Maybe for film reasons it is stretched a little, but to say that is breaks suspension of disbelief is going a bit far. I will say everything I’ve heard and read has been very positive about the experience of watching it from friends. Let's track his life from the Park family's impending return to the moment in question. Pardon me If I’m not a millennial. Posted by 4 months ago. Cannot live up to high expectations for an oscar-winning best film. In looking through the negative reactions, I found a few themes across them that I would like to respond to, believing that they are seeing something in the movie that I did not. This did not push him over the edge. So yes, if you look at this moment as though is exists in the 5 seconds before and after it occurs, it might not quite make sense. Money buys awards now. They did it cruelly and efficiently and (almost) without remorse. Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. Es una película buena, pero sobrevalorada. Wealthy idiots and people who have leveraged their intelligence into money. But the extra level of dehumanization, the time it takes for this man to cover his nose while he is supposedly in a rush to save his own son, serves as a straw to break the camel's back. But to be fair, critical darling movies like this are typically not my cup of tea. Got everyone a job when they could have stopped once Kim Ki-taek was hired? It is one insult too many. Least deserving BP. A poor family of four lives at the end of a dead end in the film “Parasite,” by the Korean director Bong Joon-ho, which wreaks a devastating twist on a dark truth of capitalism. Parasite Movie Review: Critics Rating: 4.5 stars, click to give your rating/review,With an insightful and searing exploration of human behavior, ‘Parasite’ is a masterfully crafted fi During this hiding, his employer insults him, deeply. Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, Parasite shows the extent to which we go to in order to live a comfortable life. What a waste of time. Bong should have stopped while he was ahead. Parasite is the most overrated Oscar winner of all time and apparently nobody is allowed to discuss the flaws, plot holes, and very problematic subtext without being harassed. [–]Nysor 15 points16 points17 points 10 months ago (0 children). He is reduced to a set of keys, and all other things are unimportant. Then to listen to that same employer who has effectively claimed that you are less than him by virtue of your position in society get off on the idea of his wife being some drug addicted prostitute, fantasizing about your daughter's panties. That's fair. Sometimes, though, Parasite feels like the work of a boy auteur, burning an ant with his magnifying glass. He hides with his family after trying to celebrate and dream for a moment, thinking about what life might be like on top of the hill. Entonces, yo recomiendo que la vean y saquen sus conclusiones, pero hay tantos cabos sueltos en la película, que es absurda, además la película lleva una línea interesante, a la cual se le da un giro inesperado, muy bueno, pero el hilo inicial se pierde, luego comenzamos a ver un montón de cosas agregadas que tampoco es normal, muy absurdas diría yo. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Of course. He saw a bigger picture and decided that the goal was worth the journey. Even this does not quite break him, and he is willing to toe the line in the throws of this sadness. Writing this reply, I think I figured out the main thing that I don't like about the movie, which applies to a lot of critically acclaimed movies: I wasn't entertained. Image Result For Parasite Film Negative Review. Post it on /r/TrueFilm. He stays on his side of the line. The Host and Mother are two of my all time favorite films. 'King Kong’ at 15: The Horror of Peter Jackson’s Big Budget Monster Movie, Stand By Me is such an amazing and heartfelt film, British actress Naomi Ackie to play Whitney Houston in film biopic. Basically bad to very bad. The first hours of Parasite is a whirlwind of fun, fascinating, and engaging ideas. Yup, though I've added that Ki-taek getting beat down extended to well before the beginning of the film, too. [–]quirkus23 2 points3 points4 points 10 months ago (2 children). If you find the movie uninteresting, that's fine. Unless of course, twist he somehow hated and resented his family and when he was asking Park if he loved his wife he was really projecting, especially when his wife kept calling him a “cockroach” etc. Parasite de Bong Joon-Ho est un puzzle démoniaque, abrasif, violent, qui fait chavirer le cœur des spectateurs autant qu’il fait déjouer chaque rouage de son scénario pour faire de ses rebondissements un élément de langage qui parle autant à la fibre sociale du film qu’à