Why Parasite Should Terrify Us (Spoilers)

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/ broeydeschanel
WARNING: SOME GRAPHIC CONTENT. ALSO HUGE APOLOGIES FOR ANY MISPRONUNCIATION.
Unpacking the boogie man that lives in the Park's bunker: neoliberal capitalism.
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Opening · Jung Jaeil, Parasite (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
The Belt of Faith · Jung Jaeil, Parasite (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Camping · Jung Jaeil, Parasite (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Blood and Sword · Jung Jaeil, Parasite (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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[@BroeyDeschanel]

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[@jcoltrane8976]

And make you rich? Parasite.

[@jcoltrane8976]

@@Generalfund, you might want to throw education into the mix; it is their not there.

[@Generalfund]

I do not support your leftist lies. Another canadian trying to lecture the US for not having high enough taxes and their terrible socialized medicine. What that all AH-BOOT?

[@jcoltrane8976]

@@Generalfund, Canadian must be capitalized, and there needs to be a comma after taxes.

[@Seijikom]

Capitalism doesn't exist and parasite shouldn't terrify anyone and this is fear-mongering 😂

[@BoringTroublemaker]

This movie was one long, slow panic attack.

[@ppgang1694]

I agree very suspenful and I watch horror normally this was just different in a good way

[@l.a.b.chimmy866]

People who never watched Korean movies 🤦‍♀️

[@Jojokyu24]

@@l.a.b.chimmy866 dude I watched A lot of Korean movies. Still get chills

[@sharkk2016]

Lol... Looks like this was your first korean film!

[@lucysjams]

@Ffff Yyy Oh my god same. I sat still, gripping my hair, open-mouthed and with big eyes...the tension in this film is unbelivable

[@AA-hn2sp]

The Kim family replaced the tutor, driver, and housemaid. And they replaced the guy in the basement.

[@ara5145]

They got replaced too HAHAHA

[@zenac2853]

I never thought about the guy in the basement wow

[@dltmdwnfkdldjs]

battle of have-nots

[@TheLily97232]

Omg... that's what happens when you get hired in ANY place

[@astralpangaea]

just like the kardashians ;)

[@thehighsch00ldropout]

The son promising to become wealthy to save his father from the basement could also be metaphorical of how children of lower class families are often burdened with unattainable financial aspirations, in an effort to pull their own families and parents out of debt/poverty. At least thats how my life seems.

[@cbazxy2697]

And then if they have children of their own the cycle continues

[@zinjanthropus322]

It's the immigrant mentality. For those who are able to keep it and their family together. It works out for them within one or two generations.

[@r1a_]

true

[@ghilbirobotbooster141]

Exactly

[@bella_testastretta]

story of my life

[@fridgeisnotonline3731]

Jessicas regarded as the only person in the family who had the potential escape their situation, and smell is such a strong theme in Parasite, so I thought it was cool when the first thing she did in the Park's house was take a bath. Almost like she was washing the bad smell and burden of poverty off of her:)

[@milaoh124]

and right after that she got covered in literal shit, bc the poverty is inescapable

[@lumieredufilm]

great insight, I didn't even notice that

[@kasshoku8401]

"she's rich but still nice" "no, she's nice because she's rich"

[@isaackid09]

@@bobbi7011 dude she was being sarcastic with you by saying she didn't watch the movie. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ clearly she knows what she's talking about. And i agree with her.

[@edwincollins5847]

Bobbi W I disagreed with you

[@rabbit3412]

Bobbi W uh... nobody asked anything

[@rabbit3412]

Bobbi W ey about that comment saying you weren’t arguing. Disagreeing is arguing and nothing is wrong about it but bruh you are taking this far

[@bhukyabalakrishna6063]

Can anyone explain ending

[@toby7032]

Now i realise the foreshadowing when Mr Park says "shes a good maid only real complaint is she can eat for two"

[@reubensalt3149]

Wow... I never realized that

[@georgelinford5576]

Oh shit

[@RhysClark97]

the expectation from the upper class is that every single individual works and pays for themselves...and only themselves

[@Omar-ir4gk]

same except i realized it during the movie

[@IbokRock811]

WOW. I totally missed that. Good call

[@MizMima]

The scene where the rich kid fainted and Jessica was stabbed, the mother was holding the kid, the father could’ve literally carried Jessica or asked the driver to do so to take her to the hospital with their son but no, they literally just left her laying there carelessly! But their daughter who’s different from them who’s a girl literally carried Kevin on her back and rushed to help him.

[@jom6987]

could have been top comment if worded better, imo.

[@willowtree8250]

@@jom6987 my small brain understands

[@shinnyart]

@@jom6987 wow dude you're so cool and awesome and right for criticizing random people for their grammar "could've been top comment" as if that's everyone's goal when posting a comment

[@jom6987]

@@shinnyart You say that as if I replied with that idea in mind. Would you rather I said "If this had better grammar, it would be more understandable." instead? Because I might just be the next Mr. Sherlock Holmes if I did.

[@honeypeaches7736]

I picked up on that too.

[@deleted-qr2jf]

the fact that the rich were just able to move houses, to escape the situation while the poor were left with the aftermath. Furthermore they feed off of the poor and there's so so many metaphors. (the scene where the dog eats the sausages on the skewer connected to the homeless man's body) A metaphor for the rich feeding on the poor under any circumstances, feeding off of their lives for their own pleasure and valuables. This film was a masterpiece.

[@jom6987]

sounds like a stretch my g, but sure.

[@plmokm33]

There's also the fact that, you know, the rich people in the movie didn't murder anyone.

[@tink6225]

@@plmokm33 your point being?

[@plmokm33]

@@tink6225 My point being it's easier to escape a situation if you haven't really done anything. The poor were left with the aftermath not because they're poor but because they took things too far.

[@plmokm33]

@@tink6225 Oh yea, snapping is 100% understandable here

[@jeraldalbritton1326]

Another thing to note is that their is no shower in the dungeon so he will forever stink.

[@gigi-ux7wb]

Jerald Albritton lmao

[@strazniczkanocy5386]

you're right oh my god. that is such a good metaphor

[@mega17]

Well, he can scrub himself with the water from the toilet's water tank. (It should be every bit as clean as sink water and it's not part of what touches the toilet...) Still not ideal. Association is strong in human minds.

[@farhanwiriasubranta3437]

BabyUnicornio i don’t see why they’ll install a shower in a basement for wine

[@formes.]

victoria castillero probably why the rich dad looked disgusted moving the dudes body to get the keys. He reeked.

[@mrtogether6492]

The poor are 'surviving' off the rich while the rich are 'living' off the poor. The middle class are busy making resumes .😐

[@voidd.4095]

thats a great way to put it into words

[@davidbodor1762]

There's no such thing as middle class. Either you work for a living or you own things for a living. The Middle class is just a lie, an illusion manufactured to make people fight those lower than them rather than look up at those that live off of their work.

[@divinedaniel7759]

@@davidbodor1762 I rate this comment at around a 5/10

[@name7623]

@ Divine Daniel I'm trying to find who asked

[@BigBoy-vp6lp]

@@name7623 good luck bro, I hope you find them

[@billyleecw]

You know what’s chilling? For the Son to free the Dad, the Son has to become a capitalist himself, or his Dad will forever be trapped underneath the house.

[@RED-my9hl]

shiver me timbers

[@husniddinmamajonov5691]

Woow🤯 That’s whole another point!

[@ghettoflowerz]

The message is that he'll never acomplish his goal because the meritocracy myth. Sorry for my english.

[@frds_skce]

There's also a theory where the son actually couldn't even free his dad, and the ending was all just of his delusion. Seems pretty possible for it to went that way, considering the son's status, being uneducated and all

[@hassancr13]

@@frds_skce Yes that was the point. It was a delusion. At first i thought wow he really bought the house and all but then the scene changes back to his house when he says till then take care. It was his imagination. It never happened.

[@peterrivera4710]

There’s a really clever transition in the scene where their Semi-Basement is flooding where the old Maid that is heavily injured pukes in the toilet, the scene cuts to “Jessica” running to the bathroom and the toilet seems to “spit at her” with the overflowing water.

[@abiade9614]

Bloody hell- i got chills

[@chinito398]

Almost like its Karma

[@ByReshmaa]

omg that's great observation!!

[@qwertyuiop1854]

Every single character in this movie is a parasite at one point.

[@aalloy6881]

Probably another point the movie was trying to make. Wealthy Snots can't make fortunes without swarms of people working for very little pay, and Poor Snots can't find a job unless some (aspiring, at least) profiteer creates one if only due to the cost of doing business....

