The film that starts almost like a comedy but it expands into mysterious drama.

Rating: 9/10 (25 February 2020)

In this film the author captured the ratio of lower social class in South Korea. Even though he portrays the family in a very comical way, he managed to show us their desire for a better life. It shows how they are able to do anything: lie, cheat just to achieve their dream.
On the other hand, we have another family that stands as a representative of a higher class, they employ Kim Ki-woo' s family as a servant in their house. We can see big differences between social classes.
The storyline of the movie changes drastically when Kim Ki-woo receives a stone talisman as a gift from his friend. This stone is supposed to provide them with happiness and money. And the boy believes in it, he puts all his faith in the stone, leans on it, and carries the stone with him even in the most difficult moment. He thinks that everything good in his life is due to the stone. Woo-sik Choi perfectly portrayed the character of a boy who looks innocent on the outside but hides a cunning plan inside.
At the end of the movie Kim Ki- woo said : " Dad, today I made a plan - a fundamental plan. I'm going to earn money, a lot of it. University, a career, marriage, those are all fine, but first I'll earn money. When I have money, I'll buy the house. On the day we move in, Mom and I will be in the yard. Because the sunshine is so nice there." Which seems like an American dream. To study, to marry someone and be rich. That's what he wanted the whole movie. But we all know, that's never going to happen. It's just a beautiful lie. And American dream is a beautiful lie as well.