| I was expecting 1917 to win the award but I'm so happy that it went to Parasite. Amazing that such a good film makes history and becomes the first international movie (also winning in the ex-foreing language category) to win the biggest award. And best director to Bong Joon-ho was a great surprise. The rest of the awards were good but kinda predictable in my opinion. |
JoyuuFeb 9, 2020 11:14 PM
| Congratulation. Is this the first foreign film to win Best Picture at Oscars? |
| It doesn't matter if you like LoGH,Monster etc.If you are a jobless or college/school dropout living in your mom basement, you are still an unintelligent loser. Taste in anime does not make you a better person. |
| It is! I forgot to write that, sorry. |
| I wonder what is so good about it. |
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| It definitely deserves it. Such an amazing movie. |
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deg said: hopefully there will be english dub of it in the near future so that i can watch it, when it comes to anime subtitles i tolerate it since the japanese voices are pleasant to the ears Bro, are you saying that Korean is unpleasant to listen and is intolerable to read subtitles? And honestly why would you want a dub for a live-action motion picture? That’s such an absurd request. |
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| Good movie but i think people just make big out of it, like they found rare pokemon or something. Truth is there already bunch of great works from S. korea(and Bong's in particular) in the last two decades and Oscars not even bat an eye. So meh. Yet to talk non Hollywood movies in general. Double meh. Happy for Bong though. Now you know his face. |
karambiaFeb 10, 2020 3:36 AM
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| I'm so glad that I was wrong. Before the Oscars, almost everything going on was pointing towards 1917 being the big winner so I just thought it would be that. Parasite was easily the best movie of this year! |
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karambia said: It's not just the Oscars. Parasite was the first Korean film to win the Palme D'or as well, which is by far the more prestigious prize. Good for Bong, but his other great films have been swept under the rug for years now unfortunately. ;[Good movie but i think people just make big out of it, like they found rare pokemon or something. Truth is there already bunch of great works from S. korea(and Bong's in particular) in the last two decades and Oscars not even bat an eye. So meh. Yet to talk non Hollywood movies in general. Double meh. Happy for Bong though. Now you know his face. deg said: You're a moron.hopefully there will be english dub of it in the near future so that i can watch it, when it comes to anime subtitles i tolerate it since the japanese voices are pleasant to the ears |
| ive seen memories of murder and snowpiercer, but i definitely enjoyed parasite the most out of these 3. this could very well be the academy trying to be woke but it is legitimately a great film in 2019's pool of best pictures. i really cant see anything else on that list topping it, even though i only watched 5/8 of them. the other films often suffered issues such as pacing (tarantino's was a bit slow, joker definitely had pacing issues) or the plot simply being too simple (1917, or in joker's case, forsake plot to be a character study). felt like Farewell should've got a nomination though, as Boon himself mentioned the film as well in one of his post-award speeches. |
| I thought Snowpiercer kinda sucked to be honest, but Memories of Murder is great and my favorite of the bunch. I don't even think the Academy really understands what they gave the prize to. |
| parasite deserve the oscar, its really good thriller movie too, and whose people who love thriller movie looking for almost 5 year. have a deep meaning aspect tho about poor-rich thing. |
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| I really need to see this film. My co-worker went as far as to say it's the best film she has watched for the past ten years or so. Funny enough, her all-time favorite before that was The Handmaiden, another Korean hit. The only Bong movie I watched was Snowpiercer on cable, which admittedly was rather mediocre. Still, I didn't let that give me a bad impression on him. |
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| Its coming to the cinemas in England this week, i'm definitely going to go watch after hearing this. The trailer looks good as well. |
| There is a movie theater in the town next over from mine which opened as early as back in the 1920s, used to play all the big Hollywood films, but then in the late 70s - early 80s it shut down for a few years and when it reopened, it went through this metamorphosis where it was now a strictly arthouse type theater, catering to showings of foreign films, indie films, and limited release films. So I check every week the lineup there as it's a good place to see such content outside of over the computer. When I saw "Parasite" I at first actually thought it was the live Parasyte/Kiseijuu anime adaptation which came out a few years ago in two parts and was extremely confused. This Parasite has been left running in the theater for weeks longer than any other film now, which they usually do for Oscar-bait and anything extremely popular or with critical acclaim. When I read the synopsis and saw it was Korean I definitely intended to see it as I love Korean films and don't see enough of them. But now I'm a bit leery since it got so much recognition that reading people's reviews of it seems like everyone just likes it for the same predictable reasons and it's becoming a flavor of the month type film you have to see to be enlightened/cultured. deg said: hopefully there will be english dub of it in the near future so that i can watch it, when it comes to anime subtitles i tolerate it since the japanese voices are pleasant to the ears Even though I only watch subbed I agree that Japanese in the auditory sense is one of the most pleasing languages to take in, so I'm glad a good bulk of the subbed content I watch is in Japanese (whether anime or some live films), but Korean is also thoroughly enjoyable. There is something so raw and guttoral about Korean women pounding out those macro-Altaic sounding words and strings of phrases that sound more like Turkish (or at least Turkic) than like Japanese or any other major East Asian language. Now Chinese (both Mandarin and Cantonese dialects) to me at least sounds unpleasant. So sharp and broken up. The tonal languages in general sound like an assault on the ears. |
