no message, misleading title, plot holes

Rating: 1/10 (22 March 2020)

It is unclear what the main message of the film is and who should be called "Parasite." As the film constantly makes us feel sorry for the poor family, let us first suppose that the rich family members are considered as parasites, and we should seriously consider the problem of inequality in our society. But no, the dad was hard-working, creating jobs, spending all his available time and money with his family. The man did not abuse his employees, he did not use cheap labor, did not force anybody to work in unhealthy conditions getting huge profit in his pocket. Similarly, the mom was trying to find the best teachers available to get their kids educated, and she treated everybody well. If they had not had servants, probably the dad would have not been able to dedicate as much time to his job and not to forget about his family.
On the other hand, the poor family got their positions by cheating. Should they be viewed as parasites then? I don't also think so. They continued to work hard despite all the difficulties they met. They get their job done: the car was clean and driven smoothly, the favorite dishes were cooked, so what's the problem? Who are we supposed to like or dislike, what is the question the filmmakers arise?
Also, the movie has some problems with the plot and redundant scenes. It is unclear how a family who lived in a filthy apartment, was not able even to fold boxes became a group of good servants for an upper-class family by doing so naive and straightforward tricks. Why did the director even decide to introduce the scene when they were getting less money because they were not able to fold boxes? What does it add to the film except for the plot holes? He could have just portrayed them as diligent but poor people so that they could have perceived as more positive characters.