But one of the other important tensions in the movie is between order and chaos.
In a new interview forEW’sAwardistpodcast, Bong explains how he pulled off that dynamic.
“This film expresses chaos in a very organized manner,” Bong says.
“The creator can’t be the one in chaos.
The storyboard was actually published in Korea, and will be published in the U.S. as well.
That’s how organized and meticulous I was with creating that chaos.
I hope the audience feels a lot of excitement from that particular cinematic moment.
So I have a meticulous storyboard, but I always have my actors.
They still remain alive and uncontrollable.
They’re a wild beast, in a good way.”
In the words of EW digital director Shana Naomi Krochmal,Parasiteearns its violence.
“I really think that inParasitethere’s an underlying sadness regarding this violence throughout the entire film.
That reflects the sadness we all experience in modern times.”