"Parasite": Smell it, do you smell poverty?

Cristina 2022-03-21 09:01:14

I've watched "Parasite", but I don't know why, but I can't stop crying.

Are you sorry for whom? no.

Do you have such a strong sense of substitution? Almost meaning.

Why is that? Possibly, I deeply feel that the hard-to-stop hard work in exchange for it is just an opportunity to struggle in the world. This reality will not change, but it is the best effort I can make. This kind of powerlessness in exchange for the hard work is the most helpless.

The two opposites of the huge gap between the rich and the poor created by the film do not have any strong contradictions themselves. As the representatives of the two classes, there is no direct deep hatred between individuals and individuals. It can even be said that Uncle Kim’s family is very grateful to Representative Park and believes that Mrs. Park is pure and kind. And the couples of the rich class did not have any deliberate difficulties and contempt for the other class. But the disparity between the two classes, or between the two families, still arises.

The film uses "smell" to represent an irreconcilable gap. This is not a problem that can be solved by bathing, changing bath lotion, detergent or even perfume. This smell represents an insurmountable and unbreakable "boundary". And it is this unknowingly differentiated treatment, this true reaction revealed in the daily subtlety, that is the last straw that overwhelms Driver Jin's sanity, and his overwhelmed nerves burst out completely.

Are poverty and wealth destined? Is it possible to change fate through hard work? Is it true that Uncle Kim's family cannot escape poverty because of bad luck? In fact, apart from the fact that this family has contaminated the consciousness of many small citizens because of poverty because of the bottom line, in my opinion, the "business ability" is remarkable. I even admire their ability and level a little bit.

When it comes to the industry of scammers, not everyone can do it. Anyone who has watched the Japanese drama "Credit Fraudster" knows how much homework the senior fraudsters need to do, how well their acting skills are, and how seamless the script designed in advance needs to be perfect before they can achieve their goals. The deception of Uncle Kim’s family was unimpeded at the beginning. This at least shows that their respective abilities and acting skills are very good. Although the wife may be a little bit stupid and sweet, it can bluff Representative Park, the daughter, and the bear child. People, no two brushes are totally impossible.

Starting from the eldest son, Ji Woo, he took over the business of English teacher of classmate Min Hyuk. Ki Woo’s "cross-boundary" behavior can bring fresh stimulation and oppressive male attraction in the first class, and instantly conquer the hearts of Mrs. Park and Miss Dohui, don’t you think it’s very powerful? This girl is Min Hyuk's fancy, but I suspect that Min Hyuk, who is a "good student", shouldn't touch Hui too much. However, Duo Hui was able to kiss Ji Woo in the second class. This kind of ability to attract the eldest lady is not acceptable! Of course, Ji Woo is serious about Duo Hui's feelings, not playing with it with purpose.

Sister Ji Ting, first of all, can sweep all kinds of students with fake PS technology without a teacher. During the interview, she pretends to be an art teacher with psycho-medical qualifications. Secondly, the few words that can be searched on the Internet are very important, and she is angry. After winning the game over the housekeeper and Mrs. Park, this kind of powerful psychological construction is not something ordinary people can easily control. Especially in the face of a bear kid, I don't know how to do it easily, which is deeply convincing.

Uncle Jin, a parking boy a few years ago, has never touched a high-end car. After going to the 4S shop to experience the latest high-end car, he easily responded to the test of Representative Park without rushing and driving smoothly to the cup The tea inside doesn't move at all, and he is also a capable person!

Mrs. Kim Chung-sook was like a shrew when she was in the semi-basement, but she can instantly take care of all the housework of a family, handle everything from washing and cooking to all kinds of requirements, and can make something she has never heard of within 8 minutes. The host can't pick up any problematic dishes. Isn't this also a powerful ability?

What makes me great is that in the semi-basement, everyone feels like everyone is a bastard, but once the clothes are on the upper body, the aura is fully opened, and when they pretend to be another professional in the mansion, the seamless connection. The naturalness and the feeling of not seeing any flaws are really admirable!

Therefore, when this family is still wearing semi-basement clothing, showing a "heroic" and poor taste, drunk and dimly feasting in the hall with a sense of design but a feeling of coldness, the sense of violation will blow to the face. Come. They have always been them, and the essence of deepening into the bones will be revealed after all.

The climax of the film is the rich couple whispering and making love on the sofa where the poor couple slept while evaluating the people around them. I believe this kind of evaluation is not malicious. It is only used as a private gossip or whispering chat between husband and wife. It may also have a slightly rich posture, but it is not intentional. But the other three people hiding under the table heard such extremely harsh comments. On the left side of the camera, there was a louder than a higher moan, and the right side of the camera slowly rolled out, it was a silent table, but we all know that there are three underneath that hold your breath but your heart beats wildly and even your face will be a while. People who are red and white. Their embarrassment does not lie in the subsequent struggle in the heavy rain and dung water, their self-esteem has been stripped away in that mansion.

When all the dust settled, we found that people living underground still have to go back underground. People who can't see the light still have to hide in the darkness. Jiyu's dream of ambition will never appear, because he will never be able to enter the upper class, and naturally he is completely unable to buy a mansion to liberate his father. Driver Jin was found in the underground air-raid shelter with a babysitter at home 24 hours a day. Sooner or later, he was discovered. But they are still struggling to live, and no one has given up the current life that is riddled with but terrible, because they are Xiaoqiang, cockroaches, and poor people with endless vitality.

I watched this movie on the bed in my rental house. The personal living space of the rental house is only 8 square meters. From under the bed to the ceiling, it is full of daily necessities. I have to get up early every morning to grab the bathroom and crowd the subway. Although it is possible to put on delicate makeup, put on clean and tidy clothes, go to the CBD office and quietly blow on the air-conditioning in the office building to work, but the living environment and class cannot be shaken off.

President Park once said that the smell can be smelled occasionally when taking the subway. He and his wife could not tell what that taste was, but I knew that the name of that taste was poverty. People who have this taste are called poor people. This kind of poverty may not change because of the improvement of economic reasons. This may come from the depths of DNA that cannot be changed. However, even if we live without dignity, the poor are still working hard and struggling. This helplessness and incomprehension accompany each other in our lives and never end.

Saturday, August 10, 2019 18:45

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Parasite quotes

  • 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.