[@IcarusNadir]

@@aalloy6881 this explains exactly why the system is broken

[@shireen1463]

Even the kid?

[@cross5025]

@@huhner_suppe and at the same time the old housekeeper and her husband are literal parasites because they are feeding on the rich family.

[@meikoblock]

Because haven't we all been parasites at one point or another to gain something we want

[@rachelblock4240]

I wonder how the college student reacted when he found out about what the Kims did lol.

[@1WEareBUFO1]

That's what I kept thinking through the whole movie. Like I hope they weren't too close

[@33nyx]

@@1WEareBUFO1 i mean he did mention his grandpa sending the stone for them so i suppose that'd make them family friends

[@mahilansary2001]

That guy wasn't any good either. He offered the poor family boy (can't remember the name) to go and teach in his place instead of any of his college mates, not because he was trying to help, it was just that he didn't feel threatened by the poor boy. He thought the poor boy would never have a chance with the rich girl, who he claimed was his girlfriend. I felt bad for that "friend" earlier but didn't as soon as I realized this.

[@TheRedcat14]

I thought that was gonna be the big twist of the movie as well. The college student friend returns home unexpectedly and sees the entire Kim family is now employed by them 😅

[@Cyhro]

@@mahilansary2001 I actually thought it was an excuse, because otherwise his friend wouldn't take it.

[@heavylurker]

I am fairly convinced that the house itself is actually horrific. It has a very large front yard with no nice plants (just high grass), and it shows menacingly during the storm. It has larger than life bedrooms, massive kitchen to further boast the richness of the family. It has a basement large enough for people to round around in it, but the door to basement is a secret door and anything happen inside the basement can be kept secret (including killing and keeping bodies). It's a house of a crime lord.

[@zohramartini9425]

That is really how Korean houses are in Seoul. The big houses and the half basements... same in real life.

[@frznwisteria_239]

yes it's basically so empty and lifeless

[@emotamale]

6:03 the smell part actually hurt me lmao. specifically when the rich couple were talking about the bad scent people who ride the bus/public transportation have, because i wanted to support a Korean theater to watch parasite so I took a subway to get to the theater in Korea town and lemme say that scene broke meeee

[@QWER-wv5kn]

You live usa? Where korea town?

[@emotamale]

@@QWER-wv5kn yes, Korea Town in Los Angeles

[@Bunny11344]

Ya but I doubt you actually stink but I get what you mean

[@SwimmingInSunlight]

I think the most beautiful irony was the destiny of the Kim family father, by avoiding a prison sentence he imprisoned himself

[@laiyalalmoussa6964]

SwimmingInSunlight this couldn’t have worded any better

[@e.2862]

but by imprisoning himself, there is a slim chance of freedom. while, if he went to jail itself, he would be condemned for life for his actions against the rich. he chooses to live, literally, below to the rich once again, because maybe, just maybe, he can escape. there isn't another way out, except submitting to living of the whealthy. it's all just a prison, the cicle is a prison

[@mastertry1935]

@@e.2862 And that is the life of parasite

[@simonrojascaceres2761]

Nunca mejor dicho :)

[@mqple5686]

Sam G while death penalty is legal in korea, we haven’t actually had an execution in a while. most likely he’ll be on death row for decades or just get life.

[@savedbymercy8179]

Saddest part is his son even can’t send that letter to his father

[@candycoatedreams]

Right!? The whole time we went through the daydream I was wondering how he got the letter to his dad. Only to find he never could. Heartbreaking.

[@s4lud]

he’ll use morse code

[@YumiSumire]

@@s4lud with what? The father can't see it. The only time he comes up is when nobody's around. They have to basically risk their lives to try to communicate. The son can't even come into the house, he can only watch it from a far.

[@tangerine8912]

Also father would never know of his message got delivered to the son. He didn't even know if his kids survived or died.

[@tmoon9297]

Chung Sook lost her daughter and husband on the same day. Worst birthday party ever

[@blueberry5063]

Ive watched this movie many times and the only actually scary scene for me was when the flashback happened when the rich kid was eating his birthday cake and the basement door was open letting the man from the basement to walk up the stairs and you just get this spine-chilling scene of the man in the basement just staring at the rich kid.

[@ugotnojams9109]

same. This part was so eerie

[@Thatsh1tsdingo]

Symbolic too. Rich are afraid of the poor and make them out to be monsters.

[@ugotnojams9109]

Ohhh! I never thought of that- very true!

[@The1Dragonprincess]

@@Thatsh1tsdingoEspecially when Choi Yeon-gyro mentions rumors of a ghost living in the house they bought, and shrugs it off as ghost bringing good luck to the occupants. They’re not just scary but something you shouldn’t bother with as they don’t exist, and supposedly they may benefit you but they’re not even real enough to prove that to you. They’re just there and you don’t know.

[@Thatsh1tsdingo]

@@The1Dragonprincess Nice! Yea it really goes with the idea that the “poor” are invisible to the rich, like ghosts. Good insight, thanks!

[@cece2086]

With smell being such a pinnacle theme throughout the movie, none of the poor family are shown trying to actively "improve" their smell except Jessica by 1.taking a bath 2.doing so in the rich employees bath/house. This further infers Jessica "belongs" to the upper class

[@blahblahblahblah2837]

There's the scene where they're discussing how they need to each start using different soaps and wash their clothes separately with different powder - but it still makes no difference. Mr Park says he can still smell the father

[@wlofa]

@@blahblahblahblah2837They considered it, but the mother shut the idea down because it would be too much work to do 4 separate loads of laundry

[@blahblahblahblah2837]

Ah. Once again pointing out how they can't escape or hide their poverty. That's clever@@wlofa

[@anishanagalia9114]

The exact moment the doorbell rings, it marks the first part of the movie and takes a turn. It is exactly the middle of the script

[@milkysushi7960]

It’s when the tone changes too :0

[@thegoat3153]

I thought the lady was gonna kill everyone when the doorbell rung

[@mrsfahrenheit]

The GOAT same hahaha :D

[@ScriptSleuth]

Yes! The great Midpoint.

[@eac-ox2ly]

This. Pure structuring perfection.

[@hammertimee777]

Anybody notice the kim's toilet is very high up? This is a symbol that they live even below the sewage.

[@usersknxcjdkzm]

And for the poor people, the condition of semi basement house is not too rare in Korea. And to get the water pressure of the toilet we need to flush it, the toilet has to be high up.

[@ok92computer]

@@usersknxcjdkzm so how does toilets in full basements work? there was one in the bunker

[@hammertimee777]

@@ok92computer That is a very good question!!! I asked the exact same thing. In a scene, we saw Father Kim looking at the toilet in the bunker. I believe the toilet in the bumper is a symbol that for the wealthy living on a hill, even their bunker toilet is more luxurious than those in the poor areas. In poor neighborhoods, the toilet need to be placed above the height of the floor to have sufficient pressure for flushing.

[@elizabethkyr7779]

@@ok92computer the parks' house is still up on a hill, very carefully constructed and built, that bunker was intentionally built in case an attack happened.

[@hafizrafar9889]

That means they live in a sceptic tank

[@octavyocarmo5401]

In the climax, we see that Ki-jung bleeds a lot after the stab, while Mr. Park doesn't even bleed. This might mean that the rich suffers less than the poor, even in their last breath...

[@parishasingh3119]

The knife was still in Mr.Park's body that's why he didn't bleed that much but in Jessica case knife was pulled out leading to severe bleeding. But yeah metaphorically it is is correct.

[@enclaveboogalo3775]

There's just something so terrifying about the killer scene. Even it's just a simple chase of murderer-prey. It terrified me than any other horror movies. No soundtracks and no cheap jumpscares.

[@ozm0zesjoe466]

The weird part is that there was an article going around by some website/magazine for rich people who think this movie was about the dangers of poor people

[@passwordyeah729]

HAHAHAHAHA... haha... ha......

[@fidanura.1093]

@@passwordyeah729 how cute

[@mightytaiger3000]

Ozm0zes Joe There’s a video at AsianBoss where they interview people on Seoul about the film and most describe the poor family as “the parasites” living off the Park family. It’s the most bizarre thing.

