Wretchedness and absurdity: Thoughts on Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite
about 51 months ago (02/18/2020)
Wretchedness and absurdity: Thoughts on Bong Joon-ho's Parasite | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles NEON February 18, 2020 By Teo You Yenn (760 words, 4-minute read) I watched Bong Joon-ho’s award-winning film Parasite later than most people I know, and after many people had told me I had to see it. It is indeed, as everyone promised, amazing. My first reaction to art I admire is often a sort of professional envy: artists at their best can achieve what social scientists simply cannot and shouldn’t bother to try.