WatchTillTandavaFeb 10, 2020 1:56 PM
| This film was truly a masterpiece and one of the best films I’ve seen in a long time. I'm glad it won Bong Joon produced such good movies, everyone needs to check Okja and Snowpiercer! |
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| I loved Parasite since it was very relatable, so much so that it was uncomfortable to watch sometimes. Poor housing conditions, insanely competitive job market, floods, social inequality and discrimination, all of that transcends frontiers like the director said: "Essentially we all live in the same country. Capitalism". The movie also mixed black comedy, thriller and drama better than The Host, although I found both great. Definitely want to watch more Bong Joon-Ho's movies in the future and I guess this Oscar gave his work a lot more more visibility. |
Yudina said: in context cannes is more clear cut international competition, oscar is just pretending local award, a vague one. cannes already included korean movies regularly and even acknowledged them. In the past Old boy(2004) for example won grand prix, aka their second place prize. Ask oscar before parasite, if they have ever nominated one single skorean films at least for international feature. I'll say parasite has such really good timing with wider acceptance -- but i still skeptic by the bandwagon. I hope this just isnt case of gangnam style meme in matter of buzz amd hyp but really long lasting work of art. It's not just the Oscars. Parasite was the first Korean film to win the Palme D'or as well, which is by far the more prestigious prize. Good for Bong, but his other great films have been swept under the rug for years now unfortunately. ;[ |
karambiaFeb 10, 2020 5:43 PM
la critique de l'intention pure |
Hillary_Clinton_ said: I like how people think "we live in a society" is meaningful social commentary when it's a foreign movie saying it I guess the social commentary was a bit more than this, but whatever. I hardly believe that someone from the US countryside or Europe could really relate to the movie, but for people who live in huge cities from Latin America it's very easy to relate. Some aspects were kind of alien to me, like Korean work culture, although in this case I could draw parallels to my country's one after the crisis. |
| I haven't gotten around to watching the movie yet, but it's been on my watchlist for a while now. It winning Best Picture just makes me want to prioritize it. I make an effort to watch all of the Best Picure noms. |
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| Just watched it. I haven't seen any of the other Best Picture nominees but based on how I'd rate some previous Best Picture winners Parasite definitely comes out ahead. 8/10. |
| "No, son, you may not have your body pillow at the dinner table!" |
| The Academy and I actually agree on the best film of the year for once. |
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| I didn't watch it but will have to see the hype over it. I'm waiting to borrow it from the library if they have it deg said: hopefully there will be english dub of it in the near future so that i can watch it, when it comes to anime subtitles i tolerate it since the japanese voices are pleasant to the ears you'd have to wait for the DVD to come out or it be on Netflix (I bet they may actually make it since there was also a dub for Train to Busan) I've seen other Korean movies in English dub but it was cringe. Watching with the original actors' voices is better (also since I watch k-dramas) but I understand everyone has different preferences, since I also watch most anime dubbed |
sunsetoceanFeb 10, 2020 10:39 PM
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I mean it's wonderful. First South Korean film to receive academy nominations and it wins Best picture to become the only foreign language non-english film that has won in this category. That's an underdog fantasy. I'm skeptical about it but then I don't care for the academy all that seriously. I also hated watching the film in theatre. @WatchTillTandava pointed out the reasons why. I liked the movie, nice perspective on the living conditions of 6 percent of South Korean people and SKs job crisis. That being said I liked it as much as the other nominations. I didn't think this year's nominations were anything special. |
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| Parasite was one of the worst, if not the worst, movie I've ever seen. The fact that brainless superhero movies are the biggest earners, and the fact that a garbage Korean soap opera with political propaganda won best film, are truly testaments to how garbage movies are nowadays. and to think only 20 years ago we had films like Gladiator (GOAT movie) winning. lol...just fuckin lol |
| They say it's pretty anti-capitalist. The movie had my curiousity, but now it has my attention. |
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| oh nevermind my other post I just noticed the DVD came out a while ago. There's a French dub of it but not English dub lol why?? 😂 |
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| Yeah, I was glad that Parasite won the best picture because damn that was an amazing movie I was kinda hoping that Once Upon a Time In Hollywood would have gotten it but I'm fine with the choice |
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| It's a good movie. Not what I would pick for best of the year (The Lighthouse and Joker have more of a lasting impact), but it's pretty hard for anyone who's watched it to be upset over it winning. |
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| I really need to watch that movie then. I've heard nothing but good things. |
| Well deserved, been high on this film since it was released a year ago. |
| It's a really decent movie, solid cinematography, ok writing, but the Academy's recognition means little more than cutting corners around marketing costs these days. |
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| I've kinda missed a lot of films from the past few years, but Parasite is one of the best movies I've ever seen. It reminds me of Pulp Fiction in the sense that it breaks down the barriers of genre. You really can't classify Parasite, it mixes comedy with satire with horror with social commentary with family drama. The wide camera shots and lack of music made every scene unsettling regardless of what was happening for a reason I can't quite place my finger on, similar to The Shining. The premise is instantly captivating, luring you in before switching everything up in the second half. Unfortunately it doesn't quite have the power to dethrone my all time favourite, City of God, but its definitely top 10, maybe even top 5, for me. It deserves all the praise it gets. |
