Parasite (2019) Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite made history as the first non-English film to win Best Picture at the Oscars, merging dark comedy, thriller, and social critique into a universally resonant fable. It follows the impoverished Kim family as they infiltrate the wealthy Park household through cunning deception. What begins as satire of class aspiration descends into horror, exposing systemic inequality and the illusion of meritocracy. Bong masterfully uses space—the Kims’ semi-basement vs. the Parks’ minimalist mansion—to visualize hierarchy. Rain becomes a symbol of disparity: cleansing for the rich, catastrophic for the poor. The film’s tonal shifts are seamless, its twists devastating yet inevitable. Beyond Korea, Parasite struck a global nerve in an age of widening wealth gaps. Bong refuses easy villains; both families are trapped by capitalism’s logic. With precision, wit, and heart, Parasite proves cinema can be both entertaining and urgently political—holding a mirror to a world where everyone is, in some way, parasitic.
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