Parasite: A Dark, Delirious Meditation on Late Capitalism

Derek Lu
Derek Lu
Nov 1 · 6 min read

Parasite is an incredible, delirious film, one of the year’s best. It follows the misdeeds of Ki-woo Park (Woo-sik Choi) and his despondent family, whose only source of income is to fold pizza boxes for a delivery service. They’re living just at the poverty line, so lacking in everyday…

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