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Bong Joon Ho: When Corporate Hypocrisy Meets Class Survival
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We grade Okja, Mickey 17, and Parasite across plot, performances, visuals, sound, and theme, calling out where Bong Joon Ho soars and where the gears grind. Expect sharp takes, laughter at the absurd, and a scoreboard that might sting your favorites.
• Okja’s tone swings and ethical lines in activist tactics
• The Mija–Okja bond as the film’s emotional anchor
• The gold-pig finale and lost tension
• Mickey 17’s premise vs delivery and identity crisis
• Performances: Pattinson’s doubles, Ruffalo’s caricature
• Creature design, soundscapes, and world-building
• Parasite’s house as character and visual metaphor
• Rain, silence, framing, and how class reads on screen
• Themes of hypocrisy, survival, and corporate power
• Final grades and where each film lands on our scale
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Chapters
1. Cold Open, Sponsors, Setup (00:00:00)
2. Okja Premise And First Impressions (00:00:44)
3. Genre Whiplash And Tone Problems (00:02:16)
4. Activism Ethics And The Times Square Footage (00:05:11)
5. Ratings, Grandpa, And Hero Definitions (00:09:40)
6. The Gold Pig Ending And Plot Logic (00:12:54)
7. Performances: Tilda, Jake, Dano, Ahn Seo-hyun (00:16:20)
8. Visuals And The CGI Creature (00:20:30)
9. Sound Design, Setting, And Score (00:23:44)
10. Hypocrisy As The Core Theme (00:26:30)
11. Lila’s Final Scores And Host’s Tally (00:31:30)
12. Post-Edit Note: The Twin-As-Clone Reading (00:34:39)
13. Transition To Mickey 17 With Jeremy (00:39:08)
14. Second Viewing Slump And Expectations (00:42:16)
15. Plot Ambition Vs. Satisfying Payoff (00:45:36)
16. Performances: Pattinson, Ruffalo, Collette (00:49:20)
17. Visual Design, VFX, And Creature Look (00:54:20)
18. Soundscape, Alien Language, And Score (00:58:40)
19. Theme, Identity Crisis, And The Ending (01:02:05)
20. Mickey 17 Scores And Letter Grade (01:06:23)
21. Parasite Setup With Jordan (01:08:08)
22. Plot Twists And The Basement Reveal (01:11:46)
23. Characters, Housekeeper, And The Father (01:16:10)
24. Visual Metaphors, Flood, And Framing (01:20:42)
25. Sound: Silence, Rain, And Restraint (01:25:15)
26. Themes: Class, Survival, Parasitic Living (01:28:36)
27. Parasite Scores, A–A+ Debate (01:32:24)
28. Final Scoreboard, Plugs, Next Episode Tease (01:35:18)
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