The Kims, a wealthy, clueless family are the upstairs denizens. They live in an exquisite, spacious home surrounded by sumptuous gardens. The Parks, who occupy a basement apartment with an assortment of creepy crawly things, have mastered the fine art of the con.
Lest you need reminding of the hazards of extreme wealth inequality, remember 1789 and 1917, the French and Russian Revolutions, respectively. What happen in this film... well, the Movie Slut never gives it away.
At times hilarious, at times frightening, this movie is unlike any the MS has seen before. She wonders what Charles Dickens, an author who took on wealth disparity, would make of it. His rich folks are always greedy, evil characters, while the poor are hapless innocents.
Parasite, which begs the question "who's living off of whom?" turns all that on its head.
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