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Guys. There's one asian movie that's considered one of the best movies eved made. In The Mood for Love. I just want to share the experience this powerful cinema experience with you.
You asked how he survived after being hit with the rock... It's because it's not a real rock, it's fake. Notice that when their house is flooded, that huge "heavy" rock floats in the water. So the stone that was supposed to be a nice and meaningful gift and bring good luck to them was just a fake rock.
@KellothKlinsmann he places it next to another rock and in very shallow water, it barely covers the rock. Maybe the friction with the other rock is enough to keep it sunken? FYI, what I said about being fake is not confirmed, that's an interpretation about the scene with the rock floating up. It could also be something more metaphorical.
@@Nadia72639 i cried my eyes out at the end. As young Asians, the pressure of caring for your parents is enormous. At the same time, It's heart-breakingly difficult to move up in this economy.
Some analysis. The smell that they can’t wash off is the smell of poor. No matter how much they cosplay success you can never wash off poor you’re trapped. You’ll notice that the rich people live high up on hills and the poor people live low below the streets (or in a basement). Height symbolizes status. Who is the parasite? Is it the poor people leeching off the rich? Is it the rich family exploiting the poor for less than they’re worth to maintain their status? The whole societal system keeping people trapped?
The smell of poverty. It's the smell of your environment, of your sweat because you work a physically demanding job, of all the people cramped in public transport, of your skin because your diet is unbalanced, of the alcohol and cigarette on your pores because they're addictions that affect poor people as a "relief" from everyday life, of lower quality cleaning products you use on your house and your clothes. It's your posture affected by years of discomfort and work, the way you talk to rich people like you're lesser, it's your vocabulary because you're just not fancy and refined, the way you don't know how to eat certain foods because you never had access to them. To rich people, poverty smells and it shows, and they'll never look at us as equals. They might show respect out of decency, but if you annoy them they'll put you "in your place"
Yes. I dont get it myself. I thought Kim family was parasite, then the housekeeper another parasite and thats it. When i heard analysis about the rich family could be the real parasite. Thats genius and give total opposite view. After all, the meaning of parasite is they use n give nothing back n usually on top of other organisms and fit the rich family more than the poor ones. And of course its subjective n open for discussions.
It was my first foreign film too and I loved it so much I put $100 on it to win Best Picture and $100 to win best director. 5/1 walked away with $1,000. Love this movie and love living in Vegas 😂
He would never be able to buy the house, "Choi Woo-shik estimated that it would take approximately 564 years for Ki-woo to earn enough money to purchase the house".
I remember the tension in the movie theater in the moment when the hidden door opens and they run down the stairs. Haven't felt that thrilled in a movie since!
The rain scene is one of my favorite scene in all of cinema. Outside of creating a physical conflict for the family, the social perspective of what the rich find aesthetically pleasing harms the poor.
a powerful statement on class and wealth inequality. bong joon-ho said he was surprised to learn that the film resonated with people all around the world, and not just in south korea. we are more connected than we think.
For me one of the key moments in the film is when Chung Sook says that Mrs. Park is "not 'rich but still nice.' Nice BECAUSE she's rich." That money is an iron that flattens out the creases of life. And you see it in how the poor characters interact with one another. There is no class solidarity. Chung Sook flat out rejects to Moon Gwang's appeal to worker/servant solidarity to share even a scrap of what she has to let her husband continue to live in the basement. They're all so used to scraping by to survive that existence is a battle for people like them.
Yup as someone from a Third World country, after visiting a First World country I realized the difference. When people have their basic needs met, even if they struggle to get a bit of comfort, they tend to be nicer. When you're poor and your struggle is "how am I going to afford dinner?", you're more defensive, cynical, and sometimes you screw others over just because you want to "come out on top", just this once... poverty destroys your empathy and your humanity without you realizing it.
@@pabloc8808 i always see it as Maslow hierarchy of needs. If the base of the pyramid cannot be fulfilled, the higher tiers such as empathy or self actualisation are unreachable.
I'm pretty sure it was implied that the original housekeeper was beaten up by debt collectors. the reason she was hiding her husband in the sub-basement was because he had several failed businesses and had tons of debt that he couldn't pay back, so they were being chased by debt collectors and needed to hide out. there are so many layers to this movie, and it warrants a rewatch to see the brilliance in the writing. I'm so hyped to see more subtitled media from you both! 🤩
Nikki is the only reactor I’ve seen that actually caught the mother taking out a portion of the pay and acting as if he’s getting paid more than his friend.
@@steph_zee this but the opposite but I know rn but before, I didn’t know he was in parasite since I never watched the movie but then I figure out he played in this movie like before
After watching this movie you will understand why Parasite' received five nominations and won four Academy Awards at the 2020 ceremony. And on top of that being the first non-English language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture👏👏👏 Props to Bong Joon-ho (South Korean filmmaker), the writers and the actors and actresses in this movie, they did an amazing job.
