‘Parasite’ Is a Class-Conscious Climate Parable

1. Loved the movie, btw, but the floods in the film have nothing to do with climate change. Floods have been happening in Seoul for decades, long before anyone talked about climate change (and much of the flooding had to do with pouring concrete over everything with nowhere for floodwaters to go). Nothing new there (floods happened every year I lived there). As for income inequality, it is true that some of the rich in Korea have a snobby attitude to the lower classes, but in the West, they are far more careful about showing such contempt. In fact, many rich in the West are virtue-signaling limousine liberals who pretend to care about average people. Class is more apparent in Korean society than it is in Canada or the US now (maybe because the rich try to hide their contempt here?). Is income inequality an issue? Sure, but how are you going to mitigate the problems? Not by the usual solutions of attacking the rich. Allowing for the creation of many more jobs thus opportunities for people will.

2. If you believe in Jesus Christ then you know He is the only One who actually changes the weather and climates. YOU cannot save the earth. Worry about getting saved yourself. When Jesus returns, which won't be long, He will restore everything. Don't worry.

3. good to see you back on trnn, kim

4. What can seem to be "similar" socio-economic positions can be remarkably different. The Kim family live in a semi-basement, between the earth and the sky (hell and heaven), while the basement dwellers have no windows to even remind them of an open world. The basement dwellers are swamped in debt, while debt is never mentioned for the Kim family. There is also much more solidarity between the members of the Kim family, all working together, than for the basement dwellers, where the husband is leeching off his wife.

   Far too often we rely on income as a measure of socio-economic position – the Kim family was very much struggling for income prior to employment with the Parks, but they were not riddled with debt, and with two children about to become wage-earners, there was reason for considerable hope. The basement dwellers have no children (that we see), and no familial support structure. They exist on a miserable terrified debt-ridden island, expecting to struggle along prior to approaching death, which the movie provides for them.

   Debt as a metaphor for being "underwater" renders the basement dwellers drowning, the Kim family in the water struggling to rise above, and the Parks above water and largely dry. So absolutely the Kim family and the basement dwellers are NOT in "similar" socio-economic position,, despite the optimistic ending with all of the families brought together in egalitarian chaos.

5. Wealthy people should care about climate change, most of the expensive homes are all by the water xD

6. Hello: More BS to get more TAXES. They will TAX you for clean air. China and other countries are Destroying the world and no one says a word. And all other countries blame America. China can dirty the air faster than America can clean it.

7. Now almost 5:30 am, Feb. 13th, and gave this video a Like but am not 100% sure about this. Haven't seen the film and professor Min Song certainly seems to make some reasonable sense, but a guess is that this video provides a little less than it should or could. Not entirely satisfied, but I'll still give this a Like. " Parasite (2019) ", https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6751668/reference . Need to log in to get the most complete details, and there's a VERY short summary near the top of the page but search for "summary", minus the quotes, and you'll get more extensive summaries. So far, with a little over 227,000 IMDB user votes this film has an 8.6/10 rating, so it must be quite good. Based on what I read of the summaries, people may like this film for other societal reasons than climate change, but it's part of the "mix".

8. I dont see how this film is about climate change. At all.
   Floods have happened all throughout history.

9. The climate alarmists keep predicting things that fail to materialize, such as the disappearance of glaciers by 2020 in glacier national park (not happening) or the demise of polar bears (not happening) or adelie penguins (not happening). How come the media never calls them on this? There's some sort of extreme weather happening somewhere on the planet every day, and THAT's what they focus on as "climate change." It's just WEATHER, folks.

10. "Parasite", about Americans?! Global climate problem, indeed.

11. The inundation caused by climate change is just one example of how extreme wealth and income inequality is devastating the lives of billions.

12. Does it bother you that you are an accessory to this criminal fraud?

13. I have watched this twice and it is rare to get a good movie like this. Snowpiercer is good as well and done by same director.

14. Now there's a surprise a progressive/regressive film about the hoax climate crisis, global warming or whatever they are calling it this week wins a worthless prize as the luvvies pat themselves on the back. How fucking sick are these halfwits

15. what climate "crisis"?

16. Seriously Real News, when did this news network start broadcasting blatant lies?
    Paul, I'm shocked that you would permit such obvious falsehoods to be broadcast on your network and I have been subscribed to you since the very early beginning (even donated several times!)

