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The Evolution of Horror

HOME INVASION Pt 35: Us (2019) & Parasite (2019)

The Evolution of Horror

Mike Muncer

Tv & Film, Film History

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2023

⏱️ 120 minutes

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Summary

For the final double-bill of the season, Mike is joined by Susan Calman to discuss two modern classics in the home-invasion subgenre: Jordan Peele's US (2019) and Bong Joon-ho's Oscar-winning PARASITE (2019).

Music by Jack Whitney.

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The For decades now, now home invasion has proved to be the perfect sub-genre to comment on class and economics.

0:30.0

So often the films take place in big affluent homes and the haves are violently

0:36.7

invaded by the have-nots. When these films are done well they provide a rich and

0:42.0

nuanced commentary and satire on both groups.

0:45.5

What are you people?

0:47.5

We're Americans.

0:50.9

And arguably no two home invasion movies have done this better than a pair of films released in 2019, us and Parasite.

1:02.0

There's a family in our driveway. With us, Jordan Peel followed up his Oscar

1:06.2

winning Get Out with something much bigger and more ambitious, juggling social satire with tense taught home invasion.

1:17.0

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, containing some of the scariest set pieces Jordan Peel has ever directed.

1:26.0

So, stop waiting.

1:28.0

Wait, where?

1:29.0

I'm going to die.

1:31.0

In the United States, And with Parasite, Korean director Bong Junhune Ho did the impossible.

1:37.0

And with parasite, Korean director Bong Jun Ho did the impossible.

1:41.0

As a filmmaker known for genre films like Monster Movie Host, he made a home invasion

1:47.0

movie so smart and so entertaining it won over audiences, critics, and awards voters around the world,

1:55.0

making it the first and only home invasion film to win the Oscar for Best Picture.

2:02.0

And the Oscar for Best Picture.

2:02.7

And the Oscar goes to Parasite.

2:06.3

Join me as we conclude our home invasion season with two modern masterpieces. Jordan Peels us and

2:17.3

Bong June Ho's parasite. Oh really, call the police.

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