"Parasite" is no better than "Big Buddha Plath"

Joanie 2022-03-19 09:01:02

I can't laugh at the big Buddha at all. That kind of suffering, without a bit of color or light, striving for a little bit of happiness, but even the last bit of happiness is deprived. Even self-rescue is very difficult. When encountering a pitiful friend with the same disease, with all his strength, he can only give a less indifferent look.

Perhaps this is fate, but who is it and why is it "I" to bear such fate?

In contrast, "Parasite" is just a bottom layer after "commercialization". Yes, the details reflect the cruelty and coldness of society, and remind us that we are not connected with each other, but they are just these superficial truths that everyone can say casually. It's an accidental story, just a story. Perhaps it is precisely because there is no real sense of reality that everyone does not lose that sense of security and can still talk about it after appreciation.

"For them, whether it's the sun or the rain, they will have difficulties, but they can't think about the difficulties of life, because there are endless difficulties in life alone. The society often talks about fairness and justice, but they In life, there should be no such four words. After all, just holding a job is weak, and there is no strength to talk about the things that are not."

This is the truth.

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  • Ki-taek: [message to Ki-woo] Perhaps you, if no one else, will be able to read this. You were a Scout, so I'm writing this just in case. Have your injuries healed? I'm sure your mother is plenty healthy. I'm doing fine in here. Though thinking of Ki-jung makes me cry. Even now, what happened that day doesn't seem real. It feels like a dream, and yet it doesn't. That day as I went out the gate, I suddenly knew where I needed to go. A house where such a grisly thing took place would surely not be easy to sell. I've struggled to hold on in this empty house. Still, thanks to the house being empty - what was her name, Moon-gwang? - I was able to give her a proper send off. I hear treeside burials are trendy. So hell, I did my best. Those real estate sharks sure are clever. They duped some people who had just arrived in Korea and managed to sell the house. With the parents working and the kids attending school, the family is usually out. But the damned housekeeper stays here 24 hours a day. Each time I go upstairs, I take my life into my hands. And it turns out Germans eat more than just sausage and beer. What a relief. Passing the time down here, everything starts to go hazy. Today at least, I was able to write you this letter. If I send out the letter this way every night, maybe someday you'll see it. So long.

  • Kim Ki-woo: [narrates] Opening my eyes for the first time in a month, I saw a detective who looked nothing like a detective. Then the doctor who looked nothing like a doctor spoke. Even when I heard how much Ki-jung bled that day... even when I heard the words "forgery", "trespassing", "foul play", "murder", and that we were lucky to get away with probation... even when I finally got to see Ki-jung's face, I kept laughing. Though when I went back and watched the news reports, I didn't laugh.