Parasite - great movie or no? (SPOILERS WELCOME)

[peccavi]

My take from last year:

@peccavi

Parasite, directed by Bong Joon-ho, who also directed Okja, Snowpiercer, and the off-kilter, fantastic Mother.

It’s Shoplifters (which I felt should have won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film last year if justice had been served and Roma had won Best Picture) darkened and passed through a filter of class warfare in a society of polarized wealth and class. A brilliant film, with some superb acting, but this director is not to everyone’s taste.

A highly recommended movie, one that will compete for this year’s Best Foreign Film (it’s already won the Cannes Palm d’Or - the first unanimous winner in more than 5 years). But just as I would not recommend a great sushi place to my friends that are not adventurous eaters, I would not recommend it to filmgoers that are not adventurous.

On reflection, it is definitely in my top 5 for 2019 and I would not be outraged if it won Best Picture.