Name: Rahul Mandal

Roll No: MBA20337

Date submitted: 7th March 2022

Title of the Movie: Parasite

Origin: South Korea
Year: 2019
Genre: Drama, Dark Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Runtime: 132 minutes
Format: Color

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Producer: Kwak Sin-ae, Moon Yang-kwon, Bong Joon-ho and Jang Young-hwan
Director: Bong Joon-ho
Screenplay by: Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won
Inspired by: Bong Joon-jo's own real-life experiences from the time he was in his 20s.
Budget: $ 15.5 million
Box Office: $ 263 million

CAST LIST

PERFORMER CHARACTER

Song Kang-ho …………………....Kim Ki-taek - the father of the Kim family.

Jang Hye-jin …………………….. Chung-sook - the mother of the Kim family
Choi Woo-shik …………………..Kim Ki-woo - the son of the Kim family.
Park So-dam ……………………...Kim Ki-jung -the daughter of the Kim family.

Lee Sun-kyun ……………………Park Dong-ik - the father of the Park family

Cho Yeo-jeong …………………...Choi Yeon-gyo - the mother of the Park family.
Jung Ji-so ………………………. Park Da-hye - the daughter of the Park family.
Jung Hyeon-jun.…………………. Park Da-song- the son of the Park family.

Lee Jung-eun ……………………. Gook Moon-gwang - the housekeeper for the Park family.
Park Myung-hoon……………….. Geun-sae - Moon-gwang's husband.
Park Keun-rok …………………... Yoon- Park Dong’s chauffeur.
Park Seo-joon………… ………… Min-hyuk - Ki-woo's friend.
Jung Yi-seo………………………. Pizza parlour owner

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THE STORY IN BRIEF

The film begins with the Kim family, a South Korean family battling poverty in an unnamed
city. They live in a semi-basement where they struggle to keep food on the table. Ki-taek
(father) and Chung-sook (mother) are having trouble to find a job, and their children, Ki-woo
(son) and Ki-jung (sister) are trying to help in whatever way they can. They take on odd jobs
like folding pizza boxes and rely on unprotected wi-fi networks to get access to the Internet
and street-cleaning pesticides to keep their home insect-free.

Ki-woo's wealthy friend Min-hyuk pays a visit to the family, giving them a gift - a rock that
is supposed to bring wealth and prosperity. Later, Min-hyuk offers to refer Ki-woo to a
tutoring job for a wealthy family, the Parks.

Ki-woo visits the Parks in their enormous home, where he is introduced to out-of-touch Mrs.
Park. He additionally meets Da-hye, the flirtatious teenager he will be tutoring, and Da-song,
her younger brother, for whom Mrs. Park is attempting to find an art tutor. Seeing an amazing
chance to get his sister a job, Ki-woo says that he knows somebody named "Jessica" who
attended a college in Illinois, who might be perfect for the job. Ki-jung gets the job after
impressing Mrs. Park with some pseudo bits of knowledge about psychology, and Mrs. Park
recruits her as both a tutor and art teacher. Soon after, Ki-woo and Ki-jung secure jobs in the
Park family for their parents. They get Ki-taek, their father work as Mr. Park's driver and
Chung-sook, their mother as the housekeeper.

The Parks go on a camping trip for Da-song's birthday, leaving the house empty. The Kim
family comes to stay for the weekend and enjoys themselves. It's all fun and games until
Moon-gwang arrives, insisting that she left something at the house. The rest of the family
flees as Chung-sook allows her in and Moon-gwang unveils a bunker in the basement of the
house, a hideout that even the Parks are unaware of. Geun-sae, Moon-gwang's husband, is
hiding from loan sharks down in the basement. Mrs. Kim looks in terror as she offers him
food. Moon-kwang begs her to let them stay, and the rest of the Kim family (who had been
listening in) falls off the steps and into view, calling each other "dad," etc., which Moon-
kwang records on her phone, realising the con the family has pulled. She threatens to send it
to the Park family. A fight breaks out in the living room of the house, and the Kims manage
to get Moon-gwang and her husband down into the bunker, but Mrs. Park calls and tells
Chung-sook that they are heading home in eight minutes after the campgrounds were flooded
from a rainstorm. The Kims scramble, trying to clean up as much mess as they can, keeping
the other two in the basement. When the Parks arrive home, the Kims are locked in the house,
hiding under the coffee table. Chung-sook kicks Moon-gwang down, concussing and killing
her as she tries to ascend and reveal herself.

