Parent reviews for Parasite

All of the accolades are true. Whether you are observing this film through cinematography (which is STUNNING) or you are interested in its socio-cultural critique of class and systemic oppression, which is supported by the cinematography beautifully, this film inspires you to grab on and you do not want to let it go, no matter how many twists and turns the plot takes. Incredible work...Bong Joon-ho and his posse have created a masterpiece.

I'm an adult and it terrified me. Not a good message except hate the rich. Although interesting to watch and filmed well.

Parasite (2019) is a Korean drama following a poor family injecting themselves into a rich home with hopes to indulge in their wealth. The film had loads of mature elements including violence, language and some sexuality. VIOLENCE: SEVERE A woman is pushed down a flight of stairs and smashed her head on a stone wall. She is thrown into a basement and locked in there before she awakes later with a concussion but soon does. Some blood visible on her head. A man violently hits his face onto a button. Blood is shown on it and his face. A man walks around with blood on his face towards the end of the film. There is a massacre at a young boys birthday party. A girl is stabbed in the chest and falls to the ground as a young boy has a seizure before a man is slashed in the stomach (blood sprays on environment) and a woman runs at the killer with a hatchet but is sent to the ground with a knife aimed at her. The girl who was previously stabbed is on the ground dying as the killer attacks another woman who stabs the killer in the side with a long blade before sticking it in further and eventually killing him. Suddenly, another man is stabbed in the chest ending the scene. All of the violence happens in fast paced shots despite it being pretty bloody and graphic. A boy is strangled with a wire before he escapes and runs up a flight of stairs. He fails, and is pulled to the ground before his attacker takes a large rock and slams it onto his head (offscreen). Afterwards the boy lies on the ground with a large amount of blood pooling onto the ground below before the attacker smashes the rock onto his head again causing a bloody gash to appear and the boy to be knocked out cold as his heads twitch. This is very realistic and graphic, but he survives. LANGUAGE: MODERATE In English subtitles, around 21 uses of “f*ck” and several uses of “sh*t” along with other moderate profanities can be heard. SEXUAL CONTENT: MODERATE A girl plants her underwear in the backseat of a car to make it seem like the driver was having sex in it, (mild) dialogue relating to this can be heard multiple times. A couple lays down on a couch before the man begins rubbing and caressing the wives breast. He sticks his hand under her shirt and rubs it with a brief view of the woman’s breast. She moans and sticks her hand inside of the husbands pants and begins masterbating him before he grabs her butt and lays his hand on her crotch before he statts masturbating her. They both moan loudly, however no nudity besides the breast can be seen. This scene is more awkward than graphic because a family is lying under the couch they are on the entire time. One somewhat graphic scene of sex play and a few scenes of sexual dialogue. OVERALL: 14

show it to them now please

Korean Rock!!!

This is not for kids at all. The first half of the film is just fine, but when things "escalate" it becomes an entirely different type of film. The violence on its own is pretty graphic and worthy of an 18 certificate but worse than that are the dark undertones - it makes for a depressing movie that will likely give your kid nightmares. That said, the acting is brilliant, the first half of the plot is very entertaining and the director manages to maintain a constant tension throughout. Worth seeing if you are a (well balanced) adult.

This film is amazing and I think a 16+ rating doesn’t give it justice. I watched this with my 13 year old and my 15 year old and at not one point could I say they were scared. It is a fun movie that everyone should see! The film is fine for people at the age of 13 (I wouldn’t let my 7 year old watch it though) and is something they should watch if they’re excited to go from Harry Potter to something like this. It isn’t very violent (but when it is it’s offscreen), there is little to no swearing and it’s in subtitles so it will broaden your children’s film horizons. So what are you doing? Go watch it!

A great film, but it does have some mature content. Violence is not as bad as some say, but there is some disturbing sexual content, but no nudity. Overall, it's a really awesome movie with great directing and performances.