February 9, 20205 yr Author This was utterly incredible. I went in thinking it would be one thing, but it was in fact something totally different and so for that reason I was intrigued throughout. The acting was superb, the soundtrack was chilling and the cinematography was beautiful; it deserves the praise it is getting. The social commentary was done in such a powerful way that I think it will stick with me for some time - the ending was harrowing and damning and the fact I was rooting for the family despite what events had transpired, showed just how brilliantly conceived the plot and character development was. I really hope it can ride the hype into the Oscars and it can relate into success on the night, but even being nominated is a massive step forward for international/asian cinema. My favourite moment was when the old housekeeper was casually kicked down the stairs - I screamed :lol:
February 10, 20205 yr Absolutely, thoroughly deserved. I've not been this happy with an Oscar win in a long time. The barriers are broken. History was made.
February 10, 20205 yr WHY didn't I put some money on this to win? Was as high as 6/1 only a few days back :( :( Delighted. Thoroughly deserved!
February 10, 20205 yr Author I haven't stopped thinking about this film all day. It has lodged itself into my brain. :drama:
February 21, 20205 yr As if we needed more reason to love this film :') Thanks for the promo, Trump! What happened?? I saw this last weekend and I was not disappointed. So thrilling and so funny, moving - everything I could ever want! Usually when a film gets a lot of hype like this I usually find a flaw, but it really is worth all the hype it's getting.
February 21, 20205 yr He was basically being his usual racist self. At a rally in Colorado and he asked the crowd.. "How bad were the Academy Awards this year?" before proceeding to mock the reveal "And the winner is... a movie from South Korea" Then continued... "What the hell was that all about? We've got enough problems with South Korea, with trade. And after all that, they give them best movie of the year?" before continuing with "Was it good? I don't know." LMAO. The US distributor for the film fired back "Understandable. He can't read." :') (He also took aim at Brad Pitt for some reason lmao. He's OBSESSED with them!)
February 21, 20205 yr https://thedigitalweekly.com/2020/02/20/hbo...we-know-so-far/ This could be phenomenal. I'm very excited knowing it's in the hands of HBO.
February 23, 20205 yr oh. my. god. I think I might rank this among Get Out as one of my favorite movies of all time. It’s a narrative on class warfare that doesn’t have a pronounced protagonist or antagonist. In fact, I can’t say that the movie has a protagonist at all. What it does is counteract the notion that privilege and morality are inversely proportional, and it offers a Hobbesian perspective of the internal demands of creating the ideal lifestyle. In the end, humans will do whatever it takes to survive, even if it means sacrificing the moral high ground. It’s basically the “I’ve won... but at what cost?” meme. You have characters like the Kims, who resorted to underhanded tactics to get the same level of privilege (or facade of privilege) the Parks had, and this worsened as they went down the family line. At the same time you have characters Dahye, who couldn’t give two shits about Kiwoo’s economic background - all she saw was that he was a nice guy, a good tutor, and made her feel comfortable. She had enough money to get a private tutor for homeschooling which was a sign of her privilege, but she got to know him better, and that’s why she felt confident enough to convince her mother to invite him to Dasong’s birthday party, not for extra money, but because she wanted him there. You can chalk it up to naïveté because of her age, but the comparative disparity between the two was not to be ignored because she’s seen it before with her previous tutor, who she assumed was saving up his wages so he can study abroad. At that moment, she could have not wasted time on him but she reciprocated anyway. I feel like I can talk about the different motifs that support this but that would take forever lol
February 25, 20205 yr I just saw this and the middle third of this film was one of the tensest moments I’ve ever seen in the cinema, just waiting for something to go wrong. It was like the ‘ranch’ scene in OUATIH x100. Brilliant film all around and not one I would begrudge for its Oscar success even if it wouldn’t have been my pick. I do hope it can open doors for wider releases for interesting foreign-languages films in cinemas.
February 25, 20205 yr i saw this on saturday night + it was great, really lived up to the hype. there were a few things that left me feeling a little perplexed by (like when they escaped from the house + walked all the way home in the rain for dramatic effect. weren’t they all making good money by this point? why couldn’t they get a cab + pay when they got home?) but they were minor things + definitely didn’t affect my enjoyment. i read this thread before watching it + some of you say it’s not a horror but when the eyes appeared from the pantry, i understood completely why the kid had a seizure - it was terrifying! it’s definitely more of a tense thriller + it’s wise to go into it not knowing what to expect because that added to the movie as a whole.
June 28, 20205 yr Saw this last night; incredible film. Was not at all what we were expecting, but in a good way. There must be so many incredible films the English speaking world are missing out on because they're only available with subtitles. Pedro Almodóvar is a good place to start.
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