The film 'Parasite' also took first place in the 'Best Film of the 21st Century' selected by New York Times readers.
On the 2nd (local time), the American daily newspaper New York Times (NYT) announced the results of a survey asking over 200,000 readers to choose the best film of the 21st century, stating that Bong Joon-ho's film 'Parasite' ranked first.
Following 'Parasite', David Lynch's film 'Mulholland Drive' took second place, and the Coen brothers' film 'No Country for Old Men' came in third.
Other Korean films include Park Chan-wook's 'Oldboy' and 'The Handmaiden', which ranked 40th and 67th, respectively, and Bong Joon-ho's other work 'Memories of Murder' also ranked 49th.
'Parasite' not only topped the readers' survey but also achieved first place in the '100 Best Films of the 21st Century' list previously published by the New York Times.
Regarding 'Parasite', NYT described it as "a story about the haves and the have-nots, and a fierce critique of the horrors of neoliberalism, a work that is both entertaining yet twisted, unsettling, and shocking," adding, "The genre-defying master Bong Joon-ho effortlessly oscillates between broad comedy and biting social satire, culminating in an inevitable yet shocking eruption of tragic violence that consumes everything."
Meanwhile, 'Parasite' is a film directed by Bong Joon-ho, released in 2019, depicting the story of Ki-taek (Song Kang-ho) and his family, who live unemployed, getting entangled with CEO Park (the late Lee Sun-kyun). The film particularly garnered attention by sweeping four awards, including Best Picture at the Academy Awards and the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
[Photo] Film poster.
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