![]() Not only has “Parasite” now become an Oscars juggernaut, but it’s also a box office sensation around the world. In a year when the debate was framed as ‘Marvel vs cinema,’ the Oscars voted for cinema.”įilmmaker Ava DuVernay shared her joy on social media for “Parasite” winning Best Picture: “The world is big and it is beautiful and films from everywhere deserve to be on that stage winning The Academy’s highest honor. And in honoring a film that wasn’t even made within the industry, it was saying: We can look to lights from outside. Owen Gleiberman, film critic for Variety, writes that “Parasite” winning Best Picture is a vote for cinema’s future, adding “It’s a vote for a future of storytellers who come from fresh places, who see our passions and dilemmas with new eyes, who invent new forms…On Oscar night, Hollywood sent out a message to the world - as it always does during the Academy Awards - about the kind of movie it’s chosen to represent the industry. “It has startled the Academy into recognizing that no country’s cinema has a monopoly on greatness… And in a year of unwelcome resurgence for #OscarsSoWhite, especially in the acting categories, the sight of actors Song Kang Ho, Park So Dam, Choi Woo Shik, Lee Jung Eun and other members of the ‘Parasite’ cast and crew taking the stage was nothing less than a balm - and a sign, perhaps, that the Academy’s efforts to diversify its ranks and become a truly global institution are having an imperfect but measurable effect.” “‘Parasite’ has dealt a much-needed slap to the American film industry’s narcissism, its long-standing love affair with itself, its own product and its own image,” writes LA Times film critic Justin Chang about the “Parasite” Oscars sweep. Along with Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight,” “Parasite” is also being hailed as the best Best Picture winner in recent memory. For this reason, many film critics, directors, and actors are championing “Parasite” as the most important and game-changing Best Picture winner in Oscar history. “Parasite” now marks the first time any foreign-language film has won the Best Picture prize. Many Oscar pundits expected “Parasite” to win the Best International Feature Film category with ease, but very few saw Bong sweeping the major prizes for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. ![]() ![]() Bong Joon Ho’s Palme d’Or winner entered the 2020 Oscars in history-making fashion as the first South Korean feature film nominated for Academy Awards. It’s going to take a while for Hollywood to come down from the high that is “ Parasite” sweeping the 92nd Academy Awards.
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