Why PARASITE Is Impossible To Replicate

Bong Joon-ho was one of the pioneers of the Korean New Wave. His movies such as Memories of Murder, The Host or Mother gained him worldwide reputation, but his most successful work to date is Parasite from 2019. With 4 Oscars and a Palme d’Or in Cannes, the director achieved something no one in South Korea could before. In this video essay I revisit all the meticulously crafted details of the film, from symbols to its brilliant camerawork and specific scenes, and talk about how much Bong loves movies and what he considers the predecessors of Parasite. // Need high-quality music and sound effects for your videos? Try Epidemic Sound for free: https://share.epidemicsound.com/q3crfq // Support my channel: https://www.patreon.com/JustOneMoreThing // If you enjoyed the video, consider subscribing for more! https://www.youtube.com/@JustOneMoreThing_YT?… // Follow me for info on new releases: https://twitter.com/jomt_YT // Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/JOMT/ // C