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Parasite

Do you now what kind of a plan never fails? No plan at all. You know why? If you make a plan, Life never works out that way. That's why people shouldn't make any plans. With no plan, nothing can go wrong. And if something spins out of control, it doesn't matter. Summary: The story of "Parasite" revolves around similar lines as the quote from the same movie given above. At the beginning we are introduces to a young boy named Ki-woo of the Kims. We are enlightened by his lifestyle, of his house, of his family. Of his father, Ki-taek, currently unemployed, his mother, Chung-sook, taking up small jobs from struggling businesses, and his sister, Ki-jung, who can no longer continue her studies because her family cannot afford it. Then, one day, his friend, Min, comes over and offers Ki-woo a job. Min was tutoring the daughter of a wealthy family, the Parks, and he wanted Ki-woo to take over his place, as he was going abroad to study. This is when Ki-woo makes a pl...

March comes in like a Lion!

Picture yourself as a boy standing in a room full of lamps, yet none of the bulbs is turned on. The boy’s eyes reflect nothing but darkness no matter where he faces on the room. Then, one lamp turns on, then another, and then yet another lamp tries to repel the darkness with its light and the boy’s eyes start to shine. That room is Life , and that boy is You . A slice of this life is represented in “March comes in like a Lion!”. Summary: “March comes in like a Lion!” is an anime adaptation from studio shaft of a manga of the same name. The plot of the story revolves around a high school student and a professional shogi player named Rei Kiriyama, who had just moved into his own apartment after spending 10 years with his foster family. After losing his family and spending 10 years with another where he never felt like he belonged, Kiriyama has developed an estranged mindset towards life. He appears to be a loner, someone who would deliberately try to distance himself from socie...