The Kims eventually manage to flee, but when they return home, they discover their
apartment has been entirely flooded. Mrs. Park summons them all the next day to work on
Da-song's birthday party, which would be held on the lawn. The Kim family must pretend to
be unaware that there are two persons confined in a bunker beneath the house. Ki-woo brings
the rock down into the bunker where Moon-kwang has died, only to be ambushed by Geun-
sae, who smashes his head with the rock. He then walks into the party and stabs Ki-jung in
the chest. The celebration explodes into chaos, and Da-song faints in fear, having realized
that Geun-sae was the "ghost" he had seen earlier in the house.
Mr. Park yells at Ki-taek to throw him the car keys, so that they can take Da-song to the
hospital. When Ki-taek throws the keys, they land under Geun-sae, who is fighting with Mrs.

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Kim. She kills him by stabbing him in the back with a meat skewer. Mr. Park gets the keys
but is disgusted by Geun-odour, this triggers Mr. Kim, who snaps and stabs Mr. Park, killing
him. Mrs. Park faints as Mr. Kim flees into the basement bunker unseen.

Ki-woo wakes up in the hospital and learns what has occurred. He stands in the woods near
the Parks' house, which has been purchased by Germans, and notices that the censor light is
flashing in a Morse Code pattern. When he decodes the code, he learns it's a message from
his father, who lives in the bunker. He responds with his own letter, in which he dreams about
buying the house and reuniting with his family.

MAIN CHARACTERS

KI-TAEK

Ki-taek, the father has worked on a variety of jobs, but still struggles to provide for his
family. When he is hired as Mr. Park's driver, he learns how to be the greatest driver he can
be while also providing Mr. Park with some light companionship. He soon discovers that Mr.
Park does not like his smell and feels humiliated by this insult. After their home gets flooded,
Ki-taek advises his son that it is best to never have a plan because plans never go as planned.

CHUNG-SOOK

Chung-sook, the mother, is not just a great housekeeper, but she also understands when and
how to call her family members out when they're being a pain. She is like her daughter, is
gruff and stoic, having been hardened by life in poverty. However, she makes a critical error
by allowing Moon-gwang to return to the Park family home, so opening a Pandora's box that
she is unable to close. She does a fantastic job putting the house completely in line just before
Park family returns.

KI-WOO

Ki-woo is son of Ki-taek, a bright and aspiring teenager who feels imprisoned by poverty.
After being recommended for a teaching job, he formulates a plan to have his entire family
work for the same privileged family. His ability to pose as a capable English tutor allows him
to welcome Ki-jung inside the house and so on. He has genuine intentions, and simply wants
to improve his family's lives.

Ki-woo becomes extremely devoted to the lucky rock that his friend gave him after the
incident with Moon-gwang and her husband. After Geun-sae smashes him with it, Ki-woo
wakes up even more determined to climb the social ladder, buy the Parks' house, and
reconcile with his father, who is hiding in the underground bunker.

KI-JUNG

Ki-jung is Ki-woo's sister, a sharp and strong young woman who doesn't put up with
nonsense. Mrs. Park is won over by her extraordinary competence and confidence, as well as
her insistence on extremely particular ways to educate and care for Da-song. Once the Kims
settles into the Parks' mansion, Ki-woo observes that Ki-jung appears to be at ease and can
naturally carry off an extravagant life.

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She is usually one step ahead of Ki-woo and is instrumental in securing the Kim family's
entry into the Park family's mansion. Yes, it wouldn't have needed as much ability as she
displayed to persuade Yeon-gyo to become Da-new song's art therapist, but she performs so
well in the role that she is able to charge an expensive fee.

