There are so many symbolism used in this movie. Suggest you watch some of the explanation videos to soak in more of this genius movie. By the way the Korean government recently banned basement homes after the recent rain/flooding which killed many people.
Can´t believe you guys watch this movie until now! But better late than ever, great reaction! This movie blew my mind, I watched it three times, adding family members to my views, and finding more and more layers. Ah! and like many comments suggest, you should see analysis about the architecture, the symbolisms, the cinematography, etc
Like you guys mentioned “you know what they say about plans…” by making a plan he was making it seem like a happy ending for us but as we know from what his dad said earlier in the movie, the plan will not work out for them
At the end, he was just thinking that. They calculated that it would take him over 500 years to earn the money to buy the house- that is how deeply entrenched class inequality is.
3:11 All men ages 18+ are expected to go the the military for a few years, unless they have health problems. Even K-pop stars have to have a hiatus and be in the military for a few years.
one of my favorite parts of this movie is the rock. if you notice, it floats when the house floods, which means it's fake, it's hollow. which is a great bit of symbolism; the rock his rich friend gives him to bring him wealth is hollow. how funny is that. but that's also why the rock doesn't kill him when he gets brained with it. it's not heavy enough. and then, my favorite bit. in the final scenes talking about Kevin's impossible plan, the rock sinks. it's imagined, the whole thing is a wish. he wishes he could earn enough to save his family, and buy that house. he wishes the lucky rock was really lucky. it's such an awesome symbol that puts in so much work.
To help you about the end of the movie: "The ending song refers to Ki-woo working to make money to get the house. Choi Woo-shik estimated that it would take approximately 564 years for Ki-woo to earn enough money to purchase the house"
The director Bong Joon Ho usually tells stories that have themes of climate change and class. Sadly Seoul, South Korea just had the worst flooding they've had in 100 years and 4 people died in underground apartments like the one the poor family have in this movie. Bong said Parasite shows how poor people often step on other poor people to survive instead of all poor people coming together to fight the systems that keep them in poverty. I think this movie is a masterpiece. There is also a black and white version which is a very different experience. You might also like his films Snowpiercer or Memory of a Murder.
I consider myself an environmentalist and I haven't even heard about these floodings. With this and Pakistan, we're woefully underprepared for the climate crisis, we can't even acknowledge that it's happening right now :(
Yep, it's happening all over the globe already... yet humans are great at not acknowledging responsibility, I'm sure some would even deny it while being flooded directly or being surrounded by fire. @@littlelordfuckleroy3822
I feel like Parasite refers to multiple things in the movie. The poor family were parasites but the house was also a parasite. The rich family is also a parasite. Bong Joon Ho is a genius director and I respect him a lot for also breaking that barrier and winning many awards for a Korean film it's pretty ground breaking. I love watching people react to Parasite because it's such a ride from beginning to end. I really enjoyed this
The father talking about "having no plan" is a very real reality of people stuck in generational poverty. You're in so deep that making a plan can feel like false hope or something leading to another failed endeavor that will set you down even deeper. Some people just accept the material conditions they lay in because hoping for more can be too painful.
Yessss! It deserved the Oscar for sure. This movie was just bananas. Korean cinema is incredible. I know you watched Train to Busan so you know they absolutely rule over the zombie genre, but their k-dramas and thrillers and everything are just SO GOOD. I recommend the series Kingdom, which is about feudal Korea and zombies, and also All of Us Are Dead, which is about a zombie infestation at a private high school. What's Wrong With Secretary Kim is a great comedy/romance series, too, if your tastes ever swing that way.
So much to say about this movie! The commentary on social classes, the casual statements and actions that hit differently with the context ("That rain was such a blessing"), the directing and the beautiful shots (they emphasized going up and down stairs a lot), and of course just the execution of the plot. I think Bong Joon Ho confirmed that it would have taken Kevin like 500+ years to afford the house, which is sad but such is reality. Amazing movie, and I'm glad you guys liked it too!
just fyi almost all men in SK go through military service. its 18 months mandatory currently. there are some exceptions of cousr but in this context ki-woo served already thats what it meant in that convo with Min.
Saw this when it came out, did not expect it to be THAT good. I really love it when I don't expect anything from a movie and it just becomes one of my favorites.
The most sad thing about the whole family infiltrating the rich is that they COULD. All of them do their jobs just fine. The son managed to captivate the rich daughter and mother while also actually teaching well. The daughter managed to control the kid. The father drives exceptionally well. And the mother cleans the house, cooks and executes orders perfectly as well. If they weren't good at their jobs they literally wouldn't have made it that far. But that's exactly it. They normally wouldn't be able to get those high paying jobs just because they're poor. It's not for a lack of skill or talent. And that's exactly how our world works. It's all about expensive education but what if you can't afford it? That doesn't mean you're any less fit for the job.
28:15 this kind of flood was actually happened last month in South Korea, and a family live in their basement apartment was drowned The media even called it "Parasite Apartment", for this movie refference And now South Korean gov banned this kind of semi basement apartment
The movie feels completely different if you watch second and third time. There are so many symbolisms. When Kim family hides, it's like cockroaches hiding when light comes on. And when mother and father Kim were faking fight just before, she said "Like cockroaches". This is just one example.