[@saosaqii5807]

Ozm0zes Joe perspective

[@Astarrrrr]

mightytaiger ehh depends to me the parasite was the pursuit of money it turned the rich family into naive and ignorant people who don’t know what’s going on around them and the poor family into moochers taking advantage of a family’s ignorance and in the end getting them killed cuz of it lol. I can see why they think the family’s the parasite

[@dorohedoro1424]

The basement dude was the scariest guy in the movie for me

[@adityarachmadi7647]

And i felt really bad for him..he constantly got crap from the start till the end

[@gracemathisen5009]

Yes, his eyes coming up the stairs literally gave me nightmares!

[@dmfaccount1272]

Funny how the scariest thing for the rich family was seeing a poor man come up from underneath them.

[@kawaiigirlSS]

The way he ate that banana freaked me out

[@zulinhl]

he gave me nightmares, i shouldnt watch the movie before sleeping

[@alessandrocejwokkkk]

One of my favorite detail is that the husband that was in the basement for years was running from debt collectors because the bankrupted a cake company…. Just like the dad from the poor family. An amazing and REALLY subtle parallel

[@jellopy24]

I don’t get it

[@icepicker8528]

"...competition between the poor of who can be the least destitute." So well explained. Thank you.

[@am5527]

What about the young rich kid who’s art isn’t great but it doesn’t matter because he was born into the right family, while his poor teacher is really talented but can’t make it to university?

[@arlenedaposala9707]

Nah, some rich kid are trully talented. It just so happens that talent chooses no status in life. They could be rich or poor. Edits: I'm getting a lot of comment regarding this one, I am not defending the kid as a rich kid himself, but also for his art. Isn't this movie not suppose to romanticize the poor and the shit they did because of the richness of the rich? And that both were parasite of their own? And that, the lesson in the end for the guy is that the poor wouldn't be in that situation if they had their own life, started their own and not give a shit about what rich people do? I am not rich, so who is offended now? I'm talking at the perspective of an artist. Ever thought about how did these rich people become rich? They started from below, too. Worked their way up to the richness that they have now, some are even farmers before. Anyway, my point is, it was CLEARLY stated that the girl have the skills and what it takes to belong to that community. I myself used to envy kids who could afford expensive art materials back then, but when I started working towards my arts into a career, I've started to be able to buy the art materials that I used to just want back then. See, ever see the reason why these people are stealing other people's identity? Because they don't have one. Even the guy started at the beginning that it's just a practice until he starts going to a real school the next year. Why would you romanticize their poverty as if it's the rich's fault that they're poor, than start your own life. I've studied business ad, so I know that we are poor because we have a poor mindset. Although the kid might be priviledged, but as a parent, wouldn't you even secure the life of your children? Although we all want the kid to experience real life amidst his trauma, but isn't that what a therapist should do, to help? That thing that the girl pretended to do, yet are actually the ones who caused another and and more trauma to the kid. Oh, also, I've painted a building for a girl who studied in an art school, and I didn't. I could judge her work alright, but I decided, she has the right to study whatever she wants and I'm getting the job that I have as an artist now.

[@am5527]

Arlene Daposala sadly that’s not really true. Rich kids always have a safety net to catch them if the fuck up. So they can afford to be delusional. Just think of Jaden Smith or Rebecca Black.

[@am5527]

Arlene Daposala btw I don’t dispute that there are very talented rich kids. But they still often get a head start I believe.

[@sumeya1923]

Alexander Mashman nah they are both talented. She can sing and he’s a good performer so they have that to gall back on but yes they are rich

[@hyon2441]

rich kids can learn from an early age bec theyre exposed with both opportunity and potential like everyone but sadly, the poor doesnt have opportunity just potential. if one is absent, one cannot bloom.

[@paulapierrot9542]

I love how the poor family shows us that the key to being hired is performance und pretending. It's not about your actual talent or abilities, it's about how you sell them. But in the end the poor family cannot pretend their way out of the class system.

[@nannaa7174]

Facts all of my interviews are about how well I can sell my resume back to you ... Its literally like how well do I know myself

[@Astarrrrr]

Actually that’s not how it works in real life the family was just so rich they ended up becoming naive and too trusting had they background checked this whole movie would’ve never happened and the family would’ve stayed poor. They never could’ve even started to pretend to be rich had it not been for the families ignorance

[@FSB274]

@@Astarrrrr But it also shows how important connections are, the son got his tutor job because a friend recommended him. Personally, I feel like people always tend to have more trust when someone they know recommends a person. I mean that's the "easiest" way to get jobs these days: just know the right people.

[@CinoG2G]

A sad truth. Well said

[@sydneyd2094]

To be fair most of the poor family had ability and talent to a degree. The issue is realizing sometimes you need what others have said are connections. None of this would have happened if the son didn’t have his college friend. So even beyond connections what you really need is charm or charisma. Without it, ki woo wouldn’t have been able to build a connection that would’ve led to the deception of the park family.

[@MrFrussel]

When a piece of art translates a universal feeling in such well-thought out manner, always leaves me with a sense of awe. I always think it's incredible for a person to captivate so much of todays world in a movie, without it being too preachy. It's an observation of the world we live in and the consequences we have to bear living in it. Exceptional!

[@SlacktivistWeeb]

Outstanding video essay. I really like Bong's commentary on class division but I felt Parasite was more critical on the lower class. You really opened my eyes on how Bong criticises the upper class in subtle, almost forgettable way. This really fits well with how the upper class's misdeeds are easy to overlook. Great work.

[@ryanpenrod1859]

You really got the message that the poor were the parasites from this movie? That's interesting. I'm guessing you're from a fairly affluent background...

[@SlacktivistWeeb]

@@ryanpenrod1859 Nope, quite the opposite. I come from a background where my family was poor and everyone around was getting rich. To a point that it became an ingrained inferiority complex in me.

[@aleanapineda882]

What really got me was: One shot, the poor family gets to experience being ‘rich’. Next shot, they’re running under the rain and into their flooding house trying to save their belongings. The rich family sleeping in their warm home, while this family sleeps in an evacuation area. It’s like, they can’t escape their poor situation no matter what.

[@robertpettersson8231]

What if they rented a higher quality place with their new salaries?

[@ad2094]

@@robertpettersson8231 there is no indication that they have earned enough to move

[@stylewarz_nyc]

@@ad2094 They went from almost zero income to 4 incomes. They were talking about getting a better place but didn't do it and kept hustling. This is always a mistake.

[@TheNubrozaref]

Not through excessive lying, immorality, and lack of sacrifice at least. Thank God for that

[@sparklingfashion6276]

the family abused their oppurtunity. not to mention took it for granted. and sabotaged other people's living for the sake of their own. it would have ended better for the family, if not for their bad decisions.

[@PViolety]

The “stink bugs” at the beginning could also represent the poor family, plus later on when the rich family unexpectedly come home, they quickly crawl under furniture like bugs.

[@PViolety]

BrainJuice I never caught on to that line.

[@fran-yt4ok]

The crawling wasnt touched on enough imo, and cos it's very sutble. It shows up when they're crawling up the stairs from the basement, when Kiwoo crawls to Dahye's room to return her diary, when they scurry under the table, and the uncomfortable resembalance to a roach in the dark of Kim dad's pose when the Park family was awaken by their son. It's not really important I suppose but it made my skin crawl.

[@faye7199]

Poor pizza boxes got covered in toxic gas that consumers would eat when taking a bite of their pizza.

[@jilly4319]

The stink bug more accurately represents the way that Mr. Park sees the other father- quite frankly a smelly pest.

[@rickwang6914]

@Boel B what

[@brimartinez8742]

This was so well said that I had to sit in silence for like 5 straight minutes after the video ended.

[@zhurongonmars6256]

The scene where ki Woon mother kicks the old house maid down the basement portrays how lower class or poor people try to put each other down to rise up by licking rich people feet.

[@leap1ng_k1tsun3_l0v3-]

Bangtan fanboy -7- GOD YOUR COMMENT JUST MADE ME SHOUT “YES!!” SEVERAL TIMES

[@revenge3265]

Yeah. Same thing happened with minorities in America during slavery. Black people turned against each other in an attempt to lick the boots of white people and rise up in living conditions through ratting out each other. This is exactly where the phrase "uncle tom" came from. Luckily Black people prevailed and managed to end slavery.

