Parasite is a story about the wealthy Park family and poor Kim family, reflecting the deepening income inequality in Korea.

"Parasite" made history by becoming the first non-English-speaking film to win an award for excellence - the most important Oscar award. In addition, the work also won awards for director, original script and international films.

"Parasite" (Parasite) makes many Koreans identify themselves as "sympathetic" soil class. They are born into low-income families, have no chance of owning a beautiful house or advancing in society, in contrast to the "golden spoon" - those born in wealthy families.

Income inequality has been a problem in South Korea in recent years due to rising housing prices and a sluggish economy, weakening support for President Moon Jae-in.

Moon congratulated the film crew "Parasite", saying that the work "touched the hearts of people around the world with a unique Korean story".

The message of the film is a sharp critic of modern Korean society. Director Bong Joon-ho used many familiar scenes around Seoul to highlight the rich-poor gap in the city. The contrast between the old and dilapidated housing complexes of Seoul illustrates the ongoing competition in society and the sometimes "parasitic" relationship between the rich and the poor.

Economic inequality in Korea is much higher than members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), on par with Britain and Latvia and the situation has worsened in recent years. However, the Gini coefficient, which represents the level of inequality in income distribution among population strata, of South Korea is still much better than places like the US, according to the OECD.

But after decades of recent strong economic growth, Korea's economic prospects are not bright and worry many people.

A 2019 survey by the Korea Institute of Health and Social Affairs found that more than 85% of respondents feel that there is a "huge income gap" in society and that they need to come from a wealthy family to achieve. be successful. Young people increasingly pessimistic in a highly competitive education system and job market.

This reduced Moon's credit rating to 45% in early February, when young supporters were unhappy with the economic outlook. In September 2018, Moon's credit rating was 61% after a visit to Pyongyang. Moon cannot re-run because of a constitutional term limit, but important parliamentary elections will be held in April and this will be a challenge for his party.

In "Parasite," the daughter of the Kim helped her brother, who failed the university entrance exam four times, forged a certificate as a Yonsei university student to win the tutoring job for the wealthy Park family.

This scene reminds a number of Koreans of the scandal that led Attorney General Cho Kuk to resign in December 2019. He is being prosecuted for allegedly falsifying documents related to family investments and daughter's academic achievement in order to get her into a prestigious university. Let denied the allegation.

This scandal is outrageous because Korea is a place with harsh academic competition environment with very pressure exams. Graduates also have to "scramble" to get jobs when the labor market is stagnant, in a system of injustice and bias for the upper class.

The scandal disappointed young supporters of Moon and his party because in the campaign, he promised to eradicate corruption in government and business.

"The victory of 'Parasite' is a really wonderful thing, but it is bitter to see the father character admiring the skills of fake papers and deceitful plans of children to get a job", one Twitter user wrote.