Korean filmmakers are crushing it right now.
The talk of Netflix recently was Squid Game. It seemed to come from nowhere, but it was actually another incredibly personal and inventive idea straight out of South Korea. Squid Game writer-director Hwang Dong-hyuk recently sat down with auteur and Oscar-winning filmmaker Bong Joon-ho (Parasite) to share an intimate conversation on the universal nature of Squid Game, what it’s like to have gut feelings, and the courage it took to challenge the status quo of Hollywood and world cinema.
Check out this video from Netflix, and let’s talk after.
Thematic buddies
On the surface level, you wouldn’t think a TV series about a murderous game show and a film about servants to rich people would have a ton in common, but the underlying theme of a capitalist society crumbling thanks to the desperation of the masses and the cruelty of the ruling class seeps through. Seeing these two filmmakers in conversation is a breath of fresh air. I think they have huge things to talk about, and the conversation really got intimate.
Author: Jason Hellerman
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
