Saturday, 10 August 2019

Parasite (2019) - 132 min

Country: South Korea
Director: Bong Joon-ho
Cast: Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik & Park So-dam.
Ki-taek lives in a semi-basement dump with his wife Chung-sook, son Ki-woo and daughter Ki-jung. Ki-woo got an offer from his friend as a private tutor for Da-hye, daughter of a wealthy family.
The title means an organism that takes its nourishment from another organism for survival and usually harming it. It's a class-war between upper and lower class family. Bong keeps the drama unpredictable until the final acts and coming away from this film will leave you many questions. All the performances were spot on. Lee Sun-kyun easily fits into the upper-class family with his natural appearance and composure. On the other hand, Song Kang-ho is a regular face for a Bong movie and he knows how to utilize him. Parasite is the first Korean movie to won Palme d'Or. Still, Memories of Murder holds the first position of the best movie ever made by Bong. Overall, It's a dazzling and gripping experience that demands repeat viewings.
Verdict: Great

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