Korean-American here. Wanted to chime in about the ending and how it embodies a Korean concept called “han.” It’s said that all Koreans are born with “han,” which doesn’t have an English counterpart. Han encompasses several emotions in a single word = long-lasting & deep-seated melancholy, regret, suffering, anger, bitterness, a feeling of injustice and helplessness, resentment, an urge to exact revenge, but also resilience and a sense of hope for the future. It’s said that Han originated as a result of decades of Japanese occupation of South Korea. When you look for it, you can see Han in various aspects of Korean culture. It is why Koreans love ballads and why revenge is a common theme in film and TV. It’s not uncommon to see Korean films and TV series with bittersweet endings or those in which beloved protagonists die. When you see Koreans wailing loudly when a loved one dies, that is also an embodiment of Han. I know some people think that Parasite should have ended in the penultimate scene and that the ending scene wasn’t necessary. But I think that last scene makes sense from the Korean perspective of Han. The very last clip hearkens back to the opening scene of the film and situates Ki-woo back in the basement dwelling. Koreans know that it’s a pipe dream that he will ever earn enough money to purchase the house and reunite with his father. It will never happen. And we are left with Ki-woo clinging to a hope that will never be realized, which makes his letter (which his father will never receive) even more heartbreaking (“be healthy until then”).
There was a time I fell on a rough patch and didn't have money to keep a roof over my head yet alone pay for a good meal or for laundry. To hear the father talk about how offensive smell can be and how demoralizing/humiliating it can be to a person trying to survive. I'm glad to be away from that, but I understood viscerally some aspects of this film.
This, is how you subvert expectations. At many points in the movie you think you have figured out the movie but nope- it hits you with an insane twist once more that you just did not see coming!
This movie is stuffed full of details, it's kind of insane. Characters being separated by lines in plenty of shots; be it windows etc..., the rock said to bring wealth floats during the flood; it's hollow, it's not real, the Kim family literally living below the sewage pipes and below the Park as they have to take down all those stairs to get home. Also, their smell betraying them. No matter how good you make people believe you're rich, something will betray you, you cannot easily escape poverty. And lastly, the plan to buy the house. Like his father said, no plan is better because it cannot fail. He can't build himself up and buy the house. He's doomed from birth. It would take him 500+ years to get enough money. It's even the name of the ending music. The chances for him to escape is economic class are so slim, it's just not a realistic plan and it will go awry. Class and economic inequality is a huge thing in South Korea, and this is at the heart of this movie.
This movie is based on the reality that many Koreans face in Seoul with living in slum conditions and eking out an existence. When this movie came out, people started talking about how many Koreans actually hide and live in places that they sneak into. This movie is basically a commentary on the divide between the have and have nots in South Korea-people with vast amounts of money vs. people barely surviving. Obviously it is not just a reality in South Korea, but the fact that many people find secret places to live unbeknownst to homeowners.
The wealthy mother said, "It's a nice and clear sky today because of yesterday's heavy rain." But the poor family's entire house was flooded. That's the crux of the social and wealth disparity problem.
If y'all liked this movie, I'd HIGHLY recommend more of Bong Joon-ho's work for reactions. Memories of Murder (2003), for example, is a stone-cold masterpiece. Song Kang-ho, the guy who played the scamming dad in this movie, is in that one as well and he is just *excellent* in that one too.
@@ArthurKnight1899 That's a different director, Park Chan-wook. But Oldboy is definitely a classic masterpiece! You can't really go wrong with Bong Joon-Ho and Park Chan-Wook's films. Exceptional filmmakers.
I'd highly recommend considering Pan's Labyrinth (2006), written & directed by Guillermo del Toro, with spoken Spanish and English subtitles. A Dark Fantasy / Period Drama set in Spain during 1944, and a movie that is beloved by many (8.2 IMDB Score & 95% on the Tomatometer).
Lol the scene where the previous maid talks like the North Korean anchor was PERFECT - she nailed the tone of the North Korean anchor's accent and all the Korean speakers were dying at the scene
A high level critique of capitalism, classism, and society in general. I always think the most fitting screen shot of this movie is when the sister sits down on the toilet to have a cigarette as the entire house floods and sewage shoots out of the tub and toilet, if that’s not the exact metaphor for being broke, then I don’t know what is.
I like the line "They can afford to be nice" because it covers a huge part of what this movie is about. People might look at the Kim family and think they're the parasites, and certainly they're "morally unscrupulous" in their dealings. But the fact is, they wouldn't have to be if they weren't living in constant poverty and desperation. The fact that the poor family's home is all the way down and their lives are completely destroyed by one flood, but the rich family is all the way up and saw it as "lucky" rain, it forces people into inhumane situations regardless of whether they're inherently "good" or "bad". Moreover no matter what they do they are unable to escape their station and place in life. That's what Capitalism has done to many real people.
One thing i wish people would realize: the Kims were intelligent/ talented people who cleverly conned there way into jobs, but then they DID the jobs and did them exceedingly well. Given the separation of classes like the Indian caste system, they'd never be able to rise to where their capabilities could take them. The Parks were never the good guys nor were they innocent benefittng from and perpetuating this cyclical system
Director Bong's best director oscar speech was also really great. Check that out if you guys didn't watch it yet. And there are many great Korean movies out there but I hope you guys watch OLDBOY at some point. That movie was THE gateway for the Korean cinema for a lot of people for a long long time. That's the kind of movie that movie buff must watch. Have a great day. :)
Glad you are able to find a comfort zone with a foreign subbed film. The Korean film market has so many gems of amazing cinema. Please go at your own pace, though, all your reactions are great.
