the way he described the symbolism of the black hole to the basement made me think of how creepy and scary that scene was. Got shivers thinking about that scene
Bong Joon Ho: No political or social message should be inferred. Also Bong Joon Ho: Only makes movies with political and social messages. Master troll.
In this day and age, if a movie is well liked, there will be people adding political messages and metaphors to every little detail of the movie even if the director never had such intentions ... (in contrary, if there is a trend of hating a movie, every intended political message intended by the director and metaphors will be ignored or torn down as juvenile ...)
@@CzarsSalad Could be, but I don't think so. Bong isn't super patriotic, and he's made a Japanese short film and some of his favorite directors are Japanese.
Joker and Parasite are very different movies, and both are great. But i left the theater after watching Joker really impressed by Joaquim Phoenix acting (he truly deserves the Oscar), but not so much by the whole film. However, after watching Parasite i had the feeling of having witnessed an instant classic, a future cult film. The plot, the pace, the acting... everything is so perfect in that movie that i recently downloaded and watched it one more time. Masterpiece.
They are not so different. Both movies try to send the same political message, but one fails (joker, even tho is way more didactic. A "for dummies" version) and the other one delivers it with no sweat.
I agree so much. Joaquin’s acting was fantastic, fitting and very moving. It was a very technically well made movie. The cinematography and directing were just great. But the writing really left me unimpressed. The “thrilling” moments were somewhat dry, the “climax” was a little underwhelming and the “twists” left me kind of uninterested.
My issues with Joker can be summed up by the scene where we find out the truth about Arthur and Sophie's 'relationship'. We could have just had the interaction in the apartment, but no. They had to spoon feed the audience by showing all the scenes they had together without her there. The whole film had the subtedly of a sledgehammer and as a result it wasn't as 'deep' as it was trying to be. Joaquim was fantastic and he's the main reason that movie succeeded.
somanytakennames that’s actually a great point. Being subtext rich and not too obvious can be an admirable quality for any story teller. But of course, not to the point of literal confusion and lack of clarity.
As a korean, I find it very surprising how western audiences understand and resonate with Korean social commentaries. This film include quite a number of Korean-specific-things that I thought western audience would not understand. But here I am seeing every one of youtube film critics praising this movie. World may be one after all.
I remember mentioning Sunny to a woman who told me that I couldn't possibly enjoy that movie because I couldn't understand it because it was too specifically Korean. And in some ways, yeah, sure, but you don't need to be Korean to be affected by its broad strokes. There are little moments in Parasite that may not translate, but all of the big picture stuff is globally problematic (sadly).
I thought the same BEFORE I watched the movie. Bong is seriously a master of the films and the cultural aspect in this film can be overlooked and can be guessed at because everything else about the movie is so skillfully crafted in a way that if you live in a society where there is poverty and wealth it will hit you hard.
ProDoucher hello! As a Korean, can you explain some things that may have slipped under the radar ? I am American and enjoyed this movie so much. I’d like to learn more . Thank you
@@jessicat2304 To be frank I could use a whole page just to explain what that 'stone' is in Korean culture. There are just too many details that even Koreans might slip by.
@@jessicat2304 Anyway this 'stone' is collectors items like post stamps. These stones are usually found in riverbeds where the stones takes tolls underwater for so long that it finally resembles mountains. More it looks like the mountain more precious it gets. Mountains means a lot of things in Korea as well as other north-east Asian countries like China and Japan. People in Asia consider mountains sacred.
Parasite truly deserves an Oscar. But u know it's the Oscar that always makes weird decision at the end of the day . Parasite is honestly the best film I've seen for many many years. I thought Memories of Murderer is untouchable and forever remains the best Korean film of all time. But Bong Joon Ho brought himself and Korean film to a whole new level
Thank you so much! Korean cinema really is just so good; I constantly recommend it to folks, trying to emphasize movies outside the horror genre since that is what most people are familiar with but there's so much more out there to jump into.
@@TheWeekIReview You are totally right. Also, Korea is one of few East Asian countries with a social atmosphere to be critical against power. This is more apparent if you dig into its 19th and 20th century history. Rebelling against Imperial Japan, resisting against military dictatorship in the 1970s and the list goes on.
I recently watched the film too. I left more confused and unsatisfied after the conclusion. Could you explain what made you think this way? Why you liked the movie?
@@devinsen363 I think that was Bong's intentions to leave audience with unsatisfaction. The fact that You realize it is essentially impossible for the son to buy the house and rescue his father is one of the depressing factors of the movie. Also Bong rarely ends his movies with happy endings.
@@taeyoungkim4445 I believe I should just rewatch the movie and give it my undivided attention next time around. Anyways, I am glad it's getting the recognition. Seems like a huge majority of the audience/critics really enjoyed the film.
Tray Vixk I like how 90% of the people praising it literally can’t understand a single line of the dialogue but still praise the acting and dialogue. If parasite was in English it wouldn’t have even been nominated for best picture 🤷🏼♂️
@@jd9304 "if parasite was in english it wouldn't have even been nominated for best picture" so your logic behind this is that everyone who doesn't speak korean watched parasite without subtitles and just tried to decipher what it was about based on the images...got it
nightynight no my argument is it’s a lot easier to make a film seem deep when your audience can’t even understand the dialogue. And has to go off of subtitles. “Rich bad capitalism bad poor smart” and every English speaker went “wow so many complex messages”
I meant to say what you said, I dont like movies with senseless violence, his movies are setup for the violence scene he wants to show. This is bad movie making.
The best part of the film is the experience of going back and forth between rooting for the Kim's and them kinda being against them, to then be on their side again, then back to the other.
Kim Jee-woon is possibly my favorite working director. I am consistently wowed by his ability to make any kind of movie. Hell, even his rom-com short, One Perfect Day, is amazing.
Has anyone else noticed this: The word Parasite in Korean is 기생충 and the main characters are called Ki-teak (기택), Ki-woo (기우), Ki-Jeong (기정) and Choong-sook (충숙). So basically the father and children's names all start with the Ki (기) the first syllable of the word parasite and the mother's name starts with the last syllable Choong (충)
btw if it makes you feel any better, in the movie Park Da hye's was in 11th grade, they subtitled it sophomore because high school in South Korea starts from the 10th grade. I assumed she was 18 haha
That does make me feel (slightly) better, actually. It's sketch af for plenty of other reasons, but good to know that age isn't as much of an issue as it seems. She looks so young, though.
i'm not korean but i can understand a little of it and i thought min said at the beginning that she was 고일, meaning the first year of korean high school and most equivalent to an american high school sophomore. but idk, i must have heard wrong...
Absolutely right! I don't understand all this hate for Joker and praise for Us. It should be the other way around. Joker was great and Us was soooooooo overrated.
@@mouayekouame1440 really? how can that be true if those 2 movies came the same year and almost at the same time. It's impossible to be "inspired" by something that you haven't seen yet.
@@mouayekouame1440 Yeah that's just a lie... Here's a quite from a time article with Bong Joon Ho "Bong finished Parasite in March, the same month that Us was released, so he never had a chance to be influenced by the film" - I don't know why you would make something up that is so easy to fact check.
HS Sophomore in Korea is more like HS Junior. HS is only 3 years in Korea. If he just finished his freshman year of college (implied by 4 failed exams for Kiwoo) then theyre Age 19 and 17. Dodgy to be sure but were not talking 23 and 15 here.
in the film, he's around 21/22. if he has taken the entrance exam 4 times consecutively, then the first time he took the exam was ~18. 3-4 years to the present time of the film would place him at 21/22. The high school girl is 16/17 right now since she's a 2nd year in their school system. for me, i guess age isn't that much of an issue but the physical appearance of the high schooler compared to him (not to mention his friend) is very clear; hence for me it was a bit off putting.
That whole relationship had me, and everyone else in the theater, so uncomfortable. The entire time I was thinking, “god I hope he’s no older than 20 (since I assumed she was 17), because ew” Otherwise the movie was incredible
Maybe someone who's actually Korean can weigh in here, but I had the feeling that this isn't such a big deal there, and that Min was being pretty honorable by waiting for the girl to graduate before making a move?
I paused at 15:30 to consider that I think the parks dont care about people below them until you see them freak out over the drivers potential sexual exploits in their car and hypothesize the details of how the poor sin... and then USE THAT TO GET OFF on the couch in front of the Kim hiding underneath the table they dont bother to look under.
It was amazing but I was really curious as to what happened to the rest of the park family at the end. Didn’t Dasong have a seizure near the end? Did he live from that? And I cant imagine how heartbroken Dahye is now that she’s realized the truth about the guy she liked so much. Would’ve loved to see a scene with Min at the end too with him reacting to finding out all the chaos that had happened while he was away studying abroad.
I get that, but the movie is distinctly not about the Park family. They don't matter other than as obstacles to be overcome. The movie never has a scene of them on their own, so doing a bit at the end with just them would have been really jarring and also undercut the impact of that incredibly bleak final scene.
@@TheWeekIReview what about Min? The guy who gave this opportunity to his friend "Kevin." Shouldn't he have come back to see what had happened? To see his huge disappointment?
He’s right Min isn’t as important, just the catalyst but the thing is didn’t he said he had a crush on the rich girl ? I felt like they could have explored that on how his friend did him dirty , right ? So I’m with you that they set that up and wasn’t fully explored , then it shouldn’t have been included in the movie
Hey man, just wanted to say, I thought this review/analysis was phenomenal and insightful. That point about the toilet being above basically everything...literally everything in this movie felt like it furthered the message, immaculately put together. Excited to hear your thoughts on many movies to come.
