Yul~Chocolat ♥

another thing to note is how he makes the poor family the protagonist(s) of the movie. in this way, it’s easier, by nature of the fact that the audience experiences events from their perspective, to sympathise with them and not the rich family being manipulated. they are allowed complexity and humanity in the narrative and you can’t help but feel satisfied and even a little triumphant on their behalf when they successfully take over the rich family’s home.

in contrast, the rich family is deliberately denied interiority in the narrative, rendered generic and almost archetypal as a result of being positioned as the object and not the subject. the mere act of shifting the privilege of perspective away from them effectively divests them of narrative power and casts them as the suckers, the fools. they are not demonised—in fact, they’re decent enough people in their own right and you could even sympathise with them if you ignore the spectre of their stuctural power and the fact that they’re socially and politically obtuse—but they do not need to be demonised to be distasteful.

and THAT is the true genius of the movie: the wealthy are not cartoon villains—that is not what makes them malignant. it is the very fact of their existence as a class that makes them malignant, an existence that is not neutral but inherently violent by nature bc their wealth and the complacency that comes with the privilege and comfort attached to that wealth depend upon the active impoverishment of the working class. the poor are poor not bc they lack intelligence, or talent, or resourcefulness, or capability; they are poor bc they are rendered poor through the exploitation of their labour and subordination to the wealthy class. bong joon-ho makes salient this sober reality through a very realist approach to constructing the narrative. parasite is a home invasion movie that turns into a horror film that doubles as a social satire.

and it’s not like the poor family doesn’t face the consequences of their actions—they do, very brutally. they don’t get the last laugh. it’s a depressing movie bc it denies its audience a happy ending. the writers and director know that a happy ending is not possible in the world of parasite, our world—not when you still operate within the terms of the system. ultimately, the poor family did not “win” bc the comfort and luxury they obtained are ersatz, and their presence in the wealthy home—symbolic of their farcical penetration into the wealthy class—is parasitic in nature. it was a temporary freedom, in the end almost illusory bc they end up back where they started. the son’s pledge to his father to work hard and get a job so he can ascend the socioeconomic ladder briefly infuses the narrative with hope and optimism, but then we’re brought back down (literally) to reality and left with the sinking feeling that nothing much is going to change.

My mind’s telling me no

Anyone with a name that starts with a “Z”, ends with an “i”, and isn’t some kind of Italian pasta, IS SERIOUS

as this is happening, we need to show more love and support to your idols. we need to help them just like they help us. so please send this to your idol !

credits to @97jjkshii

also, don’t send direct hate to idols. if you wanna talk shit about them, just put some * in their names. thank you!

힘내세요 ღ be strong

항상 좋은 음악을 줘서 고마워요 ღ thank you for always giving us good songs

당신은 소중한 사람이에요 ღ you are special

오빠 힘내세요 우리가 있자나요 ღ  be strong, you have us 

난 항상 응원 할게요 ღ i’ll always support you

푹 쉬세요 ღ rest well

밥꼭챙겨먹어(요) ღ ensure that you are eating your meals

당신이 독특합니다, 당신은 필수, 사랑 하는 ღ you are unique, you are essential, you are loved

너는 나의 천사 ღ you are an angel

행복하세요 ღ please be happy

진짜 잘생겼다 ღ you are so beautiful 

살빼지마세요 ღ don’t lose weight

너는 네 어두운 세상에 빛이에요 ღ you are the only light in this dark world

태어나줘서 고마워요 ღ thank you for being born (my personal favorite)

네 곁을 떠나지 않을거야 ღ i’ll never leave your side

당신은 완벽한! ღ you are perfect!

너무 사랑해요 ღ i love you so much

나는 모든 것으로부터 보호할 수 ღ i’ll protect you from everything

제게 매우 중요합니다 ღ you are really special to me

당신은 열심히 일했고, 축하합니다! ღ you’ve worked hard, congratulations!

항상 우리를 위해 위대한 ღ you are great for us

질 지냈죠? ღ you’re okay?

밥 먹었어요? ღ are yall fed? did you eat?

괜잖길 바래요! ღ i hope you are okay

내 음료 ღ my baby

아름다운 옷 ღ your clothes are beautiful

그것의 아름다움은 납득이 안가는 ღ your beauty is inexplicable

나는 잘 수유를 희망 ღ i hope you are eating well

이 잘 먹고? ღ are you eating well?

(오빠들) 수고했어요 ღ (oppas) you have worked hard

(오빠) 밥먹었어요? 밥을 놓치지 마세요! ღ oppa you ate? please do not skip meals!

오빠 맛있는거 많이 먹어요 ღ eat lots of delicious food

축하드려요 / 축하합니다 / 축하해요 ღ congratulations (not referring to anniversary)

please, they all help us. we need to help them too ! i just need to yall reblog this. i want to see more love being sent to them  ̅̄ｬ˞♡ฅ(ᐤˊ꒳ฅˋᐤ♪)