I just came across this reaction today because i love watching you guys react to movies, and its kinda hard and hit the emotion because the guy who played the rich dad, Mr. Park just passed away 3 days ago due to suic*de. As a kdrama and kmovies fan, it's sad because I've been watching him since 2010, i was 12 during that time watching his drama Pasta (my first kdrama ever). I just hope that the people will treat other people better with a little humanity because we don't know that a person who faces the judgement and mistreatment will able to handle it. It is such a cruel world, and i just hope he will finally find his peace. Thank you, Lee Sun Kyun for your masterpiece acting.
It is an open ending but the ending credit song tells a story that the dream (son's plan) will never never going to happen. This film is an absolute master piece, contains so many metaphors, you need to watch it again and again...
Not really an open ending. There's no way a criminal with mental illness is gonna get enough money to buy that house before his dad dies or is caught, if ever.
I enjoyed the video. The great thing about this movie is that it is not a fight between the rich and the poor, but between the poor. It points out the loopholes in the capitalist system where the poor have no choice but to fight with each other, and it seems to be a message that something needs to be supplemented.
i randomly watched this movie when it came out and it quickly became one of my favorites. it's funny, dark, and intense all at the same time. and the symbolism of the two poor families fighting over the scraps of the rich is so good.
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Remember during the flood, the dad said to his son that the best plan is to have no plan at all, because something that's planned don't usually happen. So at the end when his son said, "Dad, i have a plan" well we all know that the plan will never happen.
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The scene of the flood where the poor experience it as a tragedy and for the rich as enjoyment ended up happening last month in Korea. a family drowned in the houses of the basements. The reality exceeds fiction.
Yeah I stopped watching trailers and reading synopsis a long time ago. All I know for TV shows or movies are the posters or perhaps the actors in it. I'll just watch them and if I don't like it, I just won't continue. Way better to watch anything without knowing anything before hand. I don't even want to know the "genre" because it can sometimes gives out certain expectations
Something I love about this movie is just the infinite layers of detail. As you're watching the second half of the movie you keep wondering how they don't get spotted right? The daughter under the table, the son under the bed, then the family under the table and the father on the floor. They're right there. But that's the exactly like the rich being thankful for the rain while the poor got flooded, lost their possessions and even life's. In south Korea the rich are LITERALLY above the poor as it's full of mountains. They're on top. And they don't even look down. They don't need to and don't want to. That's why the family doesn't get found out. The rich do not recognize the struggles of the poor as they only look up at the sun.
And, in the past few weeks, Seoul has been lashed with the heaviest rainfall in decades. A family living in a basement apartment just like in this film got trapped in there and drowned from flash flooding.
Regarding the ending, when one considers Ki-woo / Kevin's head injury & the criminal offense against his name, it's unlikely he went back to school, graduated, got a high earning job & bought the house in the time frame he hopes for. The original issue of why Ki-woo never went to university was that he couldn't afford it. He's basically back at square one
After watching so many of these reactions - Not once has anybody mentioned the severity of Kevin's head injury. Thank you. Kevin was going to be a basket case for years as he recovered probably just enough to barely function normally. There was no way he was ever going to be close to being the same person again, let alone even the possibility of buying that house at some point.
There are SO MANY LAYERS to this film, both on how it's written and how the film was shot - from the location, scoring, angles and lighting. Every small detail tells you something. Literature/film majors are breaking this movie apart for it's brilliance.
3:10 both koreas and a lot of countries in asia and europe have mandatory military service for men about 20 years old. they don't get paid for it either.
@@Llllllllna i didn't know that, an older korean person i met said they didn't get paid. perhaps it's changed in time. do they also get a leave like in the weekends or something nowadays?
I think the whole bit about plans is to let you know the son's 'plan' to go reunite with his father never really happened. But the way it's told you believe it for a minute. Only to cut back to him ready the letter and to be struck with the sad reality that there is no happy ending for this movie
The Rock is really fascinating. It's supposed to bring wealth. When everything went well and they started to infiltrate the family I thought it really did. But then their appartement gets flooded and the rock just floats. It's hollow. That's why it doesn't kill the son either. But when he dreams of buying the house it's not hollow anymore. Because that's what he's hoping for.
Yeah it was an open-ended ending which I loved - there's no guarantee that the son's life turned out to be such a success he was able to afford to buy that house and 'free' his dad!