It's great when you rewatch the movie and notice some of the things said, like when the dad tells the driver that the maid "eats enough for 2 people." 😂😂
This is a fantastic movie with so much depth. A powerful statement about class society while still also being a funny and exciting story on the surface. It also has great visual storytelling. For example, at the beginning that the poor family starts to weasel their way into service to the rich you often see some line (could be a background thing, a line in the windows that you see people through, etc) separating the poor and the rich, but as they get accepted they get past them and are shown closer. They also use verticality nicely as you always see them moving upwards to get to the rich house, and vice versa when traveling back to their real home. Just lots of details like this throughout.
Movie gave me existential dread the whole time I was watching it. What a fkin phenomenal movie. Has it really been 5 years since this released?! 😮 Great reaction too guys.
A Tale of Two Sisters! Super underrated horror movie that is actually really well written and gorgeously shot. Seems like a typical ghost story but actually isn't.
I knew when the housekeeper popped back up, something was going to go down, I just didn't think it would turn as hard as it did. My Korean movie recommendation would be A Tale of Two Sisters.
The "basement" is actually a bomb shelter. Specifically a nuclear bunker. South Korea is technically at war with the North that has a looney with nukes. So many rich homes have those bunkers built.
The message of this movie is the Rich vs the Poor. Like when it was raining heavy. At the rich people's house, it's all nice and calm and beautiful. But down there, the poor people are suffering with their house flooded.
This film is a Masterpiece, it shows that the two families are both parasite to themselves, I don't know if you notice the way they use the stairs, rain and the floor to tell the story.
I am very happy Steven and Nikki enjoyed this film. It was such a surprise yet majestic film. The cinematography, the sounds, the acting, the story, the deeper contexts of class, as well as the pacing was incredible. Knowing that you loved the film makes me happy, and I was glad to see you experience this for the first time. Your reactions were my own for the most part. :)
I've been to the movies a LOT. I've seen a lot of "masterpieces" in the movie theater. But very few managed to have the entire audience in dead silence, with palpable tension in the air, to the point you couldn't hear the person next to you breathe, or breathe yourself, like the scene where the Kims hide under the table did.
If you dont use it, you lose it. I used to think i couldn't watch subtitles. 10 years later, i can watch subtitles and multi task at home. Practice helps in every field.
so awesome you guys reacted to it!!! i love this movie so much. my ringtone for a while after it came out was jessica's rhyme audio to remember her backstory lol.
Pineapple, like all toppings, depends on the person. With the right toppings I like it, whereas something like olives I find 100x more repulsive on a pizza. Worst part about olives is that even if you pick them off the slice you can still taste them, they ooze their disgusting ichor everywhere
Fun fact: They actually built the *The Park family's* house for this film. The house was built in two parts: the ground floor and garden on an outdoor lot, and the first floor and basement on a stage.
I love this movie! I love how it's like two different movies in one! Also, Nikki, I looovveee your hair! Now... so, here's the thing... they *were* focused on building themselves up. They needed jobs to do that. So, they got each other jobs. They didn't think all that other mess would go down. They were just trying to earn a living. Sure, they scammed to get there, not great. But being poor doesn't always allow for kindness when you're fighting over scraps. Also, everything the rich have they got at the expense of the poor (see how something as simple as the rain was great for the rich but terrible for the poor?). Getting out of poverty is not that simple or easy.
Pineapple on Pizza: Yes. I'll even say, though I'll probably be hung by Italians, I've put Pineapple tidbits in spaghetti sauce with olives. put them in 5 minutes until the sauce is ready, to soak up the sauce and spices.
Tbh it was actually surprising because you loved train to busan so much. Surprising you didnt watch this sooner but better late than never. Thank u guys
You two should watch the K-drama series "Bloodhounds", one of the best K-dramas of 2023. It's right up your alley. You can also do "Moving" or "Crash Landing on You".
I haven't watched a reaction video from you guys in a long time. You were one of the first channels I subscribed to. I was so excited when this popped up, Parasite is in my top ten of all movies. It sure was nice to watch you again, it's like coming home ☺
I really enjoyed this movie and I really liked the rich family, even though they were rich, they weren't rude or snobby in any way. They treated their workers well, paid them well and increased their $$$ for inflation, when the couple assumed the previous driver was a pervert, the wife checked up on the 'art therapist' to make sure he didn't do anything. They are involved in their children's lives, many people with lots of $$$ generally turn a blind eye to hiring new nanny's or tutors, during the teenager's first tutor, she sat through the first lesson to make sure he is a good tutor and wasn't doing anything inappropriate, also, when the son wanted to camp outside under the rain, instead of going to bed and thinking he was be 'okay', both parents decided to sleep in lounge room to keep an eye on him the entire time while they napped. This entire movie was very interesting, even though I completely understand the poor family wanting a better home, better jobs, they did it dishonestly through deception, lies and manipulation.
wow i never thought you will watch Parasite (2019) glad that people explain stuff to you. its harder for westerners to catch the nuances and culture and artistic brilliance of showcasing the meanings and intentions of the director via cinematography reading subtitles and watching is just a skill that can be learnt and picked up, for most people. once you got it, there is really a whole media from all other parts of the world
I first watched this movie thinking it would be good, but I came out loving it. I love all the details. The rock floats when it flooded, meaning it was fake. The rain that ruined the Park's camping trip absolutely destroyed the poorer neighborhoods. The family does have all the skills necessary for the jobs they take, but they never had the chance because of where they stood in society. And he never could have afforded that house. I love that it ends realistically, and not with him beating the system. That's life. That's the system we have.
