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You're really good at letting filmmakers speak for themselves. You don't inject any second-hand analysis, which I super appreciate.

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

Great! That's the goal with Behind the Curtain! And there's a lot more of that coming!

@wonjonglee7854

4 жыл бұрын

@@BehindtheCurtain YES. thank you for this

@gtacinematic

3 жыл бұрын

@@BehindtheCurtain Thank you!

This is definitely how I write Parasite when I'm Bong Joon-Ho

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@leoterss

4 жыл бұрын

thanks Bigfoot for your insight

@ZayanK

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr Bigfoot.

@4th19th2

4 жыл бұрын

Jesus.

@kristanmanohar5730

3 жыл бұрын

Hey! I just made my first short film, and was wondering if you could provide honest feedback about it? Thank you!!

What is most personal is most universal. This screenplay and film will become one of the greatest in history.

@kylebuhay_

4 жыл бұрын

🙌🙌

The slowmo, sunlit shot of Jessica with the peach is so mesmerizing, memorable and just plain gorgeous and haunting. I love it so much.

@RajasSutar

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed, it's one of those that will stick in my memory, its really beautiful

@SK-fy8dl

3 жыл бұрын

Bong Joon Ho said it was improvised by Park Sodam and that it wasn't in the storyboard!

That comment about making a film for yourself is very true. I recently rented a hotel room for two nights to take the time and write a script. On the day I was due to checkout, I realized that the direction I’d taken the story into made for a decent film but not something i’d personally resonate with. I spent the rest of the day thinking about what it is exactly that I wanted to see and feel with the characters and then began a new script. It’s already 10x better.

@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa74

3 жыл бұрын

Did you finished it? Send it to me i want to read it.

Another tragedy to me was how isolated the wealthy family were. I don't know if this is rare among the wealthy, but I could believe it in the context of the story. They depended on the house's former owner to recommend a house keeper, and a former tutor to recommend a substitute, and so on. They had no "friends" of their own status to ask for help. Plenty of people did come to the party, but they probably felt closer to their help than to any of their peers.

@kimmyp3407

4 жыл бұрын

wow great point

@robshastri1346

4 жыл бұрын

Excellent insight👍

@akiraperu1

4 жыл бұрын

this is very real even with middle class people

@snowdevil002

3 жыл бұрын

This reading is way too sympathetic to the rich family

@jmwvirgil

3 жыл бұрын

@@snowdevil002 Bong goes out of his way in this video to mention the rich family aren't intended to be 'the bad guys'. There's nothing wrong with a sympathetic reading into the rich family.

Bong Joon-Ho. That’s the comment.

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

Best comment.

Watched this movie yesterday, still in shock, can't believe how Shakespearean it was

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

It's really wonderful. I've watched it 3 times now

@zlodrim9284

4 жыл бұрын

How was it Shakespearean?

@paulojounin

4 жыл бұрын

Deep human problems and complex characters with cheating and treason and everything, catharsis at the end with a massive tragedy with deaths of important characters, that reminds me much of Hamlet's massacre, textbook. Sure he wasn't directly inspired by it, don't think the director speaks English but it does look alike a bit.

@OhSoLiliana

4 жыл бұрын

@@paulojounin He speaks English! He just uses an interpreter to deliver his precise feelings

@minam8022

4 жыл бұрын

​@@paulojounin it's also quite shakespearean that none of the characters really go through "character arcs" and are more or less stagnant throughout the whole movie. instead of the characters changing, the situations they're in changes, and there's always that one fatal flaw they can't let go of (in kiwoo's case, the dream of upwards social mobility). i love this movie so much.

i really didnt think much about the native-american props used in the movie, so i was surprised to hear that there was meaning behind it. this was really eye-opening and goes to show the amount of thought that went towards making the film.

Correct me if im wrong. I think One of the best subtle storytelling in this movie is how the rich father doesn't make any physical contact with the kim family member, except when he got stabbed

@jay4881

4 жыл бұрын

Nita R exactly, mr.kim doesnt “cross the line” physically until the very end when he kills mr.park

@a.carneirozhu8104

4 жыл бұрын

I loved when Mrs Park asked Mr Kim if he'd washed his hands after touching the fake bloody napkin. Incredible way of telling the audience how the rich may often be blind to how callous they are.