[@johnlawful2272]

@@revenge3265 along with good white people who made up most of the forces

[@harrywu7567]

Also the funniest scene in the movie

[@rebeca-sh3yp]

Aurora Lushi omg yes you’re an intellectual

[@saintricardo8746]

Horror movies can't even compare to the horrors of reality

[@EinfachNurTyp]

absolutely. throw in some of the abuse we do to the animals and you can make the most traumatizing movies, just by depicting reality. there where so many revolutions, but we need to change the ideas we use. this pyramide is made out of ideas (ideology)

[@tommythompson6516]

Chernobyl is a great example of that. The horror of what truly happened there is terrifying

[@filmymela4638]

You know, you can get a one way ticket to socialist countries like Cuba and Venezuela and have a great time buddy.

[@filmymela4638]

@ESparda A.K.A.悪魔の死神 It's timeless until socialism actually succeeds anywhere in the whole goddamn world. History tells us that socialism has been utter failure buddy. I know people like you are allergic to facts but whatever

[@Etendard1708]

I am more scared of reality.. crimes, jobs insecurity, and harsh society.. than any ghost stories ever told.

[@Alina-vt2hk]

Amazing video, you summed up everything I watched so well. I feel like when I watched it, I understood the meaning and messages, but you summed it into words so perfectly

[@xinyib5763]

This is such an amazing analysis of the movie and you can tell just how much love went into this video.

[@aleanapineda882]

The scene where the daughter smokes on top of a ravaging toilet, it’s like she gave up and realizes the hopelessness of their harsh, poor reality.

[@Lukearthwalker]

They deserve what happened to them, they didn't even have enough pride to fold the pizza boxes properly! Then, the moment the owners leave, they get drunk and trash the place. These are not habits that will get you anywhere other than more free gov't handouts.

[@stefaniepodsiadly6244]

@@Lukearthwalker are you rich or a class traitor lol

[@Lukearthwalker]

@@stefaniepodsiadly6244 I'm not rich but I do accept responsibility for my actions and the quality of my work. While I acknowledge that some people are born with a silver spoon and some are born into poverty, it's naive to think that all one's ills are because of the situation one is born into.

[@Sydneystellar]

MrLukearthwalker but also that’s all they know. They probably tried to put in work but it never got them anywhere cause it take time, so they resorted to manipulation,lying and deceiving people. They trashed the house because their main thought is to feel good and satisfied because they know the next day they’ll go back to being poor.

[@wymg4480]

@@stefaniepodsiadly6244 Class traitor is a new term lol never heard that one b4. We learn new things everyday. Honestly, in the beginning I was actually impressed with the poor family being able to weasel their way into such positions. Manipulation and cunning, after all, still require skill and daring. However, as the show progressed, you can see that they were not only leeching off the rich, but they were willing to put down the poor as well. The mother didn't even hesitate in wanting to call the police when they found out about the bunker, even though they were all leeching off the rich family. Idk bout you but clearly theres no such thing as "class loyalty" here. The poor would not even hesitate to stomp out other poor people if it meant lowering the competition. Idk how anyone can say the poor family is in the right in this movie at all. Even if you take in account the fact that they may have been unlucky and raised in poor circumstances, the fact that they only continue to dig their hole deeper for themselves is actually cringe to watch. Instead of actually doing normal societal work, they try to take advantage of a gullible family, stepping over those of the same class (the ex house keeper) to do so. Literally, they mightve killed her with the peach deal. And in the end, the poor dad killed the rich dad because the latter couldnt stand the smell of poor people. Im not saying smelly people deserve to be mocked but the rich dad never explicitly or even directly told the poor dad he smelled or talked down to him about it. In fact, the only reason why the poor dad even know about the smell problem, is because they snuck into the damn house and took over it without permission. Then he goes and stabs the rich dad after getting triggered that the man was disgusted by the smell of the killer. Idk how anyone could say the rich family was in the wrong. And this video, too said that the rich is leeching off the poor. BUT THE RICH PAY THE POOR TO DO THE WORK? The poor family was getting paid for their services, how in hell is that called being leeched off. The poor was the one leeching off the rich through deception and lies. God bless those who actually see the rich family as some kind of family that deserved what happened. Oh and did I mention the poor family son had no hesitation whatsoever to steal his best bro's crush? The man who introduced him to the damn job to begin with? How tf was he gonna explain it to his boy? AND he tried to commit more murder to hide their secret, which apparently, one death was not enough. AND he fucked up and got himself killed so not only is he a murderer, hes an idiotic murderer. At least do the job right. So all in all, I was impressed by the poor family's ability to be able to leech off the poor but their own greed got ahead of them and they paid the price for it. I don't see it as karma but they should have been prepared for the consequences if they did get caught

[@ctmyers896]

Another interesting point from this movie is how poor people sometimes forget when they come from when they get some money. The former housekeeper offered to pay just so they could leave her husband food once a week but the mom refused and even got mad at her for calling her sis. She couldn’t show any compassion even though they just got her fired and they were down bad not that long ago.

[@Frankflores111]

It happens all the time, poor people or middle class people pretending to be someone they're not

[@abhisheknanda9956]

@@Frankflores111 plz don't pretend that western or westernized culture represents all culture.

[@Tori-ck2qv]

@@abhisheknanda9956 Frank's statement was the basis of the entire movie. So it's not just Western Culture.

[@EmptyHand49]

@@Frankflores111 What? People can move in social class, someone poor can become rich and vice versa it's just of course it's easier for people born in wealth to remain there.

[@Frankflores111]

@@EmptyHand49 that's not my point!, of course someone can improve their social lifestyle by working hard and stuff, however, they forget something really important when they reach the top: humility. Now that I re-read my comment I guess it can be misunderstood. What I wanted to say is that sometimes in real life people want to fit in a social class they don't belong to, they get the chance to get a well-paid job and they start to have a life full of luxuries and they start to be derogatory with others but what they don't know is how long that temporary wealth is gonna last (because they didn't born rich) and when is over they realise they were having a life that wasn't according to their reality and they end up the same or with nothing and they wish they could have saved all that money for important things in the future. You know, I live in latin america, and many people believe that having material wealth make them better than others, so they are all the time having debts with banks, with insurances, with the real estate, they buy luxury cars just to show it off and they end up paying it forever, etc, just because they wanted to belong to another society when in actuality that was never going to happen because they didn't spend/invest their money cleverly Many people end in bankruptcy for that, and those desires start when they start to see good money in their hands. But when is gone, they lose everything, including their minds That's my point. I hope it makes sense now :), sorry if I offended anybody

[@ReeseJamPiece.]

Parasite is a cinematic masterpiece, incredible.

[@cinecho76]

I drunk your words for 14 minutes. That's a LOT of work, incredibly well written and told. Thank you!

[@mentonerodominicano]

Ki-jung death was really striking, because she was the one who looked most likely to overcome poverty through her wits and determination, which could also be a metaphor for those people who are moving up the ladder and then dragged back down to poverty by debt, mismanagement or straight up sabotage due to envy.

[@ziggystatdust6008]

I know this is a bit late, but another way to look at her death was the fact that the deceit and dishonesty through which people use to climb the social ladder will inevitably be their downfall. The reason why she seemingly "fits" is because she is an actress. Unlike her parents, and to a lesser extent, her brother, she easily dissolves into the persona she created because she is an expert in the field of forgery; she crafts artificial documents, backgrounds, personas. In the scene where the family are drunk around the Park's living room, after the son divulges his hopes of marrying the daughter and living in the house, he states that they need actors to play the role of his mother and father, and points to his sister stating that she gets so many jobs acting in weddings. She easily plays her role with a steady sense of direction, and as such to me was the most believable as her role. Her death, as well as her father's act of murder, bring to light the forgery documents and fake identity of the brother and mother. Her death symbolizes the downfall of the corrupt and dishonest. It also symbolizes the fact that no matter how talented and cunning you are, and no matter how much you strive and work hard, if you do not have the wealth and status of the upper class, you will never make it.

[@quarentine_bishyt]

UGGGGGH SHE WAS MY FAVORITE CHARACTER IN THE MOVIE UGHHHH (but i see your point)

[@Coolguy-mk7hg]

@@ziggystatdust6008 I think that's a logically correct sounding statement but I don't think it's right because lots of people get away with going up the stairs through " not correct " methods . So many rich people have scandals.

[@neogig3562]

@@Coolguy-mk7hg Exactly, because they are rich. Poor people that climb their way using dishonesty/corruption will be seen as taking advantage of others, where as already wealthy people doing the same thing won't be called out for it in the same intensity (following the fallacy that they have earned their wealth throught 'hard work')

[@jacen884]

@@quarentine_bishyt the favorite characters always die

[@jobenmedrano7422]

The scariest thing about this film is that it's real.

[@blckbun]

joben medrano what really?

