The Problem with “Parasite”

Choi Woo-shik stands holding a rock in Parasite

The film “Parasite,” released in 2019 and directed by Bong Joon Ho, portrays the story of a Korean family, the Kim family, who are struggling to make ends meet. When a family friend tells the son, Ki-woo, about a job opportunity tutoring a very wealthy family, the Kim family sets about developing an elaborate scam, through which they all end up working for the Park family, and finally are able to bring in a substantial income. When the Park family are away on a campus trip, the Kim family discover a strange secret in the Park house and the plot continues to intensify from there.

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