@methdxman

3 жыл бұрын

@@a.carneirozhu8104 I don't think it's in any way related to the bloody napkin itself. Koreans tend to be germaphobes and a person in the upper class may/may not expect a person of lower class to always keep clean and be equally germaphobic i.e. wash hands often...

I love bong joon ho's movies, it's great that he's getting so much recognition in the west now

The movie came together beautifully. The ebb and flow of the juxtaposition between the rich and poor. Also such an unexpected ending. Listening to this collection of interviews opens up a greater understanding of the characters. Parasite feels so grounded in what happens. Even with the strange tragedy at the end. Thanks for your work. Looking forward to the next video.

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

This is a great comment. I also really enjoyed watching this film and have returned to it multiple times already. Thank you for watching.

Wow.. You summarized his comments so well!! How many Bong's QnA conversations you've watched? lol Thanks for making this good video!!

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

A lot! Luckily he's very clear and articulate when he speaks, so there was a lot to draw from.

Great movie.

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

Very true

@Loonaurtheworld

4 жыл бұрын

i ruined 69 lmao

Someone described this movie as "Shakespearean" and I couldn't agree more. It really put me into shock for awhile after watching it!

Honestly, I hate it when people keep saying that Parasite is about the evil rich family and the message is 'eat the rich!' I personally took a message how there's no solidarity between working class when it comes to money, job, etc and how they destroy each other just to serve a higher class society

@its_elkku135

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the lower class definitely weren't the heroes. Soon after the Kims managed to ruthlessly climb up the ladder by getting innocent people fired, they made the decision to basically say 'screw those poor people" by leaving the old housekeeper and her husband in the basement, even though they were in a similarly bad spot just a while ago. That was also one of the contributing factors that led to the birthday massacre.

@quantumpanic

4 жыл бұрын

Why is there such a jumpiness when we talk bad about the rich as if we're dealing them a bad hand or something. It's as if we want to be rich someday and before that day we don't want rich people to be hated on.

@its_elkku135

4 жыл бұрын

@@quantumpanic What do you mean? I think it's obvious that neither family were "the good guys". The Parks made mistakes, and the Kims also were pretty ruthless.

@franciscofarias6385

4 жыл бұрын

You're not wrong, but I think you're ignoring some aspects of the situation. The poor family is forced to be selfish because of their circumstances. Referencing the poor mother's phrase, they're not nice _because_ they're poor.

@LuisSierra42

4 жыл бұрын

The villain here is the system, not any specific person. Because of the system, we are pushed to behave like parasites to each other

Just wanna say that you're doing a great job at making these inciteful videos on a more consistent basis recently, keep it up!

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I've been figuring out some new workflows that have helped a lot. Glad you're enjoying the content!

And this is why I love this movie.

My favourite shot of the film (and one of my favourite movie shots ever) was once they escaped the house and descended down the steps in the rain, going back to their low class lives in such devastating fashion. The zoomed out shot of them running down is so beautiful and metaphorical.

It's awesome that you reply to the comments. Keep doing that, it gives off a good vibe and will make people want to comment more.

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, man! I want people to feel like there's an actual community here. I love it when people have an actual discussion in the comment section.

Yo man, thank you so much for bringing this video. I’ve been thinking a lot on how Bong wrote this and his thought process. This was an amazing video. Thank you!

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing! Glad you enjoyed the video.

Another awesome channel that talks about writting stories, but this time you let the directors speak, I can't even imagine the amount of work you put in thoses videos but thanks you !

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!

The movie doesn't show it but it must've been a tragedy for the rich family too. I feel really bad for the rich mom. She is so clueless and ditsy. Just imagine yourself in her shoes, having no single clue what is going on an BAMM there s a massacre in her house. And she lost her husband. It's a tragedy for both family, but in a way, the rich family doesn't deserve this.

