“Parasite”, the Kims , a family of grifters who live in a dank Seoul basement, have by hook and crook wangled their way into jobs in the ultrachic mansion of the Parks. Twisty as the plot has already been, viewers know more surprises must be in store—but can scarcely imagine what they will be. The screwball shifts in tone somehow cohere into a biting parable of haves and have-nots.
“Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles,” Mr Bong has observed, “you will be introduced to many more amazing films.” , and of South Korea’s rich film industry in particular. Perhaps—but, even more than usual, it is a triumph for Mr Bong, who has completed a high-speed journey from subversive extremist to national hero. During the administration of Park Geun-hye, from 2013 to 2017, officials kept tabs on him because of his politics; state funding was unavailable for his work.
His rehabilitation chimes with political changes in South Korea. Ms Park’s lieutenants considered Mr Bong’s films—which include “Memories of Murder”, “Mother” and “Okja”—unacceptably disrespectful of the state; more than 9,000 other artists and writers, many less able to support themselves, got the same treatment. In the end, the cultural McCarthyism did not help its enforcers.
Some conservatives are still wary of Mr Bong, whose work criticises capitalism and social hierarchies. But despite its themes of inequality and class resentment, South Koreans’ jubilation over “Parasite” transcended politics. The many who had been breathlessly following the Oscars ceremony erupted in pride when the best-picture envelope was opened. Cinemas swiftly added new screenings for the few laggards who had not yet seen the film .
Little good the enthusiasm will do the city’s strugglers—at least, if “Parasite” itself is any guide. Nothing avails the Kims, neither crime nor going straight. Still, for all its fatalism, part of the appeal of Mr Bong’s zany movie is that it is never simplistic. The Kims aren’t saints, and the Parks are more blithe than villainous; they just cannot help noticing the odour that seems to emanate from the servants.
Happy for their achievements Congrats
NOT IT . 😏
sun myung moon
The award win gave me a 'Korea movie fan' my best moment so far.
Is it about Coronavirus?
K-dramas already hugely successful in Asia. Netflix foreign language shows also doing really well around the world. I think Hollywood will stay dominant in the Anglophone world though
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No me pareció buena peli.... Creo que le quieren pagar algún tipo de factura a los Coreanos. En general, los pobres no son así.
This movie appears to be nonsensical.
Or maybe it was just a really good movie...
Gringo cinema sólo superhéroes 😴
I suppose the movie made the 99.9999% of humanity felt better about themselves living their home planet.
There is no creativity in Hollywood, just remakes and more garbage, this kind of movies are fresh air...
If you understood Parasite you wouldn't be writing about it with glowing praise.
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