Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite has taken the world by storm, winning numerous awards in its short reign. As the Kim family manipulates and infiltrates the Park family and compound, we watch as the dynamic of the class system motivates and affects each character. Join Julie and Paul Levac as they discuss role stereotypes and the… [Read More]
Parasite: Staring From the Outside
“It’s all so metaphorical.” (Choi Woo Sik, Parasite) Written and directed by Bong Joon-ho (Snowpiercer), Parasite introduces the viewer to the Kim clan, a destitute Korean family struggling to make ends meet. When a young friend encourages the son, Ki-woo (Choi Woo Sik), to apply as an English tutor to the Parks, a wealthy family who live in… [Read More]
Parasite: Class Struggle
The intersection of the haves and have-nots is the world of Parasite, for which director Bong Joon-ho won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival this year. Set in South Korea, where I’m told the difference of economic divisions is very real, the story also taps into a more universal understanding of the disdain… [Read More]
GIVEAWAY! Parasite on Blu-Ray!
As Oscar season ramps up, ScreenFish wants you to bring home the film that everyone is talking about! In PARASITE, meet the Park family, the picture of aspirational wealth and the Kim family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses are brought together and the Kim’s sense… [Read More]
