The entire plot of the film was completely unexpected and otherworldly, giving the audience a great sense of uneasiness and formication. One night, as the Parks are away on a camping trip to celebrate Da-songs birthday, the Kims break into the liquor cabinet and lounge in the Parks living room getting drunk and discussing their newfound comfort and the precarious situation. I finally caught the highly raved-about film, Parasite, after hearing nothing but praise for the movie from anyone who watched it. The musty smell follows Ki-Jung wherever she visits, revealing her poverty. Not affiliated with Harvard College. Seeing an opportunity to get his artistically talented sister, Ki-jung, a job, Ki-woo says that he knows someone named "Jessica" who went to college in Illinois, who might be perfect for the job. Profession stay-at-home housekeeper. Ki-jeong is not only the brains in the family who sets the entire scam operation in motion, she is also pegged by Ki-woo the most likely to succeed in her family as he mentions that Ki-jeong fits in the best at the Parks residence, hinting at her potential for success, but perhaps also foreshadowing her death on the residence grounds. As their house party goes on and the rain pours down relentlessly, the doorbell suddenly rings its the old housekeeper that Mrs Kim had displaced. Da-song was so shocked at seeing a strange man creep up the stairs with his bug-eyes wide open that he suffered a seizure, and this trauma also explains for the many creepy portraits that Da-song draws. A visual medium requires visual methods. I left the cinema around 2am reeling and shookt, and was still desperately Googling and researching for the films reviews and analyses two hours later. Mr Kim is even needlessly proud when he discovers his childrens deceptive skills. Subscribe for more filmmaking videos like this. Moon-gwang may first appear as an easy person to take advantage of, but when she returns to the Park family's home to care for her sick husband, we see that she didn't get to where she is by chance. These themes cross all cultural-barriers and can speak to the 99% anywhere in the world. A tonal shift this extreme could easily take viewers out of the film or feel like a jumping-the-shark moment, but in the hands of Bong Joon-ho, this shift is portrayed in a way that not only feels effortless but greatly enhances each half of the film that preceded and follows it. I interpreted the fortune rock as a satirical symbol of the Kim familys burdens and guilt at the circumstances, literally weighing down Ki-woo and revealing his presence as he drops it when sneaking up on Moon-kwang and her husband. At its exact mid-point, Parasite undergoes a massive tonal shift. as Ki-jung ( Ki-taek's daughter ), Chang Hyae-jin Here are our rankings of the most intelligent and least intelligent characters. This vertical comment on status is illustrated cleanly in this alternate poster for the film, without spoiling the sub-basement reveal. Read the script for the award-winning foreign film and analyze all week. Suddenly, the Kims fall down the stairs of the bunker in a pile, after listening in on the conversation. Parasite is clear-eyed about the illusions that inequality needs in order to perpetuate itself, and about the many systems that shield one-percenters like the Parks from having to get their own hands dirty while engaged in the project of oppression. They get Ki-taek a job as Mr. Park's driver, after Ki-jung leaves her underwear in the car to make it look like his previous driver was having a sexual relationship in the car. GradeSaver, 21st Century Haves, Haves-not: Bong Joon-Ho's Commentary on Contemporary Class Divide in Parasite. She is seamless in her execution and rarely makes a misstep. For Part 1, to read the Scene-By-Scene Breakdown discussion, go here. Before long, mom and dad are in the Park house too, and it seems like everything is going perfectly for the Kim family. He has always been fascinated by pop culture and film. Today and maybe forever the Kims remain underground. Alongside actor Choi Woo-sik, he explains the significance of production design elements from the beginning of the film, such as the cultural context of scholars stones in South Korea and the idea of distant hope conveyed by the semi-basement window. Parasites ending features a sequence of Ki-woos plan to work hard, buy the house under which his own father now hides, and reunite the family but this plan is nothing but a fantasy. Ki-woo wakes up in the hospital and learns about what happens. "Parasite" is a marvelously entertaining film in terms of narrative, but theres also so much going on underneath about how the rich use the poor to survive in ways that I cant completely spoil here (the best writing about this movie will likely come after its released). The neighbourhood fumigator arrives, and Mr Kim instructs his family to leave the windows open to enjoy a free fumigation for his house. For years the country has been producing some of the finest films and directors in the world of cinema, but Parasite has crossed new milestones in terms of global impact. In a trance-like state as his daughter is bleeding out on the ground, Mr Kim is triggered by Mr Parks balking at the stench and fatally stabs him in the chest before running out the house. The Parks seem to be happy too. The rest of the family hides as Chung-sook lets her in and Moon-gwang reveals a bunker in the basement of the house, a lair that was installed by the