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Grampa Fuddy
Title: Silly Hats Only
Joined: Jul 17 2019
Location: Westmont, IL
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“Once you overcome the 1-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films.†While I haven’t been able to check out Parasite yet, that quote from director Bong Joon Ho really hit the nail on the head. Way back in 2004, I remember going to the theater with a friend and we couldn’t decide between seeing Napoleon Dynamite or Hero with Jet Li. I initially wanted to see the former, but wound up losing that game of rock, paper, scissors. Yes the movie was subtitled, but that didn’t matter because found myself completely immersed in the world it created. The only thing that took me out of it was when my friend leaned over and whispered, “Hey, I didn’t know this movie was going to make me read. Did you want to slip out and see Napoleon Dynamite in the other theater?†I told him to shut the fuck up. I couldn’t believe it. The barrier was only 1-inch tall and he missed out on the awesome experience that I had. Looking back now, Napoleon Dynamite doesn’t hold up. Hero is still amazing and I’m overdue for a rewatch. Parasite just won a buttload of Oscars including best picture. So I gotta check that out too.
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DarknessDeku
Title: Deku Scrub
Joined: Dec 08 2007
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I should go see Parasite.
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SoldierHawk
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Title: Warrior-Poet
Joined: Jan 15 2009
Location: San Diego, CA
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It is super sad how turned off people can be by subtitles. Yet another reason to thank anime I guess.
I haven't seen it either...doesn't look like my kind of thing. Would be very interested to know what y'all think if you have, though.
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brellow
Joined: Mar 08 2011
Location: Ohio
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I saw Parasite in the theater with my wife. She spent a month or two trying to get me to go see it. It's intense, fairly riveting. The movie is centered around an almost explicit conversation of classism. It is masterfully done though. I don't want to talk about the sort of plot of it because it definitely is something that you should feel the shocks of as they happen if you go see it. I felt it was worth the ungodly price of going to see a movie though. If nothing else I think the parts that feel horrific work both in the plot and as part of the overall horror of human suffering that the story sort of nods at and that seems impressive to me.
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Klimbatize
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Title: 2011 Picnic/Death Champ
Joined: Mar 15 2010
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i'll_bite_your_ear
Title: Distillatoria
Joined: Jun 09 2010
Location: van down by the river
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Oh man, Jared is a badass!
Everyone knows that only losers read. Losers and Quantumphysicists.
Wich is bascially the same.
On Topic:
"Parasite". Did not see it but it's supposed to be great, so if i get the chance i will definetly watch it.
Also, people should really watch the before mentioned "Hero" by Zhang Yimou, wich is an artisitic masterpiece.
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Cameron
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Joined: Feb 01 2008
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I watched Parasite last week, and while it would never match the amount of hype the movie has received (as with any movie hyped as much as it has been), I did think it was extremely poignant and emotional.
Also, this is old news, but I remember being kind of shocked that people were actually unironically complaining about watching a movie with subtitles. Maybe because I've been watching movies/TV with subtitles/closed-captioning for as long as I can remember, but it still seems like a strange thing to complain about in 2020.
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Preng
Title: All right, that's cool!
Joined: Jan 11 2010
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I quite enjoyed Parasite! Thoroughly enjoyed the hard turn from black comedy to thriller. Learned about scholar's stones.
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DarknessDeku
Title: Deku Scrub
Joined: Dec 08 2007
Location: The Forest
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That's hilarious! 
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Doddsino
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The last twenty or so minutes sort of went in a direction that I felt cut against the feel of the rest of the movie, but I still appreciate the ambitious approach they had. Unlike The Shape of Water, I can at least see why this movie got the hype that it did.
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
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i loved this movie
i thought it was great and definitely wasnt expecting those twists
were people actually complaining about subtitles? lol jfc
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DarknessDeku
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| were people actually complaining about subtitles? lol jfc |
Lots of people don't like to read. They brag about never reading books after high school. It's crazy.
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