Bong Joon-ho's film 'Parasite' (2019) has been selected by the 'New York Times' (NYT) as one of the 'best films of the 21st century' and was also chosen as the best film of the 21st century by NYT readers.
NYT revealed on the 2nd (local time) that 'Parasite' took first place in the survey of 'best films of the 21st century,' which included more than 200,000 readers.
'Parasite' also ranked first in the '100 best films of the 21st century' selected in a survey conducted by NYT last month among 500 renowned directors, actors, and producers.
In this survey, Bong's other film 'Memories of Murder' (2003) ranked 49th. Bong managed to place two works in the top 50.
Along with Bong, Park Chan-wook, another representative director from Korea, also placed two films in the top 100. 'Oldboy' (2003) and 'The Handmaiden' (2016) ranked 40th and 67th, respectively.
'Memories of Murder' and 'Oldboy' previously placed 99th and 43rd, respectively, in the '100 best films of the 21st century' selected by experts commissioned by NYT.
Looking at the rest of the rankings, David Lynch's film 'Mulholland Drive' (2001) is 2nd, and the Coen brothers' 'No Country for Old Men' (2008) is 3rd.
'There Will Be Blood' (2008), 'Interstellar' (2014), 'The Dark Knight' (2008), 'Mad Max: Fury Road' (2015), 'Spirited Away' (2002), 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' (2005), and 'The Social Network' (2010) followed.