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* DoingInTheWizard: Two examples in the movie exist, and when done they actually ''enhance'' the eeriness of the moments they are a part of;
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* DoingInTheWizard: Two examples in the movie exist, and when done they actually ''enhance'' the eeriness creepiness of the moments they are a part of;
* ElementalMotifs: Water, in the form of rain. Everything goes belly-up for the Kim family on a raining night, they come home to see their house flooded on account of the rain, [[spoiler:tensions begin to boil over due to the Parks actually being thankful for the rain giving them a clear day, and Ki-woo leaves his scholar stone in a river. On a metaphorical level, water never goes up, only down; the lower class have next-to-nope hope of rubbing shoulders with the upper class, and the Kims' attempts to leave them worse off than they were before.]]
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** The scholar stone Min gifts the Kims is a twofer.
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** The scholar stone Min gifts the Kims is a twofer.Kims;
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* DoingInTheWizard: Two examples in the movie exist, and when done they actually ''enhance'' the eeriness of the moments they are a part of;
** The most notable is [[spoiler: Da-song's encounter with a ghost, peering over the edge of the stairs at him and sending him into a panicked seizure. It is in fact Geun-se, Moon-gwang's husband, who has been hiding in the basement and came up looking for food. When the flashback actually occurs, the audience knows of the couple's secret, and realize how close the Parks came to realizing they had squatters in the privacy of their home.]]
** The second, much earlier one, is [[spoiler: Moon-gwang trying to push the cover to the secret bunker, which takes so much exertion she had to brace herself ''with both feet on the wall'' to do so. It's an incredibly jarring image, and the reaction of first-time viewers may be of the consideration she's non-human because of how unnatural it initially looks before they realize the logistics. The sheer desperation and intensity of Moon-gwang's actions then become more flooring.]]
** The most notable is [[spoiler: Da-song's encounter with a ghost, peering over the edge of the stairs at him and sending him into a panicked seizure. It is in fact Geun-se, Moon-gwang's husband, who has been hiding in the basement and came up looking for food. When the flashback actually occurs, the audience knows of the couple's secret, and realize how close the Parks came to realizing they had squatters in the privacy of their home.]]
** The second, much earlier one, is [[spoiler: Moon-gwang trying to push the cover to the secret bunker, which takes so much exertion she had to brace herself ''with both feet on the wall'' to do so. It's an incredibly jarring image, and the reaction of first-time viewers may be of the consideration she's non-human because of how unnatural it initially looks before they realize the logistics. The sheer desperation and intensity of Moon-gwang's actions then become more flooring.]]
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*** [[spoiler: At the film's end, Ki-Woo places it in a river among several other rocks, and it instantly becomes indistinguishable. It's easy to see this as reflective of the fact that the Kims are just one part of a great collective with hollow hopes and schemes, the lower class, and that they blew their chance to stand out from that collective due to their greed and overreaching.]]
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* AlternateMonochromeVersion: The film has a version alternatively labelled the ''Black-and-White Edition'' or the ''[[ReCut Director's Cut]]'', released in a limited theatrical capacity and later on home media.
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The "Director's Version" which [[https://deadline.com/2020/01/neon-release-date-black-and-white-parasite-bong-joon-ho-1202838397/ saw a limited release in the US and a few other theaters abroad]].
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* TheHelpHelpingThemselves: After they all get hired in the Parks' household, the Kims throw a party in their employers' house when they go out of town.
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* GreedMakesYouDumb: The FatalFlaw of the Kim family. After Kim Ki-woo manages to get the poor family some money by being an English tutor for the Park Family, he enacts a scheme where he has the Parks unknowingly hire the Kim family for various jobs. The family had already achieved their goals after all four of them are hired by the Parks in well-paying jobs, but they just can't help but want even more. Their pursuit of money and laxness end up becoming their undoing however, [[spoiler:where they're caught red-handed partying in the Park mansion by Moon-gwang and Geun-sae, leading to the tragic birthday party. This includes the death of Kim Ki-jeong, with Kim Ki-taek fleeing from the authorities after murdering Park Dong-ik in a fit of rage, the latter forced to live in the secret bunker of the basement of the Park mansion, like Geun-se before him. By the end of the film, the Kim family lost Ki-jeong along with their newfound wealth, Ki-taek is stuck living in the bunker below the Parks' home forever to avoid being imprisoned, with the remaining Kim Ki-woo having the TragicDream of trying to buy the mansion back in order to save his father]].