son attachement pour le cinéma de genre. [–]artspoff 1 point2 points3 points 10 months ago (0 children). Your short attention span does not invalidate his post. Arguing with imdb’s user reviews is like arguing with a brick wall. I’ve seen all of Joon-Ho Bong’s films and while I’ve never out right hated any of them, I’ve never thought that they were for me. A corporation poisons a local river to save mother rather than firing a dozen employees, and those who drink from it get sick. They paid for services, and again outside of the therapy received them. Parasite (2019) Content by Tony Macklin. [–]its2ce[S] -1 points0 points1 point 10 months ago (1 child), [–]WhovianForever 9 points10 points11 points 10 months ago (0 children). We may disagree on some things, but I'm not one to take away someone's opinion, rather I'm trying to understand. The Kim family was not some sudden criminal mastermind dynasty, they were a group who lucked into an opportunity and did everything they could to exploit it, until their inability allowed it to blow up in their faces. I definitely don't mind people disliking something but a lot of people just copy and paste the same flawed arguments (almost verbatim) instead of taking the time to come up with their own opinions. Parasite is a movie about illusions, which is to say, it is about class and wealth. Just before the turn, it is said by Kim Chung-sook that were she so rich, she would also be kind. Simply OVERRATED, first hour it's ok, but the second it's repetitive and boring. The film makes you play a guessing game of which of the two families are the most rotten. Weird bad overacting, overhyped, cheesy and predictable story. I tried to avoid it. [–]PeppaPig85210 0 points1 point2 points 10 months ago (4 children), The build up was pretty weak, but everything after the doorbell rings is pretty great, [–]EugenesMullet 0 points1 point2 points 10 months ago (3 children). That said, this movie sucks. The Park's aren't extraordinarily naive, they're rich. I didn't review Parasite when it first was released. Since its release, Parasite has won the Palme d’Or — the top prize — at the Cannes Film Festival, received incredibly positive reviews, and broke box-office records worldwide. Bong Joon Ho’s movie Parasite, which reached US theaters last month after its initial South Korean release in May, has been a massive hit among critics and audiences alike.After its Palme d’Or–winning première at Cannes, it sold over ten million tickets in South Korea alone, making it that country’s fourth biggest-selling film … For leaked info about upcoming movies, twist endings, or anything else spoileresque, please use the following method: Yes, there are man issues with the hollywood studio system, but leave Boon Joon Ho out of that conversation. And they did. Choosing to see the movie's message as a terrible one and finding in it ways to justify disliking what it said. The Park family isn't stupid, they're just not as concerned with the help as some viewers wanted them to be. Beautifully shot but terrible pacing, acting. I am Asian. Vou ser honesto, até a metade do filme estava me divertindo com a tensão gerada, me parecia uma comédia estranha mas não conseguia parar de ver. I have no faith that anyone will be persuaded to change their opinion, but do feel the need to put my two cents into the mix. No one has been exploited or displaced or underpaid or overworked or put in harms way in search of profit? The world is both good and bending to my will, so why try to fix something that isn't broken? I'm a huge fan of Joon-ho Bong's works. One minute we're watching some great tap-dancing, the next we're witnessing a mob of war-weary villagers beating an innocent woman. Defying any strict genre classification, the film … UK Cinema won't screen Wonder Woman 1984 as demand is 'too risky'. Pensé que había algo más oculto en la película que no me había dado cuenta, así que busqué más información y reviews, pero no hay nada más. I believe that all of these issues that people have had are easily explained within the film, and that the text and subtext of the work should be able to clear up any issues that people have. You'll likely get a better reaction. Incredibly overrated. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy. Parasite is a masterful piece of social satire and dark comedy, a scathing portrait of both the upper and lower classes. Not at all impressed. Parasite won the Palm d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, which has become a yearly celebration of films that proclaim progressive, anti-American attitudes. As it was, I had to force myself to stay with my date as the urge to leave kept waving over me. Immediately I got turned off by that realization, which I find to be immensely more boring. Finally, on the idea that the Kim's are too cunning and the Park's too naive, I disagree. I’ve been waiting for the hype train to slow down to watch this movie so I could try to go into it without any expectations. Again, for the people in the back, HE IS WRONG TO DO THIS. Banyak review film Parasite yang menyebutkan jika jalan ceritanya sangat unik. The real world is not so clear. [–]solidstatemasterrace -1 points0 points1 point 10 months ago (6 children), the build-up is great, not so sure about the rest, [–]its2ce[S] 2 points3 points4 points 10 months ago (5 children). They are not heroes, and if you believe that for a story to be commentary it should have clearly defined good guys and bad guys and complete moral clarity and never an action to muddy the waters, then we disagree. The assertion that the poor were made out to be too smart and the rich too stupid takes liberties with the facts of the movie, again putting the cart before the horse. And the Park family aren't bad guys. Is the fact that they didn't a gamebreaking anti-rich reduction where the wealthy are presented as too vapid to have even been successful? Would avoid . Originally published on February 10, 2020 @ tonymacklin.net. It was on a full boil of enthusiasm elsewhere. That said, this movie sucks. But a young boy in the midst of a seizure takes precedent, and to the point of all the other tragedies being completely ignored. Full Review John … I will discuss this more later. That to me is not the point of the movies, I want to be entertained, not reminded of crap from the real world. I was bored, didn't care about the characters really, and just found it to be a waste of time. Gratuitous sex, totally unnecessary to the plot...excessive violence, again not really necessary to the plot. La verdad es una película que entretiene, a pesar de ser muy larga, pero no tiene nada especial. Then, he sees his daughter stabbed in the heart while in the middle of high society. It is part of a character arc where a downtrodden man, one who has had quite the past day, finally loses it and crosses the line. Didn't just tell Moon-gwang and Geun-se to keep their money and that they would be looked after? Overrated movie,are the oscars about politics or about movies nowdays,i just don’t know anymore. I guess the tension in my mind about this final outcome is understanding that Kim snapped- upon reflection the way Kim stumbles and seems disoriented after he commented the stabbing makes his action more believable. Way overrated...the first part was ok but it fell apart afterward...trying too be so called overly creative and funny without any direction...trying to hard to fill over two hours of a lackluster screenplay...what a mess. With The Great Gatsby Coming into the Public Domain Soon, Now Would be the Perfect Time for Disney to Revive the "Muppet Classic Literature" Series of Films. Beautifully shot but terrible pacing, acting, scripting, and really seems to care more about shoving class differences down your throat and focusing on shock value over actual storytelling. A man steals a thousand dollars from a business and uses it to put a roof over his family's head for another month. The tonal shifts in the recent Swing Kids movie worked extremely well, too. Far from a masterpiece. Depois que somos apresentados ao personagem que vivia secretamente na mansão o filme no meu ponto de vista desandou de vez, a família parasita sofreu muito menos consequências que a outra que estava sendo sugada(a conclusão do filme é seja um parasita, você vai sofrer menos que ricos burros? And the Park family aren't bad guys. A closer examination of the politics of “Parasite” and its Oscar success reveals the extremity of Western culture’s global influence and Hollywood’s domination of the film industry, and it inadvertently sets a standard for foreign countries that desire inclusion in the glamour and prestige of the Academy Awards. I get that it’s railing against the system, but do we really need buckets of blood to say that? This is one insult too many, and while overwhelmed by the circumstances and powerless to do much of anything, he expresses his frustration, grief, and self-actualization through violence. Just concerned with things that make them seem naive in comparison to people who have to worry about being displaced by heavy rains and sewage floods or how much food will be on the table tonight. [–]WhovianForever 7 points8 points9 points 10 months ago (0 children). ), pra mim quem mais sofreu as consequências foi o filho de apenas 5 anos que não tinha nada a ver com a história, além disso tive a impressão que muitos momentos só existiram pra matar tempo, como por exemplo o filho desconfiar, entender o código morse e pra que isso serviu PRA NADA, só enrolou e fez gerar