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I can't believe you didn't mention how Snowpiercer is a Willy Wonka's sequel.
I liked Parasite but I really enjoyed the Joker also. I'm not seeing why people continue to compare the two. I can see why both are resonating and connecting with people. In my opinion 2019 has been a good year for the film lover.
@@davidechavez-valdez6626 The Joker, at least to me was more about the birth of the idea of "Villain." Is it nature or nurture? Do genetics determine if we are evil or do factors of socioeconomics, namely mental illness condemn our lot? I think the movie worked for me primarily because Joaquin Phoenix delivered an Oscar worthy performance. Remember if it feels like it has Scorsese elements the Joker was created specifically for him. He turned it down because he had already committed to doing "The Irishman." Parasite, like Snowpiercer were both satirical films based on class stratification that ultimately lead to class war. The Joker is saying yes class can push us over the edge, but we also see how the ineptness of governmental safety nets meant to help us wind up hurting us. We also see how perceptions of mental illness, the shadow of those expectations exacerbate a situation already devoid of hope. And even to a greater extent how society creates heroes or villains as a response to pressure or when it is no longer left with any options. In my opinion Parasite and Joker were both great films, but then again this year has been a watershed year for movies. Period.
@@davidechavez-valdez6626 The Joker is not really about class rage. Even the director said what the themes were about, and most "criticism" of the movie keeps missing it, despite how much they say the movie's dumbed down.
both about society, both heavily dealing with class divide, both have an explosive ending, both don't have heroes, both have a character with a laughing disorder idk taking a step back they are pretty similar but that is just my take
@@vanessajohn560 They have some similar themes, but the overall intention of the two films are completely different. I see Joker as more of a story on what drives a person to insanity, while I read Parasite as a film about the nature of wealth and power and how it affects you. I dunno the similarities you highlighted besides the laughing disorder one (which is a pretty insignificant part of Parasite) all seem pretty broad
TheMaskedVigilante I don’t see how the themes of society and class and how they can crush individuals leading them to insanity are board themes. It’s pretty specific. The laughing disorder in the grand scheme of the films are insignificant, but the fact that both films have this specific detail adds to why they are compared a lot. They have the same message. Except at the end one film is telling you to rise up and the other is telling you to be complacent
@@vanessajohn560 I think the films have certain similar themes, but just saying that having some themes in common makes them very similar films is like saying Monsters Inc is very similar to Logan.
TheMaskedVigilante Monsters inc is similar to Logan tho that’s why you brought it up you are aware of that, they just seem more different because one is a family movie and animated while the other is live action and rated R. With Joker and Parasite not only do they have multiple similar themes down to very unique specifics they are both also live action/ Rated R (I believe)/ and released around the same time. They are being compared for a reason. I just think we aren’t going to see eye to eye with this and that is ok
I love Parasite, great movie. But I don't understand why people keep comparing Parasite to Joker. Even though is a better movie altogether than Joker, their similarities begin and end with the social disparity between classes. Parasite doesn't deal with mental illness, nor any of the characters' life is crumbling down, actually, they are climbing up in a manner of speaking and the fact that the characters get too greedy is what brings them down.
The comparison is so easy to draw because both films - much like Get Out and Us, by extension - have become mainstream successes of a what some consider a new subgenre: the social warfare thriller. Joker is perhaps too incidental in its social upheaval, and (personally), I find that it half-says many things, but doesn't _fully_ commit to any of its supposed themes. Bong Joon Ho, however, commits to every thematic thread with subtlety that doesn't beat you over the head the way Joker does.
I actually found that Joker was significantly worse than Parasite. It felt as though the director was throwing the themes of poverty and mental illness and didn’t truly flesh out either. I saw it multiple times and it honestly had little subtlety compared to parasite which felt as though every seen and item had a message or a symbol of the film
@@xcraetor9276 It has so little subtlety, the Joker, that director outright states what it's about and people keep missing it, instead saying "oh, it didn't develop the class warfare message good enough". Right. Because that's not the main point of the movie. The Joker is about what lack of compassion does to someone, and how cruelty can become liberating in such a content. It's a beautiful depiction of isolation and abandonment and being discarded, but I guess that you have had to experience it to see it, even though to me it seems obvious.
To me, Joker and Parasite left me with the same feeling. I couldn’t speak. They were so powerful that I couldn’t speak about the film outside of recommending it. Personally, Joker was more special to me because I have depression. I saw my pain in him. But that isn’t to say that Parasite was just as powerful!
As someone with a different mental illness, I find that fascinating. Because Joker definitely thinks you're a bad and dangerous person for having a mental illness (the same way it clearly thinks I am bad for it), which is why I became so infuriated at it during its big climactic moment.
The Week I Review no it doesn’t. It shows how bad society treated him and neglected him got to the point where became the joker. And to top it off we don’t of know if it was all real. Stop hating bruh
@@rayajemi906 No, society showed him bad because he has mental issues and couldn't fit in. His uncontrolled laughter made strangers uncomfortable and his claim to be as a son of Thomas Wayne was threatening to his family. He laughs at the jokes that weren't funny but only funny to him. He thinks he's funny on stage but the audiences think he's not. With those issues, Joker blamed it on the society instead, especially to the rich because he has a messed up life to begin with. And if you missed the reviewer's point of why to compare it to Joker, he was talking about that rich and poor have different gaps in society and the idea of was the violent action justified because they were the product of their own environment, like it was in the Parasite movie, which portrayed that concept better.
@@TheWeekIReview I don't think it's trying to say that at all. I have close family with mental health problems, and am constantly infuriated about the lack of good mental health care in this country. It's fucking pathetic how terrible the treatment of people with such needs is for an allegedly first world country(thank the republicans). That being said, I didn't get that from Joker at all. You may have went in to this movie looking to be offended...try it again with an open mind.
I agree this movie is a great one. But I also am glad Joker has a fighting chance of making a billion and getting award recognition, precisely because of the message it sends to Hollywood that they have to start taking risks again. Also, while Joker and Parasite have overlapping themes of class divide and the effects of poverty, there are also many obvious differences on the level of theme, plot and narrative intent so a comparison seems strange.
genuinely curious what was Risky about Joker lol Taxi Driver was a huge success. there was no reason to believe that this top billing movie about a hugely famous character wouldn't be successful,,, even if it didn't get as good reviews as it did.
That pouring 480 bottles, 20 boxes of toxic to Han River in "Host" is also a real event by US army of Yongsan Basement, Seoul. So the beginning part of "Host" is a true story.
I stayed near Itaewon in Seoul a couple years ago and noticed that the whole place smelled not great. Is that actually because of US military pollution? Man... fuck those guys.
What I like most about _Parasite_ is how at first, it initially seems black-and-white mainly in terms of where the two families stand in terms of class, but it turns out the world and the characters have shades of grey in them. In a different world as a home invasion thriller, this film would mostly depict the rich family as the villains, or most likely have them as the POV protagonists with the poor family as the antagonists, but they are all not depicted in such ways in this film, they are very grey and morally ambiguous, if I may say so. *;)*
I absolutely loved this film, but I disagree about your criticisms of Joker. These two films couldn't be more different. Saying Todd Philips portrayal of the mentally Ill as a ticking time bomb is like saying that Bong Joon ho is portraying the poor as ticking time bombs. Arthur fleck was abused early on, which set him up with a lot of problems as he got older. He was already messed up, and hiding who he's truly become as a result. The traumatic events that took place over the course of the film were the catalyst for him losing it, in conjunction with inaccessibility to the proper meds. He basically let the real him out. He self actualized. There's a lot going on there. It wasn't as simple as 'he's being portrayed as a ticking time bomb', or 'he gets beat up a few times and starts killing people'.
@@TheWeekIReview fair enough. It's ok to disagree about these things. My main point was that its unfair to compare the two movies. Many reviews have claimed that a major theme is regarding the dynamic between rich and poor, which I would say it's not. Its present, but it's not meant to be a catalyst like it is in parasite. Apples and oranges in my mind. Anyway, I loved parasite as well, so we can agree on that.
@@TheWeekIReview jesus what an elitist comment! Who do you think you are telling people that they ”praise joker too much”? Are you some classic film-director like Kubrick, Scorsese or Hitchcock that knows everything about cinema? Certainly not, who are you to judge? As the other commenter said, maybe Joker resonated with the OP more than Parasite, and so it did for me. They are completely different films. One of them is a character study about how society ignoring and mocking an individual can lead to serious consequences, the other film is a comment on class and it’s horrors. Both are good films, though I prefer the first one. Learn to respect an opinion, you’re an adult, come on!
I don't have the time nor the concentration to watch movies but I read 2 sentences of the synopsis for Parasite and decided that I should watch it. Good thing I did it was mindblowing. Also, your review is of high quality and very entertaining to watch.
Parasite is the first movie I’ve ever seen that was praised unanimously by everyone (me included) across the board with literally no negative feedback at all by anyone. This is the first time I’ve encountered something like this, and it’s amazing. I love being finally able to love something and be into it and consider it perfect and see everyone reaching the same conclusion. I’ve never seen a perfect movie until I saw this one. And I’m so glad I got to experience it.
I agree. Everyone seems to like it. I am old enough to remember when Jaws first came out in the summer of 1975. It had a similar reaction. It's been a long time.
Hi sir from a Hong Kong film student. I really love your passion for Asian films. Music and movies will always connect and love how you say that not knowing Korea doesn't stop your passion for Asian Films! Thanks. Your body language/facial expression really is genuine and fun!
