Plato Would have Loved

Rating: 10/10 (22 January 2020)

I spent some time with the movie "Parasite" tonight. It captured me in it's symbiotic web. I'm sure there is not a single adjective that could describe it adequately...so I won't attempt that magficent accomplishment. Parasite tugged on every ounce of my acquired knowledge in philosophy, literature and Korean (yes...I do have a very tiny bit of that :) ) The set design was amazing...and it may give 1917 a run for it's money.
The stairs...oh so thoroughly magnificent in the simplicity yet the most complex of "metaphors" (yeah, I made myself giggle on that one.) I was instantly reminiscent of my Philosophy 101 "Allegory of the Cave"...."I went down." Thank you Herr Hanak.
Okay, I've lost all of you, I loved this movie for the Best Foreign Film...mostly because my theater neighbors tonight ate every kind of snack bar food possible...I will have nightmares about the gnawing, they chatted and checked their phones throughout...then they pottied and were able to read the screen....and then they seemed confused. Wonder why.
My feeling about awards..knowing the methodolgy of the voting....this film will not be best picture on Oscar night.