** The film contrasts the Kim family's greed with the more passive and pervasive greed of the Parks, who [[RichInDollarsPoorInSense lives of abundance and luxury without ever thinking of people beyond themselves]]. [[spoiler:They end up losing their family patriarch, Park Dong-ik, and possibly son, Park Da-song, after a fatal stabbing and seizure respectively, and are forced to move out of the mansion]].
** The film contrasts the Kim family's greed with the more passive and pervasive greed of the Parks, who [[RichInDollarsPoorInSense lives of abundance and luxury without ever thinking of people beyond themselves]]. [[spoiler:They end up losing their family patriarch, Park Dong-ik, and possibly son, Park Da-song, after a fatal stabbing and seizure respectively, and are forced to move out of the mansion]].
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* BlackComedy: The first half of the movie is rich with this one, ranging from Ki-jeong deliberately putting her own panties in the Park family's car to make it seem that their driver likes having car sex in his own employer's car, to Ki-jeong fooling Yeon-kyo with faux artistic lessons. At least until the CerebusSyndrome kicks in. There's black comedy in the second half too, like a dog licking some sausages on a skewer which is [[spoiler:sticking out of a dead guy]].
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* BlackComedy: The first half of the movie is rich with this one, this, ranging from Ki-jeong deliberately putting her own panties in the Park family's car to make it seem that their driver likes having car sex in his own employer's car, to Ki-jeong fooling Yeon-kyo with faux artistic lessons. At least until Even after the CerebusSyndrome kicks in. There's in, there's black comedy in the second half half, too, like a dog licking some sausages on a skewer which is [[spoiler:sticking out of a dead guy]].
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** Likewise, Mrs. Park obliviously commenting about what a blessing the rain had been [[spoiler:because it will mean nice weather for her son's birthday party. The rain caused severe flooding in the poor part of town, and we just saw the devastating scenes of what this did to the Kim's and many other people. This is a stark example of the Parks being either unaware of or indifferent to the basic realities of how poor people live.]]
** At one point, Mrs. Park recounts to Mrs. Kim how her son got a seizure after encountering a ghost on his birthday. While Mrs. Park believes there is a ghost in her house, the viewers and Mrs. Kim already know that [[spoiler:said ghost is actually Geun-se looking for a meal.]]
** At one point, Mrs. Park recounts to Mrs. Kim how her son got a seizure after encountering a ghost on his birthday. While Mrs. Park believes there is a ghost in her house, the viewers and Mrs. Kim already know that [[spoiler:said ghost is actually Geun-se looking for a meal.]]
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** Likewise, Mrs. Park obliviously commenting about what a blessing the rain had been [[spoiler:because it will mean nice weather for her son's birthday party. The rain caused severe flooding in the poor part of town, and we just saw the devastating scenes of what this did to the Kim's Kims and many other people. This is a stark example of the Parks being either unaware of or indifferent to the basic realities of how poor people live.]]
** At one point, Mrs. Park recounts to Mrs. Kim how her son got a seizure after encountering a ghost on his birthday. While Mrs. Park believes there is a ghost in her house, the viewers and Mrs. Kim already know that [[spoiler:said ghostis was actually Geun-se looking for a meal.]]meal]].
** At one point, Mrs. Park recounts to Mrs. Kim how her son got a seizure after encountering a ghost on his birthday. While Mrs. Park believes there is a ghost in her house, the viewers and Mrs. Kim already know that [[spoiler:said ghost
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* HalfwayPlotSwitch: Almost literally at the halfway point in the film, [[spoiler:when Moon-gwang returns and we learn that her husband is living in the house's hidden bunker]], what had been a BlackComedy about the Kims scamming the Parks becomes [[spoiler:a cross between a {{thriller}} and a [[TheCaper caper]] about the Kims going to extremes to avoid getting exposed]] -- and that's not including the eventual [[spoiler:horror as Geun-se goes on an unhinged rampage.]]
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* HalfwayPlotSwitch: Almost literally at the halfway point in the film, [[spoiler:when Moon-gwang returns and we learn that her husband is living in the house's hidden bunker]], what had been a BlackComedy about the Kims scamming the Parks becomes [[spoiler:a cross between a {{thriller}} and a [[TheCaper caper]] about the Kims going to extremes to avoid getting exposed]] -- and that's not including the eventual [[spoiler:horror as Geun-se goes on an unhinged rampage.]]rampage]].
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* HomeEarlySurprise: The Kims throw a party together at the Parks' place, assuming that the owners won't be back from their camping trip until the next day or so (despite the strong storm). Then Ms. Park phones in saying they will be back in 8 minutes. Cue an OhCrap reaction.