Parasite and Joker do have a lot in common thematically, but I don't see much point or value in comparing them the way you do (other then gettin' them clicks, more power to you). Joker does not wish to be Parasite. They're setting out to do different things and both succeed just fine. Is Parasite a "better" movie, especially for sophisticated viewers like yourself? Sure, yeah. A more interesting comparison is Peele's Us. Us and Parasite have closely aligned missions but the latter is much more compelling. Us probably does wish to be Parasite.
Gotta get them clicks, boyee. But actually, I think the point is that they're both relevant to The Discourse right now. In three months, I will honestly probably change the title because it won't matter anymore... but a week and a half ago (and still now), it's a thing that was #relevant. On your later note, though: Was talking to that same friend I texted about it being the better Joker about the fact that it would make a really great double feature with Us. You'd have to put Us first, since Parasite is a much better movie, but they really would complement each other well, I think. So yeah. Good insight.
I am Indian and I love Korean Cinema. I love all Asian cinema. I think all Asian countries have something to offer. Japan for Anime and Horror film S. Korea for Suspense/Thriller film Iran/ Lebanon for Human drama film Indonesia for Action film India for Drama/ artistic films China for Historical/ fantasy film Thai for Comedy/ Horror film
How can you not list Hong Kong, sir?! Honestly, Cinema could have stopped with 90s HK action movies and we would have been fine. Also, South Korean romantic comedies are great. And Taiwan has some really interesting stuff as well.
it's a great movie. i dont think alot of people will understand it or relate to it, similar with taxi driver. i think it's more for the people who look internally instead of externally. joaquin deserves an oscar for his performance and i'm sure he will.
I don't understand how a comparison can be made between Joker and Parasite. On Joker, you have a mentally handicapped individual abandoned by the system and found acceptance in insanity. On Parasite, you have a poor family who find themselves lured in by the siren call of late capitalism. You can't even make a comparison on 'who to root for' in these films. You can't root for Joker because while it explains how he came to be as Joker, it does not excuse the wanton chaos he has befallen Gotham. On Parasite, on one scene, you start rooting for the poor family and as the movie went on, they start doing this really despicable things all so that they can living the lie they imposed on themselves. Economic Injustice and Poverty? Joker wasn't even about Economic Injustice. Any talk about economics in joker was there to merely point out how Arthur never really had control over anything. It was never a point of the film. It was merely a driving narrative. In Parasite, the poor family had all the choices in the world to do what was right or wrong when they started infiltrating the rich family. And what they did, although borne out of necessity, isn't justifiable in any moral or ethical perspective. Everyone also seems to be forgetting that Joker is a comic book movie and Parasite is a black comedy movie. Joker was never aimed to be realistic. Parasite pokes fun at a bleak reality. I loved both films. Two different films tackling similar aspects of society but different facets of it. One isn't better than the other. To compare the two is like comparing apples and peaches. And if you're concerned about the Oscars, remember that Boss Baby was nominated. That should give you enough indication as to how credible they are.
Bob Vance Vance Refrigeration in my opinion it is film of the year. I’ve watched a lot of films this year alone and parasite is the best film I’ve seen in a long time. I really don’t see films like Joker, Dark Waters or even the Irishmen coming close to the pure impact perfection that this film brings the audience
The fact that you know -or at leat show interest to learn about- what you're talking about is so appreciated, you've earned a new subscriber. Thank you for a great review.
Thanks for the the in-depth & heart-felt review. As a Ko-Am, I am just thrilled to have Bong get recognized worldwide, not just cinemaphiles & fellow Koreans/Asians. Oh, and "Sunny" is AWESOME.
What an artfully-crafted video essay! I love your longform style without too much use of quick edits as is so prevalent these days. Not necessarily bad, but perhaps overdone. Genuine enthusiasm & solid commentary. Subscribed!
While I think my asides are fundamentally different from the "quick edits" that folks do because they don't pre-plan their pacing, that's ultimately semantic and/or petty, so just: Thank You.
@@TheWeekIReview My apologies. I see where my comment insinuated that it was your long-form style that was "not necessarily bad" when I actually intended the opposite. To imply that the so called "quick-edit" is what is overused. I love your longform style bc it brings out your genuine enthusiasm for the topic at hand. Thanks for the content!
What an interesting analysis! I saw this film 2 weeks ago and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since. It's by far the best movie I've seen all year.
I watched Parasite right before coming to this video. I didn't nearly like it as much as Okja, Snowpiercer, or Memories of Murder, but the way you explained and articulated what makes this movie great has given me a more nuanced and appreciative perspective. Gonna go watch it again.
I think there are commonalities to how the rich and poor both see this film. Both agree its a masterpiece. But I think you may get a different POV depending on your own current economical class status. If your poor, you absolutely root for the Kims. You're gleeful in watching them all take advantage of the Parks and get hired, you love how they take over the house when they're gone and you dream with them in the thought of one day taking the house for themselves. Yet, you are sickened by how they fight with the ex housekeeper and her husband, you fear that they might actually kill someone to stay in their current situation, it makes you realize how when your poor you often fighting other poor families just to get a little extra. It's not the rich we fight every day to survive it's each other. We don't even see the rich. We look up to them, aspire to BE them. Respect. And if your rich, I bet you also laugh at how the Kim's infiltrate the Parks. You use that word, infiltrate. As if to say they certainly don't belong there. Perhaps you think of your own hired help and wonder what schemes could they be plotting. Maybe you even identify with liking that the help never "cross the line" into personal territory. You watch the two poor families fight and your suspenseful wondering whos gonna win! Then the rain comes. And maybe just maybe you start to realize that the Parks are a reflection of you, that you yourself have taken things for granted not caring about the struggles of those less fortunate. Maybe you have someone living in your basement too. Perhaps you will be sickened at the thought of other families dying and losing everything just so you can have a life of excess. No matter what your status is, you feel the message. This gap has to close. And it's going to take everyone to do it. Bernie 2020.
That video title is pure bait lol ... I enjoyed the film but I don't think it's the masterpiece it's being hailed as. So much heavy handed symbolism and as a result, plot contrivance. I found myself being taken out of the film multiple times due to it's heavy handed nature. It's entertaining for sure, but it's third act isn't as fun as the first two. It's interesting to see Hollywood cherry-pick this film out of the Asian market for a Best Picture Oscar when they've been ignoring the Asian film market and regulating it to a foreign award for years. I can think of a bunch of other South Korean films that are much more worthy of attention. I'm aware i'm in the minority here, but as is usually the case, following the hype doesn't always yield fruit.
Loved this movie from the first fumigation shot. It sets up the family as the "vermin" that social institutions are supposed to exterminate. At the same time, we can also see how resilient they are. Excellent double meaning set up there.
The comment on the Scorsese Marvel comments at the end of this video realllllly jumped the shark for me. To call Parasite "theme park cinema" no matter how well meaning just because it's a rollercoaster of an experience is honestly borderline patronising to Parasite imo. Joon-ho is the exact antithesis of what Scorsese meant by those comments and I think what he said has legs to stand on - risk is no longer an element in the mainstream movie, and Parasite is a film that feels fresh and bold rather than at all corporate or studio-calculated. I think it was a very unnecessary ending to an otherwise well written and thought out review, but the last 30 seconds discussing these comments really turned me off
My point, as I've said more than a few times in these comments, is that what Scorsese meant when he decried the concept of theme park cinema is dumb. That isn't a well-established term; he's making it up and forcing it into a box that is way too small. "Theme Park Cinema" is something that could and honestly should actually be used in an interesting general way as something more than epithet, because it describes an experience better than it does a style. I'm assuming that Scorsese's too old to enjoy theme parks, so he just looks at them and complains. And as a fun side point, I think theme parks are actually themselves perfect examples of class inequality: There are the miserable workers, the people who come and then wait in 2 hour lines, and then the people who come, get fast passes, and then grin at all of the poorer folks as they walk to the front of the line.
@@TheWeekIReview I've not seen any of the other replies in the comment sections so first and foremost I appreciate you responding. Secondly it is true that "theme park cinema" isn't a well defined term at the moment and that ultimately it could be turned around but I do think Scorsese still ultimately had somewhat of a point about the way in which mainstream film is produced nowadays, but I do accept the premise that forcing into a limited, negative connotation is not necessarily healthy either. Making 'theme park cinema' about experience rather than as an insult could provide interesting results under the right circumstances. In Parasite's case, maybe the theme park analogy is apt as you've said at the end of your reply anyway... Thanks for the clarification !
Most arthouse is pretentious garbage that weirdos like because it makes them feel special for having to watch the same movie 10 times just to understand it.
@Alan Cortes And this movie is not? Joker is much more powerful movie than Parasite in every possible way. Better score, better leading performance, better photography.
@Alan Cortes ofc I saw Parasite, I am not talking out of my ass. I disagree. Score/soundtrack , leading role, cinematography, screenplay, and high difficulty/pressure because it's a Joker movie. Love both movies, my vote goes to Joker.
No it's not. Parasite is completely different. Parasite is a community story while joker is an individual story. It's like comparing tennis to baseball and saying baseball is the sport tennis wants to be. It's completely different.
Parasite was the best movie I have watched in the last few years! I loved The Joker too in its own ways. But I think the Parasite was more unique with beautiful movie making mastery.
I watched the movie on the first day of the public screening. And it was so funny and so gripping from the very beginning to the last. Yes, you are right. You have to watch it with your own eyes and listen to it with your own ears before you realize how great this movie really is. You are a hellish great reviewer. Great to know your work.
15:12 "They just think Moon-gwang eats too much" - But didn't Moon-gwang say that she always bought the food for her husband? The family couldn't have noticed anything...