This movie is insane on so many levels. It really shows just how far apart the classes are and how it's basically impossible to escape if you don't become a parasite. Poor parents have kids who then eventually become poor parents themselves. They can't get the right education because it's too expensive and thus can't aquire jobs that pay better. So you just can't climb out of it. And instead of the poor helping the poor they instead fight eachother in hopes of reaching a better life. Forgetting who or what the real problem is. I think the poor family is very fascinating. What I expected at the beginning is that the siblings would infiltrate the rich family and thus gain a lot of money. But I also thought that they might grow apart from the parents. That they would get in over their heads and forget about them. But no, even when they're all staying in this massive house, they still all sit together closely in the living room. They truly love each other. And that makes everything even more heartbreaking. The entire run of the first half I was just thinking "why don't they just put the money they don't need aside to save up for better education or a better living space? Why do they all infiltrate the family instead of just the siblings?" but it's easy. They got greedy. And I can't blame them for it. They've been living a horrible life, half underground. And now they were finally touched by the sun. It's addictive. And it's blinding. That's why the mom was about to call the police. She forgot where they came from. Or rather she tried to forget. It's just truly so so heartbreaking. And in the end the son would need to work for over 500 years to ever be able to buy the house (inflation not counted). Because the gap is just too big. It's insane how this isn't unrealistic or like an apocalyptic world. This is OUR world. Even the flooding happened. 4 people died in their semi basement Appartements while the rich barely even noticed as they are LITERALLY above everyone else. How is it 2023 and we still can't fix humanity? Global warming is enough of a struggle in my opinion, why do we keep making up new problems just so few can live in bliss?
this is one of my favorite movies and I really enjoyed watching your reaction! ❤ if you guys are interested in more Korean movies I'd recommend Memories of murder, burning, silenced and the handmaiden
I watched it with my dad in the cinema, and we bursted out laughing in a fully silent and shocked cinema, when then son got his head smashed with the stone. what an amazing movie.
It's weird how pretty much everyone who watches this movie ends up feeling that this was a great movie but can't really tell you why unless they happen to have studied film and that's a really remarkable feat
Love to see how lines are use to show you that they are separated always. One of the messages is the sad battle between the workers in order to be the servant of the rich people instead to work united.
32:17 Well, she doesn't really understand what he's trying to ask. It never occurred to her that he might not "fit in", because she doesn't see him compared to how he wants to be, she just sees him, and she likes him as he is.
A one thing that most viewers don't understand as a non-korean is that, in Korea, you need to talk with different manner when you are talking to elders. And the rich guy was talking with manner until the son's birthday party was into mess... He was yelling and calling Mr. Kim for the car key without proper manner (like talking to younger) and that provoked Mr.Kim (the driver) as well....
The ending was a dream sequence ! Cant nelievr i havent seen this reaction. I think you would enjoy more of this director work such as Memories of a Murder. It was great to see you guys! 😄
COMPLETELY different from Parasite, but I would love to see you all react to A Silent Voice. You will feel every emotion you could possibly feel in a movie, and that is all I will say. It's Japanese, but there is an English dubbed version if you don't want to read subtitles. SPOILER FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T SEEN PARASITE MOVIE: The director stated it would take approximately 564 years for Ki-woo to earn enough money to purchase the house.
Some more amazing Korean films/series I recommend to anyone interested: 1. Forgotten (Thriller/mystery movie. 2017) 2. The Witch: part 1:The Subversion (Action, mystery movie. 2018)....there's a part2(The With: part 2: The Other One) 3. All Of Us Are Dead (Zombie apocalypse, Horror fiction, coming-of-age series; 12 episodes.2022) 4. Kingdom (Zombie horror taking place in the medieval Joseon period, political, thriller series;12 episodes +1 special episode. 2019) 5. Strangers From Hell/Hell is other people (Psychological thriller series ;10 episodes. 2019) 6. Alchemy Of Souls (Fantasy, action, romance, historical period series ; 20 episodes. 2022) 7. Psychopath diary (Comedy thriller series; 16 episodes. 2019-2020) 8. Taxi Driver ( Action, Crime (inspired by actual real-life heinous crimes committed in Korea, and every episode is a different/new case/crime)series ; 16 episodes. 2021) 9. Flower Of Evil ( Crime, romance, mystery, thriller series; 16 episodes. 2020)
the idea that you can get rich and successful starting from nothing is highly american/western... and frankly it doesn't hold true in america today. the whole point is the inequality is entrenched in s.korea. smart, talented poor people still get nowhere. they are not privy to tutors, psychologists, safe housing, maids/nannies, a parent at home or education that is paid for. the rich pay the poor as servants and leave them fighting over scraps while looking down on them as if the system had nothing to do with either of their positions. if you rewatch the movie with a s.korean's lens, you'll see the theme that's present in a lot of bjh's movies.
It is largely a western concept, because upward mobility is comparatively more accessible in most western nations. That's not to say it's by any means easy, or ALWAYS achievable, but if you compare it to places with generational destitution (much of Asia, Africa, etc.), there is a measurable difference.
@@bura19 sure. my point was that it is becoming increasingly unobtainable here. the more influence and access by corporations and the well-heeled invested in them to politicians/govt, the less that mobility becomes reality. the very thought that the fed is intent on raising interest rates to stem wages/income of employees so that corporate earnings can get back to a certain level is damning of the system as a whole. this country will regress to the time of the robber barons without vigilance. people easily forget our own history
Others have said the same regarding the ending. He'll have to succeed big time to get that kind of money. But many people have such goals right? Working hard and making it big. Building wealth from your own sweat and determination. Finally providing for your family what they could never have. And maybe he'll luck out and be one of the few hundred that succeed. Or, he'll be like the millions in an economy with next to no upwards mobility and stay in the basement. But hey, we can dream right?
the scene where they reunite at the house is just kiwoo's plan. while the kind of plan that never fails is no plan at all, said the dad. pretty much sumps up the ending
It's 18 months or 16 months now. Even it's shorter than before, this age is the most sparkling time in a life. For university, army, studying abroad and age system we have older age like 20 yrs old when 18 yrs old in US, men can start to work when they are 28 yrs old in Korean age. So it's hard to marry on time with saving enough money. It made our birth rate 0.59 in Seoul. The Nation gives so many things for new babies. But too expensive housing, private education fees. We feel our kids can be lower than them having good education and houses in future.
