This past month I got the opportunity to see ‘Parasite’ at the Glasgow Film Theatre, for a special viewing of the now Oscar winning drama.
Parasite was directed by Korean director Bong Joon-ho and was released to cinemas in the UK on the 7th of February this year. The film stars a host of extremely talented actors and actresses as the movie follows a family struggling in poverty who one by one all scheme their way into becoming employed by a wealthy family by infiltrating their household and posing as unrelated, highly qualified individuals.
Personally, I found this movie to be really fascinating due to its tone and ability to be comedic and serious when it was appropriate to be so. As much as this may not seem like something of any serious note, I do feel that a lot of films, especially in the thriller drama genre, tend to struggle to find the balance for when it is appropriate to throw in a bit of comedy to a scene, in a film which is for the most part, viewed in a much darker, more serious tone.
Furthermore, every character in the film had great importance to the movie’s plot and flow. Even though the movie follows one family, each member of the four had their own unique personalities and scenes, as we got to see each of them inherit a role within this wealthy family’s household. In my opinion, this allowed the opportunity for the viewer to decide upon a favourite character, as each of them were given a lengthy amount of screen time on their own, in which each character was able to demonstrate their own individual personalities.
At the 92nd Academy Awards this year, Parasite won a leading four awards, taking home the awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature Film. https://oscar.go.com/news/winners/parasite-wins-4-oscars-and-makes-oscar-history
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