I'm so happy to see y'all are able to explore so many new films now with subs! To keep the Korean films going I suggest the absolute classic Oldboy! Not the American remake.
It all went back to the circle of life when the rock was placed back to the river. Both the poor dad and the basement guys had businesses before and failed. Then they became a parasite.
Instead of earing legit money to buy the house (practically impossible for the poor), staging a robbery and escaping sounds easier. Crime just becomes logical to the poor.
You guys saw the actor, who played the son ('Kevin') in a previous movie. He appeared as a baseball player in film 'Train to Busan', who bit by his zombified girlfriend and died.
So the question remains: Who were the real parasites? The poor folk forced to use trickery and force to work for the rich family? Or the rich family living an amazing life due to the poor folk's labor they exploit?
I am glad y'all are making that step forward to branch out even more. Cool thing about this movie is that the entire tone of the film swapped when the former Nanny rang the doorbell at the exact midpoint of the movie. I just recently watched an anime movie called, "A Silent Voice" and it tore me up. It's a slow burn and a hard watch. The former nanny got beat up by the debt collectors still looking for her husband. It's estimated that the house would take 564 years or something to buy if they saved up money, so he'll never see his dad again.
One of the best movies ive ever seen. I watched it again not long ago and i guess i had forgotten the little twists and turns cause i was shocked all over again. Amazing.
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Guys. There's one asian movie that's considered one of the best movies eved made. In The Mood for Love.
I just want to share the experience this powerful cinema experience with you.
Please watch MAHARAJA tamil movie. Love from India
Please watch MAHARAJA tamil movie. Love from India
I recommend cult classic vampire movie of the 80s *Near Dark*
I recommend K-movie Oldboy.
You must watch it.
You asked how he survived after being hit with the rock... It's because it's not a real rock, it's fake. Notice that when their house is flooded, that huge "heavy" rock floats in the water.
So the stone that was supposed to be a nice and meaningful gift and bring good luck to them was just a fake rock.
damn I only now just realized that 😮
Metaphorical, isn't it?
Five years of watching this movie, and I never made the connection.
but if it's a fake rock, why doesn't float on the river at the end?
@KellothKlinsmann he places it next to another rock and in very shallow water, it barely covers the rock. Maybe the friction with the other rock is enough to keep it sunken?
FYI, what I said about being fake is not confirmed, that's an interpretation about the scene with the rock floating up. It could also be something more metaphorical.
The movie was initially titled, *"564 Years".* The estimated amount of time it would take to earn enough money to purchase the house.
then it's not bad.
@@Nadia72639 i cried my eyes out at the end. As young Asians, the pressure of caring for your parents is enormous. At the same time, It's heart-breakingly difficult to move up in this economy.
Buy a house? In this economy?
Rich guy youtube video:
1$ house on fire vs 1Billion house on fire!!!
OMG, this right here is my all-time favorite movie! Nothing will ever top it.
@@Nadia72639 I'm pakistani and it took 3 years for us for a normal house, we're from middle class family.
Some analysis.
The smell that they can’t wash off is the smell of poor. No matter how much they cosplay success you can never wash off poor you’re trapped.
You’ll notice that the rich people live high up on hills and the poor people live low below the streets (or in a basement). Height symbolizes status.
Who is the parasite? Is it the poor people leeching off the rich? Is it the rich family exploiting the poor for less than they’re worth to maintain their status? The whole societal system keeping people trapped?
The smell of poverty. It's the smell of your environment, of your sweat because you work a physically demanding job, of all the people cramped in public transport, of your skin because your diet is unbalanced, of the alcohol and cigarette on your pores because they're addictions that affect poor people as a "relief" from everyday life, of lower quality cleaning products you use on your house and your clothes. It's your posture affected by years of discomfort and work, the way you talk to rich people like you're lesser, it's your vocabulary because you're just not fancy and refined, the way you don't know how to eat certain foods because you never had access to them. To rich people, poverty smells and it shows, and they'll never look at us as equals. They might show respect out of decency, but if you annoy them they'll put you "in your place"
Exactly a lot of people don’t get that’s the point of the movie.
Yes. I dont get it myself. I thought Kim family was parasite, then the housekeeper another parasite and thats it. When i heard analysis about the rich family could be the real parasite. Thats genius and give total opposite view. After all, the meaning of parasite is they use n give nothing back n usually on top of other organisms and fit the rich family more than the poor ones. And of course its subjective n open for discussions.
Wait really, what do people think after watching this movie?@@bigmikem1578
It's me, I'm the parasite!
So glad that Steven is able to step out of his comfort zone and watch a foreign movie with subs, respect
the new setup has really helped me focus... looking forward to hopefully doing lots of other subed content
It was my first foreign film too and I loved it so much I put $100 on it to win Best Picture and $100 to win best director.
5/1 walked away with $1,000. Love this movie and love living in Vegas 😂
it was bong joon ho himself who said (paraphrasing) that if you get over the 1 inch barrier of subtitles youll get to see so much cinema
So many good foreign language films.
