The Korean film 'Parasite' topped the list of '100 Best Movies of the 21st Century' selected by The New York Times (NYT).
On the 27th (local time), NYT announced that Bong Joon-ho’s 2019 film 'Parasite' was selected as number one on the list of '100 Best Movies of the 21st Century.'
NYT introduced the film 'Parasite' as "a delightful yet twisted, unsettling, and shocking film that tells the story of the haves and have-nots and offers a fierce critique of neoliberalism." It noted, "The genre-defying master Bong Joon-ho skillfully navigates between broad comedy and incisive social satire, ultimately igniting everything with a shockingly tragic outburst of violence that is as inevitable as it is shocking."
Park Chan-wook's 2005 film 'Oldboy' ranked 43rd. NYT commented on 'Oldboy,' saying the scene where Choi Min-sik exits the corridor swinging a hammer covered in blood symbolizes the twisted operatic violence of the thriller and also dramatically escalates the emotions, stating, "'Oldboy' is a film that provokes and unsettles until the very last scene."
Bong's 2005 film 'Memories of Murder' ranked 99th. Director Bong has two of his works listed among the top 100 films by NYT.