MRS. PARKS (YEON-GYO)

Mrs. Park is a gorgeous, affluent, and lively head of household who takes pride in her
inability to perform housework. She has become entirely helpless because of her wealth, and
she frequently spends her days dozing on the couch or shopping for household products. She
is pleasant to be around, yet she lacks depth and compassion. She is the epitome of a wealthy
family mistress: gorgeous, innocent, and capable at wielding power with feminine grace.

Yeon-gyo is a good mother and wife, but she's also a naïve woman. Not only does she fall for
Ki-ruse woo's as an English tutor for Da-hye, but she also hires every other member of the
Kim family without conducting any due diligence.

MR. PARKS (PARK DONG-IK)

Mr. Park is the Park family's head of household. He is a pretentious man who is normally
pleasant. He is preoccupied with maintaining control over his employees and despises it when
one of them "steps over the line." He spoils his son and seems to be disconnected from his
aspirations and joys.

MOON-GWANG

Moon-gwang, the Parks' first housekeeper, is a relic of the house's original owner, the
architect who designed it. She takes pride in her work as a maid, but she loses her position
when the Kims misinterpret her peach allergy as active tuberculosis. She returns to the house
to see how her husband is doing, who is hiding in a bunker.

She has not only managed to keep her spouse concealed in the Park family basement for a
long time, but she has also managed to keep anyone from taking her job up until the Kim
family. Moon-gwang may appear to be a simple target at first, but when she returns to the
Park family's house to care for her sick husband, we learn that she did not arrive there by
mistake.

GEUN-SAE

Geun-sae, husband of Moon-gwang, is hiding in the Parks' basement bunker from loan sharks
who want to kill him. After the Kims murder his wife, he becomes a brutal and desperate man
who goes on a murdering rampage.

Geun-sae isn't the brightest of the lot, but he's also not a complete moron. After Ki-woo fails
to kill him with the rock, Geun-sae gets the upper hand. Rather than simply leaving the Park
house and attempting to make a living in the outside world, he goes on a rampage at Da-
song's birthday party.

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COMPARISON OF CHACTERS AND THEIR SALIENT FACTORS

Mr and Mrs. Parks

To be honest, it's probably a draw between Dong-ik and Yeon-gyo because they both fell for
Ki-Jung's and the rest of the Kim family's deceptions. Dong-ik isn't a bad person, but he's also
not a terrific one. Until it's ready to smack him in the face, he's very tuned out about what's
going on in his house.

Mr and Mrs. Kim

Both Mr and Mrs. Kim come from humble background, struggling to secure a job. However,
Mrs. Kim is gruff and stoic, having been hardened by life in poverty. As part of their marital
dynamic, she likes to play games with Ki-taek, calling him a cockroach and demeaning him.
Also, when both are hired by the Park family, they show great dedication towards their work

Ki-woo and Ki-Jung

Both Ki-woo and his sister Ki-jung have solid character and intelligence. The movie also
captures their strong will and action plan in perfect montage. In what appears to be a
reasonable amount of time, Ki-Woo also regains complete control of his faculties. Learning
the craft of screenwriting is essential. Yes, it wouldn't have needed as much ability as
Jung displayed to persuade Yeon-gyo to become Da-new song's art therapist, but she
performs so well in the role that she is able to charge an expensive fee.

SOCIAL CRITIQUE AND CINEMATIC REPRESENTATION

The turning point in the film is signalled by a powerful rainstorm which sets the backdrop for
the Kim's shocking discovery that the Park’s original housekeeper has been hiding her
husband in the basement of the house for over four years.

The storm does more than just set the mood for the Kim's revelation. The climate crisis it's
unequal repercussions on the rich and poor. For the parks the storm is a minor inconvenience.
It means they're cushy camping trip is rained out. For the Kim's, it's a catastrophe that nearly
costs the family their home and almost all their belongings. While the parks get on the sofa to
watch the rain from their huge glass windows, the Kim's descend from the hilltop mansion to
return to their rapidly flooding subterranean apartment. The rain flows with them throughout
their entire downward journey making the flooding of their home pretty much inevitable.

