Thursday, February 6, 2020

Weekly Movie Review: Parasite (2019)


Damn. That’s some crazy shit there. Without giving too much away, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. The camera work and cinematography are incredible - lots of nontraditional shots (slant angles, slow pans, overheads, etc.) that work well and add to the progression of the story without being cheesy.

Man, seems like a cute comedy with some sorta dark elements that just explodes into a creepy suspense film. You’re certainly not bored at all while watching this film and it does a good job of sustaining that momentum from start to finish. There’s a particular scene during a rain storm/flood where the juxtaposition of different scenes is so seamlessly well done, I almost crapped myself.

Lots of beautiful allusions to class structure, material wealth, envy, and the search for happiness. Sick movie.

9/10

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