I loved Parasite. However, I'm not sure I agree with your assessment of the ending. There's a real question as to what the reality is at the end--how much of what we see is the son's fantasy versus how much is the actual expected fall considering everything that went before.
There's also the other great subtext that runs through the entire movie: Betrayal in service of advancement. It's a part of every interaction between the families, and between the Kims and the rest of the servants.
On the whole, Parasite is extremely well written, well acted, and the cinematography is excellent.
When the reveal-from-below happens, I balked. You're right--it changed from Billy Wilder to something more Scandinavian-parable-ish. My wife, meanwhile, was put off when the mother got her gig as housekeeper, and what led to it. But both events are of a piece with the whole, which I'd still recommend. I blame us for lazily expecting something more familiar and conservative.
In Australia we have SBS, a multi-cultural TV and radio org. that runs different languages and movies from all over the world. Korean film making is proudly unconventional and Korean fillums are, if accessible, strong as hell.
I loved Parasite. However, I'm not sure I agree with your assessment of the ending. There's a real question as to what the reality is at the end--how much of what we see is the son's fantasy versus how much is the actual expected fall considering everything that went before.
There's also the other great subtext that runs through the entire movie: Betrayal in service of advancement. It's a part of every interaction between the families, and between the Kims and the rest of the servants.
On the whole, Parasite is extremely well written, well acted, and the cinematography is excellent.
When the reveal-from-below happens, I balked. You're right--it changed from Billy Wilder to something more Scandinavian-parable-ish. My wife, meanwhile, was put off when the mother got her gig as housekeeper, and what led to it. But both events are of a piece with the whole, which I'd still recommend. I blame us for lazily expecting something more familiar and conservative.
In Australia we have SBS, a multi-cultural TV and radio org. that runs different languages and movies from all over the world. Korean film making is proudly unconventional and Korean fillums are, if accessible, strong as hell.
You should be able to get 700 or so words out of the Lincoln Project ad against Martha McSally. Nobody fuck rats like Republicans.