Writer/Director Bong Joon Ho has achieved the near impossible – making a movie so engrossing that no one in the theater had to tell someone to turn off their fucking phone. Now, THAT’S filmmaking.
Happily, PARASITE doesn’t fall into any one genre. It cleverly and stylishly combines a few, bends a few, and creates a few into one compelling cohesive film. I was knocked out by the storytelling. I guarantee you won’t be able to predict what happens next. You’ll laugh, you’ll shriek – and isn’t that what entertainment’s all about?
Beyond that I’m not going to say anything about the plot or characters other than it’s about two families. A parasite is an organism that lives in an organism of another species. How it applies and to whom it applies is ingeniously at the heart of this film.
After seeing a glut of superhero and space sequels, PARASITE will renew your faith that movies can still be good, still be smart, and in the hands of a skilled artist with a true vision, still a thrilling experience.
But here’s my fear: There will undoubtedly now be a Hollywood studio reemake that will be star-studded, cost fifty million to produce, and be a steaming piece of shit.
Go see the original before the guys who did MAN OF STEEL get their hands on it.
from By Ken Levine
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