architect who built it, and which even the Parks have no knowledge of. In the good ol' days, her husband Ki-Taek owned a chicken shack, then a Taiwanese Castella shop. The emotionally-affecting resonance of the ending is the perfect cap to the wonderfully layered social commentary spread throughout the film. The film begins with the Kim family at home in their tiny, cramped basement apartment. Mr Kims face as he picks up the tissue stained with blood from the dustbin. Maybe you're the one who isn't a good judge of character, Min. Parallels are drawn between the two families to show that poverty and social status can sometimes really just be a matter of circumstance. To access over 70 analyses of previous movie scripts we have read and discussed at Go Into The Story, go here. Kevin has a much deeper plan. Screenplay by Bong Joon Ho and Jin Won Han, story by Bong Joon Ho. After expressing some doubt at the lies he would have to sell to land the tutoring gig, Ki-woo enlists the help of the artistic Ki-jeong to forge university papers for him in order to land the job. The Kim family moves in for the weekend and luxuriates. I tried to avoid it. Prior to Parasite in 2019, his most focused social commentary on class was found in his 2013 film Snowpiercer which saw the lower class positioned at the back of a train in squalid conditions while the wealthy lived large at the head of the train. You would have never expected that the spacious, minimalist living room would having sufficient hiding spots for the Kim family, but they make do, truly living up to the cockroach analogy used by Mrs Kim earlier on as the Kims scatter and hide at the first sign of danger. However, she has no ill intentions, and can even be credited for saving Ki-woo after he was attacked by Moon-kwangs husband. characters are most like you. Profession art tutor. Can the poor really just step into the world of the rich? Working with the incredible cinematographer Kyung-pyo Hong (Burning, Snowpiercer) and an A-list design team, Bong's film is captivating with every single composition. For Part 3, to read the Character discussion, go here. Parasite catapulted him to a different level of fame, earning him not only the first Academy Award for Best Picture to go to an international film, but also a unanimously-decided-upon Palme d'Or at Cannes. Ki-woo and his sister Ki-jung forge credentials for the job, and thus begins the long-con that sees each member of the Kim family infiltrating the upper-class Park family one-by-one. On that fateful day, he ran from the backyard with blood on his hands not Mr. Parks, as one might assume, but his own daughters. director Bong Joon-hos insightful and engaging comedy/thriller became one of the most talked-about films of the year and set a new precedent for the mark a South Korean movie can leave on United States movie-going audiences. Since then, the Park family had never spent Da-songs birthday in the house. The script for "Parasite" will get a ton of attention as it's one of those clever twisting and turning tales for which the screenwriter gets the most credit (Bong and Han Jin-won, in this case), but this is very much an exercise in visual language that reaffirms Bong as a master.Working with the incredible cinematographer Kyung-pyo Hong ("Burning," "Snowpiercer") and an A-list . Ki-jeongs death was also foreshadowed when she was the only one who got injured in the process of hiding their house party from the Parks as they returned from their failed camping trip. This paper aims to study the gap between the rich and poor reflected in movie Parasite. Parasite study guide contains a biography of Bong Joon-ho, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. It's all fun and games until Moon-gwang shows up, insisting that she left something at the house. I have so much to say about this film that I was practically overflowing with thoughts for a good 24 hours after watching it. Director Bong Joon-Ho himself has described Parasite as a cross-genre film, dipping its toes into the regions of dark comedy, satire, thriller and family drama. He deciphers a message, delivered in Morse code via a flickering light, that his father now inhabits the bunker. Eventually, the Kims are able to escape, but when they return home, they find their apartment is completely flooded. The most interesting part of this dynamic film is the variety of characters. Synopsis. There are plenty of examples of subtle foreshadowing all throughout this opening act that circle back around by the end of the film. Ki-woos friend is actually in love with the Park daughter, proclaiming that he would officially date her once she enters university, and that he trusts no one else to be her stand-in tutor except for Ki-woo. The only truly faultless character in the film is the young Park Da-song. He takes a liking to Ki-jeong and trusts her, but unjustifiably suffers the most at the hands of Moon-kwangs family and the Kim family, suffering two seizures resulting from shock. The films social commentary on class is at its strongest in this depiction of the lower classes fighting against each other rather than against the 1% who truly hold more accountability. Well be taking a look at all of the ingredients to made Parasite one of the best films of 2019 and one of the best South Korean films ever made, but first, lets get started with a Parasite synopsis. At this stage, a creepy sense of foreboding has set in. Moon-kwangs husband, enraged at the Kim family for