# Parasite - great movie or no? (SPOILERS WELCOME) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 20, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parasite-great-movie-or-no-spoilers-welcome/846721 "2020-01-20T21:13:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parasite-great-movie-or-no-spoilers-welcome/846721/4 "2020-01-20T21:40:21Z")
My [take](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21914472&postcount=1188) from last year: > [@Movies you've seen recently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently/699906/1196): > > [Parasite](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6751668/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_1), 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. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parasite-great-movie-or-no-spoilers-welcome/846721)._