[@hmm1597]

@@blckbun It is not a true story. But it is realistic.

[@erzcav4793]

Yes, this usually happens in our world today.

[@anurodhpathak9725]

Nope. What's the scariest is that worse things happen in real life.

[@klo4880]

Richard Large how? Have you looked at any of the policy he’s proposing?

[@zunaslogic4128]

And the weird thing about parasite is, that people see it as an "eat the rich" film when the poor family's no better than the rich snobs. They're just as cruel, but we the audience, with most of us being able to relate to the poor family are inclined to give them extra room.

[@nallyaaaaaa]

honestly, truee. i'm not a pro movie critic or anything, but it seemed so obvious that the poor family was as bad as the rich, i was surprised that many people never realised that and only criticised the rich. for example, the rich parents talked about how the poor family smells bad, and the poor family went on their way to do things as bad as sabotaging other people's jobs. but yea, somehow i automatically rooted for the poor family because they seemed to be the main characters at the start.

[@clown7309]

yeah but imo the whole reason theyre like that is because they were forced into that position, and had to be terrible in order to try living comfortably

[@darkhorse6774]

You literally didn't get what this movie was about. It's about the kind of inequality in the society that drives the poor to such extreme lengths just for survival. Whose fault is it? The movie is exactly about this while you go on in your own dreamland trying to draw false equivalences. Go off.

[@theklausjesper]

@@zunaslogic4128 He brought up a valid point though, this movie is not a moralistic way of looking at class struggle with saying that poor people are morally good and rich people are morally bad. It is an exploration of that the class shapes how we act, and that the rich are nice because they are rich. So, it is a critique of the system and how it shapes us, not a moralistic judgment of the people that inhabit it.

[@zunaslogic4128]

@@theklausjesper yeah I got that part. You've got a point. It's all a matter of perspective, I guess. I was just confused over why he was being rude. Thank you for your take though.

[@Lin10uson]

I love 'Parasite' so much! From the phenomenal filming/angles to the casting/acting, this film is beyond well-done. The plot allures, the suspense is nerve-racking, & the visuals are a thing to behold.

[@ddarm4]

Imagine future school education using this movie for movie analysis essays...

[@paranoidastronaut5792]

Would actually be cool since the metaphors aren’t too hidden but not too obviously in your face at the same time

[@teacherbuknoy]

I am going to use it now for my students

[@geraldvalles6663]

we did. in two subjects.

[@lnng5296]

@@paranoidastronaut5792 but with the help of these youtube videos it would be way too easy

[@yumiland]

@@lnng5296 it's okay, at least they tried to search even if it's the easy way

[@kathyq7633]

I didn't realize this at first, but Da-Song, the son, drew those pictures of "the ghost". In the beginning, Kevin asks if it's a chimpanzee but the mom says no "it's a self-portrait". and then when plot changes, we see "the ghost" living in the basement, where his wife hid him, and he eats a banana in a weird/hungry way, like a chimpanzee.

[@Melcatsite]

holy.. why is the comment section telling me more than the video.

[@faithlongoria]

oh.my.god.

[@ceoofmicrosoft]

.....this is so brilliant but gave me SO MUCH ANXIETY I- I CANT

[@nconly1]

Just wow what a detail....

[@fluffyfelix539]

Omg

[@xdokaydokay571]

Dude this movie was on another level... so good. Especially the scene with the kid and his trauma, pure nightmare fuel I say.

[@Itried20takennames]

This movie was masterful. Great story, great characters (everyone was both good and bad, the rich weren’t cartoonishly bad and the flood scene shows that the poor don’t necessarily help each other), great message and themes, beautifully filmed.

[@IzariReyes12]

the scene where the little boy is eating cake and sees the man's head poking out from the basement gives me the heebie-jeebies just thinking about it

[@vivu619]

The kid just had a seizure. I would have readily died of the shock.

[@hananightsilver7400]

@sanaa_lol same omg

[@lydia7177]

Me too, I'm not one to be scared by movies, but that scene was just so eery...

[@anle1440]

ryaw av it is, but the way that scene was captured is creepy

[@ep3989]

An Lê It captures it from the kid's eyes, like he "saw" the "ghost".

[@garyelder4610]

Whoever said money can’t buy happiness has never been poor

[@carribeanpearlnone656]

@@asimhussain8716 B*tch where lol Show me! 😂It is important to understand the difference between resigning oneself with one's situation and being content and happy about one's situation

[@carribeanpearlnone656]

@@asimhussain8716 Funny u bring up 3rd world country b/c that's where I was for the first decade 1/2 of my life So I agree w/ u that we make do w/ what we have but like we know it's a 3rd world country and there's better out there and that's y imo u have things like immigration up the Global North from the Global South I totally understand ur pov tho

[@YeeYee-cg9iy]

@@asimhussain8716 you COMPLETELY missed the point

[@YeeYee-cg9iy]

@@asimhussain8716 of course happy poor people exist. that much is obvious. but it's the fact that the phrase "money doesn't buy happiness" comes from a strictly middle class/upper class perspective. of course money doesn't buy happiness, but poor people that are being taken advantage of by upper class people need money to fucking live. do you know how depressing it is to not be able to afford the bare minimum to live? also the phrase is used to point out that a lot of rich people have issues too, and it's like, no shit but what about the poor people they live off of?

[@moccisimo]

A rich person made that quote for poor people to slowly be content with their crumbs while the rich feast and continue to steal/ ride off the poor

[@elmt23]

Great work. Perfect breakdown. The coloring of many cultures is legit.

[@Rhizzome]

Watched Parasite for the first time last night. Really enjoyable analysis here and a superb channel - instant subscribe! 🙌

[@sleepycowboy18]

Before Parasite: depressed After Parasite: more depressed

[@warrior9326]

dont be sad pls

[@cockmaster314]

@@warrior9326 r/ThanksImCured

[@nameofaname8755]

oh it's a 13 year old girl

[@sleepycowboy18]

@@nameofaname8755 what...

[@nameofaname8755]

@@sleepycowboy18 nothing you wouldn't get it because you're a woman.

[@TLawww]

The part where the child sees the man in the basement is honestly scarier than any horror film I've seen

[@chillcapybaracitrus]

Then watch Hereditary

[@RandomPerson-hd9sb]

@@chillcapybaracitrus Dude Hereditary messed me up

[@sophiarodriguez3254]

time stamp?

[@JYMAHJAMES]

@@sophiarodriguez3254 it's not in this video

[@MrSaxophoneGamer]

@@JYMAHJAMES Yeah it is, at 14:06

[@jessical2730]

such an excellent video as always

[@safe-keeper1042]

Now I realize why the man in debt was hiding in the basement. The squid games are no joke.

[@jeongjamal2272]

the thing that i find sad is when the original maid asked to feed her husband the mother (kim) wanted to call the police refusing to admit that she herself comes from a poor family. they were so caught up with the lie they were fighting someone from the same social class as them.

[@ember258]

I was wondering why not help each other

[@studentuser101]

@@ember258 It seems that movie is also portraying it's not the rich and the poor is fighting each other, it's often the same class that go against each other rather than helping one another to move to upperclass

[@dramaqueen465]

But they aren't really the same. There are different levels within each social class. The Kim family doesn't have any debt even though they are poor. They can live out in the open world. The former maid's family is in debt and has to live even deeper underground than the Kim family. It's showing that people are divided. There's always someone worse off than you and there's always someone to look down on. Instead of Mrs. Kim recognizing that they're both struggling, she decided to flaunt what little privilege she had and refuse the former maid.

[@anna-lu8jp]

@@studentuser101 i think that's the main aspect i associated with the netflix movie "el hoyo", people go up and down on levels every month and the ones that were down without food before keep eating like crazy when they go up, they don't even care about who is on their place now

[@contrarymary2247]

and that is what happens in real life through riots, social unrest. Scapegoats e.g. immigrants , blacks, Jews. The government with media support point any blame and manipulate people frustrations of inequality away from them and the big corporations towards people like them the working class.

[@melozanob]

the end scene absolutely broke me. the way it makes you feel absolutely powerless is just... insane, but it’s simply the truth.

[@haveagudday8068]

Her point of view is far from the truth as long as i'm concerned. In fact, truth itself is not a manifestation of a single rightful thing. It consist of many and shouldn't be limited into a one single narrow views (which was what this video did, unfortunately). It shouldn't discourage you, don't let her view of the "truth" to discourage you. This video doesn't do any justice, that's for sure.