Can’t remember if I’ve asked , have you guys watched planet of the apes ? One of the best trilogies I’ve ever seen , also London has fallen them movies are great too and badass
@@BaddMedicine wish people backed me up hahah , the main character ape is so badass , it’s so good gets better each movie , if you have time just film watching the first one and see
Parasite is one my fav korean movie i love the way the poor fam go in one by one to the rich fam creative, More Korean movie please react to "Miracle in cell 7" ( i'm not gonna hurt alone hahahaha) hope u gonna watch this one
Honestly Asian moves do creepy and terror so damn well. Hey guys, I'm too broke for the patreon. I would love the whole crew to react to the Legend of Vox Machina. I'll just spam the comments and hope.
i do recommend you to stop watching trailers, or watch any short movie clips in social media. your experience to a good movie owes a lot to watching it blind and let the director takes you on the jourrney
this movie has shown a realistic depiction of poor people. hollywood is so bad at this. their version of a poor person lives in a huge apartment in a city but they are struggling because they eat left over pizza.🙄
Depends on what tone the film is going for, in my experience. Some Hollywood films portray it accurately. Also, poverty doesn't look the same everywhere. Poverty in the US doesn't necessary look the same as poverty in Korea.
You have to be careful with Korean cinema, because there is definitely a tipping point involved. Once you watch a certain amount of it, you suddenly realize you've spent your entire life up to that point watching really terrible films. And your tolerance for the typical dreck that Hollywood churns put goes WAY down.
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I jumped for joy when this won Best Foreign Language Film - and then turned right around and also won Best Picture. Phenomenal film.
There are so many symbolism used in this movie. Suggest you watch some of the explanation videos to soak in more of this genius movie. By the way the Korean government recently banned basement homes after the recent rain/flooding which killed many people.
Can´t believe you guys watch this movie until now! But better late than ever, great reaction! This movie blew my mind, I watched it three times, adding family members to my views, and finding more and more layers. Ah! and like many comments suggest, you should see analysis about the architecture, the symbolisms, the cinematography, etc
According to the director…it would take hundreds of years for the son to have enough money to buy the house, it’s impossible
Like you guys mentioned “you know what they say about plans…” by making a plan he was making it seem like a happy ending for us but as we know from what his dad said earlier in the movie, the plan will not work out for them
And at the current value, not taking into account inflation.
or he can open a buisiness and in a ouple of years him is milionaire :D
It takes the son’s 388 years (without having any expenses) to own a house in Korea
@@antoniopalmiero6761he can't open a business. He doesn't have the money.
At the end, he was just thinking that. They calculated that it would take him over 500 years to earn the money to buy the house- that is how deeply entrenched class inequality is.
3:11 All men ages 18+ are expected to go the the military for a few years, unless they have health problems. Even K-pop stars have to have a hiatus and be in the military for a few years.
It used to be close to 3 years. Now it is 18 months. It has been getting better.
im from sk, 31years old and when i was 22, served 2years as an artilery soldier
one of my favorite parts of this movie is the rock. if you notice, it floats when the house floods, which means it's fake, it's hollow. which is a great bit of symbolism; the rock his rich friend gives him to bring him wealth is hollow. how funny is that. but that's also why the rock doesn't kill him when he gets brained with it. it's not heavy enough. and then, my favorite bit. in the final scenes talking about Kevin's impossible plan, the rock sinks. it's imagined, the whole thing is a wish. he wishes he could earn enough to save his family, and buy that house. he wishes the lucky rock was really lucky. it's such an awesome symbol that puts in so much work.
Wow I never noticed that
I know the rock is fake, it's just a decoration after all.
But I definitely didn't catch the rock sink in the dream sequence, that's good detail.
To help you about the end of the movie:
"The ending song refers to Ki-woo working to make money to get the house. Choi Woo-shik estimated that it would take approximately 564 years for Ki-woo to earn enough money to purchase the house"
Yes. It was all only his imagination. It looks like an open ending which actually was so cleverly made.
His dad said to him after all - "never make any plans".
In other words, he will never buy the house.
Doesn't matter, since the dad can leave the basement anytime.
@@o.b.7217 and go to jail? the entire city is lined w cctv cameras
The director Bong Joon Ho usually tells stories that have themes of climate change and class. Sadly Seoul, South Korea just had the worst flooding they've had in 100 years and 4 people died in underground apartments like the one the poor family have in this movie. Bong said Parasite shows how poor people often step on other poor people to survive instead of all poor people coming together to fight the systems that keep them in poverty. I think this movie is a masterpiece. There is also a black and white version which is a very different experience. You might also like his films Snowpiercer or Memory of a Murder.
