Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
What, no one's gonna mention the casual reference to the house from Parasite?
Bong Joon-ho delivered a great number of subtle, meaningful points to ponder afterward, but I get the sense he left the script unattended a few times—because someone slipped in some gratuitous "thirsty" scenes. And for what? To sprinkle in some third-grade American adult humor?
Despite everything else being amazing, those shoehorned moments knocked a few stars off my rating
Yes, you do need a Danish gene or two to stomach some of their offbeat scenes, missed comic relief cues, blatancy, and what not.
However, this movie pushes you through strong, raw, and, sometimes, visually-striking messages. Because of these sudden message shifts and the extremes you're taken to, you get a sense that the characters and the story are underdeveloped.
To be fair, I was lost the first 30 minutes. Where is it all going? When will the fun part begin? But then, the thread started unraveling.