original in this film. Maybe never. Otherwise their existence and source of income becomes nonexistent.

[@00HoODBoy]

I was blown away by this film. The last 35 minutes especially. That's why movies are my passion and I want to spend my time with them. For 35 minutes like that

[@XDarkBrotherhoodHD]

I wasnt a huge fan of the last 30 min, but still a good film either wah

[@forbusiness3100]

Who gives a shit. Parasite is just an amalgamation of a number of old Hollywood movies and nothing in the film is new or fresh. This is all pure garbage and meaningless. Poor to mediocre acting unoriginal screenplay makes Parasite a garbage. An Oscar just doesn't elevate it from a mediocre B movie to anything else just how a Cannes doesn't elevate the garbage Titane to anything but a B Horror nonsense. I will take it a step further and site you various examples of how Muslims use various nonsense to elevate a shitty hate literature called Quran into a divine gift. When will these idiots learn to see through all this BS and find out there was nothing original in this film. Maybe never. Otherwise their existence and source of income becomes nonexistent.

[@edisonyu1997]

I particularly like the scene when Ki Woo(the son), refused/think twice when walking down the stairs and looking at his drowned home, but the water keep dashing against him and 'flush' him and his family back to where they truly belongs, so symbolic.

[@김희주-m7o]

jeez i never noticed that

[@Samuella133]

also the fact that the rain (any natural event) affected the rich in a very minor way, they had to cancel their trip, but affected the Kim's so much so that they lose their home and as Kevin stood on the stairs you could see water was rolling downwards - as if the director wanted to show that the societal problems trickle down to the lower classes, multiplying their effect on the poor.

[@ukytita]

I noticed that too... it feels as if... all the filthy water was a representation of what they just did and how life was getting back on them. The more they 'damage' they did... the more chaos in their home.

[@catarinaf3261]

Right!!

[@forbusiness3100]

Who gives a shit. Parasite is just an amalgamation of a number of old Hollywood movies and nothing in the film is new or fresh. This is all pure garbage and meaningless. Poor to mediocre acting unoriginal screenplay makes Parasite a garbage. An Oscar just doesn't elevate it from a mediocre B movie to anything else just how a Cannes doesn't elevate the garbage Titane to anything but a B Horror nonsense. I will take it a step further and site you various examples of how Muslims use various nonsense to elevate a shitty hate literature called Quran into a divine gift. When will these idiots learn to see through all this BS and find out there was nothing original in this film. Maybe never. Otherwise their existence and source of income becomes nonexistent.

[@noguez840]

I think a good movie is seen when people still talk about it after watching it, parasite is definitely a theme of conversation, it’s not just a “it was good!” Type of movie, it made everyone in the cinema to analyze and think about it, I think that’s a very important factor in movies.

[@julianatalksfilms7112]

Agree!! I walked out of the theater thinking about the film for a few days afterward and then proceeded to watch a bunch of analysis on it.

[@forbusiness3100]

Who gives a shit. Parasite is just an amalgamation of a number of old Hollywood movies and nothing in the film is new or fresh. This is all pure garbage and meaningless. Poor to mediocre acting unoriginal screenplay makes Parasite a garbage. An Oscar just doesn't elevate it from a mediocre B movie to anything else just how a Cannes doesn't elevate the garbage Titane to anything but a B Horror nonsense. I will take it a step further and site you various examples of how Muslims use various nonsense to elevate a shitty hate literature called Quran into a divine gift. When will these idiots learn to see through all this BS and find out there was nothing original in this film. Maybe never. Otherwise their existence and source of income becomes nonexistent.

[@ForteExpresso]

Still talking about it

[@grainnekeogh7625]

I loved how the dining table always had a seat for all the characters but it was always empty

[@lorenzombolis]

This is by far the best movie of the year, it'd be a shame if it didn't win best picture at the Oscars

[@maxvetter1336]

I personally thought that The Lighthouse was the best of the year, but Parasite’s definitely the best of the Best Picture contenders.

[@LeonardGMN]

@@maxvetter1336 The Lighthouse in generall got snubbed pretty hard. I mean c'mon, Willem Dafoe didn't even got nominated for his role and his perfomance was an absolute blast to watch!

[@tigqc]

I wouldn't jump to that conclusion unless you've seen everything that came out in 2019.

[@maxvetter1336]

Christopher Binder, I guess you have a point, so I’ll be a pedant. Of the things I’ve seen this year, which is admittedly quite a bit but not everything, I thought the best movies were: 1. The Lighthouse 2. Parasite 3. Portrait of a Lady on Fire 4. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood 5. Marriage Story

[@AaronMont]

Christopher Binder a lot of great stuff came out in 2019, but Parasite has already been deemed a classic by many people

[@wl03bu]

I think subconsciously we notice these things, this video just articulates them. One thing that struck me was had the Kims and the old housekeeper come to arrangement, everyone could have gotten what they wanted, but instead they starting fighting one another. I think this is very telling about society as well.