Another great Bong Joon Ho is Memories of Murder
@@NikkiStevenReactOldboy would be an amazing follow up. Also The Host by the same director as parasite
Yeah, that son is NEVER gonna be able to get that house. Utterly *BLEAK*
He would never be able to buy the house, "Choi Woo-shik estimated that it would take approximately 564 years for Ki-woo to earn enough money to purchase the house".
If we talking about property taxes how many year's then?😢
@ I am not sure.
Its not estimated, that number of years is from the song title that is playing during that scene
@ I am quoting an article
I don’t say it often or use it lightly, but this movie is a MASTERPIECE
it sure is
The absolute *masterful* tone shift once there's a knock at the door. I'll never forget watching this opening night.
Right? That massive tonal shift completely changing the direction of the movie was incredible
I saw this Friday afternoon downtown Toronto on the first day it was released. Will never forget that experience.
I remember the tension in the movie theater in the moment when the hidden door opens and they run down the stairs. Haven't felt that thrilled in a movie since!
RIP Lee Sun-kyun. He played his role perfectly.
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🕯️😔
The rain scene is one of my favorite scene in all of cinema. Outside of creating a physical conflict for the family, the social perspective of what the rich find aesthetically pleasing harms the poor.
you should watch the behind the scenes if you haven't yet, they flooded the entire set
a powerful statement on class and wealth inequality. bong joon-ho said he was surprised to learn that the film resonated with people all around the world, and not just in south korea. we are more connected than we think.
I'm so happy you guys are finally doing sub content! This is an absolute gold mine for reactors!
yeah, happy we've been able to expand a little bit
Might I suggest the Rurouni Kenshin netflix saga, some of best choreographed action scenes in any live action anime adaptation, and a great story.
For me one of the key moments in the film is when Chung Sook says that Mrs. Park is "not 'rich but still nice.' Nice BECAUSE she's rich." That money is an iron that flattens out the creases of life. And you see it in how the poor characters interact with one another. There is no class solidarity. Chung Sook flat out rejects to Moon Gwang's appeal to worker/servant solidarity to share even a scrap of what she has to let her husband continue to live in the basement. They're all so used to scraping by to survive that existence is a battle for people like them.
Yup as someone from a Third World country, after visiting a First World country I realized the difference. When people have their basic needs met, even if they struggle to get a bit of comfort, they tend to be nicer. When you're poor and your struggle is "how am I going to afford dinner?", you're more defensive, cynical, and sometimes you screw others over just because you want to "come out on top", just this once... poverty destroys your empathy and your humanity without you realizing it.
@@pabloc8808 i always see it as Maslow hierarchy of needs. If the base of the pyramid cannot be fulfilled, the higher tiers such as empathy or self actualisation are unreachable.
I'm pretty sure it was implied that the original housekeeper was beaten up by debt collectors. the reason she was hiding her husband in the sub-basement was because he had several failed businesses and had tons of debt that he couldn't pay back, so they were being chased by debt collectors and needed to hide out. there are so many layers to this movie, and it warrants a rewatch to see the brilliance in the writing. I'm so hyped to see more subtitled media from you both! 🤩
Nikki is the only reactor I’ve seen that actually caught the mother taking out a portion of the pay and acting as if he’s getting paid more than his friend.
"He's double clicking the mouse"
Never change, Nikki.
The actor that plays the male tutor is the baseball boy from Train to Busan.
Omg ur so right!! I knew he looked familiar lol but i couldn’t put my finger on it
@@steph_zee this but the opposite but I know rn but before, I didn’t know he was in parasite since I never watched the movie but then I figure out he played in this movie like before
And the girl who loves him is the main victim at the K-drama The Glory.
"Let's not get crazy I don't think it's gonna go there"
Oh boy lol
After watching this movie you will understand why Parasite' received five nominations and won four Academy Awards at the 2020 ceremony. And on top of that being the first non-English language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture👏👏👏
Props to Bong Joon-ho (South Korean filmmaker), the writers and the actors and actresses in this movie, they did an amazing job.
I can't remember the last time I was rooting so hard for a movie to win at the Oscars! And all deserved
Korean-American here. Wanted to chime in about the ending and how it embodies a Korean concept called “han.” It’s said that all Koreans are born with “han,” which doesn’t have an English counterpart. Han encompasses several emotions in a single word = long-lasting & deep-seated melancholy, regret, suffering, anger, bitterness, a feeling of injustice and helplessness, resentment, an urge to exact revenge, but also resilience and a sense of hope for the future. It’s said that Han originated as a result of decades of Japanese occupation of South Korea. When you look for it, you can see Han in various aspects of Korean culture. It is why Koreans love ballads and why revenge is a common theme in film and TV. It’s not uncommon to see Korean films and TV series with bittersweet endings or those in which beloved protagonists die. When you see Koreans wailing loudly when a loved one dies, that is also an embodiment of Han. I know some people think that Parasite should have ended in the penultimate scene and that the ending scene wasn’t necessary. But I think that last scene makes sense from the Korean perspective of Han. The very last clip hearkens back to the opening scene of the film and situates Ki-woo back in the basement dwelling. Koreans know that it’s a pipe dream that he will ever earn enough money to purchase the house and reunite with his father. It will never happen. And we are left with Ki-woo clinging to a hope that will never be realized, which makes his letter (which his father will never receive) even more heartbreaking (“be healthy until then”).