I consider myself an environmentalist and I haven't even heard about these floodings. With this and Pakistan, we're woefully underprepared for the climate crisis, we can't even acknowledge that it's happening right now :(
Yep, it's happening all over the globe already... yet humans are great at not acknowledging responsibility, I'm sure some would even deny it while being flooded directly or being surrounded by fire. @@littlelordfuckleroy3822
I feel like Parasite refers to multiple things in the movie. The poor family were parasites but the house was also a parasite. The rich family is also a parasite. Bong Joon Ho is a genius director and I respect him a lot for also breaking that barrier and winning many awards for a Korean film it's pretty ground breaking. I love watching people react to Parasite because it's such a ride from beginning to end. I really enjoyed this
The father talking about "having no plan" is a very real reality of people stuck in generational poverty. You're in so deep that making a plan can feel like false hope or something leading to another failed endeavor that will set you down even deeper. Some people just accept the material conditions they lay in because hoping for more can be too painful.
Yessss! It deserved the Oscar for sure. This movie was just bananas. Korean cinema is incredible. I know you watched Train to Busan so you know they absolutely rule over the zombie genre, but their k-dramas and thrillers and everything are just SO GOOD. I recommend the series Kingdom, which is about feudal Korea and zombies, and also All of Us Are Dead, which is about a zombie infestation at a private high school. What's Wrong With Secretary Kim is a great comedy/romance series, too, if your tastes ever swing that way.
Yes, definitely recommend Kingdom and All of Us are Dead! Zombie series never get old.
I also recommend Burning (2018) by Lee Chang-dong, and the Japanese film Shoplifters (2018)
So much to say about this movie! The commentary on social classes, the casual statements and actions that hit differently with the context ("That rain was such a blessing"), the directing and the beautiful shots (they emphasized going up and down stairs a lot), and of course just the execution of the plot. I think Bong Joon Ho confirmed that it would have taken Kevin like 500+ years to afford the house, which is sad but such is reality. Amazing movie, and I'm glad you guys liked it too!
just fyi almost all men in SK go through military service. its 18 months mandatory currently. there are some exceptions of cousr but in this context ki-woo served already thats what it meant in that convo with Min.
Saw this when it came out, did not expect it to be THAT good. I really love it when I don't expect anything from a movie and it just becomes one of my favorites.
The most sad thing about the whole family infiltrating the rich is that they COULD. All of them do their jobs just fine. The son managed to captivate the rich daughter and mother while also actually teaching well. The daughter managed to control the kid. The father drives exceptionally well. And the mother cleans the house, cooks and executes orders perfectly as well.
If they weren't good at their jobs they literally wouldn't have made it that far.
But that's exactly it. They normally wouldn't be able to get those high paying jobs just because they're poor. It's not for a lack of skill or talent.
And that's exactly how our world works. It's all about expensive education but what if you can't afford it? That doesn't mean you're any less fit for the job.
28:15 this kind of flood was actually happened last month in South Korea, and a family live in their basement apartment was drowned
The media even called it "Parasite Apartment", for this movie refference
And now South Korean gov banned this kind of semi basement apartment
God that's awful! RIP to that poor family. I'm glad the semi-basements have been banned.
Fine if they're banned but did the govt provide solutions? Any alternate accomodations for the poor?
The movie feels completely different if you watch second and third time. There are so many symbolisms. When Kim family hides, it's like cockroaches hiding when light comes on. And when mother and father Kim were faking fight just before, she said "Like cockroaches". This is just one example.
I just came across this reaction today because i love watching you guys react to movies, and its kinda hard and hit the emotion because the guy who played the rich dad, Mr. Park just passed away 3 days ago due to suic*de. As a kdrama and kmovies fan, it's sad because I've been watching him since 2010, i was 12 during that time watching his drama Pasta (my first kdrama ever). I just hope that the people will treat other people better with a little humanity because we don't know that a person who faces the judgement and mistreatment will able to handle it. It is such a cruel world, and i just hope he will finally find his peace. Thank you, Lee Sun Kyun for your masterpiece acting.
I'm so happy you guys watched this movie, cause the plot and the whole movie itself is so unexpected.
I love watching you guys :D
Thank you. And yes, never saw it coming. It was awesome.
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Oh it was incredible! That twist! 👀👀👀
It is an open ending but the ending credit song tells a story that the dream (son's plan) will never never going to happen. This film is an absolute master piece, contains so many metaphors, you need to watch it again and again...
Not really an open ending. There's no way a criminal with mental illness is gonna get enough money to buy that house before his dad dies or is caught, if ever.
I enjoyed the video. The great thing about this movie is that it is not a fight between the rich and the poor, but between the poor. It points out the loopholes in the capitalist system where the poor have no choice but to fight with each other, and it seems to be a message that something needs to be supplemented.
i randomly watched this movie when it came out and it quickly became one of my favorites. it's funny, dark, and intense all at the same time. and the symbolism of the two poor families fighting over the scraps of the rich is so good.