[@danlightened]

Yeah, that's why it is really easy to make you feel stuff and even manipulate sentiments. The background score, editing, lighting, cinematography, plot devices are all a part of it. And the human mind just connects all of it, mostly subconsciously. Consciously, you're mostly just following the dialogues and the actors' emotions.

[@forbusiness3100]

Who gives a shit. Parasite is just an amalgamation of a number of old Hollywood movies and nothing in the film is new or fresh. This is all pure garbage and meaningless. Poor to mediocre acting unoriginal screenplay makes Parasite a garbage. An Oscar just doesn't elevate it from a mediocre B movie to anything else just how a Cannes doesn't elevate the garbage Titane to anything but a B Horror nonsense. I will take it a step further and site you various examples of how Muslims use various nonsense to elevate a shitty hate literature called Quran into a divine gift. When will these idiots learn to see through all this BS and find out there was nothing original in this film. Maybe never. Otherwise their existence and source of income becomes nonexistent.

[@trustme_imnoone]

This is actually a great point… this brings up a bigger topic of greed and the effect it has on us as a society.

[@엘시티-l1l]

김씨네 식구와 가정부의 가족은 진심으로 박사장가족에 감사하고있다는겁니다 그래서 서로타협은못하는겁니다. 박사장에 해가되는 기생충을 재거하려하죠.

[@catsthemovie4692]

The moment the mom pushes the former maid down the stairs with her foot while hurrying to serve was both a laughter moment and a sad one at the same time.So much symbolism there. Also the windows thing, windows are a privilege and tell where you are in the hierarchy Edit:The movie won best picture yeii

[@AllieAndPeach]

The look in her eyes really stuck with me

[@reginalunaraea]

Sad, but nonetheless, most of us are the part of this shitty society. We fight each other, work hard like there's no tomorrow to serve a boss that gets richer and richer and won't even bother to learn your names.

[@alias4795]

yeah

[@roseclouds5838]

like crabs in a bucket

[@antislutful]

It made me laugh but when she hit her head, holy shit that really gave me fuckin nightmares. I got paranoid for myself and everyone I know with risks in accidentally hitting their head in their surroundings.

[@wowzieee]

What makes this movie a winner, is how much conversation is going on about it after seeing it. I never saw the perspective of what you just described. But now it makes the movie richer visually. The story line, the actors, the set, all being talked about more so then most movies. A craft, an art and a story well presented.

[@NightmareLoveForever]

I just saw the film a couple days ago, and the ending really stood out to me. I immediately thought about the myth of The Dream of success, and how they will work and wait and hope for when the opportunity comes, though it probably won’t. It won’t undo all they’ve lost already.... the years of struggle, pain, isolation, the death and maltreatment of those in the same situation (the previous owners)... the idea that once the son gets /his/ way, all his father will have to do is come up the stairs. He must achieve the improbable for even the chance to elevate others. “Until then. So long.” Chills. The details about the physical barriers really helped explain a lot of what I was feeling but couldn’t articulate / quite pinpoint. Thank you for this video. You’re one of my favorite channels!

[@reginalunaraea]

The ending song for this movie was sung by the poor's son. It's called 500 something years, I can't remember, it's how long he needs to work to buy the house

[@mrs.potatohead8471]

@@reginalunaraea 564

[@Star-wh9lc]

Dirty poor people are So evil 😝😡

[@kegiganiyu361]

@@Star-wh9lcyour one of them 😍😍🫶🏾🫶🏾

[@nawsaelee8055]

Director Bong is a genius. But you also are impressive to catch even those minute things. How is he so good at visualizing? Here's one clue: he has one talent that other directors don't have --- drawing. He's good at drawing. (Actually he used to be a cartoonist for the students' newspaper when in university. And this talent seems to be natural, because his father was a designer.) He's so good at drawing that he can visualize his ideas easily (like, on the storyboards) before shooting. This's a huge advantage other directors don't have.