@kirstenkim791

4 жыл бұрын

Not knowing is somehoe a sin I think

@Ruylopez778

4 жыл бұрын

We might argue the Parks' downfall is in having the wealth to buy a house like that, without knowing or caring that it has a bunker in it. The housekeeper is able to exploit that because of how wealthy they are (such as it doesn't matter that the housekeeper "eats for two"). We could also say that the Parks, while not villains, look down on their driver and people on the subway. They also jump to conclusions about both their driver and housekeeper being dishonest - and perhaps they reach this conclusion so quickly because of how they look down on them. As said in the video they could cook, clean and drive themselves, but because they pay others to do it, they consider it fine. Just like they make the Kim dress as an Indian, but it's OK because he is paid extra. Or how they aren't shown to ask if the bad weather has been a problem for them. They are kind of oblivious to it, just like the morse code and the bunker.

Thanks for your usual high quality videos! I am never disappointed

The genius of parasite is in the structure of the narrative and the space itself. How the architecture of the story and also the physical space the characters occupy in it affect their lives more than their own personalities. That is our society.

To get more behind the scenes and screenwriting content, follow me on twitter: twitter.com/ntjrdn

@monokid2932

4 жыл бұрын

Behind the Curtain Do you have a Letterboxd account for us to follow you on?

Your approach is so great that I can now understand the filmmaker's intent for this film.

this is how art manifests when your name starts with Bong

I wise woman once said "Do it clockwise"

This is one thing I was looking for from bong-joon-ho thanks! Keep uploading this it’s very helpful!

Fuck yeah, I have been dying for a video on my fav movie of 2019. Thank you so much!

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

Great! Glad you liked it. I was worried about translating, but I think it worked out really well.

@alexdelarco

4 жыл бұрын

@@BehindtheCurtain I'm not korean so I don't really know, but I think and trust it worked pretty good.

I don't know how this guy got all this footage together so cohesively. As a proud Korean, I approve.

thank you so much for the insight directly from the director. Thoroughly enjoyed him guiding us through his thinking process

How Bong Joon-ho wrote Parasite? Easy,because he's a genius

what a nice explanation, love it!

Ah cool, thanks for making video about Parasite. Btw i think you should make video about Your Name and Weathering with You

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

Good suggestions! Thanks!

Great editing showing the three families!!

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

The whole plot hinged on the same idiot kid not being navigate a stair case twice. Genius at work here.

I think they used all concepts of story telling all in one film. Great!

Thanks, I appreciate the film so much more after seeing this and hearing all the insights from BJH himself.

God damn KZread not notifying me when my favorite channel uploads

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

Well that's quite frustrating. C'mon youtube, let my man Kyle watch my videos.

I saw Parasite for the first time last night. To say I was blown away is an understatement. The tonal shift in the film really struck me when we went from the farcical sequence of the family hiding in the living room, to the sewage water flooding their apartment. The moment of Ki Taek looking around his apartment, clutching his belongings as the water flowed in was too much. I felt physically and mentally pained watching that scene. I'm pretty sure that moment and feeling are going to haunt me for some time. Thank you, for this absolute gem of a movie.

Thank you I was waiting for this!!

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it!

your channel is a gem

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

“And that’s when the idea hit me” So cool to hear how he hops on his ideas

Just discovered your channel in those hard times, it's amazing ! I do not write myself (other than some reviews as a hobby) but I've always being interested by the process of creation, how the screeenwriters managed to create this particular scene and how they could create some emotions throught characters and dialogs, and your videos provide a valuable insight on those questions. I do hope your channel will attract many more subscribers. Keep on the (very) good work ! Since you have done Parasite, may I suggest other foreign movies, like the mexican/spanish Pan's Labyrinth or the german Lives of others ? I would also love to see some others americans classics, such as Chinatown or Eternal Sunshine of my Spotless mind.

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

Hey I'm really glad you're enjoying the videos! I appreciate the support! I would love to do those videos. I have such a long list right now of videos, so there's a lot more to come!!

Very enlightening video. Can you do another one of Bong Joon Ho's films such as Memories of Murder?