This is a thing that occurred to me as well... And it may be a logical error, but it also could be that even if she's paying for it herself, she's still buying a lot of food, and I imagine skinny wealthy glamorous types aren't super keen on that. It's seen as a character flaw even if it's not costing them any money. Ya know?
Spoiler alert. Two camps to resolve the basement situation. The women were ready to negotiate, maybe surrender half the mother’s salary to the former housekeeper and let her husband live in the basement. The men, on the other hand, wanted to murder them (the father wished to do nothing, let them starve and die, while the son planned on crushing their skulls with a rock). What’s up with the men? 😡
Disliked the title due to Joker being a stunner and Parasite being only above average in my eyes. It had a good degree of thought put into it but lacked the emotional depth, performance, and connectivity that Joker does. Joker resonates in a completely different way and isn't a good comparison for Parasite. That anyone would think that an amazing work like Joker would wish to be like Parasite is an insult. Parasite is good but nothing like Joker.
Your face is so animated, I can't stop watching it! Half the time wasn't even listening but I couldn't take my off of your MANY and very passionate expressions! LOL...anyhow, this sounds rad; I'm gonna see it tomorrow. Thanks for the review!
@@TheWeekIReview LOL, no it's just true, thought I'd share. I'm gonna see it tomorrow. Also, I just watched The Lighthouse and I was BLOWN AWAY. Have you reviewed it yet?
I kind of of view Parasite vs. Joker in the same vein as Avatar: The Last Airbender vs. the original Star Wars Trilogy. The first product does just about EVERYTHING the latter did except so much better. The only caveat there is that I love the original Star Wars trilogy, so I bet you can only imagine how highly I view Avatar. Also, I think Bong Joon Ho being able to hem a Godzilla film would be a dream come true. I don't know if that's realistic considering how he's Korean, but after what Anno brought to that franchise (making the best Godzilla film in 15 years IMO) I would be ecstatic to see how BJH approaches the giant monster's political meaning.
The title for this video is exactly how I feel about the relationship between the two movies after watching Parasite tonight. Saw Joker 3 times. Really tried to get into it but I think it's an average movie with great individual aspects.
8:35 What's gross about dating a high school sophomore? *Most states in America have the AGE OF CONSENT at 16.* And remember, in Asia, "Sophomore" is 17 years old, because only grades 10, 11, and 12 count as high school. Nobody had a problem with the sex in the 1971 film Harold and Maude, with the boy being underage.
Most states where the age of consent in 16 only consent when both parties are under the age of 18, so... no. That's not really true. Even if she's 17, he's clearly in his early 20s, and therefore too old. Also, saying, "No one had a problem with this thing 50 years ago so why do you have a problem with it now?" is wild.
Unfair comparation. Joker never supposed be political, the pilot put little effort on it, the social issue is just a aspect to justify the protagonist condition and recall Joker "bad day" narrative line. Joker never was written to be that deep, the fandom that claim this. It would more interesting see parallel between Joker and Fight Club, cause the last one is actually was Joker tried to achieve
Thank you for making me feel sane. I found it so hard to sympathize with Joker who lived in a massive apartment and could be a caregiver with a job he actually enjoyed while I've lived in a room (with two room-share mates) in London the size of his bathroom ... ok maybe a bit bigger while working in mind-numbing finance. I've always been a fan of Bong Joon-ho and Korean films I'll have to make the time to see Parasite. I find like Mother, Poetry and Mysteries of Murder your given a "whodunnit" seemingly formulaic mystery to solve and when you do arrive at the answer you're left gutted thinking how you got there and what you did to get there. Its a trick Korean cinema has perfected so well which I'm still trying to decode. Love this review!
If you want a murder mystery to feel gutted by, I Saw the Devil does it better than anyone. Oof that movie is rough. (I did a mini-retrospective of Kim Jee Woon's work a month or so ago. Such an incredible director.)
Thank you for this review! I really love this film but the thing I love more is the Park’s house(did you know that the house is actually a film set they created just for this film!)! It felt so real I thought it was a actual house in the some of the wealthy districts in Seoul like Gangnam. Me as a viewer I felt the son in the end that my dream might just be a fantasy and in real life it takes hard work and spending your money right to get that dream house.
Personally I loved both "Parasite" and "Joker". The way Joker handles certain themes is different because it's about the main character's perspective that is subjective. Joker is more about the lack of empathy.
There were so many things you said (or wrote) we can relate to, especially the love for Korean cinema, and Sunny in particular! But also very much the dislike for people texting (or doing anything else for that matter) while watching a movie. Sooo annoying when watching with friends and then you feel like they are not really watching.. only to say at the end, "I didn't get it, stupid movie!" Duh?! Stupid comment, after stupid behaviour! And even more so in these type of movies, there are so many details that even while watching fully focused you're bound to miss some. Anyway, really appreciate this review, also done in a funny style, well done! Subscribed.
Can I like this video twice? Cos this is bang on! 🙌 watched parasite last night. It really has everything, I had to actually just take a breath for a minute because the stress of tension was becoming overwhelming at one point 😅 10/10! A really special movie that I cannot wait to see again
that staircase scene where the guy in black slowly pops up will always haunt me
Bipin Samsohang I KNOW RIGHT 😭😭😭 THE NIGHTMARES
the way he described the symbolism of the black hole to the basement made me think of how creepy and scary that scene was. Got shivers thinking about that scene
his eyes were so scary
No wonder the kid got traumatized. 😅
His eyes are just so out of his sockets
Bong Joon Ho: No political or social message should be inferred.
Also Bong Joon Ho: Only makes movies with political and social messages.
Master troll.
In this day and age, if a movie is well liked, there will be people adding political messages and metaphors to every little detail of the movie even if the director never had such intentions ...
(in contrary, if there is a trend of hating a movie, every intended political message intended by the director and metaphors will be ignored or torn down as juvenile ...)
it a commont of socity... and make money both form rich people and poor people in the korean moive market...
Speaking of being a Master troll, the jingle: "Jessica, only child, Illinois Chicago"... is Bong's big middle finger to Japan.
@@CzarsSalad Could be, but I don't think so. Bong isn't super patriotic, and he's made a Japanese short film and some of his favorite directors are Japanese.
@@SK-fy8dl he does admire Kurosawa. I just find it interesting that he chose this jingle for the film.
Joker and Parasite are very different movies, and both are great. But i left the theater after watching Joker really impressed by Joaquim Phoenix acting (he truly deserves the Oscar), but not so much by the whole film. However, after watching Parasite i had the feeling of having witnessed an instant classic, a future cult film. The plot, the pace, the acting... everything is so perfect in that movie that i recently downloaded and watched it one more time. Masterpiece.
They are not so different. Both movies try to send the same political message, but one fails (joker, even tho is way more didactic. A "for dummies" version) and the other one delivers it with no sweat.
Alberto Sanna a social message yes, 2 very different messages.
I agree so much. Joaquin’s acting was fantastic, fitting and very moving. It was a very technically well made movie. The cinematography and directing were just great. But the writing really left me unimpressed. The “thrilling” moments were somewhat dry, the “climax” was a little underwhelming and the “twists” left me kind of uninterested.
My issues with Joker can be summed up by the scene where we find out the truth about Arthur and Sophie's 'relationship'. We could have just had the interaction in the apartment, but no. They had to spoon feed the audience by showing all the scenes they had together without her there. The whole film had the subtedly of a sledgehammer and as a result it wasn't as 'deep' as it was trying to be. Joaquim was fantastic and he's the main reason that movie succeeded.
somanytakennames that’s actually a great point. Being subtext rich and not too obvious can be an admirable quality for any story teller. But of course, not to the point of literal confusion and lack of clarity.
As a korean, I find it very surprising how western audiences understand and resonate with Korean social commentaries. This film include quite a number of Korean-specific-things that I thought western audience would not understand. But here I am seeing every one of youtube film critics praising this movie. World may be one after all.
I remember mentioning Sunny to a woman who told me that I couldn't possibly enjoy that movie because I couldn't understand it because it was too specifically Korean. And in some ways, yeah, sure, but you don't need to be Korean to be affected by its broad strokes. There are little moments in Parasite that may not translate, but all of the big picture stuff is globally problematic (sadly).
I thought the same BEFORE I watched the movie. Bong is seriously a master of the films and the cultural aspect in this film can be overlooked and can be guessed at because everything else about the movie is so skillfully crafted in a way that if you live in a society where there is poverty and wealth it will hit you hard.
ProDoucher hello! As a Korean, can you explain some things that may have slipped under the radar ? I am American and enjoyed this movie so much. I’d like to learn more . Thank you
@@jessicat2304 To be frank I could use a whole page just to explain what that 'stone' is in Korean culture. There are just too many details that even Koreans might slip by.
@@jessicat2304 Anyway this 'stone' is collectors items like post stamps. These stones are usually found in riverbeds where the stones takes tolls underwater for so long that it finally resembles mountains. More it looks like the mountain more precious it gets. Mountains means a lot of things in Korea as well as other north-east Asian countries like China and Japan. People in Asia consider mountains sacred.
Parasite truly deserves an Oscar. But u know it's the Oscar that always makes weird decision at the end of the day . Parasite is honestly the best film I've seen for many many years. I thought Memories of Murderer is untouchable and forever remains the best Korean film of all time. But Bong Joon Ho brought himself and Korean film to a whole new level
I don’t know, I thought Tokyo story was much much better IMO
Fuck the Oscars.
imo memories of murder is still bong joon hos best work but parasite is still amazing
Too Asian for Osxart.
Everyone raves about Memories of Murder but Mother is the one that really burned an impression in my head.
As a Korean, I always wished Korean films would receive more attention outside of Korea. Thank you for such a brilliant and in-depth review.
