While inequality in South Korea is not necessarily worse than many other countries, the concept has exploded onto the political scene in recent years amid runaway home prices and a stagnating economy, undermining support for President Moon Jae-in. The film's message resonated with many South Koreans who identify themselves as "dirt spoons," those born to low-income families who have all but given up on owning a decent house or climbing the social ladder, as opposed to "gold spoons," who are from better-off families. The film made history as the first non-English language movie to win the Oscar for best picture on Sunday, prompting South Korean social media to erupt in celebration. The black comedy "Parasite" is a tale of two South Korean families - the wealthy Parks and the poor Kims - mirroring the deepening inequality in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
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