Masterful

Rating: 10/10 (26 February 2020)

Parasite is a masterpiece, worthy of all the praise and awards it has received. The title alone has about 4 different meanings depending on your interpretation of the story. "So metaphorical" as a certain character says multiple times. Every single performance is brilliant, from Kang-ho Song, Woo-sik Choi, So-dam Park and Hye-jin Jang as the Kims to Sun-kyun Lee and Yeo-jeung Jo as the parents of the Parks to everyone in between.
In fact, there isn't a single area that the film falters in. Production design, editing, score, cinematography; they are all top class. The script by Bong Joon-ho and Jin Won Han is superb, covering a spectrum from dark comedy to social commentary. The direction by Bong is absolutely brilliant too.
However, my absolute favourite thing about the film is the seamless tonal shifts. The film covers most genres that you could think of; from comedy and drama to thriller and even horror and it does all of this without feeling out of place for a second. Some of the tensest scenes I've seen in a film are contained here and they are utterly brilliant. No matter your interpretation, there's a clear message here, from an examination of money (or lack of) and beyond. The movie is spectacular and will undoubtedly go down as a classic.