leaving Moon-kwang for dead, attacks Ki-woo by strangling him and striking him in the head with the very fortune rock that Ki-woo brought. And by the time she's left the Park family home, she is already making her next play by taking off her underwear and hiding them discreetly, but not so discreet that they can't be found by Dong-ik. Ki-woo cant seem to let go of the decorative rock, a symbol of his constant yearning for stability. However, things went downhill from there. Wealth has rendered her completely helpless, and she often spends her days napping on the couch or purchasing items for the house. Objectively, I would say that this has to be the best film that Ive ever watched. Like the Park family's young boy, Ki-Woo used to be a Scout as a child. Parasite Genre Shift Subscribe on YouTube Improving the family's financial situation is the most important goal for Ki-Woo, and he remains hopeful of his future. It also makes perfect sense to me that a family would have the same smell as they live in the same house and use the same soaps and detergents. Just as he called Snowpiercer his film about class revolution set in a dystopia his "hallway movie," he has called Parasite his "stairway movie." It is an upstairs-downstairs film that. After getting referred for a tutoring gig, he orchestrates a plan in which his whole family begins working for the same wealthy family. The first half of Parasite plays out largely as a comedy-drama with a compelling narrative and thought-provoking themes. As silly an instruction this is, the Kim family respects his wishes and starts to comedically choke and cough as the fumes fill up their apartment, with only Mr Kim indifferent to the toxic fumes. For Part 2, to read the Plot discussion, go here. The social commentary of "Parasite" leads tochaos, but it never feels like a didactic message movie. Profession English tutor. She is brusque and unsentimental like her daughter, toughened by life in poverty. He has good intentions, even if he is dishonest about how he achieves success, and just wants to create a better life for his family. With Ki-jeong dead, Ki-woo, recovering from brain damage, obsessively returns to observe the house from afar. Mr Kim manages to trap Moon-kwang and her husband in the basement and quickly returns to join his family hiding in the living room. Parasite concludes where it begins, in the semi-basement apartment. Ki-Jung's family was much better off in her childhood when her father owned a cake shop. It's a movie of extraordinary cunning and devastating . The family lives in a garden unit where they struggle finding a Wi-Fi signal to sneak into in order to get . I think that everyone, particularly the Kim family and Moon-kwangs family, showed parasitic behaviour. Josh Weber is a cinephile and avid reader based in the eastern shore of Maryland. Ki-woo makes some rather poor choices, too, though. Ki-jeong is usually one step ahead of Ki-woo and really solidifies getting the Kim family into the Park family home. If he is ever caught, he may suffer the death penalty for committing a murder. Ki-taek, the father, begins working as the Park family chauffeur after the Kims have removed their previous chauffeur from his position, and similarly Chung-sook, the mother, replaces Moon-gwang, the housekeeper who has served the home longer than the Parks have even lived there. When Moon-gwang tries to ascend the stairs and reveal herself, Chung-sook kicks her down, concussing and killing her. Its evident that the Kim family lives in squalor. Characters are the players in our stories. The director even created a hash tag to warn people not to spoil the movie for others. The films score here perfectly uses the technique of moving up musical keys in non-linear, minor and discordant chords to instill fear and anxiety in the viewer as Moon-kwang and Mrs Kim descend down endless flights of concrete stairs, turning left and right at every corner to finally reach the bunker below. The crimes of Moon-kwang and her husband are obvious too, leeching off the Park familys wealth to harbour the husband in the house, and threatening to out the Kims for their scam despite their own complicity. The film centers on two families, one poor and one rich and the interactions between them that end explosively. She takes great pride in her work as a housekeeper, and loses her job unexpectedly after the Kims make her peach allergy look like active tuberculosis. Guen-sae may not be the brightest of the bunch, but he's not entirely an idiot either. Trying to make long term plans for him to eventually marry Da-hye are laughed off by his family. Nominated for Best Picture at this year's Academy Awards, this Korean film certainly has a wide fanbase all over North America. Not affiliated with Harvard College. To explain Parasites ending, we turn to the directors own words: You know and I know - we all know that this kid isn't going to be able to buy that house. Chung-sook, the Kim family matriarch, not only knows how to be a good housekeeper but also knows when to call her family members out when they're full of it. Grew up as an art student at a middle-class family. Small things, such as the Kim family opening their windows as their neighbourhood is fumigated in order to rid their own apartment of pests, or drunkards that liked to piss on their basement windows at night, were double-edged jokes that combined absurdist humour with sly details of the familys desperation and socio-economic plight. This sets off