{"id":248813,"date":"2020-02-10T12:27:47","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T07:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=248813"},"modified":"2020-02-10T12:27:47","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T07:27:47","slug":"parasite-becomes-the-first-south-korean-movie-to-win-an-oscar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/parasite-becomes-the-first-south-korean-movie-to-win-an-oscar\/","title":{"rendered":"Parasite Becomes the First South Korean Movie to Win an Oscar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Parasite<\/strong><\/em> is earning it big globally. After making a wave on international platforms, it has become the first South Korean movie to win an Academy Award.<\/p>\n

The Korean black comedy is the news on everyone’s lips. The movie has grossed $167.6 million worldwide and has talked about some serious issues of the modern world.<\/p>\n

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At the 92nd Academy Awards (The Oscars 2020) which was held on Sunday, February 9, the film accumulated a total of four awards, including Hollywood’s top prize the ‘Best Picture<\/strong>‘ award.<\/p>\n

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This was the very first time a foreign movie earned the Best Picture award, making Oscar history. The film also took home Oscars for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature Film.<\/p>\n

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According to director Bong Joon-ho, Parasite<\/strong>‘s story is,<\/p>\n

“About gap between rich and poor and essentially capitalism.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Parasite’s Achievements<\/h3>\n

The movie has made some interesting world records. It was the highest grossing Korean movie in North America and was screened in 40 countries worldwide.<\/p>\n

With that being said, Parasite<\/strong> has taken home Golden Globes, Cannes’, SAG Awards, Bafta, AAFCA for its spectacular representation of the problems of the modern man.<\/p>\n

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It won’t be wrong to say that Parasite<\/strong> started a movement in the film industry to recognize foreign language movies. In his Golden Globes acceptance speech, Bong Joon-ho talked about embracing the culture and urged everyone to overcome the barrier of subtitles.<\/p>\n

“Once you overcome the one inch-tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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With increasing global popularity, Director Bong Joon-ho is also making a collaboration with American director Adam Mckay. Talking to Entertainment Tonight, Bong Joon-ho hinted that Parasite<\/strong> HBO series is in works and they are trying their best to keep its originality.<\/p>\n

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