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Parasite (a film by Bong Joon-ho, 2019) |OT| Don't read anything about it, go watch it blind, thank us later
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Did you see this family? Not exactly the forward-thinking types
So apparently HBO won a bidding war over Netflix for the Parasite TV show XP by mckay and bjh
Pretty sure this has been discussed to death in the other thread but "Be more open to foreign films" doesn't mean "I won't ever make a English film". The man made Snowpiercer
It's funny that it has literally only been a few days since he said that though.
He's also developing another English language film in addition to his next Korean film.
So, is this thread spoiler free? Anway:
Rip Kim Ki-jeong. You'll be forever in my heart. Why the coolest character has to die?
Just finished watching. It was funny, tense, gut-wrenching all in one. It was a great movie, just wish it was more widely available.
Exactly. I agree 100 percent. Like you said, he's already made English-language works. And his Golden Globes acceptance speech about "hopping over" the tiny obstacle of subtitles was more of a gentle suggestion rather than a judgmental mandate. Stuff got lost then erroneously added in translation.
Also, for a big chunk of this past decade, Bong Joon Ho was blacklisted from receiving Korean government funding for the arts because he was seen as "hostile" to then-president Park Geun Hye. (She was all kinds of fucked up and was eventually impeached, removed, and is currently sitting in a jail cell for bribery, corruption, etc.) it wasn't just Bong who suffered, thousands of Korean artists were denied work because of their perceived political leanings. And it wasn't just denial of government grants. Private media companies were pressured to not hire these blacklisted artists even for privately-funded projects.
During this period was when Bong found work in English-language film productions. They literally fed him when the previous Korean presidential administration was trying to starve him out.
I enjoyed this movie. It's a well-made movie. It's not a 'don't read anything and go in blind' hype kind of movie though. I was waiting for the hammer to drop with that hype and sure you get some small hammer-like drops but I assumed with all the hype that this was another Oldboy or something. It was not. It was a good movie though.
Finally saw this, really enjoyed it. I'm halfway through the thread (I like reading you guys responses), and one thing I haven't seen mentioned is the relationship between the
. I can't quite put my finger on it but I feel like it's there.
flood and "trickle-down" economics
And Okja. The Host opens with an American character speaking English as well.
People are losing their minds over this HBO announcement and I don't really understand.
It's the real trickle down. The passage of responsibilty from wealthy to poor. It juxtapositions the manipulations of the poor family against the tide of social and economical oppression as inevitable.
Finally saw it. Liked it more than No Sympathy for Mr Revenge, which is really saying something. Also making me quite sad...
They will change things.
The family characters are obviously not going to be a English and Art tutors.
It will be like Instagram and Fortnite coaches.
the rich mother doesn't seems to be 'in the know' at all while the rich dad, while caring for his family, doesn't seems to be really 'hands on' on the household affairs at all. Prior to the Kim's intervention, the house is mostly being taken care of by the housemaid and i think it's obvious why the housemaid doesn't want too many cameras in the house.
Bong is still involved so I really hope he has enough sway in this adaptation for that not or be the case. Also hope it's not a direct adaptation and is more of a theme based adaptation maybe more harshly going after Silicon Valley or Amazon.
I feel like this is the type of film you could build entire courses around. The visual storytelling is so rich, and the editing has just the perfect rhythm that you don't even notice the tonal shifts in time.
Went in blind and thought it was ok. Lots of great themes and storytelling was excellent, but that last half of the movie was just way too unrealistic for me. Overall it was good, nothing earth shattering.
Parasite is a goddamn masterpiece that styles on the most of the Oscar noms it's pooled in with
One of the theaters I frequent was showing it again so I went. What a ride.
The dad whole speech about the only failproof plan being no plan at all fucked me up. The entire movie was fantastic but that specific part fucked me up because that hit real close to home for me.
It's weird: I liked the movie, but no as much as I wanted to like it. Maybe it's because I saw Nerdwriter1's essay before actually watching the thing, but I felt some elements were missing for to be a really great film:
The cinematography was there, but the common themes (social disparity, resentment, etc) felt too subtle for the ending felt "correct" to me. I really would have liked a deeper view of these themes in the third act (maybe with a more priviledged rich family with harsher opinions?) but even without them, it was very enjoyable.
The whole scene was like 2 inches shy of being actual pr0n!
The cinematography was there, but the common themes (social disparity, resentment, etc) felt too subtle for the ending felt "correct" to me. I really would have liked a deeper view of these themes in the third act (maybe with a more priviledged rich family with harsher opinions?) but even without them, it was very enjoyable.
The whole scene was like 2 inches shy of being actual pr0n!
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don't know if its thread worthy, but this is available on iTunes/amazon digital now. so if you weren't able to watch, please watch!
This might just be in the US, in New Zealand it's not out til next month. So may vary from country to country that being said if it's available for you check it out.
Yeah I just checked - will be buying for sure. It's a shame though that the only extras are the Trailer and a Q&A with the Director. I wanted to see some behind the scenes videos of the sets etc.
Also all this talk of it releasing made me remember that the 4K blu-ray has been out a while in France (unfortunately no English subtitles) but if you can understand Korean or read French you get a physical copy that way.
Also is the US digital version only in 4K no HDR as that's what it is listed as on iTunes here?
Also is the US digital version only in 4K no HDR as that's what it is listed as on iTunes here?
When you enter the code, it will give you the option to redeem on one of a number of different services. If it's a "movie anywhere" title, redeeming it on one service carries it over to other supported services too. So you could redeem on Google play and get it on iTunes, vudu, fandango, and Amazon.
Wow, what a movie. There's a decent amount of subtlety to the subtext but it doesn't get in the way of the film's pacing or events.
So apparently HBO won a bidding war over Netflix for the Parasite TV show XP by mckay and bjh
Im glad tho, HBO sometimes do mini-serie of 3 episodes of 1h20 each, which I really like, it would be perfect for the movie (instead of a season of 20+ episodes)
Those were a different director, Park Chan-wook. I don't think it would thematically fit in either though. Vengeance wasn't really the point with Parasite per se.
Watch I Saw the Devil if you want something closer to the Vengeance series.
I'm not sure how you can call subtle a film where
the literal shit from the rich overflows the lower social classes.
Yeah, the hype got me too. Good movie, but I got too hyped expecting some crazy twist or redirection due to all the "DON'T READ ANYTHING ABOUT IT" warnings, which left me a bit letdown.
It's not gory. And it depends on what you mean by horror elements.
The movie can be white-knuckle, but I wouldn't call it a horror film.
I feel people take the wrong thing from "GO IN WITHOUT SEEING ANYTHING!". It means that you shouldn't read reviews that could spoil certain aspects that are better left unsaid before taking in the film but won't ruin it either. Its just a film that is a bit more rewarding going in without much prior knowledge. Not that you should expect some crazy insane twist or think up something far more than was ever intended. I think people do this stuff to themselves way too much.
I didn't read anything about it before watching and yeah, I was kind of waiting for he hammer to drop for a long time with the way it was shot. There's one creepy scene but that's about it.
Yeah I can see how people can hype themselves up too much wit hthat advice.
Like, I think the tone of the movie was the biggest surpise for me, an extremely pleasant surprise. Had I known anything from the first half I am sure I would have enjoyed it as much, but seing it all unfold was such a treat.