11-29-2019, 08:02 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-29-2019, 08:04 PM by Drunk Monk.)
The latest from Bong Joon-ho. Won this year's Palm D'or. cf & I were imagining this director would get there eventually. He has arrived.
It's a thriller with some very dark humor. There's no monster (the host http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomFor...hp?tid=721) or post-apocalypse train (snowpiercer http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomFor...p?tid=3130), or friendly monster (okja http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomFor...p?tid=4126). There are dogs including a pom but they don't suffer (barking dogs never bite http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomFor...p?tid=4254). This is like a modern-day Hitchcock, a twisted tale of schemes gone awry. There's a smattering of commentary on class, North Korea and climate change, but those are more observations that preaching. Good pacing, good storytelling, and some solid mcguffins.
It won me over quickly with the first scene - the family searching for an internet signal to coattail upon, something I can relate to way too much lately, and it was sealed with the pom.
Packed theater at the Nick. The audience was pretty rocked on the way out, all stunned by the style and story. I was very amused being more familiar with Bong's work and pleased to see he succeeded in making a film that delivered his quirkiness in an even digestible way. I still lean towards The Host being his strongest film, but maybe because that was the first film of his that I saw so it resonated more deeply. I should revisit that maybe. Parasite was a close second for sure. If not his best, it's certainly his most appealing.
There's somewhat of a sword bit in it. I don't want to spoil it. The final dark humor twist got a chuckle out of me.
DOOM recommended.
It's a thriller with some very dark humor. There's no monster (the host http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomFor...hp?tid=721) or post-apocalypse train (snowpiercer http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomFor...p?tid=3130), or friendly monster (okja http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomFor...p?tid=4126). There are dogs including a pom but they don't suffer (barking dogs never bite http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomFor...p?tid=4254). This is like a modern-day Hitchcock, a twisted tale of schemes gone awry. There's a smattering of commentary on class, North Korea and climate change, but those are more observations that preaching. Good pacing, good storytelling, and some solid mcguffins.
It won me over quickly with the first scene - the family searching for an internet signal to coattail upon, something I can relate to way too much lately, and it was sealed with the pom.
Packed theater at the Nick. The audience was pretty rocked on the way out, all stunned by the style and story. I was very amused being more familiar with Bong's work and pleased to see he succeeded in making a film that delivered his quirkiness in an even digestible way. I still lean towards The Host being his strongest film, but maybe because that was the first film of his that I saw so it resonated more deeply. I should revisit that maybe. Parasite was a close second for sure. If not his best, it's certainly his most appealing.
There's somewhat of a sword bit in it. I don't want to spoil it. The final dark humor twist got a chuckle out of me.
DOOM recommended.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse