#199: Family Matters, Pt. 1 - The Host (2006)

The Next Picture Show

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Tv & Film, Film History, Film Reviews

4.6 • 858 Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2019

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Korean director Bong Joon-ho has a long-running interest in films about family, one that’s mirrored in two of his best-known films: His international breakout THE HOST and his new film PARASITE, both of which star Song Kang-ho as a father trying to keep things together on his kids’ behalf, and both of which are about the sense of duty among protagonists who have to improv their way through unexpected situations. In this half of our pairing, we revisit Bong’s monster movie THE HOST with a focus on its human cast and their family dynamic, and consider how the film’s political and emotional elements square with Bong’s insistence that there is “realism” at the heart of this movie about a rampaging fish-monster. Plus, we continue to wade through the sea of feedback we’ve received on our episodes on THE DARK KNIGHT and JOKER. Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about THE HOST, PARASITE, or anything else in the world of film, by sending an email to comments@nextpictureshow.net, or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730. Show Notes: Works Cited: “Bong Joon-ho’s Dystopia Is Already Here,” by E. Alex Jung (vulture.com) Outro music: Kacey Musgraves, “Family Is Family” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:53.1	Scott Tobias.
0:53.9	Scott Tobis. This week we're looking at two Korean movies that center around the concept of
0:57.7	family. So I thought it would be a great idea to bring our own families in as guests. Some of us have
1:02.3	kids. Some of us have siblings. There are a lot of family members in our lives. And I thought
1:06.2	it would be worthwhile to sit down with like 20 or so of them and talk through this film. Keith, you brought your daughter, right?
1:11.8	Yeah, a couple of things.
1:14.4	I got your request earlier today and a couple of things. It is at this point quite past her bedtime.
1:17.7	And also, I have trouble like getting her to watch, you know, the Goosebubbs movie.
1:22.2	She was a little scared to watch that.
1:23.9	So I don't think the host and Parasite are really going to do it for her. Okay. Genevieve,
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