I was wrong ...

Rating: 10/10 (9 February 2020)

In my latest IMDb review, I wrote the following;
"1917 is British director Sam Mendes' latest opus. I also believe that it is the next Best Picture, and that he is worthy of his second Academy Award statuette for directing."
Don't get me wrong, 1917 is a splendid and absorbing war movie. But after watching Parasite, I no longer agree with my earlier statements regarding Oscar statuettes ...
Parasite is perhaps one of the most unique films I have ever seen. One second, it is a hilarious comedy, and in the other, a terrifying horror flick. Suddently, it turns into a romance and then you find yourself watching a jaw-dropping thriller. The greatest thing about it, is that you don't even notice these dynamic changes in genre. The natural flow of the movie is just so beautiful.
I don't even know how Joon-ho was able to craft such a film as Parasite. No single shot is wasted, the intelligent script is baffling and sometimes the characters feel even more alive than real people.
Some complain over the fact that the film is in Korean, and that you end up reading the subtitles more than watching the actual movie. I find that statement to be nonsense. Maybe it is because I am quite used to reading subtitles that I find it to be so (I am from Sweden), but perhaps also because the acting is just so good that you know the feelings of each character just by looking at their facial expressions.
To conclude, I wish for Parasite to win five out of six possible nominations at the Academy Awards tonight;
Best picture:
Sin-ae Kwak, Bong Joon Ho
Best Achievement in Directing:
Bong Joon Ho
Best Original Screenplay:
Bong Joon Ho, Jin Won Han
Best Achievement in Film Editing:
Jinmo Yang
Best International Feature Film
South Korea
I believe that Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood had better sets, but in all honesty, what is it compared to Parasite ?
I would not hesitate to put it in my top 10 best movies which I have ever seen. And, it is probably, the greatest movie of the 2010's. Read no further about it, just watch it. You will be delighted.
10/10