Thank you so much!
Korean cinema really is just so good; I constantly recommend it to folks, trying to emphasize movies outside the horror genre since that is what most people are familiar with but there's so much more out there to jump into.
@@TheWeekIReview You are totally right. Also, Korea is one of few East Asian countries with a social atmosphere to be critical against power. This is more apparent if you dig into its 19th and 20th century history. Rebelling against Imperial Japan, resisting against military dictatorship in the 1970s and the list goes on.
I got your back right here. I would say a good 80-90% of my yearly film intake would be Korean cinema.
Indeed. Oldboy, The Handmaiden and Burning are masterpieces. Parasite is another.
Korean cinema already receives lots of attention since 2006 or so
I watched it last night. Film of the year. No contest.
Joker. Ad astra. The lighthouse. Motherless Brooklyn....
Fariston not as astra or lighthouse they are good but not as much as parasite
I recently watched the film too. I left more confused and unsatisfied after the conclusion. Could you explain what made you think this way? Why you liked the movie?
@@devinsen363 I think that was Bong's intentions to leave audience with unsatisfaction. The fact that You realize it is essentially impossible for the son to buy the house and rescue his father is one of the depressing factors of the movie. Also Bong rarely ends his movies with happy endings.
@@taeyoungkim4445 I believe I should just rewatch the movie and give it my undivided attention next time around. Anyways, I am glad it's getting the recognition. Seems like a huge majority of the audience/critics really enjoyed the film.
What I love about Parasite is that it's so obvious when someone hasn't seen the film but are trying to act like they weren't impressed.
Tray Vixk I like how 90% of the people praising it literally can’t understand a single line of the dialogue but still praise the acting and dialogue. If parasite was in English it wouldn’t have even been nominated for best picture 🤷🏼♂️
@@jd9304 subtitles, bro.
@@jd9304 "if parasite was in english it wouldn't have even been nominated for best picture" so your logic behind this is that everyone who doesn't speak korean watched parasite without subtitles and just tried to decipher what it was about based on the images...got it
nightynight no my argument is it’s a lot easier to make a film seem deep when your audience can’t even understand the dialogue. And has to go off of subtitles. “Rich bad capitalism bad poor smart” and every English speaker went “wow so many complex messages”
Imperfect Gods that’s crazy you can interpret emotion and acting ability from subtitles?
Review starts at 7:30
tHANK YOU
Parasite teaches you what a movie should be like.
Not every movie should be like Parasite.
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Movies can be anything the writer and director wants it to be.
No movie need to be violent, his movies tend to showcase violence and unnecessary, his movies are good but not the standard.
@Charles Huang How's your tiananmen square massacre going? lol
I meant to say what you said, I dont like movies with senseless violence, his movies are setup for the violence scene he wants to show. This is bad movie making.
The best part of the film is the experience of going back and forth between rooting for the Kim's and them kinda being against them, to then be on their side again, then back to the other.
Wait you weren't on their side by the end? I truly sympathized with Mr. Kim in wanting to kill Mr. Park, but maybe that's just me.
Nobody makes thrillers like the Koreans. They completely own the genre
V true. What's your favorite?
@@TheWeekIReview probably this one😶. Maybe i saw the devil. That was a pretty crazy movie.
Kim Jee-woon is possibly my favorite working director. I am consistently wowed by his ability to make any kind of movie. Hell, even his rom-com short, One Perfect Day, is amazing.
@@TheWeekIReview one perfekt Day. I Will have to see that one
It's on RUclips. Just search "One Perfect Day Kim Jee-woon"
Has anyone else noticed this:
The word Parasite in Korean is 기생충 and the main characters are called Ki-teak (기택), Ki-woo (기우), Ki-Jeong (기정) and Choong-sook (충숙). So basically the father and children's names all start with the Ki (기) the first syllable of the word parasite and the mother's name starts with the last syllable Choong (충)
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btw if it makes you feel any better, in the movie Park Da hye's was in 11th grade, they subtitled it sophomore because high school in South Korea starts from the 10th grade. I assumed she was 18 haha
That does make me feel (slightly) better, actually. It's sketch af for plenty of other reasons, but good to know that age isn't as much of an issue as it seems. She looks so young, though.
i'm not korean but i can understand a little of it and i thought min said at the beginning that she was 고일, meaning the first year of korean high school and most equivalent to an american high school sophomore. but idk, i must have heard wrong...
jayyone idk i’m pretty sure i heard 고이 not 고일
@@TheWeekIReview the actress is 20 tho
@@TheWeekIReview Haha the actress that played kijung is almost 30.
This movie was a masterpiece just blew me away. So glad my theatre in LA got it this weekend the packed crowd was going crazy with this
sad... all korean moive are like that...
More like the movie Us wished it was
@@mouayekouame1440 i'm not belittling it. Just saying this one got it's point across much better
Absolutely right! I don't understand all this hate for Joker and praise for Us. It should be the other way around. Joker was great and Us was soooooooo overrated.
@@mouayekouame1440 really? how can that be true if those 2 movies came the same year and almost at the same time. It's impossible to be "inspired" by something that you haven't seen yet.
@@mouayekouame1440 Yeah that's just a lie... Here's a quite from a time article with Bong Joon Ho "Bong finished Parasite in March, the same month that Us was released, so he never had a chance to be influenced by the film" - I don't know why you would make something up that is so easy to fact check.
@@Frosty_Cat614 Both are equally overrated in comparison to Parasite.
FINALLY someone who points out how GROSS the whole highschool thing was, ew.
HS Sophomore in Korea is more like HS Junior. HS is only 3 years in Korea. If he just finished his freshman year of college (implied by 4 failed exams for Kiwoo) then theyre Age 19 and 17. Dodgy to be sure but were not talking 23 and 15 here.
in the film, he's around 21/22. if he has taken the entrance exam 4 times consecutively, then the first time he took the exam was ~18. 3-4 years to the present time of the film would place him at 21/22. The high school girl is 16/17 right now since she's a 2nd year in their school system. for me, i guess age isn't that much of an issue but the physical appearance of the high schooler compared to him (not to mention his friend) is very clear; hence for me it was a bit off putting.
Timestamp please?
That whole relationship had me, and everyone else in the theater, so uncomfortable. The entire time I was thinking, “god I hope he’s no older than 20 (since I assumed she was 17), because ew”
Otherwise the movie was incredible
Maybe someone who's actually Korean can weigh in here, but I had the feeling that this isn't such a big deal there, and that Min was being pretty honorable by waiting for the girl to graduate before making a move?
I paused at 15:30 to consider that I think the parks dont care about people below them until you see them freak out over the drivers potential sexual exploits in their car and hypothesize the details of how the poor sin... and then USE THAT TO GET OFF on the couch in front of the Kim hiding underneath the table they dont bother to look under.
RESPECT!!
Haha
I read this in the basement dweller's voice rip
Daebak IM SORRY BUT THIS MADE ME LAUGH SO HARD!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
*slams head on enter key*
It was amazing but I was really curious as to what happened to the rest of the park family at the end. Didn’t Dasong have a seizure near the end? Did he live from that? And I cant imagine how heartbroken Dahye is now that she’s realized the truth about the guy she liked so much. Would’ve loved to see a scene with Min at the end too with him reacting to finding out all the chaos that had happened while he was away studying abroad.
I get that, but the movie is distinctly not about the Park family. They don't matter other than as obstacles to be overcome. The movie never has a scene of them on their own, so doing a bit at the end with just them would have been really jarring and also undercut the impact of that incredibly bleak final scene.
@@TheWeekIReview what about Min? The guy who gave this opportunity to his friend "Kevin." Shouldn't he have come back to see what had happened? To see his huge disappointment?
He’s right Min isn’t as important, just the catalyst but the thing is didn’t he said he had a crush on the rich girl ? I felt like they could have explored that on how his friend did him dirty , right ? So I’m with you that they set that up and wasn’t fully explored , then it shouldn’t have been included in the movie
Melany Tejada Lets hope so
@@sophiakim9933 how is it not? Surely min would have not just left everything like nothing had happened
Hey man, just wanted to say, I thought this review/analysis was phenomenal and insightful. That point about the toilet being above basically everything...literally everything in this movie felt like it furthered the message, immaculately put together. Excited to hear your thoughts on many movies to come.
I can't believe you didn't mention how Snowpiercer is a Willy Wonka's sequel.
I liked Parasite but I really enjoyed the Joker also. I'm not seeing why people continue to compare the two. I can see why both are resonating and connecting with people. In my opinion 2019 has been a good year for the film lover.
exactly both are of different genre and masterpieces
@@davidechavez-valdez6626 The Joker, at least to me was more about the birth of the idea of "Villain." Is it nature or nurture? Do genetics determine if we are evil or do factors of socioeconomics, namely mental illness condemn our lot? I think the movie worked for me primarily because Joaquin Phoenix delivered an Oscar worthy performance. Remember if it feels like it has Scorsese elements the Joker was created specifically for him. He turned it down because he had already committed to doing "The Irishman." Parasite, like Snowpiercer were both satirical films based on class stratification that ultimately lead to class war. The Joker is saying yes class can push us over the edge, but we also see how the ineptness of governmental safety nets meant to help us wind up hurting us. We also see how perceptions of mental illness, the shadow of those expectations exacerbate a situation already devoid of hope. And even to a greater extent how society creates heroes or villains as a response to pressure or when it is no longer left with any options. In my opinion Parasite and Joker were both great films, but then again this year has been a watershed year for movies. Period.
@@davidechavez-valdez6626 The Joker is not really about class rage. Even the director said what the themes were about, and most "criticism" of the movie keeps missing it, despite how much they say the movie's dumbed down.