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We miss you and actually curious for your reaction to this one too, Oak! Maybe next time. 🤣
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Remember during the flood, the dad said to his son that the best plan is to have no plan at all, because something that's planned don't usually happen. So at the end when his son said, "Dad, i have a plan" well we all know that the plan will never happen.
All Korean goes to Military after high school before college. It’s mandatory. So, yeah. Kevin served in the army.
Hey Badd Medicine, glad you watched my 'Favorite Movie' Parasite, you guys actually fulfilled the promise you made at the theatre :) Always watching your content still! Sending love and cheese head appreciation! Manager -John C (Come by sometime soon!)
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The scene of the flood where the poor experience it as a tragedy and for the rich as enjoyment ended up happening last month in Korea. a family drowned in the houses of the basements. The reality exceeds fiction.
Yeah I stopped watching trailers and reading synopsis a long time ago. All I know for TV shows or movies are the posters or perhaps the actors in it. I'll just watch them and if I don't like it, I just won't continue. Way better to watch anything without knowing anything before hand. I don't even want to know the "genre" because it can sometimes gives out certain expectations
The most upsetting thing in this whole movie is the way Moon Gwang’s husband eats that banana🤣
When I finished this one, I felt sick to my stomach. Wow, what a message and what a portrayal.
Something I love about this movie is just the infinite layers of detail.
As you're watching the second half of the movie you keep wondering how they don't get spotted right? The daughter under the table, the son under the bed, then the family under the table and the father on the floor. They're right there. But that's the exactly like the rich being thankful for the rain while the poor got flooded, lost their possessions and even life's.
In south Korea the rich are LITERALLY above the poor as it's full of mountains. They're on top. And they don't even look down. They don't need to and don't want to.
That's why the family doesn't get found out. The rich do not recognize the struggles of the poor as they only look up at the sun.
So glad you liked it! But oh well, the ending is just a fantasy that most probably will not if not never come true.
That wasn’t Mr. Park at the end. He died. It was mentioned that a new, Swedish family moved into the house.
And, in the past few weeks, Seoul has been lashed with the heaviest rainfall in decades. A family living in a basement apartment just like in this film got trapped in there and drowned from flash flooding.
Regarding the ending, when one considers Ki-woo / Kevin's head injury & the criminal offense against his name, it's unlikely he went back to school, graduated, got a high earning job & bought the house in the time frame he hopes for. The original issue of why Ki-woo never went to university was that he couldn't afford it. He's basically back at square one
After watching so many of these reactions - Not once has anybody mentioned the severity of Kevin's head injury. Thank you. Kevin was going to be a basket case for years as he recovered probably just enough to barely function normally. There was no way he was ever going to be close to being the same person again, let alone even the possibility of buying that house at some point.
Yeah the ending song confirms that he'd need to work 500+ years to ever afford the house.
There are SO MANY LAYERS to this film, both on how it's written and how the film was shot - from the location, scoring, angles and lighting. Every small detail tells you something. Literature/film majors are breaking this movie apart for it's brilliance.
3:10 both koreas and a lot of countries in asia and europe have mandatory military service for men about 20 years old. they don't get paid for it either.
In Korea they get paid. In 2024, they get paid about 1,000 USD a month.
@@Llllllllna i didn't know that, an older korean person i met said they didn't get paid. perhaps it's changed in time. do they also get a leave like in the weekends or something nowadays?
I think the whole bit about plans is to let you know the son's 'plan' to go reunite with his father never really happened. But the way it's told you believe it for a minute. Only to cut back to him ready the letter and to be struck with the sad reality that there is no happy ending for this movie
The Rock is really fascinating. It's supposed to bring wealth. When everything went well and they started to infiltrate the family I thought it really did. But then their appartement gets flooded and the rock just floats. It's hollow. That's why it doesn't kill the son either.
But when he dreams of buying the house it's not hollow anymore. Because that's what he's hoping for.
Yeah it was an open-ended ending which I loved - there's no guarantee that the son's life turned out to be such a success he was able to afford to buy that house and 'free' his dad!
This movie is insane on so many levels. It really shows just how far apart the classes are and how it's basically impossible to escape if you don't become a parasite. Poor parents have kids who then eventually become poor parents themselves. They can't get the right education because it's too expensive and thus can't aquire jobs that pay better. So you just can't climb out of it. And instead of the poor helping the poor they instead fight eachother in hopes of reaching a better life. Forgetting who or what the real problem is.
I think the poor family is very fascinating. What I expected at the beginning is that the siblings would infiltrate the rich family and thus gain a lot of money. But I also thought that they might grow apart from the parents. That they would get in over their heads and forget about them. But no, even when they're all staying in this massive house, they still all sit together closely in the living room. They truly love each other.
And that makes everything even more heartbreaking.
The entire run of the first half I was just thinking "why don't they just put the money they don't need aside to save up for better education or a better living space? Why do they all infiltrate the family instead of just the siblings?" but it's easy. They got greedy. And I can't blame them for it. They've been living a horrible life, half underground. And now they were finally touched by the sun. It's addictive. And it's blinding.