There was a time I fell on a rough patch and didn't have money to keep a roof over my head yet alone pay for a good meal or for laundry. To hear the father talk about how offensive smell can be and how demoralizing/humiliating it can be to a person trying to survive. I'm glad to be away from that, but I understood viscerally some aspects of this film.
i love that all 3 families are parasites. park doesnt really do anything at his company, just get's paid a ton for being an exec.
This, is how you subvert expectations. At many points in the movie you think you have figured out the movie but nope- it hits you with an insane twist once more that you just did not see coming!
This movie is stuffed full of details, it's kind of insane. Characters being separated by lines in plenty of shots; be it windows etc..., the rock said to bring wealth floats during the flood; it's hollow, it's not real, the Kim family literally living below the sewage pipes and below the Park as they have to take down all those stairs to get home. Also, their smell betraying them. No matter how good you make people believe you're rich, something will betray you, you cannot easily escape poverty. And lastly, the plan to buy the house. Like his father said, no plan is better because it cannot fail. He can't build himself up and buy the house. He's doomed from birth. It would take him 500+ years to get enough money. It's even the name of the ending music. The chances for him to escape is economic class are so slim, it's just not a realistic plan and it will go awry. Class and economic inequality is a huge thing in South Korea, and this is at the heart of this movie.
South Korea has a very low Gini coefficient, not only korea
other countries are more serious
This movie is based on the reality that many Koreans face in Seoul with living in slum conditions and eking out an existence. When this movie came out, people started talking about how many Koreans actually hide and live in places that they sneak into. This movie is basically a commentary on the divide between the have and have nots in South Korea-people with vast amounts of money vs. people barely surviving. Obviously it is not just a reality in South Korea, but the fact that many people find secret places to live unbeknownst to homeowners.
The real horror is the parasites the Democrats are lIIegaIIy lmporting to red states to steal the vote.
The wealthy mother said, "It's a nice and clear sky today because of yesterday's heavy rain."
But the poor family's entire house was flooded.
That's the crux of the social and wealth disparity problem.
Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films - Bong Joon ho
00:14 Train to Busan is the most watched video, because of Nikki and her emotional response. Which is why we love her ♥️
Which is why she needs to be supported for having strong emotions. Don't pause the recording so she can cry off-camera
If y'all liked this movie, I'd HIGHLY recommend more of Bong Joon-ho's work for reactions. Memories of Murder (2003), for example, is a stone-cold masterpiece. Song Kang-ho, the guy who played the scamming dad in this movie, is in that one as well and he is just *excellent* in that one too.
Memories of Murder is on my top twenty list.
+1 👍
OLDBOY!!!
@@ArthurKnight1899 That's a different director, Park Chan-wook. But Oldboy is definitely a classic masterpiece! You can't really go wrong with Bong Joon-Ho and Park Chan-Wook's films. Exceptional filmmakers.
As a korean, this is always my #1 Korean movie recommendation for foreign friends
I'd highly recommend considering Pan's Labyrinth (2006), written & directed by Guillermo del Toro, with spoken Spanish and English subtitles.
A Dark Fantasy / Period Drama set in Spain during 1944, and a movie that is beloved by many (8.2 IMDB Score & 95% on the Tomatometer).
The foreign movie that should’ve won the top Oscar the year it was nominated. I’m still mad about it. lol So glad Parasite finally broke that mold.
Yes!! Agree
Lol the scene where the previous maid talks like the North Korean anchor was PERFECT - she nailed the tone of the North Korean anchor's accent and all the Korean speakers were dying at the scene
you guys don’t understand how much i wanted yall to react to this PHENOMENAL MOVIE!! so excited to watch you guys reaction
A high level critique of capitalism, classism, and society in general. I always think the most fitting screen shot of this movie is when the sister sits down on the toilet to have a cigarette as the entire house floods and sewage shoots out of the tub and toilet, if that’s not the exact metaphor for being broke, then I don’t know what is.
I like the line "They can afford to be nice" because it covers a huge part of what this movie is about. People might look at the Kim family and think they're the parasites, and certainly they're "morally unscrupulous" in their dealings. But the fact is, they wouldn't have to be if they weren't living in constant poverty and desperation. The fact that the poor family's home is all the way down and their lives are completely destroyed by one flood, but the rich family is all the way up and saw it as "lucky" rain, it forces people into inhumane situations regardless of whether they're inherently "good" or "bad". Moreover no matter what they do they are unable to escape their station and place in life. That's what Capitalism has done to many real people.
Just for support I used to hate watching subtitled films and now I prefer it. Once u get use to it, its well worth it
There are so many good movies and shows in foreign languages it makes getting over that initial barrier very well worth it.
One thing i wish people would realize: the Kims were intelligent/ talented people who cleverly conned there way into jobs, but then they DID the jobs and did them exceedingly well. Given the separation of classes like the Indian caste system, they'd never be able to rise to where their capabilities could take them. The Parks were never the good guys nor were they innocent benefittng from and perpetuating this cyclical system
Now watch OLDBOY (2003)
For a fun rump from the same director as Parasite, watch THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE WEIRD.
and THE HOST
Joint Security Area (2000) should be a must-watch.
