Netflix fans in the UK may want to get enabling subtitles because this drama film that is streaming on the platform has been awarded the “best film of the 21st century”. Bong Joon Ho’s 2019 movie Parasite has been crowned as the best film of the past century by the New York Times.
The film’s synopsis reads: “Parasite follows the Kim family, who are poor and living in a semi-basement apartment, as they scheme to infiltrate the wealthy Park family’s household, securing jobs as unrelated professionals. This initial deception leads to a complex, and ultimately tragic, series of events as the two families’ lives become intertwined. The movie explores themes of class inequality, social commentary, and the lengths people will go to for survival and status.”
The critically acclaimed Korean film won the Palme d’Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and has also picked up four Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature.
It has an extremely impressive rating of 99% from the critics on Rotten Tomatoes. Their consensus reads: “An urgent, brilliantly layered look at timely social themes, Parasite finds writer-director Bong Joon Ho in near-total command of his craft.”
One critic wrote: “Parasite is both darkly hilarious and delightfully shocking, setting a new sky-high standard for black comedy – the style of Bong Joon-ho.”
“Parasite is the movie we will look back on as the movie of 2019. It crosses over to every culture because it’s simply about human beings struggling to survive in an unfair system,” another added.
One fan described the film as a “masterpiece” and added: “Great film. The last 25 minutes is astounding.”
Another reviewer added: One of the best movies ever produced.”
“This is what great cinema looks like phenomenal acting and direction and brilliant in all the technical aspects. But the storyline and underlying message make it a masterpiece,” another added.
Parasite is available to watch on Netflix.