@@RahulKumar-ng2gh Joker was enjoyable but at the end of the day it's just a less good Taxi Driver.
@akshay Viswambharan even with having inner monologues, the film was FAR more complex and nuanced than Joker is.
Parasite is an amazing film. The ending had my head spinning.
Parasite was great, but it’s completely different than joker. Not really worth comparing the two in the manner that you do
both about society, both heavily dealing with class divide, both have an explosive ending, both don't have heroes, both have a character with a laughing disorder idk taking a step back they are pretty similar but that is just my take
@@vanessajohn560 They have some similar themes, but the overall intention of the two films are completely different. I see Joker as more of a story on what drives a person to insanity, while I read Parasite as a film about the nature of wealth and power and how it affects you. I dunno the similarities you highlighted besides the laughing disorder one (which is a pretty insignificant part of Parasite) all seem pretty broad
TheMaskedVigilante I don’t see how the themes of society and class and how they can crush individuals leading them to insanity are board themes. It’s pretty specific. The laughing disorder in the grand scheme of the films are insignificant, but the fact that both films have this specific detail adds to why they are compared a lot. They have the same message. Except at the end one film is telling you to rise up and the other is telling you to be complacent
@@vanessajohn560 I think the films have certain similar themes, but just saying that having some themes in common makes them very similar films is like saying Monsters Inc is very similar to Logan.
TheMaskedVigilante Monsters inc is similar to Logan tho that’s why you brought it up you are aware of that, they just seem more different because one is a family movie and animated while the other is live action and rated R. With Joker and Parasite not only do they have multiple similar themes down to very unique specifics they are both also live action/ Rated R (I believe)/ and released around the same time. They are being compared for a reason. I just think we aren’t going to see eye to eye with this and that is ok
I love Parasite, great movie. But I don't understand why people keep comparing Parasite to Joker. Even though is a better movie altogether than Joker, their similarities begin and end with the social disparity between classes. Parasite doesn't deal with mental illness, nor any of the characters' life is crumbling down, actually, they are climbing up in a manner of speaking and the fact that the characters get too greedy is what brings them down.
@Bob Vance Vance Refrigeration but why
I also think Joker is better movie after the 4th screenings. It’s all in the subtleties.
The comparison is so easy to draw because both films - much like Get Out and Us, by extension - have become mainstream successes of a what some consider a new subgenre: the social warfare thriller. Joker is perhaps too incidental in its social upheaval, and (personally), I find that it half-says many things, but doesn't _fully_ commit to any of its supposed themes. Bong Joon Ho, however, commits to every thematic thread with subtlety that doesn't beat you over the head the way Joker does.
I actually found that Joker was significantly worse than Parasite. It felt as though the director was throwing the themes of poverty and mental illness and didn’t truly flesh out either. I saw it multiple times and it honestly had little subtlety compared to parasite which felt as though every seen and item had a message or a symbol of the film
@@xcraetor9276 It has so little subtlety, the Joker, that director outright states what it's about and people keep missing it, instead saying "oh, it didn't develop the class warfare message good enough". Right. Because that's not the main point of the movie. The Joker is about what lack of compassion does to someone, and how cruelty can become liberating in such a content. It's a beautiful depiction of isolation and abandonment and being discarded, but I guess that you have had to experience it to see it, even though to me it seems obvious.
To me, Joker and Parasite left me with the same feeling. I couldn’t speak. They were so powerful that I couldn’t speak about the film outside of recommending it.
Personally, Joker was more special to me because I have depression. I saw my pain in him. But that isn’t to say that Parasite was just as powerful!
As someone with a different mental illness, I find that fascinating. Because Joker definitely thinks you're a bad and dangerous person for having a mental illness (the same way it clearly thinks I am bad for it), which is why I became so infuriated at it during its big climactic moment.
@@TheWeekIReview that's your impression, don't push your agenda on other ppl, some of us can think for ourselves.
The Week I Review no it doesn’t. It shows how bad society treated him and neglected him got to the point where became the joker. And to top it off we don’t of know if it was all real. Stop hating bruh
@@rayajemi906 No, society showed him bad because he has mental issues and couldn't fit in. His uncontrolled laughter made strangers uncomfortable and his claim to be as a son of Thomas Wayne was threatening to his family. He laughs at the jokes that weren't funny but only funny to him. He thinks he's funny on stage but the audiences think he's not. With those issues, Joker blamed it on the society instead, especially to the rich because he has a messed up life to begin with.
And if you missed the reviewer's point of why to compare it to Joker, he was talking about that rich and poor have different gaps in society and the idea of was the violent action justified because they were the product of their own environment, like it was in the Parasite movie, which portrayed that concept better.
@@TheWeekIReview I don't think it's trying to say that at all. I have close family with mental health problems, and am constantly infuriated about the lack of good mental health care in this country. It's fucking pathetic how terrible the treatment of people with such needs is for an allegedly first world country(thank the republicans). That being said, I didn't get that from Joker at all. You may have went in to this movie looking to be offended...try it again with an open mind.
I agree this movie is a great one. But I also am glad Joker has a fighting chance of making a billion and getting award recognition, precisely because of the message it sends to Hollywood that they have to start taking risks again.
Also, while Joker and Parasite have overlapping themes of class divide and the effects of poverty, there are also many obvious differences on the level of theme, plot and narrative intent so a comparison seems strange.
exactly, a comparison is stupid here
Thank you
genuinely curious what was Risky about Joker lol Taxi Driver was a huge success. there was no reason to believe that this top billing movie about a hugely famous character wouldn't be successful,,, even if it didn't get as good reviews as it did.
@@Mishakeet I think it's bec it's out of the DCEU and putting out a new superhero/villain film out of the lore is risky.
@@nikkoXmercado Joker is arguably the most popular comic book villain of all time, it was never a risk.
Your face is very Jim Carrey-esque, totally malleable, animated and expressive!
That pouring 480 bottles, 20 boxes of toxic to Han River in "Host" is also a real event by US army of Yongsan Basement, Seoul. So the beginning part of "Host" is a true story.
I stayed near Itaewon in Seoul a couple years ago and noticed that the whole place smelled not great. Is that actually because of US military pollution?
Man... fuck those guys.
@@TheWeekIReview No one really knows about the source of the smell. Some says it's coming from the subway. Some say it's the old sewer system.
This was the best movie I’ve seen all year. I’ve been messaging everyone and posting about it since I’ve seen it. Which was a couple hours ago.
I love Bong's 'Mother' as well as Parasite
oudeanis yeah that blew my mind blew off.
Chris Evans also Praised that movie. Along with Memories of murder"
What I like most about _Parasite_ is how at first, it initially seems black-and-white mainly in terms of where the two families stand in terms of class, but it turns out the world and the characters have shades of grey in them. In a different world as a home invasion thriller, this film would mostly depict the rich family as the villains, or most likely have them as the POV protagonists with the poor family as the antagonists, but they are all not depicted in such ways in this film, they are very grey and morally ambiguous, if I may say so. *;)*
Best way to describe Memories of murder was that it starts out like a cop comedy and turns into a psychological mystery.
I absolutely loved this film, but I disagree about your criticisms of Joker. These two films couldn't be more different. Saying Todd Philips portrayal of the mentally Ill as a ticking time bomb is like saying that Bong Joon ho is portraying the poor as ticking time bombs. Arthur fleck was abused early on, which set him up with a lot of problems as he got older. He was already messed up, and hiding who he's truly become as a result. The traumatic events that took place over the course of the film were the catalyst for him losing it, in conjunction with inaccessibility to the proper meds. He basically let the real him out. He self actualized. There's a lot going on there. It wasn't as simple as 'he's being portrayed as a ticking time bomb', or 'he gets beat up a few times and starts killing people'.
You're giving Joker too much credit... but I'll leave it at that, since I made an 18-minute video about it and don't feel like repeating myself.
@@TheWeekIReview fair enough. It's ok to disagree about these things. My main point was that its unfair to compare the two movies. Many reviews have claimed that a major theme is regarding the dynamic between rich and poor, which I would say it's not. Its present, but it's not meant to be a catalyst like it is in parasite. Apples and oranges in my mind. Anyway, I loved parasite as well, so we can agree on that.
@@TheWeekIReview "Giving Joker too much credit" because the film personally resonated with him more than you?
@@TheWeekIReview jesus what an elitist comment! Who do you think you are telling people that they ”praise joker too much”? Are you some classic film-director like Kubrick, Scorsese or Hitchcock that knows everything about cinema? Certainly not, who are you to judge? As the other commenter said, maybe Joker resonated with the OP more than Parasite, and so it did for me. They are completely different films. One of them is a character study about how society ignoring and mocking an individual can lead to serious consequences, the other film is a comment on class and it’s horrors. Both are good films, though I prefer the first one.
Learn to respect an opinion, you’re an adult, come on!
I don't have the time nor the concentration to watch movies but I read 2 sentences of the synopsis for Parasite and decided that I should watch it. Good thing I did it was mindblowing.
Also, your review is of high quality and very entertaining to watch.
Just discovered you after watching Parasite, and loved this style of video essay. Subscribed.
Parasite is the first movie I’ve ever seen that was praised unanimously by everyone (me included) across the board with literally no negative feedback at all by anyone. This is the first time I’ve encountered something like this, and it’s amazing. I love being finally able to love something and be into it and consider it perfect and see everyone reaching the same conclusion.
I’ve never seen a perfect movie until I saw this one. And I’m so glad I got to experience it.
Definitely don't dig much into these comments, then. Lots of dumb people.