[@raiNjErs]

he also acted most of the scenes by himself right before the actors portray it to tell exactly how he wanted the scenes to be translated by the actors. crazy

[@forbusiness3100]

Who gives a shit. Parasite is just an amalgamation of a number of old Hollywood movies and nothing in the film is new or fresh. This is all pure garbage and meaningless. Poor to mediocre acting unoriginal screenplay makes Parasite a garbage. An Oscar just doesn't elevate it from a mediocre B movie to anything else just how a Cannes doesn't elevate the garbage Titane to anything but a B Horror nonsense. I will take it a step further and site you various examples of how Muslims use various nonsense to elevate a shitty hate literature called Quran into a divine gift. When will these idiots learn to see through all this BS and find out there was nothing original in this film. Maybe never. Otherwise their existence and source of income becomes nonexistent.

[@daniel_netzel]

Excellent video! I'm working on my own at the moment and it's interesting to see how many different things you took out of the film that I never had considered. I think it's why the film is doing so well, everyone is walking away with something different but we all have one thing in common...we can't stop thinking about it XD All fantastic points, beautiful editing, really appreciated this!

[@ThomasFlight]

Can’t wait to see your take!

[@swastman2]

Parasite is a masterpiece , a visual storytelling difference between the upper and lower class. The movie will be studied by wannabe filmmakers for ages.

[@dawsondjodvorj2408]

Please tell me you're not serious.

[@swastman2]

@@dawsondjodvorj2408 I'm serious.

[@dawsondjodvorj2408]

@@swastman2 then my friend without sound rude i'll say, what you wrote was absolutely dumb.

[@swastman2]

@@dawsondjodvorj2408 I don't think so. The movie won 4 oscars and appreciation from movie critics. If you didn't understand the movie then rewatch it.

[@dawsondjodvorj2408]

@@swastman2 yea just from your consideration of oscars for a masterpiece pretty much sums up how much you understand a movie. The Irishman dint win a single oscar, yet it gonna be one of the most studied movie of the decade. Awards dont really matter, taxi driver, goodfellas, shawshank Redemption, american psycho, the shinning and so many more dint win oscars yet all are masterpieces. So when you wanna talk about quality, oscars dont matter. Parasite was just a good movie, it was no masterpiece, fine you could think it was a masterpiece, but it definitely wouldn't be studied, you should go ahead and watch some actual masterpiece and then tell me was parasite a masterpiece or not.

[@VocaFan4ever]

I see a lot of comparison between joker and parasite. The joker portrayed the class divide with huge angst, anger and hatred towards the rich. Parasite on the other hand showed the world just as it was. It showed the kind of life and choices needed to sustain the life one currently has. Parasite showed how interconnected the world was. That without the poor, the rich couldn't maintain their lifestyle or be rich without to poorer consumers buying from their business. The poor also kinda need to rich for jobs and many necessities for them to buy. But the most interesting scene for me is the part where Jessica was bleeding out and Mr. Park was asking for the car keys. They were both fathers, trying their best for their dying child. Could you blame the father for prioritizing his son and asking for his car keys? Could also blame Mr. Kim from staying with Jessica, as she was his daughter? But in the end the divide was clear. While both fathers were trying to save their child, only one had the capacity to act immediate--the man with his own car. But he had to kind of rely on Mr. Kim to give him the keys. Much like how the wealth of the rich is reliant on the purchases of the many poor. Mr. Kim had to deal with it however he could. Futile with his efforts as she was stabbed in the heart, maybe portraying that in the end, that poor people are trapped. No matter how much he'd stop the bleeding, she'd still die.

[@magenta605]

Well analyzed! 👍

[@oojaca7244]

Well said.

[@krombopulos_michael]

Interesting take on that moment in the film. I wonder if there was also symbolism in the futility of the poorer father stabbing the richer father to death in his anger at the unfairness of the situation. In the end, it didn't achieve anything, and the result was the death of both children.

[@VocaFan4ever]

Krombopulos Michael Man that just takes it to another level. Love the depth of this film

[@FXFXFXFX]

Wow this is a really unique take I hadn't yet considered

[@dhruvgoyal1506]

Love this! I couldn't help but also think the whole film as a sort of literal and metaphorical ladder to reach the top that shatters any scope for empathy. To reach the top requires one to be a parasite; to have a lack of empathy for anyone around you (the Kims towards the former housekeepers' family and then eventually the other way round) and quite literally kick them out of your way.

[@cheekybananaboy3361]

and in the end their attempts were futile. they ended up back where they started, except without the daughter and with their father being essentially trapped in prison. they gained nothing, they lost a lot.

[@dhruvgoyal1506]

@@cheekybananaboy3361 I think the even sadder part remains in the son's ultimate decision to make another "fundamental plan" (and plans never work out the way you want them to of course) to, by hook or crook, buy that very house. So, maybe the cycle continues despite having lost so much and gained so little.