Bong Joon hi is a MASTERPIECE

Winner Of best movie of the year, making history by doing so (house m.d please)

can't wait till you get 1M subs!

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I love your videos, they're an absolute inspiration for us in the narrative craft. It would be great if you could add more subtitle options, perhaps in spanish? Or maybe enable the function so users can add subtitles in their own languages too, so we can share with non english speakers 🙏🏽

Awesome loved this film so much.

Love these videos so much 👏

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Bong Joon Ho more than a director, he was a great revelation at the Oscars because, no one thought that a foreign filmmaker was going to win at a ceremony as important as the Oscars, and that's why makes him so special. About Parasite, I find it a little a black comedy for moments but with tensions's scenes that capture your attention in any moment. and like the own film director said, these three families are parasites because, they depend on the others to live and feed.

My DVD player is broken, but I believe that for this film alone I will be replacing it with a new on or possibly with a Blue Ray just so I can own this film!

Thank you for this video. :)

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

Underrated video

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hoping it gets more views. I'm really proud of this one.

Man, this proves that epiphanies are real. What's more impressive is that Bong actually utilized them!

Sensational story

Bong Joon Ho is a master nice work

Bong Joon Ho more than a director, he was a great revelation at the Oscars because, no one thought that a foreign filmmaker was going to win at a ceremony as important as the Oscars, and that's why makes him so special. About Parasite, I find it a little a black comedy for moments but with tensions's scenes capture your attention in any moment. and like the own film director, these three families are parasites because, they depend on the others to live and feed.

everything in this movie seems to function circularly in time....even down to small details like technological descendent from wifi to morse code.

FEAR EATS THE SOUL .

still can’t believe this channel hasn’t blown up yet. keep this shit up

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, dude! 100k in the next 1-2 months and then sky is the limit. Working on expanding the channel's possibilities now 👌🏻

@hawsroy

4 жыл бұрын

Behind the Curtain remember us plebeians when you’re famous :’(

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha of course I will. One of the things I'm working on is a better way to build a strong community for Behind the Curtain. A way for us all to talk about film other than just comments which aren't that great. Something you'd be interested in?

I would really appreciate it if you made a Video "How I wrote Jojo Rabbit - Screenwriting Advice from Taika Waititi" I am very interested in his thought process behind the adaptation. How did he decide what to use from the source material and what story points to add by himself and why?

I think the peak of hubris for the main poor family is not when theyre drinking in the house, but when they tell the old house keeper "we're not needy like you"

"RESPECT!"

love the way you edit your videos! i thought this was taken from a phone interview you had with bong joon ho 😅 they're incredibly cohesive and insightful. keep it up!

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

Ah thanks! I do have original interviews coming where I am talking with the filmmakers, but yeah, this is a compilation!

Great music choice. Can I get a tracklist?

I never watch movies keeping an eye on " story development".it's so difficult to do so

learn, Hollywood. Good scripts take time.

What's the background music? The part ar 5:30 is beautiful. I also thought the film was excellent in all quarters!

The question of the film is "why and how does all of this happen when no one had malicious intent"

the more I watch this movie....

Hello, can u make a video about how to write scripts. I have so many ideas in mind about the stories that i have imagined but i don't know how to make a complete meaningful story out of them. So...

@BehindtheCurtain

3 жыл бұрын

I would recommend Tyler Mowery's videos. He does an excellent job teaching screenwriting fundamentals. Also: my channel is going to be shifting slightly to "how to apply 'how professionals write their script' to your own process", which might help you out as well.

Anyone know what the music is in this video? It's beautiful!

The piano playing in the background sounds so beautiful, what is the piece called?

yessssssssssss

Anyone know the name of the music piece at 2:46?

So...Bong Joon Ho was good at math!

What plugin is used at 1:47?

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

No plugins. Native effects in after effects.

@zackketz

4 жыл бұрын

@@BehindtheCurtain What?! Whats the plugin for the voice visualizer? Thanks!

Hey! I just made my first short film, and was wondering if you could provide honest feedback about it? Thank you!!

