Parasite — Bong Joon Ho's Mastery of Genre and Tone

In this video essay, Parasite’s mid-point twist is examined in detail — including the way dark comedy and thriller are mixed into something truly unsettling. In Parasite, movie language tells us a “dark concrete basement” means danger but then elements of slapstick comedy drop into frame (literally, when the Kim’s fall down the stairs). Only the hand of a master director like Bong Joon-ho can pull off a scene like this.