In such a hierarchical urban landscape where the wealthy reside up in the hills and the poor
live literally below ground. There's only one way the water and sewage can flow, down. A
disproportionate amount of the waste is produced by households like the Parks. It requires
huge sums of resources for that family to maintain their perfect home, expansive garden, and
suite of luxury cars, but the ecological cost of that consumption stays hidden because modest
living families like the Kim's who walk everywhere live mostly on leftovers and have few
material possessions end up bearing the brunt of the impact.

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Kim's and Parks are the reflections of one another. The Parks are the picture of wealth that
the Kim's aspire to, and the Kim's are the labour that must be exploited to make the parks
extreme wealth possible.

At the party the parks go to absurd lengths to indulge their son’s fixation with Native
American aesthetics. Bong, the director uses motif to critique capitalism's way of reducing
complex cultures into surface-level commodities. He also observed how the Kim's takeover
of the parks house only to find someone already living there was analogous to American
colonists settling on a land that was already occupied. The parks Native American obsession
reaches a new height when Mr. Park recruits Ki-taek to act out a mock Native American
battle in stereotypical costume and headdress.

When the camera lingers on Ki-taek face, we can see his growing resentment. It's clear that
he's reaching his breaking point. During the festivities Ki-woo suddenly decides to check on
Geun-sae in the basement, taking the landscape stone with him. Since the very beginning of
the film when the rock was given to you as a gift from his wealthier friend. It's come to
encapsulate his hopes of a more dignified life for his family. Here he brings it to the basement
not as a weapon but as a sort of peace offering that backfire when Geun-sae uses the stone
to deal two blows to his head.

BUSINESS LESSONS

1. ENVY HAS THE POWER TO MAKE US BLIND.

The poverty-stricken Kims envy the abundance that the rich Parks own, leading to rash
decisions and ends up with nothing but misery in the end. Envy is desiring something that
another person has. And it manifests itself when we separate ourselves from others. What's
more is that it happens when we are in a state of scarcity. "Having what another person has
will lead to a more joyful life" is a dream. It's merely a band-aid for a more serious condition.
If we just focus on what we don't have, we become oblivious regarding what we have. Seeing
everybody as rivalry and living in steady comparison has never given pleasure.

2. GREED IS A TOXIC INFLUENCE

If this film reflects society, the appearance in it isn't the most wonderful. Greed is the primary
theme in Parasite, and we get the opportunity to see how poisonous it is. The family who is
living in neediness, propelled by insatiability, make a move to take advantage of the
abundance and gullibility of the rich.

Kims believe that terrible things happen just to them and that "it is easier to be nice when you
are rich". In any case, they are ignorant about the outcomes their actions can have. Some say
that greed influences individuals to obtain success. If the meaning of greed would be having
the desire to make progress in an individual and becoming a better person, it would be an
alternate story. I wouldn't consider that as greed.

Yet, the greediness that exists in the present society is tied in with getting to an ever-
increasing desire. It's about never having enough. Also, the most serious issue with greed is
that, so frequently it drives somebody to exercises that in the end hurt others.

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 3. ALWAYS DOUBLE-CHECK YOUR REFERENCES

The movie goes much further with this point than anything that could happen in real life, but
there are multiple points in the film where simply checking more than one loose reference
would have prevented the lady of the home from hiring more of the Kim family. There are
numerous incorrect references and false paperwork that are never reviewed or followed up
on. The tutor boy displays photoshopped papers from Korea's most prominent university as if
he is a student there, and the lady who hires him to educate her children never double-checks
this. You'd think that if she wanted the best of the best, she'd ask for multiple references and
conduct a comprehensive background check. This film demonstrates the importance of
having verifiable sources when offering job to anyone. If the employer had just called the
university, the entire chain of dishonest employees could have been averted.