U sound like Tyler

Does anyone know why the original maid looked all beat up when she came back for her husband? Is it implied that she got roughed up on the streets because she no longer had the protection of the Park’s luxurious home?

@ArcherZER0

4 жыл бұрын

The loan sharks whom her husband owed money to likely came looking for her when she went home, which is how she got injured. That's why they wanted to continue staying in the basement.

@lamarscrotum1236

4 жыл бұрын

ArcherZER0 ohhhh duh I forgot about the loan shark thing 🤦‍♂️ haha thank you!

@seasalt_vt

4 жыл бұрын

If I remember right, she fell down cutting the camera wire in front of the house so people wouldn’t know she was there, which was how the father was able to sneak into the basement

Thank you for the vid, but please fix the korean subtitles

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

I'm not a native speaker of Korean, so there's not much I can do to correct it. I think people from the community can submit corrections, though.

With pencil.

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

Not usually!

전세계가 패러사이트 ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ

I think you should make a video about Bollywood movies..

@ingssen5240

4 жыл бұрын

lame

3.dakkadan sonrası

Joker is cute. compared to Parasite

First

What the rich primarily wants is poor people limited time and talents devoted to their own welfare and interests. In return the poor gets something that’s rather very impersonal out of rich as money.

I disagree with the idea that there are no villains. Although the poor family was in desperate need of money, the poor mother still kicked a woman down a flight of concrete stairs. Before the worst thing anyone has done was lie and steal food. Therefore I feel like this is a story of anti heroes

I know everybody's going to over think this movie, but it was just freaking good.

I HAVE BEEN SCREAMING TO ANYONE WHO WOULD LISTEN TO SEE THIS MOVIE!!!! I was lucky enough to have a colleague invite me to the premiere. I don't have any social media accounts since I landed my dream job from (lil Jewish dude#2, who was given his dream job from lil Jewish dude#1& I am just skinny Swedish gal #1) a joke few know. IM KITTI is a dear human that I love. I know so many friends that put this movie on their top 10 list of movies to see in the 2000's! I added it to #1 of top 10 movies to see in 2000's & it is #3 of my top favorite movies ever under, The Royal Tenenbaums & the movie EVERY HIGH SCHOOL KID MUST SEE...Requiem for a dream. This movie is THAT good!! Movies are not entertainment anymore. Production companies are looking for brilliant writers to put their scripts into streaming t.v. shows & are filming said scripts movies..ie...Mr. Robot, True Crime, The Leftovers, for examples. I don't think I will see a better movie than this in my lifetime & I am happy a dear human, Steve Golin got to see this movie before he passed away last year. YES THIS IS HOW THE WORLD WORKS, THE STRONGER PREY ON THE WEAKER, THE RICH F@@K THE POOR & lastly THE MAD WILL INHERIT THE EARTH, eventually. Maybe not in my lifetime but it will happen. I was overwhelmed when it won so many awards. They missed the one for editing!!!! It is worth your time to see this movie, especially now, when movies are nothing but noise in the background while I am doing something ELSE!!! Wes Anderson's new movie I heard will be good. It won't BE PERFECTION! He doesn't know this is me so I can say....NO MOVIE WILL EVER BE PERFECTLY APPEALING...VISUALLY, MENTALLY AND WILL LEAVE YOU TALKING ABOUT IT AS MUCH AS I DO & I don't waste my time ever!!! IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, I will depart w/ a quote from ANOTHER TOP TEN MOVIE.... “The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. BUY THE TICKET, TAKE THE RIDE!"

What's up with the subtitles? I find it difficult to read that one inch wall.. No seriously, it's a bit weird. Long paragraphs and all, I am the only one?

@BehindtheCurtain

4 жыл бұрын

Adding CC to KZread soon as an alternative

@SupahBro535

4 жыл бұрын

It’s definitely a habit you’d have to get used too.

@odoridori

4 жыл бұрын

there are subtitles because he is speaking korean

뇌피셜 늘어놓는 채널인줄 알았는데 진짜 인터뷰였네 ;;

I did not like the tragedy at the end of the climax, that’s the only weak point for me. Loved everything else.

korean subtitle is messㅜ.ㅜ