The dictionary definition of parasite reads, “an organism residing in, on, or with every other organism so as to download vitamins, develop, or multiply incessantly in a state that immediately or not directly harms the host.” It is a metaphor equivalent to one Bong’s used ahead of with 2006’s “The Host,” through which a sea creature is claimed to be the service of a dangerous, spreadable virus. This time, the metaphor is, smartly, a bit of extra metaphorical as Ki-woo would say, however “Parasite” (or “Gisaengchung” in Korean) is much more pointed in its social observation.
From one standpoint, the Kim circle of relatives resides parasitically off of the Park circle of relatives. They are mendacity about their credentials and experience, or even their identities. They hotel to unsavory strategies to get the Park’s earlier workers out of the way in which, and when the home is empty, they deal with themselves to the Parks’ luxuries. When the Kims uncover Gook Moon-gwang and her husband residing within the basement, one may imagine that the 2 of them are the actual parasites, subsisting within the bowels of the home with out daylight or socialization. Alternatively, one may just additionally argue that the Parks are the titular parasites. They have the benefit of generational wealth, Mr. Park does not bodily exertions and assists in keeping a lot more of the income than do his workers, and Mrs. Park will pay others low wages to do parental duties and fundamental family chores. For the report, Bong has said that the time period applies each techniques audience take a look at it (by means of IGN).
