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But then came Bong Joon-hosParasiteand suddenly, all anyone wanted to talk about was Bong Joon-hosParasite.
ButParasiteis that kind of picture.
That also makes it a tough film to write about.
Just know that its extremely moving and thrilling and it will both make and ruin your day.
Next comes the task of replacing the loyal and watchful housekeeper, who proves a bit trickier.
But of course, things arent always so easy, and theres always someone lower than you.
You keep expectingParasiteto turn into one thing, but it keeps turning into something else.
It mutates, like a real parasite trying to hang on to its host.
The bluntness of the message masks its ephemerality.
Instead, the director is more interested in conjuring a mood of poisoned desperation.
