Parasite (2019) Review: The Invisible Walls That Divide Us
Parasite (2019) movie poster. Source: CJ Entertainment / NEON. Used for review and commentary purposes. Parasite (2019), directed by Bong Joon-ho, is often discussed as a movie about class inequality. What impressed me most, however, is how rarely the film needs to explain that inequality directly. It allows houses, stairs, windows, food, weather, and even smell to communicate differences between people. The movie can be funny, uncomfortable, suspenseful, and surprisingly sad without feeling as if those qualities belong to separate stories. Bong Joon-ho gradually changes the tone while keeping the characters and their economic circumstances at the center. For me, that combination is what makes Parasite worth revisiting. This spoiler-light review focuses on its use of space, visual details, performances, and class themes while avoiding the major discoveries and dramatic events that are be...