[@enk621]

Why? I had no empathy for the Kims after what they did to the housekeeper and the other employees.

[@melozanob]

@@enk621 i didn't exactly root for them either, but the concept that lower classes can only ever daydream of getting to where the Parks were is what really hit for me. what i meant by "powerless" is the fact that so many families are in those situations and the idea that "you should just work hard and you'll be rich" is most likely not true for them. ig it also depends on each person's background how they perceive the movie.

[@warrior9326]

but what if he work hard and really bought the house

[@warrior9326]

@@enk621 nooo i have

[@sammunyaga]

I watched the movie yesterday just to see what the buzz was all about and I was not disappointed. Your video essay was great.

[@demran17]

really nice video, just one criticism point: I would have not used the skin whitening products as an example of euro-centric beauty standards, because white skin has always been revered in east asia as a sign of high class, since rich people did work the fields so they did not get tan. There are other examples of euro centric beauty that can be used: light hair/eyes, a specific face/body shape.

[@saintmarque]

smell is such a strong theme in the film. the scene where the little boy notices that the new driver, the new maid & jessica all smell the same by embracing them to deeply inhale their scent shows that the projected elitism from the rich are socially constructed whilst the little boy shows no signs of disgust towards their smell because his youth’s innocence has protected him from being tainted by the ignorance of his parents perspective.

[@iraahmed1057]

Ur mind amazes me..🤯

[@phatlewt2932]

that sounds pretentious in my opinion. I have never in my life heard about odours specific to the rich or poor. But i saw a post that mentioned how it was a reference to a certain event in south korea, i forgot the details.

[@aminasadoun1118]

@@phatlewt2932 I agree there is no odour to the rich and poor, however the ruling class uses this sense to keep the lower classes at bay. The fact that the young child wasn't disgusted by the smell of the Kim family, shows that their smell isn't actually revolting, but because the rich have deemed it disgusting everyone follows suit and believes it is.

[@phatlewt2932]

@@aminasadoun1118 it's still weird to me. If i wanted to be a snob i wouldn't resort to degrading poor people based on their scent of all things. Rich people don't even do that, must be a korean thing

[@aminasadoun1118]

@@phatlewt2932 of course rich people don't actually resort to labelling lower class people as 'filthy' and 'stinky,' the use of the stench of the Kim family is a metaphor for the other ways in which the upper class draws the line between us. They don't literally walk around calling poor people smelly, they do it in different and subtle ways which the director wanted to portray through the whole 'smell' predicament. :)

[@ganardanugrahwahonoputra6713]

Parasite isn't alternate reality. That is a true reality

[@user-fd3ip5ff6z]

ganard anugrah and white people hate it Trump

[@chayeonlee1943]

ᄋᄋ Donald trump sucks

[@magicjohnn4511]

ᄋᄋ why racism??

[@SwishFN]

ganard anugrah it is for the most part. Ignoring rich and poor, capitalism is a great way to advance as a nation.

[@laxjoh]

@@SwishFN True but everything in balance eh? I feel like we're reaching a tipping point in which capitalism in itself is becoming the problem. Oftentimes we need something done, it's usually about budget or money. Companies have enough money to actually develop something of good quality but choose not to for penny pinching practices. And as a result, our rate of advancement in terms of progress slows down. Why did we not continue the space race after landing on the moon? Why wait till now when China already has a probe there and surveying the best sites to build a lunar base in? Because capitalism is great at first. But it makes you bloated and lazy and complacent.

[@burtfiasco]

Excellent analysis. I love 'Parasite". I think it's one of the greatest films ever. It's so symmetrically crafted in it's storytelling, it's one of those rare films I watched again as soon as I got done with my first view. There are some other things it encapsulates with more subtlety I find worth mentioning: The rich family is not a family in the sense of a closely bonded family. The poor family, as much difficulties as they face, have genuine bonds. The scheming nature of the children make the father proud, as he had a direct hand in teaching them how to survive using deception and manipulation. The Parks have a loveless marriage, the one bit of intimacy that is portrayed between Mr. and Mrs. Park tells us she can only tolerate his sexual advances while heavily medicated and shows that, as with everyone and everything else, Mr. Park views his wife as little more than an object. This borderline sexual assault plays out as the family is hiding under the furniture, allowing them to see how empty the lives of the people they spent their whole lives dreaming to live like, the same class of people who they've also spent their life in service to. The father becomes especially disillusioned when witnessing this. The Parks do not interact in any meaningful way with their children and rely on tutors, housekeepers and simply spoil their badly behaved son as if that will fix the issues of being devoid of parental love and bonding. Mr. Park will go to great lengths to ensure his son's party is great, but it is mostly out of vanity and conforming to the social hegemony of wealthy S. Korean "culture". Just the contrast of how the poor family behaved while feasting in their night of upper class fantasy and how the Parks are never all together - they set up the son's teepee outside and the daughter is almost always in her room. There is no closeness even within their walled garden, they've become so accustomed to the pressures of social hegemony that they don't even realize they are walling each other off. It's an interesting contrast. Were Mr. Park to live, his son certainly would never end up with such respect that he writes a heartfelt letter to him promising he will do everything to set things right and do it by the book and the law.. One family is poor yet has each other, the other is wealthy and finds that a sufficient enough reward and thus leaves their children with no love and guidance, relying on stink bugs with counterfeit certifications to prepare their children for testing and college....

[@Ha_ruA]

Thank you for making Korean subtitles. I really didn't know... Through your video, I realized that parasites are not just about Kiwoo's family. I was also poor, so I sympathized with the Kiwoo family while watching this movie.A year before I watched this movie, I also took care of rich children. The rich families were very kind and gave a lot of money. The house was big and there was a housekeeper. At that time, I always put a lot of perfume on myself before I went to work. I don't think they'll hire me anymore if I smell poor, but I think it was the pride I could do. I was embarrassed because I was like me after watching this movie a year later. I also felt the pain of the livestock that we eat deliciously after seeing your review. I don't see their pain in front of me, but the pain of a mother cow in a glass of milk. I don't eat meat, but I eat milk. Now I have to cut down on milk. I'm going to eat Almond Breeze.

[@silver-mg8gd]

Remember when the poor dad said "plan doesn't always work", subtle way to convey that the son plan in the end wouldn't work.

[@vantestars.v]

I actually thought the exact opposite before seeing this comment. I thought everything went wrong after they decided to go in without a plan as if they can finally handle it and they are very use to it. However, they couldn't have foresee what happened in the first place.

[@MonicaHolly143]

@@vantestars.v the last song that is playing in that part is called 564 years Basically the director hinted thar it is impossible for Kevin to earn money in his lifetime He didn't finished school he has a criminal record and also have brain damage pretty sure he will not be successful

[@ADifferentVibe]

@@vantestars.v I think it's both. Plans don't work for the poor due to lack of resources and parasitic relationship between rich/poor. Also, a lack of any plan, even an attempt to exit if things went wrong, led Mr. Kim to be imprisoned forever in the house. It's a sad cycle.

[@vanessar1630]

This movie made my anxiety level go through the roof

[@btsluvv-pn9wg]

Stan Ateez deadasssss but it’s still rlly good

[@gigi-ux7wb]

for some reason, i wasn’t as anxious as when i watched Uncut Gems. which is a film you should not watch if you have anxiety problems (i almost cried because of how nervous i was.)

[@kaliiiuchis9984]

EXACTLY

[@gigi-ux7wb]

Carlos Michelen Strofer it’s labeled a comedy and drama. a dramedy, as they call it? the first half of the movie is funny, not going to lie.

[@red_vibe9984]

Same

[@marianiemi2660]

This was an truly amazing video.

[@pattithestranger]

Such a great analysis! It really makes me want to watch the film again.

[@TheJaviferrol]

The scariest thing is how this just got best Picture and massive ovations from the people like on the Park family class level

[@tetrisk4511]

not all "the people" but "some people" like ont the Park family class level...

[@fapsterffs5077]

Because they think that they are not so gullible and a thing like like can never relly happen to them. They should try visiting the slums sometime.

[@100XPercentX]

I'm weary of this. Everyone is like a parrot because of this. Hmm.

[@waywayi8013]

Well a lot of the actors and directors worked their own way up to become rich. They were poor before

[@rorococo.]

These comments seem so strange to me. What were they supposed to do? Not applaud? Well the media would have a field trip over that. Just because they are rich doesn't mean they don't understand the film.. _if_ they have even watched it.