[@flawlessmsc]

Bong Joon Ho has a nickname in Korea called Bong Detail. This fantastic video completely shows how he gets the name

[@GG-oz6qp]

"Bongtail" meaning Bong Detail

[@bababaghanoush]

The screenplay is mindblowing and very original. i hope it gets the Oscar’s.

[@ishitaiyyer4110]

It did

[@julianatalksfilms7112]

Anyone know where the actual screenplay can be found? An english version? I'd love to read it

[@aceisawesome_]

@@julianatalksfilms7112 looking for "parasite screenplay pdf" gives several results, enjoy

[@julianatalksfilms7112]

@@aceisawesome_ Thanks for the tip!! If anyone else is interested, here's a link to the screenplay of Parasite: pmcdeadline2.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/parasite-script.pdf

[@mechanicalmind2256]

One very strong metaphor for me is the fight between two poor families that is happening in the basement of the rich family's house. It definitely is not put there just for dramatic effect. As I see it, it is a clear visualisation of the struggle that lower class has to deal with in today's society, the struggle that is happening all of the time, the fight between those in need for better jobs, higher status and salary's, but to get to them you have to be better than bunch of other lower class people who want the same thing. The thing is, number of available positions is restricted, and only few are going to get there. What you get as a result is fight in which every possible way to get to your target is justified. Simply put, it's a bloodbath. And while this is happening, the rich are enjoying the life, having a laugh, partying, and underneath them, in their near distance, sometimes even in their own basement, the battle for survival is happening, the battle they themselves are not even aware of, and why should they be? Lower class struggle doesn't affect them in any way, and it's not until that very fight compromises their own convenience, that they become aware of it's existence.

[@petravotroubkova1916]

I get a very different feeling from that. The opportunities weren't limited for them, they could just easily agree to let the housekeeper in from time to time or to help them now they had power, but no. Just a few minutes ago, the Kim mother was talking about how she would be better if she was rich but she was even worse. There are so many movies just shoving "rich are evil" down out throats nowadays but Parasite was so much more than that. The Platform illustrates your point much better.

[@forbusiness3100]

Who gives a shit. Parasite is just an amalgamation of a number of old Hollywood movies and nothing in the film is new or fresh. This is all pure garbage and meaningless. Poor to mediocre acting unoriginal screenplay makes Parasite a garbage. An Oscar just doesn't elevate it from a mediocre B movie to anything else just how a Cannes doesn't elevate the garbage Titane to anything but a B Horror nonsense. I will take it a step further and site you various examples of how Muslims use various nonsense to elevate a shitty hate literature called Quran into a divine gift. When will these idiots learn to see through all this BS and find out there was nothing original in this film. Maybe never. Otherwise their existence and source of income becomes nonexistent.

[@Star-wh9lc]

You Dirty 😝poor you want to Teak their Money Life Over Them Ugly poor So evil😡

[@Star-wh9lc]

​Dirty poor are So evil 😝😡

[@Ricetige]

imagine if the directors were like "didn't notice that, but yeah."

[@Kevin-cy2dr]

I don't think so,cause every tiny detail of this movie was planned and executed flawlessly.

[@brandon_caleb]

@@Kevin-cy2dr lmao it’s a joke

[@pranjalkumar8721]

nyc

[@ren.67]

"uhhhhhh yeaaa exactly! yeah! uh huh!"

[@megrocks3026]

I def think some things werent planned for but most of the stuff even the tiny little details seem so purposefully planted, that it’s impossible that they werent aware of it

[@blaisetelfer8499]

6:44 and 7:30 I'm glad you pointed this out. Many people noticed that Mr Park ignored Jessica's injury and was only concerned about getting his own son to the hospital on time, but not only was Jessica's wound obviously fatal, the Kims did shit like that all the time. They were more than happy to frame the maid and chauffeur so they could take their jobs, and the mom literally kicked the maid down the stairs and didn't care at all about her when she laid there dying.

[@maxalserda9127]

Parasite should take home the best picture at the Oscars!

[@rizkywijaksono7861]

Should be..

[@usedtoilet8295]

I think the members of Academy are too cocky to give Asian the credit. I mean Parasite got sooooo many nominations yet none when it comes to the best actor

[@MyClinton123]

@@usedtoilet8295 there are a lot of Best Picture Winners without any acting nominations. The most important thing about a good shot at the Best Picture award is the Best Original Screenplay and Adapted Screenplay nominations.

[@jase87]

It will most likely lose to 1917 unfortunately ..

[@alvinlim8627]

Your dream has come true

[@IanVinh]

This film is so haunting. I’m still thinking about it.

[@PASTRAMIKick]

I'm so glad this movie got so much recognition, Bong Joon Ho is really great, his english movies are good but his korean movies are fantastic.