| Thank fucking god |
| Wasn't interested in this film and still I'm not. Personally my fav film from last year is The lighthouse, but I hope this will brought more light to non-Hollywood films. |
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| I think it deserves the win if only cause of the meltdown it made people who cant bother reading subtitles have over it. |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
| Absolutely deserved. My favorite movie I've seen in recent years and also the first Korean movie I've seen. JizzyHitler said: I think it deserves the win if only cause of the meltdown it made people who cant bother reading subtitles have over it. Wait, is that really a thing, people not being able to read subtitles? From time to time I see some people in anime community saying how they aren't able to read subtitles but i always brushed it off. Is it really more widespread than I thought it was? |
Tsarko said: when it comes to movie-going audiences, yes many will outright stop watching if they have to read subtitles and I would say its fairly commonAbsolutely deserved. My favorite movie I've seen in recent years and also the first Korean movie I've seen. JizzyHitler said: I think it deserves the win if only cause of the meltdown it made people who cant bother reading subtitles have over it. Wait, is that really a thing, people not being able to read subtitles? From time to time I see some people in anime community saying how they aren't able to read subtitles but i always brushed it off. Is it really more widespread than I thought it was? https://twitter.com/AmznMovieRevws/status/1226699493363658754 The director of parasite even took it getting praise as a opportunity to vouch that reading subs isnt hard and theres many great pictures youll be rewarded with when you get over that small hurdle. |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
JizzyHitler said: Tsarko said: when it comes to movie-going audiences, yes many will outright stop watching if they have to read subtitles and I would say its fairly commonAbsolutely deserved. My favorite movie I've seen in recent years and also the first Korean movie I've seen. Wait, is that really a thing, people not being able to read subtitles? From time to time I see some people in anime community saying how they aren't able to read subtitles but i always brushed it off. Is it really more widespread than I thought it was? https://twitter.com/AmznMovieRevws/status/1226699493363658754 The director of parasite even took it getting praise as a opportunity to vouch that reading subs isnt hard and theres many great pictures youll be rewarded with when you get over that small hurdle. Man, this like a whole new world to me. I never met or even heard of a someone who can't read subtitles where I live or in the region. Everybody is able to read any subtitles by the time they are 9-10 years old. I know that people in English speaking countries don't encounter them that often since everything they watch is in English, but I would imagine that everybody who spent at least few hours reading something in their life would be able to read subtitles without a problem, especially adults who probably read more in their lives than a kid. |
Tsarko said: Its not that they cant, its that they wont cause they think its annoying. Its really annoying and I think alot of it is conditioned the oscars and other types of hollywood circlejerks making it seem like america is the center of all things movies as if they are the only ones that matter.JizzyHitler said: when it comes to movie-going audiences, yes many will outright stop watching if they have to read subtitles and I would say its fairly common https://twitter.com/AmznMovieRevws/status/1226699493363658754 The director of parasite even took it getting praise as a opportunity to vouch that reading subs isnt hard and theres many great pictures youll be rewarded with when you get over that small hurdle. Man, this like a whole new world to me. I never met or even heard of a someone who can't read subtitles where I live or in the region. Everybody is able to read any subtitles by the time they are 9-10 years old. I know that people in English speaking countries don't encounter them that often since everything they watch is in English, but I would imagine that everybody who spent at least few hours reading something in their life would be able to read subtitles without a problem, especially adults who probably read more in their lives than a kid. Granted, these are for casual audiences, I say now more than ever people will read subtitles and anime's popularity made a massive difference in making a younger generation in the early 00's get used to it which could then turn around and make them more likely to watch some foreign films, cause honestly outside of that its just film buffs watching stuff like parasite which is a damn shame. |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
JizzyHitler said: Tsarko said: Its not that they cant, its that they wont cause they think its annoying. Its really annoying and I think alot of it is conditioned the oscars and other types of hollywood circlejerks making it seem like america is the center of all things movies as if they are the only ones that matter.Man, this like a whole new world to me. I never met or even heard of a someone who can't read subtitles where I live or in the region. Everybody is able to read any subtitles by the time they are 9-10 years old. I know that people in English speaking countries don't encounter them that often since everything they watch is in English, but I would imagine that everybody who spent at least few hours reading something in their life would be able to read subtitles without a problem, especially adults who probably read more in their lives than a kid. Granted, these are for casual audiences, I say now more than ever people will read subtitles and anime's popularity made a massive difference in making a younger generation in the early 00's get used to it which could then turn around and make them more likely to watch some foreign films, cause honestly outside of that its just film buffs watching stuff like parasite which is a damn shame. Ah, them finding it annoying is a bit different issue, tho I still find it hard to relate :3 Anyway, nice to hear that at least younger people seem to be more willing to try out non-English films and other forms of media. |
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