Parasite

Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses are brought together and the Kims sense a golden opportunity. Masterminded by college-aged Ki-woo, the Kim children expediently install themselves as tutor and art therapist, to the Parks. Soon, a symbiotic relationship forms between the two families. The Kims provide “indispensable” luxury services while the Parks obliviously bankroll their entire household. When a parasitic interloper threatens the Kims’ newfound comfort, a savage, underhanded battle for dominance breaks out, threatening to destroy the fragile ecosystem between the Kims and the Parks.  Parasite is a peculiar tale about two families who are worlds apart yet somewhat alike, portraying a striking reality of the world we live in. The film stars Lee Sun-Kyun (A Hard Day), Cho Yeo-Jeong (Obsessed), Choi Woo-Shik (Okja), Park So-Dam (The Priests), and Chang Hyae-Jin (Poetry).

Holy crap!   Talk about mind blown.  Completely mind blown.  If you were to ever tell me that I would watch a North Korean movie with subtitles and be completely hooked on a ton of different levels and that even thought it was already cruising to a top 10 list for 2019 would have me yelling holy shit over and over again for the last 20 minutes - I would tell you to get out of my face and stop being a fool.  But that just happened.  This movie is absolutely amazing on so many levels.  I am stunned.  I want to watch it again.

I would 100% recommend people checking this out.  Outside of a mega-franchise coming to a close, this would be the best movie of the year hands down.