[@addicted2youtub]

This is the best scene analysis of “Parasite” I’ve ever seen.

[@andrewyang1446]

addicted2youtub I wholeheartedly agree.

[@foureyeswonder]

Same. This really is something else all together

[@nataliakemo3321]

House built for a film?! The dedication. Wow. Loved this movie without knowing tiny details. Thank you for the video!

[@marsbeads]

Not the whole house. Some of it was CGI.

[@ReezASam]

“Parasite” is like a beautiful architecture. So crisp, sharp & meticulously done!

[@mannofnope6836]

The lighting, symbolism and color palette diversifies and brings the entire film to life. Truly a beautiful and unique film that deserves well recongition.

[@jonaskristiansen781]

This movie is one of the best I've seen in years. So refreshing to see movies can still surprise me in an age of constant repetition from blockbusters, sequals and remakes.

[@Alexandra_Wolf]

It was brilliant, the dichotomy of light and dark was so well executed. As a lover and interior designer of contemporary homes, the home was an added bonus. The scenes transitioned like visual poetry. The cinematographer absolutely made this the best film of the decade in my Opinion.

[@da96103]

Well done. Keep these in depth analysis coming. Whatever happens at the OScar, Parasite will be a film that would be talked about for a long time. Being a reference for higher level film-making.

[@sudevsen]

This is one of few truly perfect and precise films

[@melissasiebert1364]

'Parasite' wins Best Picture (and 3 other awards) at the Oscars....yay! So deserved. Thanks for an interesting video about a remarkable aspect of the film...

[@salaheddineaz2064]

BEAUTIFUL film, nothing but a MASTERPIECE

[@julim2603]

Wonderful video! Idk if someone mentioned this but when Ki-Woo is talking with Min you can see that there are 2 streets behind. Min's goes up, while Ki-Woo's goes down.

[@catarinaf3261]

Wow!!

[@alejandromarquezhill7791]

Man, what a video. Excellent analysis, Thomas. I seriously think this is the greatest picture we have had on the last two decades. What an amazing artist Bong Joon Ho is.

[@danielwareking]

Nailed it. I hate the criticism of this film you often hear that goes, "It was just a 'poor people good, rich people bad' movie." People who say that immediately betray how oblivious they are of the film's themes. It's not about being a good or bad person. It's about the deep flaws of the very structure itself, and how it pits human beings against each other.

[@Star-wh9lc]

Dirty😝😡 poor pepole are So evil They will Teak evrythng Over You They want Your Green card Your Money YourHouse Your health

[@MrGlostuber]

At 8:48 you said about the son's fantasy of getting the house and there's an empty road to the left and you can't see the end. Almost to say his journey/dream to getting the house is empty with no end. Just my little take on that.

[@happiyyyy]

Yeah u r right

[@julianatalksfilms7112]

Agree. Also the dad's famous line: "You know what kind of plan never fails? No plan. No plan at all. You know why? Because life cannot be planned." That pretty much foreshadows that even though the son has changed, he's never going to buy that house or see his dad again no matter how hard he plans.

[@happiyyyy]

@@julianatalksfilms7112 I don't know why his dad hid in the basement. Isn't it like prison. I mean prison is better. At least he can see his family

[@julianatalksfilms7112]

@@happiyyyy Yea that's a good question. Prison would have been a better alternative but I think the symbolism of him ending up in the basement helps the story come full circle. Kim getting stuck in the basement reinforces that he was always and will forever be a "parasite"; destined to live in the shadows of other men and be content with the little scraps he's given. It's also ironic because if he had made a plan or taken different actions, that might not have been his fate. My personal interpretation is he ends up in a slump bc he's never willing to take responsibility for himself-- much like the former housekeeper's husband. He's given up on life and trying to "make a plan" and instead looks for easy alternatives to survive, even if it's at the expense of his and his family's well being. Just my two cents though...

[@raiNjErs]

@@happiyyyy because he killed a man, most probably the punishment is going to be death sentence..

[@Aikyiomi]

4 Oscars!!🎬🙌History made. Well deserved.

[@mrinalmelkani3498]

You deserve way more recognition man! This was one hell of a video. The things you have uncovered in this masterpiece of a film, made me respect this movie and YOU even more. Thanks!

