Other Movies By Director Bong Joon Ho That You Should Watch
The record-breaking success of Parasite, director Bong Joon-ho really did outshine other famous directors in Hollywood. Since he caught the attention of many viewers, we have listed some masterpieces of Director Bong Joon Ho that you can watch and stream online.
Just a quick preview, director Bong Joon Ho's film "Parasite" took home four Oscars awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Foreign Language Film. If you just can't get enough of "Parasite" and still craving for some more Bong Joon Ho's films, then you are in luck since we made the search easier for you!
Here are some of the best films of Best Director Bong Joon Ho:
Okja (Netflix)
Before the award-winning film "Parasite", Director Bong Joon Ho made names with the 2017 South Korean-American action-adventure film "Okja". Currently, the said film is available on Netflix for us to watch.
The story of this drama is about Mija and her huge animal friend which is a super pig named Okja. They both spend their lives in the mountains and one day decided to embark on a cross-country adventure. The two friends were forced to transfer from one place to another to protect the oversized animal. However, it gets even more complicated when they interacted with groups of capitalists and consumers. The film "Okja" will reveal all the ways to promote animal and environmental preservation. The film is being starred by award-winning actors and actresses from the U.S. and South Korea, namely: Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Ahn Seo-hyun, Byun Hee-bong, and Lily Collins.
The Host
"The Host" should be on the top of your list, if you love giant monsters and nerve-racking scenes. This film was released in the year 2006. It tells the story of a young girl who gets caught by a giant monster living in the center of the Han River. Starring in this film are brilliant artists including Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona, and Go Ah-sung), the movie became the highest-grossing film in South Korea that year."The Host" won numerous awards both locally and abroad and even got nominated countless times in different awards shows like the Asia Pacific Film Festival and Chunsa Film Art Awards.
Snowpiercer
"Snowpiercer" was based on the French graphic novel titled Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand, and Jean-Marc Rochette. This science fiction film was created in the year 2013. This is the first English-language film of Director Bong Joon Ho. The story of "Snowpiercer" is about humanity's attempt to stop global warming through climate engineering. But instead, they ended up creating a Snowball Earth and started a modern ice age in 2014. The story gets even more complicated when the surviving humans stay inside the Snowpiercer train where a series of killings are done in order to survive.
Mother
In this film, director Bong Joon Ho combined the thriller and drama in one film.
The film "Mother" was released in the year 2009. It is about an unnamed widow who practices unlicensed acupuncture and then struggles because of the debt of her son, Yoon Do Joon.
The film has garnered a sum of $16 million in sales in South Korea alone, becoming the sixth most-watched domestic film of 2009.