4. WORK HARD FOR YOUR MONEY

At the conclusion of the film, there is a powerful moment in which the poor family's young
son plots how he would purchase the house in which his father is locked in the basement. The
mansion is worth several million dollars, and as a poor young guy, he would have to work
hard to come up with the means to purchase it.

5. ONLY FIRE SOMEONE IF THERE'S A GOOD REASON TO DO SO

The mother, who replaces the long-term housekeeper who had served the family since they
moved there, is the last member of the family to be employed by the wealthy family. The
affluent wife places far too much faith in the newly hired driver's gossip and enables herself
to be persuaded that the old housekeeper has Tuberculosis after only a little persuasion. Full
communication with her team, rather than blindly listening to rumour, would have helped her
to understand that the Tuberculosis diagnosis was bogus, preventing her from terminating a
devoted employee who only wanted to aid her family. The housekeeper who is fired due to
the gossip is first ignorant of the new housekeeper's role in her dismissal, but after she
realises this, she gets extremely enraged and spiteful, and this vengeful energy gradually
devolves into darker area throughout the last hour of the film. This could have been easily
prevented if the wealthy mother had simply communicated properly with her employee.

6. LEARN HOW TO INVEST YOUR MONEY

The personal finance lesson we may take away from the film Parasite is the importance of
investing. In the movie, Mr. Park gathered a large amount of wealth by running a tech
company. This isn't an accident. One of the major distinctions between the wealthy and the
rest of the population is their willingness to invest in private firms.

Stocks and private company ownership are both investment vehicles used by the wealthy to
increase their wealth. The wealthy can make their money work for them by investing in
equities and private firms. As these businesses grow, so do their investments, resulting in
increased wealth and income. Investing's power doesn't end there. You will have more and
more money working for you if you reinvest your profit and investment return.

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 7. AWARENESS IS DIFFICULT, IGNORANCE IS SIMPLE

The well-off Park family is comfortable, and their life seems straightforward. So
straightforward that they are guileless and oblivious to the enduring of other people. They
don't perceive that somebody simultaneously is carrying on their troublesome life. Their
reality is yet turning flawlessly while others suffer. The poor Kim family, nonetheless, are not
depicted as the better half. They are similarly uninformed about other's hopelessness.

We view life from an exclusive focus viewpoint. Monitoring everything is likewise

impractical but the least we can do is perceive our ignorance. For that our perspective is just
our singular glasses that we set on. It doesn't portray reality. Everybody has their own.

8. EVERYONE DESIRES TO FEEL VALUED

The issue however isn't in the needing to feel significant because that is a typical human
need. If we don't feel significant, we are bound to encounter depression and low self-esteem.
Subsequently, we can turn out to be easily controlled. Being pleased with yourself is certainly
not something terrible. But, feeling more significant, more deserving of life and joy than
others and becoming constrained by this longing - that is an issue.

There is a distinction between being sure about yourself and feeling as though your value is
greater than the one of other people. Rather than reviewing individuals from either above or
beneath, how about meeting each other at eye level.

9. MONEY DOES NOT PROTECT YOU FROM SUFFERING

Parasite depicts unique and in numerous ways contradicting social orders. We see what an
immense gap there is between the rich and poor people. What's more that it isn't just a
portrayal of South Korea for this situation. That is the portrayal of the entire world.
The pitiful the truth is, that debt aggregates more debt whereas large chunk of money
effectively piles up more money. Also, if you are brought into the world in a specific class, it
is very difficult to get out of it.

We live during brutal monetary imbalance due to failed political and monetary frameworks.
The greed of individuals in power. The blind self-centeredness and absence of sympathy. A
lot of money essentially belongs too little individuals.

Indeed, there should be an adjustment of the framework. Yet, it can likewise be important to
comprehend that nobody is resistant to misery. We are all the same humans in the core Living
in various classes however presented to similar mental and emotional difficulties.