[@Liquid_Dinosaur797]

I watched this movie tonight and no KZbin analysis can truly do it justice. This movie NEEDS to be seen. This movie CHANGES your expectation of movies as a whole. The entire time I was on the edge of my seat. This movie is just on a whole different level compared to most released in the past few decades, at least for a western audience. Bravo to this movie The director disserved more awards than he got I am still reeling from this movie hours later, in awe of the masterpiece it truly is No review will ever truly do this movie justice, and I watched several both before and after

[@sharkracer]

This is a very interesting dichotomy of using elevation to illustrate class separation, and this is all the more ironical because traditionally in Korea, it's usually been the poor who lived up high and the wealthy lived down below. In the days before the Seoul landscape was completely renovated, so probably up to the 1980s, we used a word "달동네" which literally means moon neighborhood or moonlight neighborhood, and these were neighborhoods that dotted the sides of hills all throughout Seoul. Think of the Brazilian slums that exist almost vertically up the sides of hills. That was what it was like, and with the high population density of those neighborhoods, coupled with the narrow roads, that meant that no cars or buses went up that high, so all residents had to walk up steep hills to get home. They were probably called moon neighborhoods because the busy people usually only saw their houses in the moonlight during the week. That's what it was like, while the more affluent classes lived in the valleys, in expensive apartments.

[@RaymondHng]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favela

[@sharkracer]

@@RaymondHng LOL...I don't think I've ever seen the same person reply on one of my comments on two unrelated videos. What a coincidence.

[@RaymondHng]

@@sharkracer There's a Korean connection between the two. Perhaps we'll run into each other in a PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games video.

[@sharkracer]

@@RaymondHng Yeah, but there are literally millions of Korea related videos on YT. Granted, they both are about Parasite, but still...

[@rosyschool3421]

저는 한국인인데 한국 영화를 리뷰해주는 외국인의 영상을 보는 것은 기쁘고도 재밌는 일이네요. 관찰력과 목소리가 마음에 들어요 As a Korean, It's funny and great to watch and appreciate Korean movie reviews from a foreigner. I like your observation and how you sound. Thank you.

[@carlosmcm5851]

Wow! This video really shows what is the role of a director in movies! Sometimes we are cautght thinking about: "If there is a great cinematographer, like Roger deakens, that probably helps to make a lot of technical decisions in the movies, like camera movements, angles, etc, or if there is a good production designer, what is the directors role ?" I think that this video anwsers this question. A director go beyond of deciding which angle or shot could be better! he/she must guide everbody and explain how the scene must seem like, to extract the best from his team, and connect everything.

[@ronkoren9171]

you can see the class difference in this videos sponsorship. while thomas is very articulate and deserves all his subscribers, people like tyler have to pay him money just to be noticed by other viewers. also theres great symbolism in the fact that in the sponsorship frame thomas' name appears big and mid frame, while tylers' small and beneath him. further more in the commercial itself, while u see tyler well enough, u always hear thomas' voice over him, basically legitimizing his existence. great video!

[@DreOrozco]

I have never had a more visceral experience then what I experienced watching this film. It’s perfect.

[@bethelzeus]

Great analysis! This definitely did the movie and Bong Joon-Ho's directing justice. Keep it coming!

[@I_am_Mrs.A.Sian_]

I love the movie and I like how you explained the details of how they made this movie. It really deserves all the awards it received.

[@Buttercookies1111]

Of all the Parasite review videos that I've watched, this is the best one! Good job!

[@NoneNotNone]

You should watch Accented Cinema’s analysis. Yours was equally as great too this film never ceases to amaze me. A true modern masterpiece.

[@jayessantos5482]

A movie in this caliber deserves the Oscar's a hundred times over. Thanks for providing this movie a deeper meaning proving that socio-anthro and Foucault can give as much relevance in everyday life.

[@abecallard442]

Holy shit i was going to make a video with the exact same thesis, but there you went and did it good job sir.

[@da96103]

You should still do it. There is no such as thing as too many analyses for a film like Parasite.

[@da96103]

@@raikamalmukherjee9716 Director Bong said that the eyes of the characters are censored so that the audience will not have empathy with them.

[@raikamalmukherjee9716]

@@da96103 but why in different colors?Imean black for poor and white for rich!!

[@da96103]

@@raikamalmukherjee9716 Where did you see white stripes?

[@raikamalmukherjee9716]

@@da96103In the movie poster , members of parks family has white strips on eyes and Mr Kim's family has black strip on eyes.

[@artlevine1182]

Your analysis of Parasite is brilliant, eye-opening. The film is a masterpiece.

[@allier1867]

i thought about the vertical aspect of the directing, mainly because of that main part about them descending after the rainstorm. but not the horizontal. that's genius

[@CineStructure]

Beautifully articulated essay! We found the verticality of the film in terms of characters' movement and what it said about their places in society and their aspirations, nefariously attempted or not, so striking! It's one of the things that we could not stop talking about once the movie ended.

