What is the meaning behind the movie parasite?

Double meaning of the word ‘Parasite’ Most of us assume the title Parasite is a metaphor for the poor Kim family and the rich Park family. However, the director revealed that the word “parasite” has a double meaning. Aside from describing the poor leeching money off the rich, the Park family is also a parasite.

What happened to Mr Park family in Parasite?

Park die in parasite? His son decides to buy the house and free his father. The audience sees a hopeful montage of Kim’s son buying the house and freeing his father, but then they are pulled back to reality from this fantasy and are made to realise that Kim’s son would never be able to buy the house.

Why is Mr Park killed in Parasite?

The driver lost his daughter and decided not to let the rich guy get away. He has assumed the role of the God and killed him. So the main parasite (the driver) eventually kills his host, Mr. Park.

What happened to the Kim family in Parasite?

The Kim family is imprisoned by their own financial instability. Then Ki-taek is literally imprisoned in the house. There is no world for the Kim family where they aren’t imprisoned by something. The fantasy offers an escape for the prison, both for Ki-woo and Ki-taek.

Why did the dad stab the other dad in Parasite?

Ki taek throws the keys towards Mr Park and the keys fall under Moon gwang’s husband’s body (who is dead now). Mr Park feels a repulsion from his smell and it clearly showed on his face. This triggered Ki taek and he stabbed and killed Mr Park.

Why the driver killed the owner in Parasite?

Park told the driver to do his job, which he was paid for. He didn’t want to get close to him on a human level. When the killing happened, the driver was grieving about his daughter, and Mr. Park didn’t care about her and only wanted to save himself and his son.

What was the smell in parasite?

A smell that is forced upon you by the forces of the powerful and mighty, who believe you are destined to live with it. Parasite latches onto this idea, to describe the mindset of the wealthy Park family. Even their youngest child can sniff the unfamiliar smell of the semi-basement dwelling Kim family.

Why did the dad stab the other dad in parasite?

What happened to the old housekeeper in Parasite?

Finally, the family gets rid of the Parks’ housekeeper, Moon-gwang (Jeong-eun Lee), by making her seem sickly due to a peach allergy, which paves the way for the Kims’ mother, Chung-sook (Hye-jin Jang), to get the gig.

Did Mr Park love his wife?

From the start, Kim didn’t really believe that Park loved his wife, and only stated that Park loved his wife, subtly framing it in more of a probing manner to see how Park would react. When Park paused each time before he weakly agreed, it confirmed Kim’s belief.

What is the release date of parasite?

Parasite premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2019, where it became the first South Korean film to win the Palme d’Or. It was then released in South Korea by CJ Entertainment on 30 May 2019.

Is ‘parasite’ a satire?

Bong Joon-ho ’s masterful film Parasite is a wicked and brutal satire about wealth disparity. The film’s setup has a poor family, the Kims, infiltrating the lives of a wealthy family, the Parks, by becoming their new employees.

What records did parasite break in 2019?

It wasn’t just awards records that Parasite broke in 2019. Parasite broke a number of financial records as well, including the highest foreign film opening weekend of all time for the UK box office, and a number of records with the Indie Box Office. The record-setting trend continued for the Parasite film.

Who are the actors in the movie “Parasite”?

Parasite (2019 film) 1 Kwak Sin-ae 2 Moon Yang-kwon 3 Bong Joon-ho 4 Jang Young-hwan