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That's because it wasn't about rich and poor and their roles in society. It was about rich and poor and how each one differs significantly. So many people read

That's because it wasn't about rich and poor and their roles in society. It was about rich and poor and how each one differs significantly. So many people read the wrong way into that movie and it's disappointing. It has absolutely nothing to do with "class clashing or class struggling against each other" no matter how much the media wants to make you think that.

watwut 5y ago
They said that it is good analogy to class conflict tho. And it is. But not in the "class clashing or class struggling against each other" nor "good lower class against bad upper class" interpretations. The actual class conflict does involve lower class fighting among themselves for little. All while powerful class is mostly confused, occupied by own issues until it hits them and then try to contain the violence. I think that movie just dont conform to Hollywood tropes. Hollywood movie would make victims obvious bad guys, perpetrators obvious good guys. It would also made poor people obviously lazy. People used to American production have problem interpret movie like Parasite. They read commentary and make above assumptions. Parasite went out of way to show the rich family as caring about each other, oblivious and easy to manipulate, but not bad people all in all. And the poor family is caring among themselves, but they are not obvious good guys. And they are in fact hard working, very hard working.
- seoulmetro 5y ago
  It's not a good analogy to class conflict. It's a good analogy to struggling within a class, and the struggle to leave your class. It has absolutely nothing to do with class VS class. Class conflict is mostly the action of classes conflicting with each other. Otherwise it's just people conflict. >I think that movie just dont conform to Hollywood tropes. It's not a Hollywood movie, why would it care about Hollywood tropes? I take it you haven't seen much Korean cinema? >but they are not obvious good guys. Yes. That's the most important thing about the movie. Neither side are bad guys, but they're both doing what their class is made to do. Poor guys are made to get their money in any way they can, rich are made to spend it and not work. When poor finds poor trying to get the same rewards, things get ugly.
Kaze404 5y ago
"Something I was struck by in the movie is that there's a huge lack of class solidarity between the various working class people. What inspired you to write the relationships that way? You point out something very important. You know, in Mother, you see the have nots and the needy clawing at each other and hurting one another. On the other hand, in The Host, you see the solidarity between them, they save each other and they gather their strengths together. And you could say Parasite is closer to Mother, where the weak and have nots are fighting one another. And that's sad, but it's also realistic. And from those moments, you get this element of sadness, but also the comedy, as well" A direct quote from Bong Joon Ho himself. https://www.gq.com/story/parasite-director-bong-joon-ho-interview https://www.gq.com/story/parasite-director-bong-joon-ho-inte...
- seoulmetro 5y ago
  "You could say". Bong Joon Ho would be a fool to write that everyone read the wrong thing into his movie. The weak and have-nots are definitely not fighting each other in Parasite. If you want to read his real thoughts, read the interviews surrounding the releases of The Host and Mother. Or possibly something entirely for a Korean audience beyond the release of Parasite. Edit: Actually, I read it wrong. And I guess so did you. He is saying the same exact thing I am. Your quote from Bong Joon Ho doesn't actually reference any class fighting. It represents the lower class fighting itself.

watwut 5y ago

They said that it is good analogy to class conflict tho. And it is. But not in the "class clashing or class struggling against each other" nor "good lower class against bad upper class" interpretations. The actual class conflict does involve lower class fighting among themselves for little. All while powerful class is mostly confused, occupied by own issues until it hits them and then try to contain the violence. I think that movie just dont conform to Hollywood tropes. Hollywood movie would make victims obvious bad guys, perpetrators obvious good guys. It would also made poor people obviously lazy. People used to American production have problem interpret movie like Parasite. They read commentary and make above assumptions. Parasite went out of way to show the rich family as caring about each other, oblivious and easy to manipulate, but not bad people all in all. And the poor family is caring among themselves, but they are not obvious good guys. And they are in fact hard working, very hard working.

seoulmetro 5y ago
It's not a good analogy to class conflict. It's a good analogy to struggling within a class, and the struggle to leave your class. It has absolutely nothing to do with class VS class. Class conflict is mostly the action of classes conflicting with each other. Otherwise it's just people conflict. >I think that movie just dont conform to Hollywood tropes. It's not a Hollywood movie, why would it care about Hollywood tropes? I take it you haven't seen much Korean cinema? >but they are not obvious good guys. Yes. That's the most important thing about the movie. Neither side are bad guys, but they're both doing what their class is made to do. Poor guys are made to get their money in any way they can, rich are made to spend it and not work. When poor finds poor trying to get the same rewards, things get ugly.

Kaze404 5y ago

"Something I was struck by in the movie is that there's a huge lack of class solidarity between the various working class people. What inspired you to write the relationships that way? You point out something very important. You know, in Mother, you see the have nots and the needy clawing at each other and hurting one another. On the other hand, in The Host, you see the solidarity between them, they save each other and they gather their strengths together. And you could say Parasite is closer to Mother, where the weak and have nots are fighting one another. And that's sad, but it's also realistic. And from those moments, you get this element of sadness, but also the comedy, as well" A direct quote from Bong Joon Ho himself. https://www.gq.com/story/parasite-director-bong-joon-ho-interview https://www.gq.com/story/parasite-director-bong-joon-ho-inte...

seoulmetro 5y ago
"You could say". Bong Joon Ho would be a fool to write that everyone read the wrong thing into his movie. The weak and have-nots are definitely not fighting each other in Parasite. If you want to read his real thoughts, read the interviews surrounding the releases of The Host and Mother. Or possibly something entirely for a Korean audience beyond the release of Parasite. Edit: Actually, I read it wrong. And I guess so did you. He is saying the same exact thing I am. Your quote from Bong Joon Ho doesn't actually reference any class fighting. It represents the lower class fighting itself.