The awards shows are all chattering about Parasite and its brilliance. Bong Joon-ho is nominated for Best Director at the Oscars, and everywhere you turn, someone else is talking about that enigmatic ending. We've covered the movie's amazing montage and talked about other aspects of its brilliance, but today I want to focus on the movie's ending. We often talk about an ending as a great place to begin. If you know a thought or a moment you want to leave the audience with, an ending is a great thing to build toward. The ending of Parasite is so specific and memorable because it takes everything we've built that came before and recontextualizes it. So, let's dig into trying to explain the end of Parasite and celebrate the excellent writing and directing. Check out this video from Insider, and let's talk after! The 'Parasite' Ending Explained We're going to spend a lot of time talking about the final frames of Parasite, so I think we should take some time to set it up as well. The logline for Parasite is "Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan." But that logline is a little vague. So let's delve into... A Short Summary of Parasite The Kim family is very poor. They subsist on wages earned folding pizza boxes and from stealing wifi. They're smart and determined to social climb but are not sure how. Then they meet...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Sunday, 29 September, 2024