Why is Parasite in Korean?

When “Parasite” first came out, and then again when it when the Oscar for Best Picture, a lot of people were upset because they had to read. That’s right, because if you can’t understand Korean there were subtitles. And that pissed people off.

Now as someone who has lived in America my whole life and has a genetic history whiter than printer paper, I’m truly ashamed at the amount of people who would put off a movie simply because you have to read the subtitles. There are mounds and mounds of films available in different languages. It’s one thing if they’re not subtitled. But nowadays almost every film has subtitles in different languages.

Which reminds me: Consider how much media is produced by English speaking countries. The fact that you can access those simply because you can read English makes you lucky. And at the same time it makes you unlucky.

Our society is very much about ourselves. I mean, take a look around. We’ve got people protesting stay-at-home orders because they want a haircut. Meanwhile other countries are through the worst part of it because they realized it was a group effort to quarantine. God forbid we talk about helping the elderly or the sick. No, in America it’s me, me, me.

Now I’m sorry if I’ve gone off on a tangent, but it’s only because I truly believe that art is better when it is shared. Blocking something out simply because you don’t want to read the subtitles is idiotic. “Parasite” is one of the best films I’ve seen in a while. That it won the Best Picture Oscar is nothing shy of surprising and amazing. But take a look inside your brain. Do you watch foreign media? If not, why? Give it a shot. Just try.

And, of course, I need to answer the question that heads this blog post: Why is “Parasite” in Korean?

Because it’s a Korean film.

Seriously, if you haven’t yet, go watch it. It’s on Hulu so you have almost no excuse.

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Another thank you to Max Kutsch for joining me in my review and discussing the movie with me! You can check out his blog at maxkutsch.wordpress.com

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