That's why the mom was about to call the police. She forgot where they came from. Or rather she tried to forget.
It's just truly so so heartbreaking.
And in the end the son would need to work for over 500 years to ever be able to buy the house (inflation not counted). Because the gap is just too big.
It's insane how this isn't unrealistic or like an apocalyptic world. This is OUR world. Even the flooding happened. 4 people died in their semi basement Appartements while the rich barely even noticed as they are LITERALLY above everyone else.
How is it 2023 and we still can't fix humanity? Global warming is enough of a struggle in my opinion, why do we keep making up new problems just so few can live in bliss?
this is one of my favorite movies and I really enjoyed watching your reaction! ❤
if you guys are interested in more Korean movies I'd recommend Memories of murder, burning, silenced and the handmaiden
I watched it with my dad in the cinema, and we bursted out laughing in a fully silent and shocked cinema, when then son got his head smashed with the stone. what an amazing movie.
It's weird how pretty much everyone who watches this movie ends up feeling that this was a great movie but can't really tell you why unless they happen to have studied film and that's a really remarkable feat
I really want full team to react this movie.. but I think this is enough.. ;)
Can't believe i'm first here ... I like this movie too, so different. I just watched this movie this year..
Never saw the twist coming
Snowpiercer is another amazing bong joon ho film starring chris evans, hopefully you guys get to that as well
seconded! snowpiercer is such a great action movie.
Love to see how lines are use to show you that they are separated always. One of the messages is the sad battle between the workers in order to be the servant of the rich people instead to work united.
He's still imagining his plan. Not yet a flashforward.
Ngl would love see the rest of the crew react to this
I recommend Bong Joon-ho's masterpiece "Memories of Murder".
32:17 Well, she doesn't really understand what he's trying to ask. It never occurred to her that he might not "fit in", because she doesn't see him compared to how he wants to be, she just sees him, and she likes him as he is.
A one thing that most viewers don't understand as a non-korean is that, in Korea, you need to talk with different manner when you are talking to elders. And the rich guy was talking with manner until the son's birthday party was into mess... He was yelling and calling Mr. Kim for the car key without proper manner (like talking to younger) and that provoked Mr.Kim (the driver) as well....
Sadly, that ending will always just be Kevin’s wish. He will never be able to make enough money.
The ending was a dream sequence ! Cant nelievr i havent seen this reaction. I think you would enjoy more of this director work such as Memories of a Murder. It was great to see you guys! 😄
I loved it! I loved analyzing it.
definitely recommend watching The Perfection!!! such a crazy movie to react to!
Memories of murder is also masterpiece too.
Yes! been waiting for this one
😁😁😁🤘🤘
I’ve only just discovered this channel but I’m surprised y’all haven’t reacted to The Boys yet, it seems like the kind of show you would enjoy a lot
Such an amazing movie
COMPLETELY different from Parasite, but I would love to see you all react to A Silent Voice. You will feel every emotion you could possibly feel in a movie, and that is all I will say. It's Japanese, but there is an English dubbed version if you don't want to read subtitles.
SPOILER FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T SEEN PARASITE MOVIE:
The director stated it would take approximately 564 years for Ki-woo to earn enough money to purchase the house.
Finally! I have been waiting 💜
- Kowalski, analysis.
- Banger.
Some more amazing Korean films/series I recommend to anyone interested:
1. Forgotten (Thriller/mystery movie. 2017)
2. The Witch: part 1:The Subversion (Action, mystery movie. 2018)....there's a part2(The With: part 2: The Other One)
3. All Of Us Are Dead (Zombie apocalypse, Horror fiction, coming-of-age series; 12 episodes.2022)
4. Kingdom (Zombie horror taking place in the medieval Joseon period, political, thriller series;12 episodes +1 special episode. 2019)
5. Strangers From Hell/Hell is other people (Psychological thriller series ;10 episodes. 2019)
6. Alchemy Of Souls (Fantasy, action, romance, historical period series ; 20 episodes. 2022)
7. Psychopath diary (Comedy thriller series; 16 episodes. 2019-2020)
8. Taxi Driver ( Action, Crime (inspired by actual real-life heinous crimes committed in Korea, and every episode is a different/new case/crime)series ; 16 episodes. 2021)
9. Flower Of Evil ( Crime, romance, mystery, thriller series; 16 episodes. 2020)
Dont forget the Devil Judge!
@@shepardcommander5174 I haven't watched it yet, so I don't know how it is, but I have heard great things about it. I will check it out. "Mouse" also.
3:10 South Korean men are required to do some military service. Min will also do it, if he hasn't already.
You should watch Snowpiercer and Memories of Murder next!!
the idea that you can get rich and successful starting from nothing is highly american/western... and frankly it doesn't hold true in america today. the whole point is the inequality is entrenched in s.korea. smart, talented poor people still get nowhere. they are not privy to tutors, psychologists, safe housing, maids/nannies, a parent at home or education that is paid for. the rich pay the poor as servants and leave them fighting over scraps while looking down on them as if the system had nothing to do with either of their positions. if you rewatch the movie with a s.korean's lens, you'll see the theme that's present in a lot of bjh's movies.