[@amairaaaryan3791]

"He might be able to move a family from one end of the spectrum to another but can't remove the physical separation between them." This is true actually. Let's take an example of highly successful people who rose from bottom like, BTS, Bill Gates and many more self made people. Even though they made to the other side, it's only them. BTS rose but they would never be able to take the entire underdog industry with them. It's just only one people would be able to make it to the other end. It's the growth of only individual, You should be able to withstand unbearable pain, agony and struggles to get there. This explanation actually cleared my view about what Bong is actually trying to say. Class system was there and it will always be there and that's why this movie have no villen or no hero, at some point all of them are villen. This is not the story of an individual but it's the story of mass. He just illustrated it with the help of three family.

[@ukytita]

I agree. Absolutely and it also makes you wonder how much portion of it is having the right skills and mentality to get there because... as we clearly see in parasite, it requires a whole perspective and right thinking to climb up from the bottom. The poor family lacked understanding even until the last second of How they could get there and obtain what they had. Wisdom is required. BTS along with Bang Pd nim and Bill Gates have had the wisdom to understand how to escape and become great.

[@eonnephilim852]

'rose from the bottom' bill gates what

[@amairaaaryan3791]

@@eonnephilim852 He was from upper middle class and had a good childhood but wasn't some pampered ultra rich. And moreover he did everything on his own. No need to come for my neck, it's just an example.

[@sambatra6162]

@@amairaaaryan3791 I don't think the examples you used are the best one, I think APJ Abdul Kalam who was extremely poor and then later on went on to become India's president is a better example.

[@eduardolira2134]

This video is a masterpiece.

[@alpineboy3288]

Academy finally did it. And parasite really deserves best picture.

[@soloist9164]

Good point ! 'Contrast' technique is very good skill to express the opposite meanings between the good and the bad. Thanks for your insight !

[@Eruerucamicaminono]

Just when I thought my mind couldn't have been blown any more, you give me this metaphor about the sunshine and light. Bruh.

[@Poorvaja88]

This is SO MUCH hardwork put together to analyze a movie. It has no extra things, there's amazing editing, the voice is soothing and the script is well thought :)

[@1Surinamer]

This is what film is all about, not Aquaman or Avengers, Hollywood movies these days are just rough and flat.

[@rileyrorke5551]

hypocrite. you're just naming mainstream superhero movies to fit your agenda. there are many great hollywood films in 2019 just look at once upon a time in hollywood and irishman 🤫

[@Qmontun]

@@rileyrorke5551 yeah but you can't deny on the direction Hollywood is taking on filmmaking. Independent movies and good movies will always be made. But the market and how most people react to movies are starting to change as well

[@jonaskristiansen781]

@@rileyrorke5551 For every amazing movies there are 5 average or flat out terrible ones. Frozen 2, Cats, Star Wars Rise of Skywalker, Captain Marvel, Jumanji, Terminator Dark Fate the list goes on. I will say this though, 2019 has been one of the better years for movies as a whole.

[@bulbasaur1232]

Americans are obsessed with superheroes. Boring as hell and childish

[@zafmo9829]

@@rileyrorke5551 once upon time and Irishman are boring movies. Stop licking Quentin and Martin's ass. I love them, I love quentin films and Martin's, goodfellas and casino are my favourite films ever, but the movies they released last couple of years have been dogshit. They have lost their edge completely

[@nicolasgoldring7128]

This is, no doubt, a cinematic masterpiece. Being an admirer of Korean's film industry, I absolutely admire how beautifully made this film was made. I am so happy that Parasite became the first foreign film to win the Best Picture in the Oscars. Thank you, Bong Joon-ho, for creating such a marvelous work of art.

[@뉴올리언스역3번출구]

I also loved the part where Kim family drank from the Filite(One of the cheapest beer in south Korea) to the Heineken, and finally to the expensive whiskey to show that alcohol also represents the social classes on the society. Bong Jun Ho used ppl in the finest way possible.

[@dubidooba7930]

I’ve watched this movies 2 months ago and each video I watch about it I learn something new! So much nuance in one film it’s amazing

[@glory2002-GC]

This is the best picture I have ever seen

[@corahelseth8684]

Every time I watch one of these videos I realize just how good Parasite is all over again, the way that every detail in this movie serves a purpose reminds me of Spiderman Into the Spiderverse

[@fran-yt4ok]

"This is so metaphorical" says Kiwoo repeatedly.

[@aceadelicproductions]

Love love love this!! Dude, this film gave me chills, this analysis gave me chills by the end. THIS film makes me want to become a better filmmaker desperately, and to tell even better stories. These analysis gives me better understanding of the tools at our disposal, and how and why to use them.