expectativas. Beautiful and inspiring cinematography. Mark Kermode's film of the week Parasite Parasite review – a gasp-inducing masterpiece Park So-dam, left, and Choi Woo-shik play siblings who become tutors to the rich Park family in Parasite. And to top it off, which I stated earlier, it's a downer. share. Even though he previously showed signs of potential violence (like when he yelled at his wife) I thought he’d be more focused on his daughter, son, and wife instead of succumbing to a tunnel vision on Park, a person who he knew a very short while. © 2020 METACRITIC, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. Of course. Mendelsohn will play the lead cop in the feature. The brutally graphic ending was comical, an over exaggerated blood bath mirroring the graphic ending in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (which by the way I loved). I believe this to a a reductionist view of much of how the scene was set up. I don't agree that they were shown as stupid, or anything of the sort. [–]Shattered_One 3 points4 points5 points 10 months ago (2 children). Could they have tried to check international references or do some google-fu to really vet their newest employees, yes. Rendered by PID 31073 on r2-app-0784988ac3b064b48 at 2020-12-16 12:53:15.496823+00:00 running fa8e642 country code: JP. This movie is probably the one I’ve liked the least on first viewing. He tries to be positive for his kids, but he's SO close to losing it completely. Mother made me cry more than any movie ever has. I see the immoral actions of the Kim family to be a critique on social divide, but remember that they aren't to good guys. Another poor-made korean "masterpiece" has been born into this world bringing light of the genius hand of its' makers into unwashed masses, showing true colors of reality, bringing wisdom and ..... freaking clowning. I was hoping we would be blessed with 2 consecutive Oscar winners - Green Book and 1917- made to simultaneously entertain and enlighten audiences. In that moment, speaking with Park Dong-ik about what is to come, he tries for the second time to relate to him. His daughter is to be a prop in celebration of an unruly child, as is he. Industri film Korea lagi gesit-gesitnya unjuk gigi pada dunia. Not at all impressed. What things did you not enjoy about the latter half? My driver takes corners well, my daughter is learning English, my hyperactive son sat down and listened, the Ram-don (jjapaguri) was ready and waiting when I showed up just like I asked. I see it as a finger pointed directly at the poverty we allow in society, in particular the poverty we allow for no reason other than it doesn't need to be thought about. Palme d’Or winner at the 2019 Cannes Film festival, Bong’s Parasite (Gisaengchung) does indeed thwart expectations, but the question is — to what end? I don’t understand this movie at all. In the end, they lost, because of their incompetence. Mother made me cry more than any movie ever has. I was hoping we would be blessed with 2 consecutive Oscar. They tend to be unpleasant and have an obsession with being locked away both physically and emotionally from the outside world. At last year's Cannes Film Festival, the director Alejandro González Iñárritu explained how the jury, of which he was chair, came to a unanimous decision on Parasite, which won the Palme d'Or. Beautiful and inspiring cinematography. That the Kim family explicitly harms people in search of money is not to praise them, but to point of that a system where my well being is based on your suffering is a system that hurts people. Playing with tonal shifts is just a thing with a lot of Korean and Japanese cinema... [–]LEJ5512 1 point2 points3 points 10 months ago (1 child). Not liking the movie is just fine, but I believe that it has largely received criticisms from those who strongly disliked it that are unfair to the work. He sneaks out of the house by the skin of his toes, and travels barefoot through torrential rain from the height of luxury he may never enjoy again to the literal bottom of society, only to find that his home is not only flooded, but drowning in sewage. His wife is a servant, there to cook and clean at a moment's notice without question. From this position, he and all of his family members are called in to serve at the pleasure of the rich, who know nothing of the recent tragedy and care not all about what may or may not be happening with other people. Overrated AF,the first half of this movies is amazing but then becomes just unfunny and predictable. Hell, I prefer Snowpiercer more than this, but Memories of Murder is really exceptional movie. Did I watch the parody of the "Parasites" movie that gets such glorious reviews? The second hour, plus, devolves into a repetitive, rude, ignorant, and