A Tale of Two Movies

“Yeon-gyo: Da-song is an artist by nature. Look at this painting. 

Ki-woo: It’s so metaphorical. It’s really strong. 

Yeon-gyo: Strong, right? You’ve got an eye for this.

Ki-woo: It’s a chimpanzee, right?

Yeon-gyo: A self-portrait.”

Saturday, I finally got to see the film Parasite. I’m not sure what I expected, but it took me some time to process what I saw. Initially, I was surprised that such a strange story had received so much acclaim. I struggled to understand the symbolic meaning. I couldn’t stop thinking about it, though.

Given the opportunity to write about two movies, I thought I’d choose these two movies I’d seen most recently: Little Women and Parasite. Coincidentally, they both focus on the relationship between two families of different social classes. I’ll do some more thinking about the similarities and differences, and write more later.

“I’ve got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.” -Jo March, Little Women

Sunday night, I finally went to see the newest version of the movie Little Women. I’ve never read the book (or not yet), and I’m not sure if the movie made me more or less apt to do so. There seemed to be some gaps in the narrative, which perhaps were the result of editing the story to fit into a 120-minute film. The film was enjoyable, but not great. I ended up feeling like I wanted to like it more than I actually did. See my next post, briefly comparing Little Women and Parasite.