17. I think the use of Native American decor by the affluent in the film with the understanding that the family is not especially cruel is an example of how many privileged could believe themselves to be virtuous while at the same time being ignorant participants in a greater problem.

18. Foreign Language Film 🙂
    As if "English" were a native North American language LOL!

19. It's NOT about climate change. It's a big fat lie.
    spoiler

    It's about a family of crooks and that's as much as you should know about it. Go watch it, you will love it. (Not for kids!)

20. Every race on planet Earth get high praise but the black race, we must cease to being brought out by the weaking of the our self hate mentally.

21. Great movie, hilarious.
    Must watch movie folks, ignore the misinformation about it, you won't regret it. Subtitles and enjoy movie of the year.

22. The film sounds like a must to avoid to me! Who the hell wants to watch a movie about climate change and class differences? There's nothing very uplifting in that, as far as I can see.

23. Thanks Kim nice work.
    I learned today that the future has power only because we desire it to be different than the present. Can we learn from NH sadly I don't think Bernie can. A entrepreneur that I admire deeply said when you embark on a endeavor and it's not working to fail fast and pivot. I love your message Tulsi and you inspire me but what can you add that is going to bring enthusiasm in a very doable vision for the future. The format of the town halls are odd where you are in front like a preacher telling people what kind of President you would be which is needed BUT. Now that is what all the candidates do and In itself is common and rather uneventful people want to be inspired and see a new vision for the future and how its going to affect their lives. Get a little sound system and 3 or 4 video displays and have shin,digs events small gradually getting bigger, mingle with the people play videos and in between conversations. Kitchen table issues health care, but better said a wellbeing plan and what this would bring to the nation. Massive infrastructure jobs jobs and more jobs. Moving rapidly to a green economy public transit ultra modern railway, electric cars and fast charging stations ubiquitous everywhere. Partial subsidy for solar panels and battery backups for all homes grid independence. A new homestead act for highly energy efficient homes mini farm sustainable living. Call me let's talk about it. I have the sound equipment but not the video wall.  Just on a side note people with great wealth don't appreciate being told they have to give back they want to be inspired to give back. Music is to the spirit what words are to the mind. Peace and blessings to us all. We can all make it better together. Sincerely yours George Jetson https://youtu.be/OfkaZyCh1vM

    I dream of the day that all people on Earth can live with all needs meet in security,  love and happiness and all nations can be at peace with one another. There is not a lack of human ingenuity or natural resources there is only a lack to follow through. Ultimately A world wide cultural shift of solidarity in the compassionate progressive movement for all humanity. Thinking outside the box, adding some pizzazz a little razzmatazz, razzle dazzle our world in brotherhood. Having several concerts/rallies through the universal language of music for "World Peace, Love, Hope and Change our Earth in Crisis". NO MORE Needless WAR!!!!!!!! How unifying globally this would be. UNITED together we all shall overcome hate injustice and inequality. https://youtu.be/6vT_7AX06UQ

24. So I guess this explains the frantic Asian woman who came to my job’s video dept when I was just trying to finish up zoning and stocking (for almost the last 7 hrs)… the woman was going crazy saying “do u guys have ‘Parasite?’ I need that movie now, U guys said u had it online? Where is it! Can u go check? Can u pls go page the mgr? I have to have that movie today..” blah blah blah … breathing heavy and swarming around me like a shark NON-stop for like 5 mins 😷… smh 🤦🏽‍♀️… we ddnt even have it after all that drama … it was for sale online and dsnt release til feb 14… #superannoyed 🤯

25. Skipping this propaganda flick then. Thanks for the info.

26. We've seen this neurotic artifact of American life over and over. A dystopian situation in real life or a catastrophic act of nature or war takes place and the public refuse to or cannot process it by way of the news media or within the political arena. So the American film industry turns the event into a movie. That this is a foreign language film does not make it a piece of foreign (Korean) cultural art. Like so many other films like this, it takes the director's treatment of current social ills and turns them into money at the box office. Alarmingly, these kinds of films all too often have the effect of providing, in the public mind, an answer to the actual problems; leaving many with the erroneous feeling that because a film has been made, somebody must be at work fix things. Too much hype of this kind of film is quite dangerous. The medium is rarely the message that people actually need to hear.

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