self-absorbed malfunction of a movie and. As far as the Kim's being too smart, I don't think that they were. Speaking to Parasite's Negative Reviews (SPOILER ALERT). TWITTER In the end I just didn’t care what happened to anyone in the movie. I'm reminded of a time that a fast food company put out a potential budget for their full time, minimum wage employees. Parasite left me flat, in spite of trying too hard to capture me. Well I at least enjoyed reading it. First off, I completely agree that everyone is entitled to their own line of thinking and having their own opinions. Are you seriously going to belittle someone for posting a well thought out rebuttal to common criticisms of a movie they enjoyed? Based on the previews (or what little I found before the movie), I expected this to be about an actual parasite or creature as opposed to the analogy that the poor family is the parasite on the rich family. Nice write-up, very in-depth. Beautiful and inspiring cinematography. And they are parasites. That the film does not deliver absolutes is a virtue. Why would they dig deeper? save hide report. There is a great moment where Kim Ki-taek speaks about 50 college grads applying to a single security guard job, and that points to the economic situation that breeds desperation and a willingness to do what you have to in service of getting ahead. Movie wasn't that great. The second hour, plus, devolves into a repetitive, rude, ignorant, and self absorbed malfunction of a movie and The first hours of Parasite is a … [–]its2ce[S] 3 points4 points5 points 10 months ago (1 child). Parasite is the most overrated Oscar winner of all time and apparently nobody is allowed to discuss the flaws, plot holes, and very problematic subtext without being harassed. Everyone is just a person, which is an important distinction to make. [–]Jzahck 8 points9 points10 points 10 months ago (0 children). Whether sad or uplifting, or both, I want to leave the theatre with a new perspective on life. The people who are closest to them in station, living a hard life and struggling to survive, are looked down upon as thoroughly if not more so than they have been. He is told that the money he is being paid means that he is not really allowed to have an opinion, or to analyze a situation. [+]My_Opinions_Are_Good comment score below threshold-9 points-8 points-7 points 10 months ago (1 child). Nothing really gripped me to say, "I like what I'm seeing! The rich family had believable characters, but all the grifters in the story were absolutely not believable. The decisions made sense, the ambiguity reflected the messy world we inhabit, and neither the rich nor the poor were portrayed as too smart or stupid for their position in society. Parasite left me flat, in spite of trying too hard to capture me. Add in the fact that the part-time job folding pizza boxes was set up by his kids, and I imagine that as their father -- as the senior person who's supposed to be able to provide for his family -- he's pretty damned pissed off. Get an ad-free experience with special benefits, and directly support Reddit. I see the immoral actions of the Kim family to be a critique on social divide, but remember that they aren't to good guys. I was lucky enough to go into this movie blind, and as a result I had no preconceptions about the film discussing class as a premise. Are we to believe that in Park's business dealings, not one person has been harmed? They are both men, they are both people, and in the moment he speaks on honest emotion, doing what you have to for love, he is put in his place. There are lazy poor people and poor people who work extraordinarily hard. I would ask, is there a reason why you found the film to be a waste of time? :::Alerta de Spoiler::: After 10 minutes I was ready to leave "Parasite" but I can count on one hand how many movies I have walked out on so I decided to stay and find out why word of mouth was being so positive about the film. Film Parasite bercerita tentang isu sosial di … The insult is not one of his actions or decisions, but just his station in life. Kim Ki-taek is a full character, and his motivation for that moment begins well before hand, based on the concept of "crossing the line". How smart are they if they opened the door for Moon-gwang? One of the first line items was a second full time job, as though working 80 hours a week, almost half the hours you spend alive every seven days, is just to be accepted. I understand the circumstances leading up to the decision for Kim to stab Park, the most convincing in my mind is the trauma of the flood and losing everything in the midst of being treated as a inhumane cog in Park’s life while essentially being spit on (by the act of Park plugging his nose when he went to get the keys).