What Made Parasite Work?
The basic plot-line of the film could be the primary reason for its wide reception. This plays out with the guilt of the upper/upper-middle class for being ignorant towards the plight of classes below them (especially in capitalist welfare states like the US, the UK and, Europe). This is to be contextualised in the current political milieu where there is a rise in ultra-nationalism and far-right political groups across the world.
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