[@NutellaDotNet]

I’m gonna be honest. This movie really messed with my mind. I’m one of those people who will get super attached to the main characters and root for them. So when I got halfway through the movie I started questioning everything more and more. I honestly didn’t know who to root for anymore and was very confused. Now after watching this video, I understand. No one was supposed to be the good or bad guy. Everyone is a parasite.

[@izzyboola8889]

Me aswell, I was rooting for the first family until they got the maid fired, at first I thought that the rich family was hiding something or where gonna do something to the poor family, but at the end I felt bad for the rich family, but at the end it seems like both families are bad in their own way.

[@odinklebs1811]

yeah but eat the rich tho

[@marcuscheok1430]

Yeah I was really invested in the movie. I think everything is really easy to digest when there's a clear cut villain. Even in most western shows, the least evil villain often has a morally subjective stance instead of being outright evil. This show however, managed to manifest evil as a collective effort instead of merely good against bad. Best of all, most of the flow of the movie is logical, which was really surprising for a movie.

[@sweethoneysoftroses8370]

Moreover, the system we've created as societies at large force us to become parasites--in various disturbing ways. It izz what it izz but also it shouldn't be lol

[@dani-ella2991]

@@odinklebs1811 mood

[@tinguspingus5581]

That scene where the mom followed the former maid to the basement was terrifying. I thought the reveal was gonna be the rich family was keeping slaves down there

[@nathan1459]

Good analysis and presentation. I wish my essays looked like this.

[@khadidi7820]

I’m very late to this party, but I just realized something. After the whole birthday party disaster happened, none of the rich folks including the Parks had any idea of the secret bunker. The whole thing disappeared from the minds of everyone over the course of the aftermath, but no one actually knew the bunker existed. I think this is actually very genius and reflects back to the car scene in which Mrs. Park is praising the storm. She had no idea of the devastation it caused to the lower class just like she had no idea at all that the threat at the party came from “below”. They are still ignorant of the plights of the lower class. I think this is brilliant! Just a little something I noticed. It probably doesn’t mean much

[@milacruz3970]

Great point!.I think it does mean something. Everything you see in the movies was done for a reason.

[@contrarymary2247]

That was there to protect them against North Korea. Maybe they felt safe in their wealth and the system and self entitlement

[@khadidi7820]

Contrary Mary 2 I know why the bunker existed in the first place, but I was talking more about how they didn’t know that the “parasites” lived there. But you’re probably right about the security thing. So rich and entitled that they don’t have to worry about anything

[@LUV733]

@@khadidi7820 What we don't want to see ( including about ourselves) gets submerged into the " unconscious ", represented by the basement, and denied by projection ( demonising of the former housekeeper & her husband, even though the family are also " parasites") onto others to attempt to avoid facing the truth about our own attitudes and behaviours.

[@askmewhocandiceis]

i'm ur 1k like 😸

[@Jokyusan]

The final scene where he goes through the plan and it all seems to go to plan, before dropping back to the initial scene and you realizing that no plans ever worked out. Real painful!

[@benjaunceyyy]

I love that moment, the camera pans from the window back down to reality reinforcing that it won't and can't happen because the system of social class is rigged against him and it would take multiple lifetimes to achieve such wealth, or as Bong says like over 500 years to save up that much. False hope is so painful to see illustrated in the way it is in this film.

[@sws212]

@president camacho He's just as unrealistic as a lot of people are about their future like virtually anyone who buys a lotto ticket or people think they'll just be a millionaire without any forethought as to why they deserve over someone else. It's more the idea that's foolish than he is.

[@starfire_xi]

That scene hit me so hard. Because it reminded me of myself coming up with elaborate goals and plans for my future, but none of if seems to be coming true because im unable to get out of my situation, and overcome my circumstances because i lack that will

[@Jokyusan]

@@starfire_xi Keep your hopes up Sara! A well played out plan is bound to come true if you put your heart to it and make it a possible task!

[@benjaunceyyy]

@@starfire_xi bless u, the social class divide and educational requirements to truly succeed in SK is way worse and higher than in western countries like US or UK so please do keep a forward thinking mindset, anything is possible; that isn't to say it won't be hard because it definitely will but the work will be worth it eventually. i hope u can overcome your current situation !

[@marionvacker1763]

Thank you so much for your analysis ! I've become a fan of Doo Bong So now !! What a genius

[@PsychClinicianLatashaCar-ei1wz]

Thank you for your insight! This movie was liberating and inspiring! Thank you for sharing!

[@CaiqueBrite]

Conclusion: I'm too dumb for this movie.

[@simplysimpy17]

Same lol

[@sanchezdaniellet.4372]

TRUE

[@MajoCardona]

The movie is actually self explanatory once you watched, it just seems harder to understand because of how they explained in this video.

[@birdsamora9925]

The movie is easier than the video

[@blankeyed67]

Watching this made me realize that I was as uncaring and ignorant like the Parks. Bloody brilliant.

[@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.

[@Kookie-zv4bu]

nah I don't think any amount of food would've stopped the man from going on a rampage at the end. they did kill his wife right in front of him

[@victoriassecret3]

@@Kookie-zv4bu Yeah, but that would result in another probability wherein the son didn't enter the underground passage alone. It would've taken the whole family to suppress them and they aren't really that dumb to go under there alone knowing that they pose as a threat to the whole family. Plus if it weren't for that stone, then the son wouldn't have tried to go under the shelter alone in the first place, He was confident given that he had a huge stone to protect himself, but what if he didn't? The maid was already dead even before the son went down, so for sure only the husband pose as a threat to them. It would be either they lock him down there and left him there to die given that he's a witness or they would've just ended up killing him and buried both the bodies on the backyard like what Mr. Kim did to the maid. Either way, if it turned out that way, It wouldn't be as good as the original. The whole movie pressured me up to the point where I cam feel the intensity and hopelessness that happened to the whole family in that ending scene. A beautiful, depressing and one of the best movie drama thriller I've ever watched in my entire life.

[@jaketsu1630]

HOLY FUCK

[@thatoneperuvian72611]

Alex Bricks Yeah, I mean looking back on the first time the mom finds out about the basement and the old housekeeper's husband. If she actually agreed to the deal and bring the dude food once a week, they would've been fine.

[@doctoc1334]

Alex Bricks 666th like *sheesh*

[@himesilva]

Bro what I don’t understand is why the mom didn’t just say “yeah sure I’ll keep your secret!” to the housekeeper. What they were doing was no better than the housekeeper and they had something to lose too; she could’ve avoided them (the housekeeper and husband) finding out that they were scamming the Parks as well. I dunno, I was super surprised that the mom was antagonizing her because I feel like it could’ve been dealt with easier. Edit: And on second thought, the mom could’ve just not opened the door at all! The Park family wasn’t home so I’d say it wouldn’t have been suspicious at all to just not answer. Everything could’ve been avoided if she did that 😂

[@drshantiprasad]

I have watched the movie three times. And I have watched multiple videos explaining the movie. But the way you explained the meaning of 'parasite' was the best. Thanks

[@annahilation]

the scariest part is that, at least within korea, this economic disparity is not even exaggerated

[@doyoungchung3398]

Can't disagree more. South Korea is still relatively equal economically compared to other countries since the country had been totally reset by the Korean War in 1950. Korea has simply too short a history to accumulate from economic prosperity.

[@lynxaway]

Doyoung Chung I’m sorry, but are you from Korea? If you don’t have experience living there, I feel like it might be unwise to draw your conclusions based on what you’ve read or heard, because bias is everywhere. If the original commenter has lived in Korea, which I believe they have, I’m more inclined to take their word for it that the conditions there are as they say.

[@doyoungchung3398]

@@lynxaway I am pretty sure that I understand Korea much better than the commenter. I was born and raised in Seoul and have some connection to the country's political elites. The warning sentiment about the economic polarization is real and broad-based indeed. However, I'd argue it is overly exaggerated by the Korean media and the political circles. If you are interested, just look into the actual numbers. The wealth distribution has certainly deteriorated in recent decades but South Korea is still more egalitarian than many other OECD countries and some major developing economies such as China, India, and Brazil.

[@doyoungchung3398]

@@lynxaway I find this Bloomberg article: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-01-12/what-parasite-misses-about-inequality-in-south-korea Hope this will help you better understand South Korea.