Ki-taek, who stabs Park in the chest before running away and escaping into the basement bunker unseen. Ki-taek, who acted upon his anger, still remains beneath another rich family. BEWARE OF SPOILERS. Ill do a spoiler-free review first, followed by an in-depth analysis, so dont scroll too far if youve not caught the movie. Living in a state-of-art mansion. Profession English tutor. When you move up the ladder, someone else has to be displaced. Its here where we can finally analyse who is the parasite in the film, and who are the antagonists? Parasite has a lot worthy of analysis and it has a lot to say. All three families at play are damaged by this explosive act of violence. What ensues from this point on is a chaotic, discordant frenzy, where the tension set from the moment we discover the hidden bunker never eases. It speaks wonders to Parasites accessibility that it was received so well with such widely varying viewers. He works as a list writer for Valnet, Inc. covering Screen Rant. After he gets the job, Ki-Woo proceeds to fetch employment for the rest of his family members--sister Ki-Jung as an art tutor, father Ki-Teak as a chauffeur, and lastly mom Chung-Sook as a housekeeper. The rest of the Kims scramble to clean up the mess they had made, sweeping everything under the couch and hiding under the living room table. Down in the basement is Geun-sae, Moon-gwang's husband, who is hiding from loan sharks there. He even tells Ki-woo that the best plan is to have no plan, because then you will never be disappointed when the plan doesnt play out the way you wanted it. Official Screenwriting Blog of The Black List. The friend is in love with the young girl and doesnt want another tutor slavering over her. capture a large family group in a single frame. A highlight of the film for me that cannot go uncredited was the music and score. One clear way to explain the movie is: Parasite is about class. Class is the primary target of social commentary within Parasite. Master the art of visual storytelling with our FREE video series on directing and filmmaking techniques. The original housekeeper, Moon-gwang (Lee Jung Eun), displaced by the scheme, turns up at the home while the Parks are away and begs the Kims to allow her husband, Geun-se (Park Myeong-hoon), to continue living there after they discover him. As Moon-kwangs husband and Mrs Kim struggle, Mrs Kim manages to stab Moon-kwangs husband through the abdomen with a skewer. Especially one with so many twists and turns that the best writing about it will be long after spoiler warnings arent needed? Not only does he have to create suspicion about her, but he has to then convince Yeon-gyo to dispose of Moon-gwang without actually advocating for it. Buy TVs. Electronics prices are defying inflation. At every point, the viewer understands whose perspective were supposed to follow due to the tracking shots as we move with each character. Leaving behind an earring or a strand of hair is common, but an entire article of clothing seems unlikely. Required fields are marked *. She calls Chung-sook sister, at which the Kims scoff. RELATED: 5 Reasons Why HBO's Parasite Is A Good Idea (& 5 Why The Movie Should Be Left Alone). This same subject of class is less overt in Parasite but far more grounded and effectively subtle to the point of never overshadowing the story being told for the sake of its themes. Parasite is seamless in the way it shuffles moods, tones and genres, and downright Hitchcockian in the way it manipulates your sympathies. Copyright 1999 - 2023 GradeSaver LLC. The Kim family lives in a semi-basement and struggles to keep food on the table. The clean, empty spaces of the Park home contrasted against the tight quarters of the Kim living arrangement isnt just symbolic, its visually stimulating without ever calling attention to itself. Parasite director Bong Joon-hos insightful and engaging comedy/thriller became one of the most talked-about films of the year and set a new precedent for the mark a South Korean movie can leave on United States movie-going audiences. Mrs Kim taking advantage of the open lawn to practice her hammer-throw skills, at the expense of someones window. More books than SparkNotes. The wide panning shots do great in conveying a sense of space in the large Park residence, and sequence shots make the viewer feel as though they are there with the characters, watching their lives unfold. He is traumatised not once, but twice at the sight of Moon-kwangs husband, and is also the youngest and most innocent character. At the party, Da-song falls into another seizure upon the sight of Moon-kwangs husbands bloodied face (from when he tried to signal Help me through the light switches), and the Park family summon Mr Kim to drive Da-song to the hospital while Ki-jeong bleeds out on the lawn and Mr Kim attempts to stop the bleeding. Parasite is Bong Joon Ho's newest flick, and it's dark, twisted, and totally fascinating. (Note: One of these ranked characters is a huge spoiler for one of the plot's biggest twists, so if you still haven't seenParasite, get on it and then come back and read this!). as Chung-sook ( Ki-taek's wife ), Berlinale 2023 Highlights, Part Two: Reality, Manodrome, The Adults, Inside, Golda, Angela Bassett, Jamie Lee Curtis, Brendan Fraser, Cate Blanchett, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson Feted at SBIFF 2023, Revisiting Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Tragically Common: Jamie Dack, Lily McInerny