Anonymous
Post 02/06/2021 13:41     Subject: Parasite
^Old boy. The chase. I saw the devil. The call
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2021 12:35     Subject: Parasite
Finally watched Parasite. Are there any other Korean masterpieces that I should watch? Their storytelling and cinematography is amazing.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2020 18:44     Subject: Parasite
Anonymous wrote:I just saw it this weekend and am still processing. But I think the parasite metaphor works in both directions. The poor family exploits the rich family by deceiving them into their jobs, living in the house as if it's theirs while they are away, dreaming about marrying into the family. The rich family exploits the poor family by expecting them to do whatever is asked just because they're paying them (the dad is a driver, but he's expected to dress in a headdress and be party entertainment) and by ultimately not really seeing them as people. (They all smell like the subway, shouldn't be familiar/"cross the line," literally are unseen under the coffee table when they're in the same room.) One could see the employment situation as a symbiotic relationship, but I think the point of the movie is that the overclass/underclass disparity and all that goes with it is ultimately destructive and disastrous.

It is not uncommon for the cleaning staff to use the bathrooms.
I know one person who had hired help to clean his house regularly and had employed this 'maid' for a long time
She had the key and when he one week came home early unexpectedly from his business trip, he found her in the bath, stereo music playing loudly
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2020 16:23     Subject: Parasite
I just saw it this weekend and am still processing. But I think the parasite metaphor works in both directions. The poor family exploits the rich family by deceiving them into their jobs, living in the house as if it's theirs while they are away, dreaming about marrying into the family. The rich family exploits the poor family by expecting them to do whatever is asked just because they're paying them (the dad is a driver, but he's expected to dress in a headdress and be party entertainment) and by ultimately not really seeing them as people. (They all smell like the subway, shouldn't be familiar/"cross the line," literally are unseen under the coffee table when they're in the same room.) One could see the employment situation as a symbiotic relationship, but I think the point of the movie is that the overclass/underclass disparity and all that goes with it is ultimately destructive and disastrous.
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2020 21:27     Subject: Parasite
I loved it. I was particularly struck by how the poor family was so connected and they seemed like siblings to one another versus parents and their children.
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2020 18:32     Subject: Parasite
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This movie is not Quentin Tarantino inspired. Not at all.

And have you rewatched Dances with Wolves lately? It doesn’t stand the test of time.

I’ve watched all 3 movies, and Parasite is way better and more Oscar-worthy than Dances with Wolves and The English Patient. By a mile. And I still like Dances with Wolves. (The English Patient is horrible).

And no this isn’t a Hollywood movie, nor is it a movie my parents would probably like or get, but it’s still good.


+1000



Tarantino is a huge fan of Korean cinema and Wong Kar-wai, so thats probably the source of the confusion.
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2020 15:52     Subject: Parasite
Anonymous wrote:It was not predictable.

I thought is was a pretty creative approach to class issues. All the staircases and the multiple layers. The water and flooding was also very well done.

The mix of striving for more vs accepting your lot in life. I feel like most of the movie scenes were symbolism and I almost need to watch it again because I didn't really know what I was watching the first time through.

I think the parasite is hope.


Interesting. I thought it was very pessimistic. Where did you see hope?
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2020 23:12     Subject: Parasite
I did not find it predicable. I was sure the rich family would figure out the deceit but that didn’t happen until the party scene and even then it wasn’t presented as a reveal.

I was rooting for the poor family even though they are awful and was worried they would cross a line leading to a confrontation with the rich family. But the confrontation was with another poor family and that was completely unexpected.

Parasite is one of the better movies I’ve seen.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2020 17:36     Subject: Parasite
The flooding sewage water was horrific - sewage exploding from the toilet... dear God.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2020 12:00     Subject: Re:Parasite
I lived in Korea for 5 years, grew up a little better than poor, and am now rich compared to the average American. I thought it was okay, nothing great or brilliant. I like to leave a movie feeling moved, enlightened, or entertained. After seeing this, I left the theater thinking “that was weird and I wasted 2 hours”.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2020 11:10     Subject: Parasite
I think you have to have experienced being 'less than' to get this movie. The stairs, water, bugs, smells, the stone, the below ground / above ground. So much of it requires some contextual understanding. Just like the rich famy was oblivious to much of what was going on, I think most who have lived lives with money are not going to get most of the symbolism in the movie.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2020 09:15     Subject: Re:Parasite
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Many DCUM types identify so much with the pampered rich family in this movie that they can’t handle any sort of satire or black comedy that ridicules their behavior. It cuts too close to the bone.


Many DCUM types liked it. And it made poor people out to be deceitful, violent and cruel. Everyone was awful except maybe the first driver and tutor. Maybe.


I think you aren’t quite equipped to watch a movie like this. Stick to Dirty Dancing and Forrest Gump.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2020 09:09     Subject: Parasite
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Anonymous wrote:Parasite was good because the story and the actors were strong. It was unpredictable, unlike a movie like say “San Andreas”.

Also, the characters were nuanced and not all good or all evil.

There was a lot of symbolism and humor in the movie.

Finally, it was good because it passes the Bechdel test, and isn’t just a story about old white men talking to more white men, about war or sports. It has both strong female and make characters.


Thank you. See, this all seems like a very low bar to me and I thought it was even predictable except for a couple absurd, violent scenes. Explains why I’m unimpressed.


LOL. Predictable? BS.


What surprised you other than the shelter and party scene?


Those significant plot twists were “predictable” for you?


My god. The people defending this movie as “great” can’t read.


Ah - so those plot twists were not "predictable" then? Make up your mind.




Anonymous
Post 02/18/2020 08:52     Subject: Parasite
Westerners and Amarican audiences probably aren't used to the style and stories from the far East. I've watched many Korean films, and the style is part for the course. It's just different. The script was very unique and the filming was beautiful. You also have to be Korean to understand that a lot of impoverished peole live in abodes under the streets like that and that flooding is a big problem. The metaphor of course is how the rich always walk from upstairs down on the poor who are below.

There are also a lot of butt hurt wealthier folks in the DC burbs. They don't like stories like this, of course. Too bad. Eat the rich.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2020 08:45     Subject: Parasite
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Parasite was good because the story and the actors were strong. It was unpredictable, unlike a movie like say “San Andreas”.

Also, the characters were nuanced and not all good or all evil.

There was a lot of symbolism and humor in the movie.

Finally, it was good because it passes the Bechdel test, and isn’t just a story about old white men talking to more white men, about war or sports. It has both strong female and make characters.


Thank you. See, this all seems like a very low bar to me and I thought it was even predictable except for a couple absurd, violent scenes. Explains why I’m unimpressed.


LOL. Predictable? BS.


What surprised you other than the shelter and party scene?


Those significant plot twists were “predictable” for you?


My god. The people defending this movie as “great” can’t read.