I agree. Everyone seems to like it. I am old enough to remember when Jaws first came out in the summer of 1975. It had a similar reaction. It's been a long time.
Okja changed my life. I’m grateful to Bong Joon-ho for making it. Parasite is amazing.
Careful with that title, you gonna trigger a lot of people
*Even though it's true*
Actual review starts 7:50 mark......
oh my God, right?!?
Hi sir from a Hong Kong film student. I really love your passion for Asian films. Music and movies will always connect and love how you say that not knowing Korea doesn't stop your passion for Asian Films! Thanks. Your body language/facial expression really is genuine and fun!
Parasite and Joker do have a lot in common thematically, but I don't see much point or value in comparing them the way you do (other then gettin' them clicks, more power to you). Joker does not wish to be Parasite. They're setting out to do different things and both succeed just fine. Is Parasite a "better" movie, especially for sophisticated viewers like yourself? Sure, yeah. A more interesting comparison is Peele's Us. Us and Parasite have closely aligned missions but the latter is much more compelling. Us probably does wish to be Parasite.
Gotta get them clicks, boyee.
But actually, I think the point is that they're both relevant to The Discourse right now. In three months, I will honestly probably change the title because it won't matter anymore... but a week and a half ago (and still now), it's a thing that was #relevant.
On your later note, though: Was talking to that same friend I texted about it being the better Joker about the fact that it would make a really great double feature with Us. You'd have to put Us first, since Parasite is a much better movie, but they really would complement each other well, I think. So yeah. Good insight.
I am Indian and I love Korean Cinema. I love all Asian cinema.
I think all Asian countries have something to offer.
Japan for Anime and Horror film
S. Korea for Suspense/Thriller film
Iran/ Lebanon for Human drama film
Indonesia for Action film
India for Drama/ artistic films
China for Historical/ fantasy film
Thai for Comedy/ Horror film
How can you not list Hong Kong, sir?! Honestly, Cinema could have stopped with 90s HK action movies and we would have been fine.
Also, South Korean romantic comedies are great.
And Taiwan has some really interesting stuff as well.
Asian cinema is on the rise as woke Hollywood deteriorates.
PLUS FILMS I agree. Asian cinema is awesome compared to Hollywood.
As a Korean and aspiring movie director, I'm very proud of you, and thank you for reviewing the movie like this.
it's a great movie. i dont think alot of people will understand it or relate to it, similar with taxi driver. i think it's more for the people who look internally instead of externally. joaquin deserves an oscar for his performance and i'm sure he will.
Feel free to complain about my correct take about Joker on that movie's review.
You're very correct that Parasite is a great movie, though.
@@TheWeekIReview i do like parasite. to be honest it's nearly as good as joker
*The movie that Joker wishes it could be.
@@TheWeekIReview they're both great films in their own right.
in all honesty, Joker is about its origin, about how Arthur Fleck became Joker. that's the focus of the film
I don't understand how a comparison can be made between Joker and Parasite.
On Joker, you have a mentally handicapped individual abandoned by the system and found acceptance in insanity.
On Parasite, you have a poor family who find themselves lured in by the siren call of late capitalism.
You can't even make a comparison on 'who to root for' in these films. You can't root for Joker because while it explains how he came to be as Joker, it does not excuse the wanton chaos he has befallen Gotham. On Parasite, on one scene, you start rooting for the poor family and as the movie went on, they start doing this really despicable things all so that they can living the lie they imposed on themselves.
Economic Injustice and Poverty? Joker wasn't even about Economic Injustice. Any talk about economics in joker was there to merely point out how Arthur never really had control over anything. It was never a point of the film. It was merely a driving narrative. In Parasite, the poor family had all the choices in the world to do what was right or wrong when they started infiltrating the rich family. And what they did, although borne out of necessity, isn't justifiable in any moral or ethical perspective.
Everyone also seems to be forgetting that Joker is a comic book movie and Parasite is a black comedy movie. Joker was never aimed to be realistic. Parasite pokes fun at a bleak reality.
I loved both films. Two different films tackling similar aspects of society but different facets of it. One isn't better than the other. To compare the two is like comparing apples and peaches.
And if you're concerned about the Oscars, remember that Boss Baby was nominated. That should give you enough indication as to how credible they are.
Nope.
Brave title lol
Parasite is the best film of the year easily. A masterpiece.
Bob Vance Vance Refrigeration in my opinion it is film of the year. I’ve watched a lot of films this year alone and parasite is the best film I’ve seen in a long time. I really don’t see films like Joker, Dark Waters or even the Irishmen coming close to the pure impact perfection that this film brings the audience
@Bob Vance Vance Refrigeration You can't name a film that's better
Kirk Landau yeah joker
The fact that you know -or at leat show interest to learn about- what you're talking about is so appreciated, you've earned a new subscriber. Thank you for a great review.
I was seriously distracted by your perfect teeth, won't lie
I'll allow it.
I was more distracted by that creepy circular light reflection in the pupil
Never seen your channel before but this review is excellent and earned you a sub
Watch both. But for me Joker still the best one. I prefer his older korean movies like Memories of Murder or Mother ( you should watch it)
Seems like someone didn't watch the first seven and a half minutes of this video!
Or the rest of it, for that matter.
@@TheWeekIReview well I just see the title and come here to comment and go.
Thanks for the the in-depth & heart-felt review. As a Ko-Am, I am just thrilled to have Bong get recognized worldwide, not just cinemaphiles & fellow Koreans/Asians. Oh, and "Sunny" is AWESOME.
Joker to me was better and it's great people have different stances on both. Both can't compete with the other
I watched it yesterday. Parasite is a masterpiece. Best film of the year!
Omg. This movie is soooo good. What a masterpiece.
What an artfully-crafted video essay! I love your longform style without too much use of quick edits as is so prevalent these days. Not necessarily bad, but perhaps overdone. Genuine enthusiasm & solid commentary. Subscribed!
While I think my asides are fundamentally different from the "quick edits" that folks do because they don't pre-plan their pacing, that's ultimately semantic and/or petty, so just: Thank You.
@@TheWeekIReview My apologies. I see where my comment insinuated that it was your long-form style that was "not necessarily bad" when I actually intended the opposite. To imply that the so called "quick-edit" is what is overused. I love your longform style bc it brings out your genuine enthusiasm for the topic at hand. Thanks for the content!
What an interesting analysis! I saw this film 2 weeks ago and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since. It's by far the best movie I've seen all year.
I watched Parasite right before coming to this video. I didn't nearly like it as much as Okja, Snowpiercer, or Memories of Murder, but the way you explained and articulated what makes this movie great has given me a more nuanced and appreciative perspective. Gonna go watch it again.
If I had a list of Favorite Comments, this would be in the top 5. I'm very happy that I was able to do that for you! :)
I think there are commonalities to how the rich and poor both see this film. Both agree its a masterpiece. But I think you may get a different POV depending on your own current economical class status.
If your poor, you absolutely root for the Kims. You're gleeful in watching them all take advantage of the Parks and get hired, you love how they take over the house when they're gone and you dream with them in the thought of one day taking the house for themselves. Yet, you are sickened by how they fight with the ex housekeeper and her husband, you fear that they might actually kill someone to stay in their current situation, it makes you realize how when your poor you often fighting other poor families just to get a little extra. It's not the rich we fight every day to survive it's each other. We don't even see the rich. We look up to them, aspire to BE them. Respect.
And if your rich, I bet you also laugh at how the Kim's infiltrate the Parks. You use that word, infiltrate. As if to say they certainly don't belong there. Perhaps you think of your own hired help and wonder what schemes could they be plotting. Maybe you even identify with liking that the help never "cross the line" into personal territory. You watch the two poor families fight and your suspenseful wondering whos gonna win! Then the rain comes. And maybe just maybe you start to realize that the Parks are a reflection of you, that you yourself have taken things for granted not caring about the struggles of those less fortunate. Maybe you have someone living in your basement too. Perhaps you will be sickened at the thought of other families dying and losing everything just so you can have a life of excess.
No matter what your status is, you feel the message. This gap has to close. And it's going to take everyone to do it.
Bernie 2020.
That video title is pure bait lol ... I enjoyed the film but I don't think it's the masterpiece it's being hailed as. So much heavy handed symbolism and as a result, plot contrivance. I found myself being taken out of the film multiple times due to it's heavy handed nature. It's entertaining for sure, but it's third act isn't as fun as the first two. It's interesting to see Hollywood cherry-pick this film out of the Asian market for a Best Picture Oscar when they've been ignoring the Asian film market and regulating it to a foreign award for years. I can think of a bunch of other South Korean films that are much more worthy of attention. I'm aware i'm in the minority here, but as is usually the case, following the hype doesn't always yield fruit.
Disagree.
The Week I Review I know...
Loved this movie from the first fumigation shot. It sets up the family as the "vermin" that social institutions are supposed to exterminate. At the same time, we can also see how resilient they are. Excellent double meaning set up there.
The comment on the Scorsese Marvel comments at the end of this video realllllly jumped the shark for me. To call Parasite "theme park cinema" no matter how well meaning just because it's a rollercoaster of an experience is honestly borderline patronising to Parasite imo. Joon-ho is the exact antithesis of what Scorsese meant by those comments and I think what he said has legs to stand on - risk is no longer an element in the mainstream movie, and Parasite is a film that feels fresh and bold rather than at all corporate or studio-calculated. I think it was a very unnecessary ending to an otherwise well written and thought out review, but the last 30 seconds discussing these comments really turned me off
My point, as I've said more than a few times in these comments, is that what Scorsese meant when he decried the concept of theme park cinema is dumb. That isn't a well-established term; he's making it up and forcing it into a box that is way too small.