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* HomeEarlySurprise: The Kims throw a party together at the Parks' place, assuming that the owners won't be back from their camping trip until the next day or so (despite the strong storm). Then Ms. Park phones in saying they will be back in 8 minutes. Cue an OhCrap a MassOhCrap reaction.
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** Ki-taek bonds with Mr. Park over the long hours and hardships they've both faced, [[spoiler:which makes Mr. Park's admission that he hates Ki-taek's "low-class smell" hit all the harder.]]
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** Ki-taek bonds with Mr. Park over the long hours and hardships they've both faced, [[spoiler:which makes Mr. Park's admission that he hates Ki-taek's "low-class smell" hit all the harder.]]harder]].
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** The silent denigration Ki-taek feels when he repeatedly overhears Mr. Park mention "[[StinkSnub the queer scent he couldn't describe, but can detect from Ki-taek and from the metro]]", combined with helping the Parks throw a lavish birthday party ''right after the night'' they evacuated from their completely flooded house (after a brawl and a miserable escape in the rain) does a hefty number on Ki-taek's dignity and sanity. [[spoiler: When he sees Mr. Park reeling once more from the smell of Geun-se and Ki-taek, he finally snaps and fatally stabs him in the chest.]]
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** The silent denigration Ki-taek feels when he repeatedly overhears Mr. Park mention "[[StinkSnub the queer scent he couldn't describe, but can detect from Ki-taek and from the metro]]", combined with helping the Parks throw a lavish birthday party ''right after the night'' they evacuated from their completely flooded house (after a brawl and a miserable escape in the rain) does a hefty number on Ki-taek's dignity and sanity. [[spoiler: When he sees Mr. Park reeling once more from the smell of Geun-se him and Ki-taek, Geun-se, he finally snaps and fatally stabs him in the chest.]]
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** [[ClingyJealousGirl Da-hye]] immediately notices that "Kevin" seems much more familiar with "Jessica" than he pretends to be. She believes them to be in a relationship and tries to get rid of "Jessica" - but in this case, he can tell her he doesn't have any feelings for her, without letting on that they're brother and sister.
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** [[ClingyJealousGirl Da-hye]] immediately notices that "Kevin" seems much more familiar with "Jessica" than he pretends to be. She believes them to be in a relationship and tries to get rid of "Jessica" - -- but in this case, he can tell her he doesn't have any feelings for her, her without letting on that they're brother and sister.
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* StinkSnub: The Kim family all shares a similar smell due to their living conditions. In the first part of the movie it's treated as a minor footnote to address as part of their masquerade. However after overhearing the Parks discuss his smell in-depth, Ki-taek becomes very aware of their subtle responses to him.
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* StinkSnub: The Kim family all shares a similar smell due to their living conditions. In the first part of the movie movie, it's treated as a minor footnote to address as part of their masquerade. However However, after overhearing the Parks discuss his smell in-depth, Ki-taek becomes very aware of their subtle responses to him.
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* MirandaRights: It's the first thing Ki-woo hears as [[spoiler:he awakens in the hospital from the climactic rampage that left him with a brain injury courtesy of Geun-se, his sister slain by Geun-se's hand, and his father on the run after killing Mr. Park.]]
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* ReadingYourRights: They are read to [[spoiler: Ki-woo in his hospital bed after the climax. He cannot stop laughing.]]
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* ReadingYourRights: They are read to [[spoiler: It's the first thing Ki-woo hears as [[spoiler:he awakens [[HospitalEpilogue in his the hospital bed from the climactic rampage]] that left him with a brain injury courtesy of Geun-se, his sister slain by Geun-se's hand, and his father on the run after the climax. He killing Mr. Park. Ki-woo cannot stop laughing.]]
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* MirandaRights: It's the first thing Ki-woo hears as [[spoiler:he awakens from the climatic rampage that left him with a brain injury courtesy of Geun-se, his sister slain by Geun-se's hand, and his father on the run after killing Mr. Park.]]
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* MirandaRights: It's the first thing Ki-woo hears as [[spoiler:he awakens in the hospital from the climatic climactic rampage that left him with a brain injury courtesy of Geun-se, his sister slain by Geun-se's hand, and his father on the run after killing Mr. Park.]]
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* ReadingYourRights: They are being read to [[spoiler: Ki-woo in his hospital bed. He cannot stop laughing.]]
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* ReadingYourRights: They are being read to [[spoiler: Ki-woo in his hospital bed.bed after the climax. He cannot stop laughing.]]
