Though its crawly title suggests bloodsucking body horror, the R-rated thriller is rarely scary and only occasionally gory.
Meet “Parasite” , the bracing, droll and wildly unnerving social thriller that became the first international feature film to clinch best picture at the Academy Awards.
"Don't look up anything prior," advises actress Park So-dam."Just come in without any expectation and no knowledge of the film." 'Parasite' isn't a horror movie – or is it? Although its crawly title suggests bloodsucking body horror, the R-rated thriller is rarely scary and only occasionally gory. "The messages is trying to give people about poverty differences and problems are universal," Choi says."It has a lot of meanings and metaphors, and you can actually have a conversation about it after."
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