Also, as both monetary class portrayals are displayed in Parasite - both are broken, both are
pitiful. Each managing life how they can. Most certainly, money brings solace Living in
various classes but presented to similar mental and emotional difficulties. Also, as both
monetary class portrayals are displayed in Parasite - both are broken, both are pitiful. Each
managing life how they can. Most certainly, money brings solace and opportunity. In any
case, it single-handedly doesn't allow you bliss.

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 10. HAVE FAITH IN YOUR GUT

Throughout the film, the two "bosses," or homeowners who employ the family, observe that
the new employees have a similar odour. This is since they all live in the same basement
apartment, but the executives dismiss this observation as simply another example of how
impoverished people smell and refuse to investigate further. This, I believe, is a great
example of why trusting your instinct is so crucial in business. If the family had critically
considered the matter rather than assuming that their classism was justified in lumping poor
people's odours together, they would have been able to find out the family's ties well before
the film's violent conclusion. Trying not to second-guess yourself or convince yourself that
you're overthinking things will never work in your favour. Almost always, your intuition will
be correct, and you must be able to trust yourself to make the correct decisions if something
appears to be wrong.

THINK ABOUT A SIMILAR CORPORATE SITUATION

The movie makes it simple to comprehend the genuine nature of employee frauds while also
proving that the employer is always responsible for fostering a trusting and fraud-free
environment. The Park family relies solely on word-of-mouth referrals and never checks the
background of their employees before hiring them. By the end of the film, both families have
suffered greatly because of their ignorance.

It is critical for employers to be aware that employee positions and circumstances might
change at any time. While you can't control the personal demands and moral principles of
your employees, you can always avoid giving them the perfect opportunity by conducting
thorough screening at the hiring stage and repeating authentication long after they've been
recruited. Cinema frequently imitates life. It is critical for employers to keep an eye out for
hazards in order to protect their own interests as well as the interests of their employees. And
it all starts with the hiring process.

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QUESTIONS THAT YOU RAISED WHILE WATCHING THE MOVIE

1. Mr. Park is stabbed by Ki-taek for what reason?

2. According to Chung-sook, why are the Parks so nice?
3. What occurs at the conclusion of the movie?
4. In the film, who is the "parasite"?
5. But who’s to blame for being a parasite?
6. What components of the film are unique to Korean culture, and which are universal to
human experience?
7. Which of the characters do I identify with the most, and why? Is there anyone in the
cast who is completely unlikable?

CONCLUSION

Most of us presume that the title Parasite refers to the poor Kim family. After all, the Kims
enter the Parks' home and deceive them into obtaining high-paying jobs. The director, on the
other hand, explained that the word "parasite" had two meanings. The Park family is a
parasite, in addition to describing the impoverished sucking money from the wealthy. They
utilise their money to exploit poor families with their cheap labour since they are unable to
wash dishes or clean their homes. In some ways, they, too, are social parasites. It should be
easy to criticise them for being parasites if everyone is one. There are times when it appears
like there are no nice characters but plenty of evil ones.

However, each character is looking out for someone other than themselves — their family
members — so there isn't a single individualist in the narrative. Nobody is a collectivist,
though, because each family pushes others down without consideration for their neighbours.
Everyone seeks for ways to support their families outside of themselves, but that's where their
concern ends. Nobody in that universe—which also happens to be the world in which many
of us live—comes close to being a true protagonist or antagonist. Few people are self-centred,
but everyone is complicit. Parasite is a storey about diverse families, as well as disparate
social groups, who are scrounging in a system that doesn't set them up to be protagonists —
and, by default, forces them to be parasites.

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REFERENCES

• IMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6751668/

• Goodhousekeeping:
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a30930617/what-is-parasite-
about/

• Parasite's Perfect Montage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma1rD2OP85c

• Parasite — The Power of Symbols

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he3x5flTFPg

• Wallstrategies:
https://wallstrategies.com/money-lessons-from-parasite-the-movie/

• How Parasite (And Every Bong Joon-ho Film) Critiques Class:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhEgGxaeCqM

• The Brilliant Cinematography of Parasite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF6O93noHRc

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