The way in which the drama escalates is one thing, but the script is also endlessly clever, the dialogue witty, and the cinematography is gorgeous.
About an hour into Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite you think you have a good grip on where things are headed.
The lower class family played by Woo-sik Choi, So-dam Park, Kang-ho Song, and Hye-jin Jang have successfully infiltrated the world of the upper class Park family, and are celebrating their apparent victory… but then, in an instant, everything changes.
It’s one of the most phenomenal big screen left turns of the year, and just part of what makes the film so incredible.