[@da-rj5cs]

@@doyoungchung3398 YOU ARE THE PARASITE! Just kidding I don't know you haha

[@boingusoingus]

I first read the title as "why pastries should terrify us" ah yes, my worst fear *carbs*

[@leahzhang3362]

Lel

[@roseannegabr]

LMAOOO STOPP SJSJSJS

[@chiarramichaela9512]

HHAAH

[@maryal.9208]

Zoe Bear best comment 😂

[@707kuma3]

lol nice

[@melindahicks9146]

Omg I love your analysis and breakdown regarding the theme of smell… Makes so much sense now looking back on the movie

[@manuvickramsiva3771]

Many say that they discovered themselves and learned to love themselves more during this lockdown and they are thankful for whatever happened. But little did they worry about the lower class who couldn't afford for their meals cause they lost their jobs and many even gave up on life . The storm scene

[@realkingofantarctica]

I think my favourite piece of symbolism in Parasite is how the rich family are talking about how "the rain was a blessing" while the lower-class people have their homes flooded and are oblivious to their struggle, just like how below their very house, they have no idea of what is lurking or what it is capable of, an omen that becomes incredibly clear in the final scenes of the film.

[@aminewaffleuwu15]

now i feel guilty for wanting and being happy when it rains hard

[@dextermorgan2117]

A bunch of losers justifying their depravity, that's what you are.

[@FuckYouTube385]

Reminds me of that celebrity that said this pandemic was a blessing. Because it made everyone equal.

[@aryapradipta3106]

Ironically, in my religion rains are blessings

[@FuckYouTube385]

@@Derg2003 Look it up. She was taking a bath on live stream or something and she starts trying to justify the pandemic in trying to be positive. Sadest and funniest shit I've ever saw.

[@dannygillespie6614]

"The greatest trick late capitalism ever pulled was convincing the world it didn't exist." That's a brilliant line.

[@KentAPeterson]

A tip of the hat to "The Usual Suspects."

[@vienlacrose]

Things like the Monroe Doctrine; the CIA's Cointelpro Ops against anarchists, socialists, reformists, and militias in the '60s--'90s; the blatant proxy wars between the US and Russia over the late 1900s; the CIA's toppling of and replacement of south american democracies with autocratic pro-capital dictators; or the blatant purchase of the United States Government by home grown and foreign global conglomerates are only subtle if you haven't been paying attention. Wake the fuck up.

[@jinlee3574]

Thank you for Thought provoking analysis, but Director Bong is for illuminati , he wants to be their dog so he is shaking his ass to illuminati . That's why he is winning all the awards . It is about social class and has similar theme like Downton Abbey. Manipulating audiences , the rich deserve to be rich. Pre - program propaganda film that try to make public more content with coming reality, two classes system: master and slave

[@cseijifja]

@The Dude who the fuck talked about communism?, why do capitalist lovers always have to straw man everything into communism to have a point?, communit does not work , that's pretty obvious, capitalist just works better and its better at giving enought power to the upper schalon.

[@alaaye5237]

The Dude Capitalism isn’t a government but it affects the government greatly. In America when capitalism was established during the industrial revolution and the emergence of big businesses the government became way more corrupt. Along with government agencies caring more about profit than the people, letting influential businesses pay them off to not check their harmful products. (This led to food issues) And yes this happened before the time period but it became increasingly worse during that time and those situations still happen today they’re just subtle about it. And once capitalism was introduced more people became rich but the gap between the rich and the poor became wider and still increases to this day. And yet some people still think they can achieve the wealth that Bill Gates has but in reality money like that is the top one percent of the top one percent. They way capitalism is right now is a major problem. Too many people are dying because of poverty. Not everyone should be rich but most people shouldn’t be poor.

[@CarolinaTorres-fg7so]

I saw this movie while I was in quarantine and it is by far one of the most amazing films over ever seen.

[@safe-keeper1042]

Yeah, it's a masterpiece of cinematography.

[@user-yk9sk7pg6v]

Came back a year later. You did a great job on this.

[@korlu01]

The part where the husband comes up from the basement with those enormous bulging eyeballs and stares at Da Song.... 😱

[@fanowood]

I almost shit myself when that happened 😖

[@baifokru6362]

I felt real terror for the first in a movie after watching that scene, I really admire Bong Joon now.

[@liyak]

Yeah that was creepy...

[@tmoon9297]

Genius level scary

[@flygod.]

Its on another level I was creeped out so much I left the living room and went to my room because there's a hallway and I keep feeling someone is there.

[@AM-lc8l]

The stone was floating indicating it is hollow which is why Ki-Woo didn't die after getting slammed by it twice.

[@celieboo]

Interesting! That explains everything.

[@freen773]

Apparently that was a mistake. It was never meant to float but they kept it in

[@shoujokadyan5502]

If you listen to the stone while it was falling down the stairs, you can hear how hollow it was.

[@riennasoliven753]

I was thinking that the movie intentionally showed it floated, it might have been a mistake initially but they kept it in for a reason. It represented how the Kims (more importantly, Ki-woo, since he’s the one who truly believed that that stone was powerful as claimed by Minhyuk) is holding on to a “hollow” and empty hope, the hope of being able to overcome the struggle of poverty they have and eventually get a positive turn-around in their lives. Also, the fact that it was given by Min-hyuk to the Kims says a lot-Min Hyuk comes from a comfortable life, his position in lives are different from the Kims. And the fact that he has given it to the Kims could imply that the destitute are given empty promises by the rich that their lives will soon change for the better.

[@OHYS]

Rienna Soliven you are a genius

[@Rahulpatee]

Great work Broey!! 👏🏽👏🏽

[@helle_larsen]

Can I just say one thing! As a current film student with a degree in Social Anthropology it is so cool to see how I can analyse movies through the social sciences perspectives. I have read Gramsci so many times, so it is really cool to see how his theories can be used in movies as well, really cool!

[@kirishimathebakugoufanboy7689]

"Who are the parasites?" Everyone.

[@ember258]

True

[@blvd.9336]

kinda edgy but ok

[@missionpupa]

Humans are all parasites of the earth.

[@capnsteele3365]

Even me

[@heroinshooter1991]

Belmer Benz but ok headass shut yo ass up

[@ziggystatdust6008]

Another lesson that can be drawn out of this is how easily the "rags-to-riches" individuals tend to forget their roots or where they started from. The Kims, once they are secured in their jobs and view themselves as moving up the wealth ladder, act the part of the rich. They dismiss the former cook's pleas to help her and her husband, despite the fact that they are similar. But another aspect that drew me to this conclusion was their initial dismissal of the rain. Where I live, whenever it rains, my first thought is of flooding, because my home tends to get flooded no matter how light or heavy the rain is. When the Kims are sitting in the Park's living room overlooking the window to the thunder and rain, the father remarks how wonderful the sight is. Their first thought wasn't of their basement-dwelling, and the worry of the potential of the floodwaters flooding their room, which was very much likely to happen given their home location. No, they were too busy contemplating their success and drinking to give a momentarily thought to who they are and where they came from. This happens quite often to wealthy people who came from poor backgrounds. The need to assimilate into the "rich persona" subsumes their old identity, until it is eventually expunged from the new persona they have adapted to because now, it has no place. As a result, they suffer the consequences of adopting a false identity in order to fit into a social class.

[@warrior9326]

you are right man how many hidden points are there in this parasite

[@The_Jazziest_Coffee]

​@@warrior9326 I think Parasite works so well because of the realism.

[@judithdiariess]

I saw that scene differently! When it was raining and they were in the Park’s family house, they had been oblivious to the sheer impact of the rain due to being surrounded by an abundance of riches that for a few days saw to be their own. This shows how shielded the upper echelon are from the sheer impact of something as simple as a storm, when you find yourself in an environment completely different from your own, you tend to forget that your reality is not the same as another’s in upper rankings. It’s not necessarily that they had not thought nor cared about their home being flooded, but that they hadn’t truly seen the impact due to being shielded from the reality of the storm in the Parks massive house. It reveals the obliviousness of rich people when it comes to simply phenomena such as weather, this is also shown when the Park’s son willingly camps out in the rain comfortably whilst the Kim family see this rain as a disaster once they are forcibly brought back to reality by the Park’s family early return home.

[@veerm.7567]

Great

[@balqisnabilah1050]

Well honestly for me when it rained, I just thought about how the rich family is going camping but bc it rained they're totally gonna come back. So thts y throughout the whole scene of then being drunk in the living room I was just screaming internally cause I'm scared for them getting caught. Ironically they never worried bout the possibility at all.

[@lg8159]

The poort family’s toilet was even higher than their homes. They lived even below the sewers

[@antoniaaguayog]

Great video!! I learned so much:) this is an outstanding movie