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mdmost said:
I was happy Parasite won. My older daughter kept getting mad that Little Women wasn't winning the categories it was up for minus costume design. It was the only one of the Oscar movies she saw.
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kvetcha said:
I mean, it also ruled, so she's not unjustified.
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I'm glad that at least its win was a deserved one; Best Costume can often just mean "most frilly period costumes," but the costumes in LW did such a good job of helping characterization, indicating growth and maturity, and did a lot for helping differentiate the (easily distinguishable) timelines.
 
Bull Shannon said:
I haven’t seen Jojo Rabbit yet. Love Taika, but am still scared to see it. I’ve seen so many takes from across the spectrum that I don’t know if I can go in clean. Like I’ve seen people express reasons for liking it which I don’t jibe with, and I’ve seen people express reasons for hating it which I don’t jibe with either. And vice-versa; I’ve heard compelling reasons for and against the movie. I’ll get around to it, but it’s somehow managed to surpass Joker as a movie which has exhausted me entirely due to the discourse surrounding it.
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I mean, don’t let the “controversy” steer you away, it’s not really a movie that deserves controversy. But if you’re just uninterested in the plot then yeah don’t bother.
ayayrawn said:
I don't really buy any of this kind of the negativity surrounding Jojo Rabbit. Nazis have been satirized well before, and I'm all about it. Apart from the ending, which I thought was pretty bad, it didn't feel that misguided to me.

My problem is that the satire is weak, and the movie is bland. It feels half-baked Wes Anderson knock off, and the satire doesn't feel like anything beyond "hee hee Hitler bad." Again, I like Taika and his previous work, but it kind of bums me out he won for this when he will inevitably make something much better.
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The thing I think people miss is it’s from a child’s perspective, so Hitler being the way he is is because it’s imagined by this child. A child who has been indoctrinated into those beliefs, a child who believes Hitler would legitimately be his best friend. To take a more adult view on it is missing the point, so even the way he deals with the heavier things, and the coming to terms with understanding Jewish people, all works for me because it’s from the perspective of a misguided, naive child who doesn’t know any other way to believe.

Hadn’t thought about it as a Wes Anderson knockoff, but now that you mention it, I can see that in places, though not across the board. Taika definitely has already made better films than Jojo, and he will likely continue to. But as far as the hate lobbed at it, I just take issue with some of the criticisms. Like it or not, that’s anyone’s opinion. But it’s specifically the way it’s being discussed that annoys me. It happens a lot with movies that deal with somewhat controversial topics. Though I do agree that Jojo is not as controversial or edgy as people think it would be.
 
Bennnnn said:
By the way, I’ve already seen dumb people online complaining that Parasite won, believing it won because of “diversity.” I doubt they had even heard of the film before the Oscars and likely have no goddamn idea what it’s even about. It’s pretty funny to read these reactions though.
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Please don't give him views but someone posted this to Reddit already.. fucking shameful.

 
Clint Howard said:
Please don't give him views but someone posted this to Reddit already.. fucking shameful.

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Doesn’t this still just encapture “white male rage” perfectly though? I bet he thought The Joker was robbed. A dumpy middle-aged white dork with a beard shouting about bullshit like some injustice was just committed. Angry internet nerds are the worst. No one asked you your opinion. Quit shouting.
 
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TenderLovingKiller® said:
Doesn’t this still just encapture “white male rage” perfectly though? I bet he thought The Joker was robbed. A dumpy middle-aged white dork with a beard shouting about bullshit like some injustice was just committed. Angry internet nerds are the worst. No one asked your your opinion. Quit shouting.
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I haven't watched it but judging from the Reddit post title, yes.. he thought Joker was robbed so yeah, you're pretty fucking spot on. Is he middle aged though? Looks late 20s to me but fucked if I know.
 
Clint Howard said:
I haven't watched it but judging from the Reddit post title, yes.. he thought Joker was robbed so yeah, you're pretty fucking spot on. Is he middle aged though? Looks late 20s to me but fucked if I know.
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Yeah, I didn’t click on it either. You may sadly be right about his age, the facial hair to mask his weak chin and the driving cap to hide his receding hairline age him quite a bit. He’s probably 28 going on 53.
 
I really, really liked Joker but come on, that movie has been done before in multiple styles before.The King of Comedy and Taxi Driver are even from around that era depicted in Joker and both featured De Niro. I thought it had a lot of interesting messages about all who are left behind, stepped on or ignored in our society. So did Parasite. The difference is Parasite wove a better overall story than Joker. You didn't know how Parasite was going to end. It also had a much deeper meaning about the society it reflected. I don't want to give too much away but the violence in Parasite wasn't predictable. The violence in Joker absolutely was.

It's aggravating that talk of a diversity vote is what led it to win the day. Asian cinema has been great for quite a while and Hollywood has stolen quite a lot from it. The Oscar winner The Departed owes pretty much its entire story to Infernal Affairs. It was a win for Korean cinema yesterday and maybe it will open a larger audience to a really unique and wonderful world of storytelling. For about 10 years, I bought VIP passes to the Asian Film Festival of Dallas. It opened me up to so many incredible films like Infernal Affairs. I had to give it up as kid and family duties took over. My younger daughter is really into anime so it's been fun to show her some different anime that she may not have seen like the Studio Ghibli movies.
 
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zombie.modernist said:
Parasite is so accessible it's amazing that people assume it's some sort of arthouse edgy film that's just beyond them. I'll bet this moron would have actually enjoyed it had he bothered to watch.
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Yeah that's what's crazy. If the people criticizing it actually gave it a shot, they'd probably enjoy it. You don't have to be into foreign films as a whole to find something to love about Parasite.

Now, last year there was another fantastic Korean film, Burning. Which I love so much. I enjoy it more than Parasite, so I was sad to see essentially no recognition at the Oscars last year. But...it's definitely not as accessible as Parasite. It's not as generally entertaining as it takes its time. I find it more rewarding, personally, but I mean, it's just a big favorite in my own heart. Parasite I can recognize as having a wider appeal, and that's not saying anything against it as I think it's still a great, great film.
 
Semi-related but I think the only Korean films I've seen are Oldboy and Snowpiercer (does that count?) ... and I think a bunch of horror movies, none of which I remember the name... Anyone familiar with Korean horror? There's one I'm trying to think of that was just brutal.. had like cannibalism and all sorts of other jazz in it.. anyone got a good list of recentish Korean horror (probably pre-2010) they wouldn't mind sharing?
 
Took my shot at an Oscar ballot and invented some new categories.

Best Picture: Little Women
Best Director: Greta Gerwig
Best Actress: Lupita Nyong’o
Best Actor: Adam Driver (HM: Antonio Banderas/LDC)
Best Supporting Actress: Florence Pugh
Best Supporting Actor: Jonathan Majors (Last Black Man...) (HM: Willem Defoe)
Best Ensemble: Parasite
Best Child Performance: Noah Jupe (Honey Boy)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Little Women
Best Original Screenplay: Parasite
Best Score: Uncut Gems
Best Song: Glasgow (Wild Rose)
Best Cinematography: The Lighthouse
Best Production Design: Knives Out (HM: Parasite)
Best Scene: Parasite (Removal of the Housekeeper)
Most Thrilling Moment: Schofield’s Front Line Sprint in 1917
Best Ending: Uncut Gems (HM: OUATIH)
 
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