"Theme Park Cinema" is something that could and honestly should actually be used in an interesting general way as something more than epithet, because it describes an experience better than it does a style. I'm assuming that Scorsese's too old to enjoy theme parks, so he just looks at them and complains.
And as a fun side point, I think theme parks are actually themselves perfect examples of class inequality: There are the miserable workers, the people who come and then wait in 2 hour lines, and then the people who come, get fast passes, and then grin at all of the poorer folks as they walk to the front of the line.
@@TheWeekIReview I've not seen any of the other replies in the comment sections so first and foremost I appreciate you responding. Secondly it is true that "theme park cinema" isn't a well defined term at the moment and that ultimately it could be turned around but I do think Scorsese still ultimately had somewhat of a point about the way in which mainstream film is produced nowadays, but I do accept the premise that forcing into a limited, negative connotation is not necessarily healthy either. Making 'theme park cinema' about experience rather than as an insult could provide interesting results under the right circumstances. In Parasite's case, maybe the theme park analogy is apt as you've said at the end of your reply anyway... Thanks for the clarification !
Ohhhhh my freakin gooooooooododd. This movie stuck in my head y’all
Joker is an arthouse movie for those people who actively do their absolute best to avoid arthouse movies as much as possible.
Most arthouse is pretentious garbage that weirdos like because it makes them feel special for having to watch the same movie 10 times just to understand it.
@Alan Cortes And this movie is not? Joker is much more powerful movie than Parasite in every possible way. Better score, better leading performance, better photography.
@Alan Cortes ofc I saw Parasite, I am not talking out of my ass. I disagree. Score/soundtrack , leading role, cinematography, screenplay, and high difficulty/pressure because it's a Joker movie. Love both movies, my vote goes to Joker.
@Alan Cortes I prefer outstanding acting
Sorry dude but you are totally wrong
Seeing this back to back with The Lighthouse was really interesting. Similar experiences from wildly differing films.
No it's not. Parasite is completely different. Parasite is a community story while joker is an individual story. It's like comparing tennis to baseball and saying baseball is the sport tennis wants to be. It's completely different.
Parasite was the best movie I have watched in the last few years! I loved The Joker too in its own ways. But I think the Parasite was more unique with beautiful movie making mastery.
I watched the movie on the first day of the public screening. And it was so funny and so gripping from the very beginning to the last. Yes, you are right. You have to watch it with your own eyes and listen to it with your own ears before you realize how great this movie really is. You are a hellish great reviewer. Great to know your work.
Amazing video dude! Great quality, your delivery is so damn good - makes me jealous.
Oh wow. Making me blush, etc. Thank you so much!
15:12 "They just think Moon-gwang eats too much" - But didn't Moon-gwang say that she always bought the food for her husband? The family couldn't have noticed anything...
This is a thing that occurred to me as well... And it may be a logical error, but it also could be that even if she's paying for it herself, she's still buying a lot of food, and I imagine skinny wealthy glamorous types aren't super keen on that. It's seen as a character flaw even if it's not costing them any money.
Ya know?
@@TheWeekIReview Ah, that makes more sense. Thank you for taking the time, have a great day!
You and I had the exact same reaction when Kiwoo kissed Dahye xD I was like "STAY AWAY FROM THE UNDERAGE GIRL"
Spoiler alert. Two camps to resolve the basement situation. The women were ready to negotiate, maybe surrender half the mother’s salary to the former housekeeper and let her husband live in the basement. The men, on the other hand, wanted to murder them (the father wished to do nothing, let them starve and die, while the son planned on crushing their skulls with a rock). What’s up with the men? 😡
I watched both in theatres the same day, one right after the other.
It was a damn good day. I loved them both.
My plan too.
You’re such a well-articulated reviewer. I think this is the closest thing to what I consider a perfect review I’ve ever seen :) keep it up!!
Thank you so much!
An underrated channel right here. Can’t wait for more
Disliked the title due to Joker being a stunner and Parasite being only above average in my eyes. It had a good degree of thought put into it but lacked the emotional depth, performance, and connectivity that Joker does. Joker resonates in a completely different way and isn't a good comparison for Parasite. That anyone would think that an amazing work like Joker would wish to be like Parasite is an insult. Parasite is good but nothing like Joker.
I feel bad for you.
I love Korean Cinema, there’s just something (a lot of reasons actually) that resonates with me whenever I watch Korean movies.
This movie made me buy two things; A 4K bluray title of this movie to watch over and over again. And a bluray player for it.
Your face is so animated, I can't stop watching it! Half the time wasn't even listening but I couldn't take my off of your MANY and very passionate expressions! LOL...anyhow, this sounds rad; I'm gonna see it tomorrow. Thanks for the review!
Usually when people say that, it's negative... so I'm gonna take the relative positivity here!
@@TheWeekIReview LOL, no it's just true, thought I'd share. I'm gonna see it tomorrow. Also, I just watched The Lighthouse and I was BLOWN AWAY. Have you reviewed it yet?
I kind of of view Parasite vs. Joker in the same vein as Avatar: The Last Airbender vs. the original Star Wars Trilogy.
The first product does just about EVERYTHING the latter did except so much better. The only caveat there is that I love the original Star Wars trilogy, so I bet you can only imagine how highly I view Avatar.
Also, I think Bong Joon Ho being able to hem a Godzilla film would be a dream come true. I don't know if that's realistic considering how he's Korean, but after what Anno brought to that franchise (making the best Godzilla film in 15 years IMO) I would be ecstatic to see how BJH approaches the giant monster's political meaning.
The title for this video is exactly how I feel about the relationship between the two movies after watching Parasite tonight. Saw Joker 3 times. Really tried to get into it but I think it's an average movie with great individual aspects.
8:35 What's gross about dating a high school sophomore?
*Most states in America have the AGE OF CONSENT at 16.*
And remember, in Asia, "Sophomore" is 17 years old, because only grades 10, 11, and 12 count as high school.
Nobody had a problem with the sex in the 1971 film Harold and Maude, with the boy being underage.
Most states where the age of consent in 16 only consent when both parties are under the age of 18, so... no. That's not really true. Even if she's 17, he's clearly in his early 20s, and therefore too old.
Also, saying, "No one had a problem with this thing 50 years ago so why do you have a problem with it now?" is wild.
Didn’t Ming say that he would wait till park got to university and than ask her out?
Unfair comparation. Joker never supposed be political, the pilot put little effort on it, the social issue is just a aspect to justify the protagonist condition and recall Joker "bad day" narrative line. Joker never was written to be that deep, the fandom that claim this. It would more interesting see parallel between Joker and Fight Club, cause the last one is actually was Joker tried to achieve
Cho Yeo-jeong should have received an Oscar nomination for Supporting Actress change my mind
The guy who acted as the dad was INCREDIBLE! he had me sold.
At least the son and Arthur Fleck have one thing in common: they both laugh.
Thank you for calling out Min and Ki-woo, haven't heard that from other reviews but it disturbed me when watching it
BEST FILM OF THE YEAR
Thank you for making me feel sane. I found it so hard to sympathize with Joker who lived in a massive apartment and could be a caregiver with a job he actually enjoyed while I've lived in a room (with two room-share mates) in London the size of his bathroom ... ok maybe a bit bigger while working in mind-numbing finance. I've always been a fan of Bong Joon-ho and Korean films I'll have to make the time to see Parasite. I find like Mother, Poetry and Mysteries of Murder your given a "whodunnit" seemingly formulaic mystery to solve and when you do arrive at the answer you're left gutted thinking how you got there and what you did to get there. Its a trick Korean cinema has perfected so well which I'm still trying to decode. Love this review!
If you want a murder mystery to feel gutted by, I Saw the Devil does it better than anyone. Oof that movie is rough.
(I did a mini-retrospective of Kim Jee Woon's work a month or so ago. Such an incredible director.)
I still don't get why his girlfriend walked out of Okja...?
Thank you for this review! I really love this film but the thing I love more is the Park’s house(did you know that the house is actually a film set they created just for this film!)! It felt so real I thought it was a actual house in the some of the wealthy districts in Seoul like Gangnam. Me as a viewer I felt the son in the end that my dream might just be a fantasy and in real life it takes hard work and spending your money right to get that dream house.
Personally I loved both "Parasite" and "Joker". The way Joker handles certain themes is different because it's about the main character's perspective that is subjective. Joker is more about the lack of empathy.
Favorite movie of the year and an inspiration for me as a screenwriter
There were so many things you said (or wrote) we can relate to, especially the love for Korean cinema, and Sunny in particular! But also very much the dislike for people texting (or doing anything else for that matter) while watching a movie. Sooo annoying when watching with friends and then you feel like they are not really watching.. only to say at the end, "I didn't get it, stupid movie!" Duh?! Stupid comment, after stupid behaviour! And even more so in these type of movies, there are so many details that even while watching fully focused you're bound to miss some. Anyway, really appreciate this review, also done in a funny style, well done! Subscribed.
Can I like this video twice? Cos this is bang on! 🙌 watched parasite last night. It really has everything, I had to actually just take a breath for a minute because the stress of tension was becoming overwhelming at one point 😅 10/10! A really special movie that I cannot wait to see again
Sure, make a second account! :D
Yeah, I've seen it twice so far and definitely need to give it at least one more go before it leaves theaters.
Incidentally, which is the movie you've scored higher than Parasite? Just curious...
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Imagine Robert Storm's reaction when he saw the title of this video.
Dude would have a gosh damn aneurysm!
Now I want this to happen so bad.
What is the movie you gave a higher score than the Parasite? Just curious
Spring Breakers.
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