Parasite

I have not personally seen the movie parasite however I do plan to see it and have heard many good things about the movie. Parasite for those who don't know is a south Korean dark comedy thriller directed by Korean director Bong Joon-ho, the film won four academy awards at the 2020 Oscars, taking home Best Picture, Directing, International feature film and best original screenplay.  The film was also the first South Korean film to be nominated for and win 3 of the 4 mentioned awards. what is the most impressive is that this the first time a non-English speaking film has garnered such prestigious accolades. However some people particularly Americans believe that Joker, an English speaking film that was much more popular and lucrative than a parasite, was deserving of the best picture. It is a shame that some people are using numbers the argument of bigger numbers to justify why joker is better, despite myself thinking joker is a fantastic film. People who are reacting to the parasite criticisms are saying that Americans just don't like reading subtitles and I think there is some validity behind that statement



https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/2/10/21131004/parasite-best-picture-oscars-2020
https://oscar.go.com/news/2020/oscar-best-picture-winner-2020-is-parasite
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bong_Joon-ho

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