This is why the rating scale goes all the way to 10

Rating: 10/10 (10 February 2020)

Glad I managed to watch Parasite just before the Oscars. A most deserving winner, especially in Original Screenplay and Best Picture categories.
Only 10/10 I have given to a film, out of nearly 100 reviews.
I am not sure what genre Parasite is. I laughed, stood in the edge of my seat and got emotional all throughout a very compelling 2 hours and 20mins run time.
Parasite is a brilliant story about a poor family living in Seoul who tries to entrench themselves as workers in the house of the super wealthy Parks.
The contrasts between two lifestyles are beautifully portrayed and yet, unlike most movies, the rich ones are not made out to be jackasses or bad apples. They are merely a family. Certainly different, flawed, but not one you will actively root against.
The script is one of the most engaging I have ever seen. Builds at a perfect pace with the story and yet is positively full of suspense.
The acting is incredibly convincing, especially the poor family's patriarch Kim Ki-taek, who goes through a very wide range of emotions.
I have trouble pinpointing what else makes it so great, but the film flew by for me. I loved every bit of it.
Bong Joon-Ho created a masterpiece a very worthy recipient of the first Best Picture academy award for a non-English language film.
It will certain open many others for others to follow him.
A must watch.
PS: the only movie that Parasite remotely reminded me off is Hirokazu Koreeda's Shoplifters (2018)