Elric

4y

everything with subtitles all the time

dundis

4y

war films really ruined everything for me
everything had to be subbed after that

kusa

4y

come on like parasite being included does not make sense

TheReal212

4y

Parasite got the woke/reactionary buzz right now so it's not surprising. Real ones know its by far Bong's worst movie

TheReal212

4y

Parasite got the woke/reactionary buzz right now so it's not surprising. Real ones know its by far Bong's worst movie

dundis

4y

the absolute best macbeth adaptation, I haven't seen the coens' yet though

the swordplay is excellent even with that limited research they had in the 70s

Einfinet

4y

Yes

Oscar Winner

4y

Lmao now y’all in here hating on Parasite. @proper where tf have I found myself???

dundis

4y

i just watched it last month during a 24h film marathon and I literally just enjoyed the dialogue until 40 minutes in (so pretty much while they were plotting about how to infiltrate their household).

the s***scene between the rich couple was funny too but that was about it

i'd rather watch chabrol's la cérémonie 10 times before I rewatch parasite. handmaiden also ran during that marathon and I liked that way more lol, so there's definitely better korean films out there. I think the way it swooped both oscars and cannes there was some mental obligation to pick that parasite over another bong film or another korean

CKL William

4y

You seen Welles’ version?

TheReal212

4y

Having just seen Mother recently, I can confidently say all his other movies are far superior. I feel like, as a film, Parasite is so contained and I always considered worldbuilding to be one of Bong's best traits to his films so without it, you're really just left with watching a film rely entirely on its dialogue and plot.

Bong has always been a heavyhanded filmmaker but I feel it worked because of how ambitious his concepts were and what he was showing visually that extended to his themes. With Parasite, it is just heavy handed eat the rich dialogue and plotting throughout the film and that s*** is so boring. But obviously because its anti capitalism and WOKE, critics ate it up.

The Korean film industry is full of great movies. I'm not surprised the West gravitated towards Parasite because its one of the least eccentric and most safe movies they have ever made.

dundis

4y

ofc

Abyss

4y

It’s a good movie but nowhere near one of the best movies ever.

Greedy Fat Ape

4y

Have you seen The Servant (1963)?

Einfinet

4y

So, what particular one would that be, arbitrator of taste? I AM legitimately curious, especially since this one placed the highest on their previous poll. Also: people only talk how you do when people praise stuff by non-whitemen, I see it all the time on literature and film boards. This is the unfortunate burden all non-whitemale critics and creatives have to face. There's always an agenda when their stuff gets placed next to the great white men. It's never a simple matter of different tastes that are finally getting due recognition. I'm glad I'm not deluded enough to treat the movies like some objective science where a POLL produced the wrong results somehow. Unless evidence comes of vote tampering this discourse is ridiculous, clearly reflecting the mindset of people who think the world revolves around their taste.

Marble

4y

I gave up watching the Coen’s one without subtitles after 30 minutes. Polanski’s one is great

TheReal212

4y

Parasite got the woke/reactionary buzz right now so it's not surprising. Real ones know its by far Bong's worst movie