Parasite (2019)

[Cremildo]

I've been perusing the negative-to-mixed-to-merely-positive comments on Letterboxd, and to my surprise, I disagree with them as much as with the 5-star ones, if not more.

Some criticize the second half (which is my favorite), the genre elements (which are the reason why I'm attracted to Joon-ho's cinema in the first place), the so-called plot twist (which made my jaw drop), and even the way the poor are not portrayed in an entirely positive light and the rich not portrayed in an entirely negative light (for real? They wanted the characterization to be completely black-and-white?).

I'm at a loss regarding this film. As it's supremely well-crafted and entertaining, even though I'm still skeptical of its thematic reach, it won't be hard for me to revisit it in a few years, but jeez, my dissonance even with those who gave it a similar rating is rather surprising.