Parasite

"You know what kind of plan never fails? No plan. No plan at all. You know why? If you make a plan, life never works out that way.” Parasite is a masterpiece of a movie that does so much right, especially the minimal details that hold significant value. I’ve been sitting on this movie for a while although now I regret not watching it as soon as possible due to its unfathomable depth and great storytelling. In retrospect, I can’t think of one scene or even one moment where my mind wandered off into my own thoughts, I was completely immersed into the movie and rightfully so. Also, there were many themes that resonated with me on a personal level where I felt a variety of emotions: relatability, tension, sympathy, happiness and shock.  I thought that the plot was fascinating and once it was cemented, I knew I was going to love this movie. Furthermore, the family’s relationship really stood out to me with the many scenes that established this relationship. The minimal details that I previously mentioned really shine in the subplots with most of the family members such as Ki-woo’s relationship with Da-hye. There are also extremely minimal details that I could feel during my viewing of this movie although they are easy to dismiss; easy to feel. It’s like the sense of something special, and in Parasite, this sense that I feel is immense.  I’m going to get straight to the point and discuss my favourite aspect, in fact, my favourite scene from this movie which is the chaos in the garden near the end. I love this scene because it pays off so much that was built up articulately throughout the movie, the deserved ending and the cherry on top to an extraordinary movie. The only key plot point missing however, is the motive for Kim’s actions that left me with an abundance of questions. Was there any motive? Is this how Bong Joon Ho intended it to be? Nevertheless, it leaves me with at least some questions to be asking about the movie, an aspect of mystery that I always love about a movie. Besides from that, this scenes was perfect. I also loved how it tied into the ending where Kim hid in the basement of the house trying to contact his son with morse code, absolutely beautiful.  Overall, this movie deserves its love, and more. I truly believe it’ll be a favourite of mine for years to come and has elevated my expectations for Korean films. What a great introduction to Bong Joon Ho’s work!