Wednesday, October 23, 2019

“Parasite” Review

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“Parasite” is a wonderful Russian doll of a film. Its message is precisely, yet differently carved, everywhere you look. Even the house tells the story. It’s a magnificent house that’s not just behind gates, but behind a faceless, tall, stone wall - a wall that gives nothing to the community but protectively wraps a lush private park and spacious, high end, indulgent living quarters. Outside, a grey unscalable mountain/ inside, “what wall”? And within that house is another that tells the story again. The existence within is  both serene and grim. Calm and agitated. Opulent and threadbare. Compliant and rebellious. A modern re- telling of the best of times/  worst of times. I could write a similar paragraph about the weather, the clothes, the twist, the climactic scene, the spousal relationships. Tremendous performances all around with a script that is tightly sewn together with the tiniest of necessary scenes that make the story sail. This is a film that uses all the paints in the box to set the picture. Highly recommended and a good kick off to Oscar season.

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