and Jonathan Tucker on Palm Trees and Power Lines. The real Parasite movie ending is more bleak and, unfortunately, more realistic. Parasite dominated the Academy Award, including a Best Picture win. During the hazing scene as the Kim family enjoy free fumigation services, Mr Kim is the only one visibly not affected by the toxic fumes. What they dont realise is the effects their actions have. Ki-woo pens a letter to his father, fantasizing about his plan to go to college, secure a well-paying job and buy the Parks'. The music was truly masterful as it even manages to foreshadow later plot points that would unfold in the settings that conveyed tension or dread through its music. Ki-woo, the son, is gifted a scholars stone or suseok by a friend and given a recommendation for a tutoring job with a wealthy family. Geun-se worshiped Mr. Park and his professional success but continued to live beneath him. At some points, it seemed that the music didnt match the situation, such as instilling fear or anxiety in the listener when there was really nothing to worry about at the moment, but the sense of foreboding always pays off later in the film. The rock is ultimately Ki-woos downfall. The two teenage children, Ki-jeong (Park So-Dam) and Ki-woo, are scrambling around the house trying to get a WiFi signal as the neighbour that they usually leech WiFi off had wised up and made it password-protected. What is Mumblecore? Parasite Character Analysis (Avoiding Spoilers) Living in Park family's beautiful mansion in the wealthy neighborhoods of Seoul, South Korea. The next day, the Kim family is invited back to the Parks as they decide to throw a birthday party for Da-song. Best summary PDF, themes, and quotes. He soon discovers, however, that Mr. Park does not like his smell, and feels deflated by this insult. His thoughtless comments were slowly building up resentment in Mr Kim, and further amplified the divide between the two families. Stay up to date on the news from Silicon Valley, and how to take back control of your data and devices. How to Capture the Perfect Light. A short but impactful conversation with Yeon-Kyo (Mrs. Park) was all it took for Ki-Jung to secure the art tutor job for the Park family's young son. Moon-kwang herself is a suspicious character; she must definitely be unhappy with Mrs Kim for being her replacement (although shes unaware that it was due to the Kims meddling that got her fired), but why did she have to visit the house on, of all nights, the night that it was raining cats and dogs? Writers can shade and shape a storys character in limitless ways. Personality driven and flexible. Lover of foreign films; hater of American remakes. Soon enough, Ki-woo and Ki-taek secure positions in the Park household for their parents as well. He fatally wounds Ki-jeong, stabbing her through the chest as the party guests erupt into panic and scatter. And, if you would like a deep-dive into the inner workings of the screenplay, be sure to read our Parasite script teardown. Staircases are an evocative symbol in Bong Joon Hos Parasite, a biting drama critics have named one of the years best films. But, before we dig deeper into the social commentary, lets take a look at how the film managed to break through to an unmatched audience size. "Parasite" is a film that follows 10 main characters up close (8 of whom are shown below - the other two are not shown for obvious reasons which will become apparent after you have witnessed the movie) with 10 different "characteristics" that need to be captured in the frame - the looks, the personality, the deep pathos that oozes from each character's situation and by giving us . Because I plan on going to this school next year." More and more people are flocking to the small screen to find daily entertainment. Kim's familywill be reminded of that chasm and the cruelty of inequity in ways you couldnt possibly predict. to infiltrate rooms in . He is a generally congenial but snobbish man. Ki-woo as the Park daughters English tutor, Ki-jeong as the Park sons art tutor/therapist, Mr Kim as the familys chauffeur, and Mrs Kim as the housekeeper. He may be the youngest of the Park family, but he is by no means the dumbest. Here, the director drags out the scenes of the Kim family running, down, down, down several flights of stairs to reach their neighbourhood. Parasite was the first film since Marty in 1955 to win the top prize of both The Oscars and the Cannes Film Festival. In this scene, Ki-jeong cuts her finger on a piece off glass as shes sweeping them under the couch. An American DIY Film Movement, When is Golden Hour? describe ki-jung. It perfectly encapsulated each moment of the film, whether it was absurdist humour, dark humour, escalating tension, or setting the tone for future revelations. He translates the code and realizes that it is a message from his father, who is living in the bunker. It wasnt just awards records that Parasite broke in 2019. Grew up in a middle-class home that was neither poor nor terribly wealthy. He has the hardest part to play in getting rid of Moon-gwang. 5 Parasite Character Analysis (Avoiding Spoilers) Living in a smelly semi-basement located in the slums of Seoul, South Korea. Elevation clearly equates to status; the parks have a multi-level home at the top of the hill while the Kims live below street level in a semi-basement, and the surprise 3rd party lives deep underground in a sub-basement. 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