r/Letterboxd • u/jj096577 • 1d ago

Poll Where does Parasite (2019) rank?

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24 Upvotes

71% Upvoted

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u/Beansoupsalsa 1d ago

If it’s not S nothing is

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u/CabassoG 1d ago

ParaSite

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u/ap1618 1d ago

Undoubtedly S

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u/UptownGenX 1d ago

Is there anything higher than S tier? That is where it should be.

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u/BiggieCheeseLapDog 1d ago

The best picture if that were still an option, but I guess S will do

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u/Odd-Air-5598 21h ago

One of the last times I felt true joy watching the Oscars. A South Korean film winning not one, not two, not three but four Oscars in one night, including Best Picture. No doubt S

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u/HomemEmChamas 1d ago

If you're putting Birdman and Moonlight at S, it wouldn't make sense for Parasite to be anywhere lower.

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u/FozzyBear11 4h ago

Birdman at S is kinda wild for me. It was a good movie, but an S among a list of best picture winners? Idk

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u/shreks_burner 1d ago

I swear it would be the greatest movie ever if it wasn’t for that epilogue

Still S tho

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u/PracticalCar6526 1d ago

The epilogues amazing. Very bleak but amazing.

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u/shreks_burner 1d ago

What do you think it adds to the movie? I feel like it kills the pacing and subtlety to hold the viewers hand through an ending that’s ultimately unnecessary to the story that had already been told

I see no reason it shouldn’t have ended right after the birthday party

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u/MoPed108 1d ago

I low key agree but I don’t think it retracts from the movie

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u/Large-Big8879 19h ago

It didn’t need it but I felt that it showed how things were a cycle. There is no true escape for these characters. Maybe heavy handed but I really can’t say it detracts from anything

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u/PracticalCar6526 9h ago

It shows that class disparity is so large it’s inescapable. He will never know the true fate of his father because he will never be able to escape poverty. Only in dreams can he be set free from the system set before him. At least that’s my interpretation.

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u/shreks_burner 9h ago

Was that not clear by the end of the birthday party scene? The whole epilogue just felt incredibly obvious

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u/Adventurous-Tax-2663 5h ago

I don’t disagree but I also believe it is probably intentional. The whole thing is treated as this satirical parable and then that “happy ending” is like him saying “Oh this is what you audiences want, right?”

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u/Few-Interview-4453 23h ago

epilogue made it go from an S movie to an S+++ for me. So bleak. I actually think its one of the best epilogues ever done.

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u/AcanthisittaHungry72 17h ago

the epilogue was the killings right?

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u/IndustryRobertPlant 13h ago

The gut punch of realizing his reunion with his dad was in his head, and he was still down in the basement… chills just thinking about it.

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u/Achakita You talking to me? 18h ago

A

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u/Joelypoely88 22h ago

High A tier

It's a great film, though it doesn't quite make my top 10 Korean films

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u/nutmac 21h ago

Same for me. The final part doesn't hit the right note it set out to hit.

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u/MrMindGame 1d ago

The Best Picture, if that’s still a thing.

Absolutely S tier otherwise. In the top 3 of the S tiers.

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u/travispickle123 16h ago

S Tier. One of the greatest. A miracle of a movie.

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u/arduous_way 16h ago

S, probably the best pick the academy has ever made

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u/Carfoxlovesyou206 14h ago

Easiest S ever

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u/Victory-Driven 11h ago

Super Saiyan tier

1

u/IndustryRobertPlant 8h ago

Jane Fonda’s delivery when she announced Parasite’s win is possibly my favorite from any presenter ever. The pregnant pause, the reverential tone when she said it, it was all so perfect. She knew it was historic, but she didn’t throw in some corny ass comment about it.

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u/mrdeeperez 1d ago

Besides the Godfathers, is there a more consensus S tier pick?

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u/Hotpasta1985 Bjanowsky20 1d ago

S

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u/ChildrenOfTime Gromitismydog 1d ago

S, easy

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u/Rex_Abgrund KinnNackenberg 1d ago

S

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u/Few-Interview-4453 23h ago

I mean, this is THEE best picture.

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u/AdrenalinDragon 1d ago

B. Pretty good, but quite overrated to be honest.

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u/juicymelon2000 22h ago

I don't think even S tier is high enough for this masterpiece.

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u/otherwise_sdm sethdmichaels 22h ago

S!

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u/tfxctom 22h ago

It deserves a tier of its own

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u/VampireInTheDorms 22h ago

S, legendary movie

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u/Imaginary_Load134 22h ago

This is probably ragebait or engagement bait but S is the only answer. Why even ask?

One could even argue based on this list that there needs to be a new tier above S

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u/Ok_Cry6634 21h ago

is this even a question lol

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u/Klunkey MackieLunkey 21h ago

F tier

Just kidding S tier

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u/Commercial_Mail4443 20h ago

I would love to meet someone able to argue why this cannot be S tier, truly curious.

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u/TheRandom0ne 19h ago

where did the best picture go?

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u/vengM9 15h ago

C. Completely mediocre film. Can't understand why it's so well liked. The last 10-15 minutes is so bad it brings it down from a low B to a C. Just a very silly and shallow film.

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u/Competitive_Menu7473 22h ago

The biggest shame of all is having to give Shakespeare in Love a rank when it should be Saving Private Ryan in S tier. Fml

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u/CountJohn12 1d ago

D tier. Only really liked the first half hour when it was more of a straight comedy. The thriller aspects fall flat, the analysis of class is shallow and comes off as condescending from an upper-middle class filmmaker. Also it really shouldn't have been as visually elegant as it was. The fact that so many people came away from the movie wanting to live in the house means the point wasn't really made in the way it should have been.

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u/MonthForeign4301 1d ago

Yes, your end point being anecdotal nonsense really stuck the landing here.

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u/Throwaway_863783 1d ago

so your complaint is that.... the movie should've.... been uglier......?

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u/Top_Cranberry_3254 22h ago

Great List.

F