Mayank Shekhar mayank. shekhar@ mid- day. com Whether on social media or offline, one of the things I find sorely missing in all conversations on Bong Joon- hou2019s Parasite is how playfully the picture is plotted. People come out ruminating far more on the intensity of class- divide that the movie strikingly shines a light on. Donu2019t let that bog you down about Bongu2019s film.
I know how such a ru00e9sumu00e9 intimidates mainstream audiences.
Now go catch it, whether or not it wins Best Picture at the Academy Awards on February 9, Sunday night ( Monday morning, for Indians).
What is? Honestly, Taika Waititiu2019s splendid farce, Jojo Rabbit. Itu2019s about a little boy in Hitleru2019s Germany.
Unless youu2019ve been living under a rock, or in complete denial ( same thing), you know what the world is currently grappling with u2014 authoritarian leaderships, pushed to the top by a brainwashed band of cult- worshipping adults, spreading hate against an imagined u2018 otheru2019 that theyu2019ve been lulled into assuming the worst about. Thatu2019s Jojo Rabbit, as a film. Will it win? No.
Continued on page 16 Toughest race at the Oscars Making predictions for the Academy Awards, 2020, only reveals what a sterling year 2019 has been for Hollywood! Parasite ( above) and 1917 ( right) are the frontrunners for the Best Film nod
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