What was so great about Parasite?
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The editing mixed with the score. I really like how it cuts back and forth between the family concocting their plan then cutting to them executing it, then cutting back to the planning, all while there is a brilliant violin score. I also love the sudden shifts of emotion. There will be a dramatic scene, but then it will suddenly turn into a comedy.
shareSounds extremely unremarkable. I’m glad Scorsese spent 10+ years making a masterpiece so some quirky indie film could win.
shareI don't see what Goodfellas has to do with this.
shareBOOM!
shareHe didn’t spend 10 years making goodfellas
shareWell you brought up a Scorsese masterpiece so one can only assume you were talking about Goodfellas.
shareHe’s made many masterpieces
shareWhich masterpiece did he make so some "indie film could win"?
shareThe CGI laden one.
shareThe Irishman is considered by many professional critics and industry people to be a masterpiece.
Having said that, I just re read my initial response to your detailed reply to my OP about why you liked Parasite and realized I sounded a bit snarky, my apologies. I’m just a bit miffed that Irishman walked away empty handed. I do want to see Parasite.
Since critic reviews seem to be your barometer here, let's compare:
Parasite:
Rotten Tomatoes 99% (9.37/10 average) from all critics
100% (9.38/10 average) from Top Critics
Metacritic Metascore = 96
The Irishman:
Rotten Tomatoes 96% (8.77/10 average) from all critics
100% (9.07/10 average) from Top Critics
Metacritic Metascore = 94
It seems like the latter fell a little short of the "quirky indie film" when using the very criteria you keep bringing up.
And yet a movie buff like yourself didn't know it existed until a few weeks ago.
Fair enough, Irishman still got screwed though.
shareIt bounces confidently between multiple genres, has an ensemble cast that gems perfectly, plays brilliantly to an audience with its twists and turns, is one of the most laugh-out-loud funny films in recent memory and is a genuine original, the best (and certainly most accessible) movie to date by a major filmmaker.
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If you have to ask, nobody can explain it to you. It would be an exercise in futility.
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