Oldboy is directed by Park Chan-wook, not Bong Joon-ho. Both great directors though. Both amazing films.
@@kingtchenka628 um, yes, and?
@@XSpiegel misread your comment 😑
Director Bong's best director oscar speech was also really great. Check that out if you guys didn't watch it yet. And there are many great Korean movies out there but I hope you guys watch OLDBOY at some point. That movie was THE gateway for the Korean cinema for a lot of people for a long long time. That's the kind of movie that movie buff must watch. Have a great day. :)
Poor people fighting over the scraps of rich people until they are pushed too far.
Achievement unlocked! 🎉🎉🎉 im so happy for you guys. its a whole new world of content 😊
Glad you are able to find a comfort zone with a foreign subbed film. The Korean film market has so many gems of amazing cinema. Please go at your own pace, though, all your reactions are great.
It's great when you rewatch the movie and notice some of the things said, like when the dad tells the driver that the maid "eats enough for 2 people." 😂😂
The hook up scene is not that random. It confirms the wife to be a junkie. The mad eyes, dozing off during the day, tensions, were hints.
This is a fantastic movie with so much depth. A powerful statement about class society while still also being a funny and exciting story on the surface.
It also has great visual storytelling. For example, at the beginning that the poor family starts to weasel their way into service to the rich you often see some line (could be a background thing, a line in the windows that you see people through, etc) separating the poor and the rich, but as they get accepted they get past them and are shown closer. They also use verticality nicely as you always see them moving upwards to get to the rich house, and vice versa when traveling back to their real home. Just lots of details like this throughout.
Movie gave me existential dread the whole time I was watching it. What a fkin phenomenal movie. Has it really been 5 years since this released?! 😮 Great reaction too guys.
A Tale of Two Sisters! Super underrated horror movie that is actually really well written and gorgeously shot. Seems like a typical ghost story but actually isn't.
Dark fact, but the rich dad ended his life recrntly because he was caught smoking weed, South Korea ostracizes people that smoke apparantly
all timer movie
Thank you guys for reacting to more subtitled content recently despite your personal struggles with it, we appreciate it!
Omg now that Nikki and Steven are open to Foreign Language films, I’d give anything to see them react to Audition 😅
I knew when the housekeeper popped back up, something was going to go down, I just didn't think it would turn as hard as it did. My Korean movie recommendation would be A Tale of Two Sisters.
The "basement" is actually a bomb shelter. Specifically a nuclear bunker. South Korea is technically at war with the North that has a looney with nukes. So many rich homes have those bunkers built.
Oldboy !!!!!!!! You guys would love!!!
The message of this movie is the Rich vs the Poor. Like when it was raining heavy. At the rich people's house, it's all nice and calm and beautiful. But down there, the poor people are suffering with their house flooded.
This film is a Masterpiece, it shows that the two families are both parasite to themselves, I don't know if you notice the way they use the stairs, rain and the floor to tell the story.
Oldboy next please it's my favourite
If they watch Old boy... What are the odds we get a 😬 from them to that scene?
If they do this one they will be thoroughly shocked. Oldboy is easily in my top 3 fav movies.
I am very happy Steven and Nikki enjoyed this film. It was such a surprise yet majestic film. The cinematography, the sounds, the acting, the story, the deeper contexts of class, as well as the pacing was incredible. Knowing that you loved the film makes me happy, and I was glad to see you experience this for the first time. Your reactions were my own for the most part. :)
I've been to the movies a LOT. I've seen a lot of "masterpieces" in the movie theater. But very few managed to have the entire audience in dead silence, with palpable tension in the air, to the point you couldn't hear the person next to you breathe, or breathe yourself, like the scene where the Kims hide under the table did.
If you dont use it, you lose it. I used to think i couldn't watch subtitles. 10 years later, i can watch subtitles and multi task at home. Practice helps in every field.
18:40 He grabbed the tissue with ""tuberculosis"" out of the trash.
so awesome you guys reacted to it!!! i love this movie so much. my ringtone for a while after it came out was jessica's rhyme audio to remember her backstory lol.
Pineapple, like all toppings, depends on the person. With the right toppings I like it, whereas something like olives I find 100x more repulsive on a pizza. Worst part about olives is that even if you pick them off the slice you can still taste them, they ooze their disgusting ichor everywhere
Fun fact: They actually built the *The Park family's* house for this film. The house was built in two parts: the ground floor and garden on an outdoor lot, and the first floor and basement on a stage.
I love this movie! I love how it's like two different movies in one! Also, Nikki, I looovveee your hair! Now... so, here's the thing... they *were* focused on building themselves up. They needed jobs to do that. So, they got each other jobs. They didn't think all that other mess would go down. They were just trying to earn a living. Sure, they scammed to get there, not great. But being poor doesn't always allow for kindness when you're fighting over scraps. Also, everything the rich have they got at the expense of the poor (see how something as simple as the rain was great for the rich but terrible for the poor?). Getting out of poverty is not that simple or easy.
Pineapple on Pizza: Yes.
I'll even say, though I'll probably be hung by Italians, I've put Pineapple tidbits in spaghetti sauce with olives. put them in 5 minutes until the sauce is ready, to soak up the sauce and spices.
