Bong Joon-ho
Director
1969-09-14
South Korean film director, screenwriter, and producer known for blending genre cinema with social commentary. His films include Memories of Murder, The Host, and Parasite. Parasite won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Quotes by Bong Joon-ho
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My favourite genre lies inside myself, and as I follow my favourite stories, characters and images, it sums up to a certain genre. So at times even I have to try to guess which genre a film will be after I've made it.
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I have a group of cafes and coffee shops that I go to regularly. They usually have an area where I can plug in my computer and have a corner seat where I can do a couple hours of writing or whatever, even the noise of the surrounding people walking by. Those things are the things that stimulate me into writing.
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I really hate the creature film convention that says you have to wait until the end to see the monster. One hour and all you've seen is just the tip of the creature's tail.
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I love the Japanese director Shohei Imamura. His masterpiece in 1979 called, the English title was 'Vengeance is Mine.'
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I don't intentionally make my films with the express goal of surprising the viewer.
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The superhero is a really popular figure in the West. In Asia or Korea, the young viewers are amused by the figure, but it is not really so sensational.
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