A gripping story about how ignorance and innocence are two sides of the coin

Rating: 9/10 (13 November 2019)

Often we come across this saying that "Ignorance is not the same as innocence" and another saying that "Ignorance is bliss". This film captures them both. On the one hand there are the Kims, a family of four living in sorrowful condition in a semi basement structure, on the other hand there's the wealthy Park family, living in a rich neighborhood uptown. But with riches, comes ignorance. An eventful twist in the tale for the Kim family, leads all of them being employed by the Parks and how they start to feed off their hosts, just like a parasite, much to the ignorance of the ignorance of the Park family. When all things seem to be settled for the Kims, there comes another turn of events which gives the film a deeper metaphorical narrative. Parasite is one of such pictures that makes you look into the society you live in, makes you uncomfortable at times and questions your ignorance. You may think that your housemaid is working for you but is she really? Would you trust your car driver? Or your child's tutor?