Tbh it was actually surprising because you loved train to busan so much. Surprising you didnt watch this sooner but better late than never. Thank u guys
The old housekeeper got beat up by the debt collectors who were still looking for her husband.
This movie is fantastic. A well written story about classicism. And this was the first foreign language film to win the oscar for best picture.
This film 100% has the best jumpscare without being a horror
its such a good jumpscare, i think its my favorite
If you're open to more foreign films with subtitles, may I suggest:
Oldboy
The Night Comes for Us
The Man from Nowhere
I saw the Devil
I Saw the devil was a bit overrated. Would rather recommend Thirst, Memmories of murder, The Chaser.
Hearing Nikki say “He’s double clicking the mouse!” made me damn near choke on my root beer. 😂😂
You two should watch the K-drama series "Bloodhounds", one of the best K-dramas of 2023. It's right up your alley.
You can also do "Moving" or "Crash Landing on You".
You feel the plot twist coming and still wasn’t ready
I haven't watched a reaction video from you guys in a long time. You were one of the first channels I subscribed to. I was so excited when this popped up, Parasite is in my top ten of all movies. It sure was nice to watch you again, it's like coming home ☺
I really enjoyed this movie and I really liked the rich family, even though they were rich, they weren't rude or snobby in any way. They treated their workers well, paid them well and increased their $$$ for inflation, when the couple assumed the previous driver was a pervert, the wife checked up on the 'art therapist' to make sure he didn't do anything. They are involved in their children's lives, many people with lots of $$$ generally turn a blind eye to hiring new nanny's or tutors, during the teenager's first tutor, she sat through the first lesson to make sure he is a good tutor and wasn't doing anything inappropriate, also, when the son wanted to camp outside under the rain, instead of going to bed and thinking he was be 'okay', both parents decided to sleep in lounge room to keep an eye on him the entire time while they napped. This entire movie was very interesting, even though I completely understand the poor family wanting a better home, better jobs, they did it dishonestly through deception, lies and manipulation.
The Park family exploits the lower class to further their own wealth and lifestyle. They are just as much parasites as the Kim family.
wow i never thought you will watch Parasite (2019)
glad that people explain stuff to you. its harder for westerners to catch the nuances and culture and artistic brilliance of showcasing the meanings and intentions of the director via cinematography
reading subtitles and watching is just a skill that can be learnt and picked up, for most people. once you got it, there is really a whole media from all other parts of the world
My Stance on Pineapple on Pizza:
I don’t mind it, but I’ve never ordered it.
This is one of my favorite movies of all time. So many layers; so much to unpack for those willing to dive in.
Hey, please add Old Boy to your list. its also a Korean movie with a brillent plot twist
The hot sauce on the tissue is one of the funniest but also best dramatic scenes ever! Kills me every time
"Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films." -Bong Joon-ho
I first watched this movie thinking it would be good, but I came out loving it. I love all the details. The rock floats when it flooded, meaning it was fake. The rain that ruined the Park's camping trip absolutely destroyed the poorer neighborhoods. The family does have all the skills necessary for the jobs they take, but they never had the chance because of where they stood in society. And he never could have afforded that house. I love that it ends realistically, and not with him beating the system. That's life. That's the system we have.
I'm so happy to see y'all are able to explore so many new films now with subs! To keep the Korean films going I suggest the absolute classic Oldboy! Not the American remake.
Please react to I Saw the Devil next. It's another great Korean movie. You're gonna love it!
PINEAPPLE IS THE BEST PIZZA TOPPING!
Dark is back on the menu boys!
It all went back to the circle of life when the rock was placed back to the river. Both the poor dad and the basement guys had businesses before and failed. Then they became a parasite.
Instead of earing legit money to buy the house (practically impossible for the poor), staging a robbery and escaping sounds easier. Crime just becomes logical to the poor.
Great reaction !
Oldboy (original) is still the best Asian film I have ever seen in this life. :D Hope its in your radar!!
You guys saw the actor, who played the son ('Kevin') in a previous movie. He appeared as a baseball player in film 'Train to Busan', who bit by his zombified girlfriend and died.
I’m glad Steven seems to be ok with subtitles now! This movie is fantastic, definitely deserved to win Best Picture.
So the question remains: Who were the real parasites? The poor folk forced to use trickery and force to work for the rich family? Or the rich family living an amazing life due to the poor folk's labor they exploit?
Kevin is the baseball guy from Train to Busan.
A well deserved winner of the Academy Award for best movie. A Truly masterpiece.
Everyone recommends Old Boy, but I would suggest The Wailing (2016). Also, you will absolutely love Crouchiong Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) by Ang Lee.
I am glad y'all are making that step forward to branch out even more. Cool thing about this movie is that the entire tone of the film swapped when the former Nanny rang the doorbell at the exact midpoint of the movie. I just recently watched an anime movie called, "A Silent Voice" and it tore me up. It's a slow burn and a hard watch. The former nanny got beat up by the debt collectors still looking for her husband. It's estimated that the house would take 564 years or something to buy if they saved up money, so he'll never see his dad again.
One of the best movies ive ever seen. I watched it again not long ago and i guess i had forgotten the little twists and turns cause i was shocked all over again. Amazing.
“that would be you 100%” killed me.