[@columbus8myhw]

Fantasy rich Ki-woo is semi-unrecognizable

[@goingeast]

you can get. lot of rich kiwoo at fight for my way

[@TheMerik26]

This might be your best video yet. Absolutely stunningly described !

[@AllieAndPeach]

I got chills from the rain scene

[@TheSantoguru]

Spending time reading these comments itself feels like watching another video about Parasite. Loving itttt.

[@sakurazero3641]

This is a masterpiece that you can watch 1000 times and always notice something new! Now someone say korean films are bad! This thing is better than most films ever created

[@denniszenanywhere]

I don't know who told you that but the Koreans have made the best movies for the past 20 years. Against any other country.

[@Phoenix-369]

This was a brilliant analysis! Yes it is ultimately the structure that has created the division in the first place... Most of his movies highlight the extremities people will take in order to push out of these structures - that they perhaps didn't choose but rather society's structure looped them in.

[@yy4743]

One of the best film I've ever seen!

[@shamyshamuswow213]

This was one of the best movies I've seen in a long time

[@shashidharkaza7629]

The parasite is just elegant visually understanding and beautifully dipicted movie.But I feel it is a simple movie.Story is quite simple.and The way it is shot was hyped.A telugu movie by name anthu leni katha was made with much more complexity in those days that too in black and white.It is just the time that makes any movie extraordinary than actually it is..

[@miracleboi7336]

i always know what BJH's movies are about but the signs and intricate details add more depth to his messages. they are so amazing

[@jondalf3717]

3:37: damn. I took the earphones out, anxiously, looking for a dog in my room...

[@leonidasvagus4165]

this is the best essay I have ever seen on youtube!

[@reginalunaraea]

People have been talking about every aspects of this movie, even about the chappageti/ram-don. This movie really is a masterpiece and a treasure box, the more you watch it, the more you know it's meaning

[@lolclue1310]

reginalunaraea right,, i got chills when i found out the kid’s drawing on the potrait was the man in the basement.

[@dawg882]

i love how almost every shot has a meaning. makes me wanna watch the movie 1million times

[@yoonyoungchoi5890]

I went high school near the store that Ki-woo drank soju. However, I didn't recognize that store and street at a glance. And i recalled my old memories of at a high school. Even though, those memories pretty suck, i felt a little happy for a while. Most terrible part of this film is that Ki-Woo won't be able to rescue K- tak from bunker in the end.

[@catarinaf3261]

But it's a set.

[@yoonyoungchoi5890]

@@catarinaf3261 Nope. that street is real not a set.

[@humbertoteski]

This is a awesome analysis about this movie. Congratulations.

[@thebortthe]

If this movie doesn’t win the Oscar for Production Design...

[@hereliesmyreputation2559]

Just watched it and I don't think I've watched something that I've thoroughly enjoyed and reacted to as much as Parasite. When they were hiding under that table, I was holding my breath- you would not understand how much my anxiety was through the roof! I'd watch this over and over

[@shilliojr]

Film of the year

[@hakanturunc6686]

The content of this channel is a piece of art ! The voice is uniquely beautiful! Worths 10 times the viewers

[@burtfiasco]

Something I think gets missed is the bond the families have. One is a true family who has each other, works together, supports one another in very real and unconditional ways. The other is obsessed with status, reliant on tutors and counselors to parent and guide their children - with whom they share no warmth or bonding with. The daughter is always upstairs in her room and the son in his fantasies of appropriating a culture so far from his own that it seems to be a symptom of his lack of paternal guidance. While the members of both families are desperately concerned with social and economic status, only one of them is a family in the true sense of togetherness. The Parks have a loveless marriage in which the wife - as with her everyday existence- relies on heavy doses of sedatives just to be intimate with her husband. They aren’t concerned with the feelings of their children, just their behavior and test scores, which they offer no help or guidance directly to them in order to improve. One of the main contrasts in the many symmetries of Parasite is how the families interact and the meaningfulness and unconditional nature of their bonds. The Parks are never seen laughing and ribbing one another and having a great time, going through lines to prepare for the next steps in their schemes, etc… Though both families have massive character flaws, only one can be called a loving family even if that love is a bond of shared values of deceit, greed, obsession, etc… It’s spot on to say there are no good guys or bad guys and that the film is a commentary on South Korean society and it’s extreme disparity of wealth and class. There are also differences in the way the families act towards the others in their family that don’t get a lot of exposure in the analyses I’ve seen. I thoroughly enjoyed this one and it’s definitely one of the better ones on YT.

[@francoisricard3142]

Man, the things you notice... bravo. Great videos, very clever observations.

[@bryonpavlacka5897]

Great video!