It is largely a western concept, because upward mobility is comparatively more accessible in most western nations. That's not to say it's by any means easy, or ALWAYS achievable, but if you compare it to places with generational destitution (much of Asia, Africa, etc.), there is a measurable difference.
@@bura19 sure. my point was that it is becoming increasingly unobtainable here. the more influence and access by corporations and the well-heeled invested in them to politicians/govt, the less that mobility becomes reality. the very thought that the fed is intent on raising interest rates to stem wages/income of employees so that corporate earnings can get back to a certain level is damning of the system as a whole. this country will regress to the time of the robber barons without vigilance. people easily forget our own history
I love that movie
Others have said the same regarding the ending. He'll have to succeed big time to get that kind of money. But many people have such goals right? Working hard and making it big. Building wealth from your own sweat and determination. Finally providing for your family what they could never have. And maybe he'll luck out and be one of the few hundred that succeed. Or, he'll be like the millions in an economy with next to no upwards mobility and stay in the basement. But hey, we can dream right?
I know this is labeled comedy/thriller but I think the whole thing, start to finish, was tragic. A hard watch for me.
You guys should react to Alice in borderland. Its alot like squid game. And is just as great.
Its on Netflix. Season 2 is coming soon
the scene where they reunite at the house is just kiwoo's plan. while the kind of plan that never fails is no plan at all, said the dad. pretty much sumps up the ending
In South Korea, all men are required to serve in the military at some point in their early twenties. 2 years I believe. (Correct me if I’m wrong)
It's 18 months or 16 months now. Even it's shorter than before, this age is the most sparkling time in a life.
For university, army, studying abroad and age system we have older age like 20 yrs old when 18 yrs old in US, men can start to work when they are 28 yrs old in Korean age.
So it's hard to marry on time with saving enough money. It made our birth rate 0.59 in Seoul.
The Nation gives so many things for new babies. But too expensive housing, private education fees.
We feel our kids can be lower than them having good education and houses in future.
Nice commentary
Can’t remember if I’ve asked , have you guys watched planet of the apes ? One of the best trilogies I’ve ever seen , also London has fallen them movies are great too and badass
Not sure on The apes movies for everyone.
@@BaddMedicine wish people backed me up hahah , the main character ape is so badass , it’s so good gets better each movie , if you have time just film watching the first one and see
I recommend "emergency declaration"Korea movie
You guys should watch the scream movies if you haven’t, would love to see some reactions 😅
Parasite is one my fav korean movie i love the way the poor fam go in one by one to the rich fam creative,
More Korean movie please react to
"Miracle in cell 7" ( i'm not gonna hurt alone hahahaha) hope u gonna watch this one
He never buys the house.
This one is just great.
This movie a tragedy and scary at the same time. Thats why some people are skeptical of poor people.
Honestly Asian moves do creepy and terror so damn well. Hey guys, I'm too broke for the patreon. I would love the whole crew to react to the Legend of Vox Machina. I'll just spam the comments and hope.
13:50 "Its a comedy".
Well yes but actually no. xD
Dude this is one of my favourite movies.
🔥🔥🔥🔥
This is a weird ass movie. I loved it.
This movie is bonkers!!
I want to know who you guys, Badd Medicine, thought was the parasite?
Pls watch "Memories Of Murder" from the same director. It's another masterpiece
i do recommend you to stop watching trailers, or watch any short movie clips in social media. your experience to a good movie owes a lot to watching it blind and let the director takes you on the jourrney
Korea has a mandatory conscription of 1.5-2 years for every man, due to the situation with North Korea.
I don’t think he ever makes it. I think that was a dream…
I hope you will check out the best indian films 3 idiots and PK. PK is about an innocent alien and 3 idiots is about 3 college friends.
Watch train to busan next.
Currently available for viewing 😁🤘
You guys reaction so great. React to korean movie "Extreme Job"
U gonna like it
this movie has shown a realistic depiction of poor people. hollywood is so bad at this. their version of a poor person lives in a huge apartment in a city but they are struggling because they eat left over pizza.🙄
Depends on what tone the film is going for, in my experience. Some Hollywood films portray it accurately. Also, poverty doesn't look the same everywhere. Poverty in the US doesn't necessary look the same as poverty in Korea.
You have to be careful with Korean cinema, because there is definitely a tipping point involved.
Once you watch a certain amount of it, you suddenly realize you've spent your entire life up to that point watching really terrible films.
And your tolerance for the typical dreck that Hollywood churns put goes WAY down.
Hopefully you guys upgrade to better mics (: they sound fine but the sounds of S's are ear piercing. if you already have a good mixer i recommend rode podmic mics
This was recorded back in March before mic upgrades.
@@BaddMedicine oh nice i just heard the new mic, great choice! keep it up love you guys
Much appreciated 🤙😁🔥 thanks for the look out and watching 🤜🤛
@@BaddMedicine Hey if you guys need someone to edit the videos to help out, i can try my best (:
The absence of the Oak really affected the review and outro 😄
Please watch Knives Out
It's on the schedule.