Katie Couric Interviews the Director and Star of "Minari"

[@siiiiiuu7]

This film is by no means an exciting thriller or some lovey dovey feel-good movie. It's quietly heartbreaking with incredibly endearing characters, and it's the survival story of so many of our neighbors, co-workers, family members, etc. Beautifully done.

[@judiesuh6858]

Thank you~ for highlighting Minari.. As a Korean-American having immigrated with my parents around early 70's... I can so relate to the essence of this movie.. I hope that movie such as Minari shows that we are all human above races. There are such rise of violence against Asians especially the elderly and helpless due to Covid.. I have the movie on my file, so can't wait. Saving it for the weekend.

[@bonniehe6566]

Did you watch it? What did you think?

[@simplelife6294]

I went to watch it last night, and LOVED it. Such a beautiful movie , very moving. Fell in love with all the characters, especially David and grandma. A big fan from Australia 🇦🇺

[@JConestar]

I have watched the film and must say this is one of the films that will stay with you for many years. Absolutely well-deserved award, however for the WRONG category! This is an American film!! Another film "Inglourious basterds" won the best picture in 2010 that had German and French language for more than 50% but that movie was NOT in the foreign language category, Pure discrimination GG!!

[@christinaolds7501]

Can't wait to see this movie!!!!!! I'm also looking forward to wearing my favorite red hats again - collected happily through the years but kept in the closet for the last two. Thanks for this interview.

[@nicolaswalter6996]

Hello how are you doing today 💖

[@xenancy8725]

Looking forward to watching Minari. Thank you for shining a light on such human stories Katie!

[@bpxl53yewz29]

This is the best interview I’ve seen of Minari (and I have seen many the past 2 wks). Katie is such a great interviewer and Isaac and Steven are so well-spoken. Many don’t know that Isaac (the director) is a Yale grad. Impressive credentials but all I see is humility.

[@time4sanity]

Can't wait to watch this! Thank you so much for introducing us to it. And learning the meaning of the title is perfect in and of itself!

[@nicolaswalter6996]

Hello how are you doing today 💖

[@janiebuck2938]

What a great show with two fine gentlemen. I will be seeing the movie!

[@cristinavaldes413]

Thanks for reflecting on your own unconcious way our experiences as mothers, survivors and migrants. Family values keep us going...every day for us to remind our children to respect themselves, and others with same pure caring as we do for them. As a hardworker woman, teacher, mother of two daughters, I recognize your professionalism on saying our truth from heart.

[@ayeeshahm9078]

Loved the interview. So intrigued by the movie and can't wait to see it

[@heran6899]

Wow! I love this interview, especially Katie's approaching to make a talk. I am wondering, why are there not much views even having big subscribers?

[@katherandefy]

Katie Couric you are the best

[@hawj89]

"it's just a red hat!" exactly! we just need to get back to the root of things and what really matters. Minari reminds us of that!

[@scottmead854]

Ms. Couric, I have much respect for your work. However, I think that for this interview the director and actor, here and in many other instances, kept emphasizing that their racial identity isn't the focus of this work, and of their whole being in fact. But I sense that you kept on defying their wish and attempted, multiple times, to place their stories behind a white's lens. I just want to say that, even though you and many others have great intentions, when people are viewed through the white lens, they instantly felt other-ed. It's like walking down the streets, talking to people, being a regular American, but questions like "how does it feel to be Asian" immediately makes them feel like, oh no matter what they do and feel and think, their racial identity is always the focus of attention. No matter what they've achieved, no matter how many generations they've been here, they're Asian - the others, the immigrants, the square pegs in a round hole - and that they should be pigeonholed forthwith. Yes, their identity is important, I'm sure, but I believe there's a place and time to talk about it - when they feel like it - and it shouldn't always be the first thing that comes up in a conversation. Otherwise, can you imagine how tiring it is to be constantly other-ed? Thanks for reading.

[@siiiiiuu7]

First, I think this is a very valid point and you explained it really thoroughly. On a side note, I do want to mention that I've been following Katie Couric's presence on various social media platforms for quite a long time and she's one of the very few non-Asian public figures who I consistently see liking, sharing, and speaking up about Asian issues (particularly anti-Asian hate speech and crimes). During a time when so many just looked away, I saw her taking a stand for something that wasn't the popular thing to do. I have a special place in my heart for those who are truly anti-racist and speak out even when not many are watching. Just wanted to mention that about her.

[@scottmead854]

@@siiiiiuu7 Yes, that's why I also feel like she's one of the few who'd actually listen. I feel like Minari is first and foremost a human story, but for most of white America, it's a Korean story.

[@JConestar]

Very well said.

[@jeff__w]

I agree-very well said. I think also there’s an underlying assumption about _the film_ itself-that a film like _Minari_ “represents” something and that these actors are exemplifying some status as “Asian-Americans.” Steven Yeun, in his interview with _Good Morning America_ on KZbin, when asked about the fact that no Asian-American actor has ever been nominated, maybe a bit hesitantly, parried with a response about “just being an actor” and “it’s not my problem”-he doesn’t want to be pigeonholed in that category. Yeun especially has talked (in a “Film at Lincoln Center” interview) about how this film is “not mired in the majority American gaze”-he’s very attuned to, perceptive and articulate about it-and yet that’s something that some interviewers, however well-meaning, might still subject the film and its actors to. (I think it speaks to a sort of general unconsciousness of the ways in which other-ing manifests itself.)

[@joannepark6082]

can’t agree with you more, she is an amazing journalist but for this particular interview she did not exactly talk about the movie ‘Minari’ which should be the focus

[@jjf7525]

Loved the movie. So poetic yet powerful

[@TheCalicohorse]

I have a Korean-Canadian student who wrote a story for her university application about taking her little brother to an Anglican church just a few days after she and her family moved to Canada. It was very moving.

[@claranguyen2738]

This is my favourite interview. I like how she asked about both their personal experiences and stories as Korean American. I like how she talked and asked about gender roles as well as other themes. I may not be a korean, but I related to the children as an Asian living in a Western country.

[@christinedmitruk8351]

I loved this movie! Such a beautiful, story.

[@lexi6693]

this film is one of the best really. The casting was superb, especially Steven and YJ. Allan Kim showed depth no young actor in recent years have shown, and Han Yeri, who i clearly believed was the heart of this film, should have gotten a nod too (that last scene with Steven at the side alley of a store was deeply moving, and only an Actress with her caliber can deliver). I'm thinking, is the water in South Korea reallly that diffrent? How are this country producing these great acts? Like seriously? BTS? Bong Joon Ho? Now the cast of Minari? (arghhh).

[@northeastgeorgiadistrictun7744]

make your own way in this life-WOW! powerful...

[@sherrigrant573]

So proud of Steven, one of my favorite.Walking Dead actors. Congrats to him.

[@TheSaint7770]

Thank You Katie!

[@stephenrimington5860]

Can’t. Wait. To watch. It. In. Aussie ie. AUSTRALIA

[@SL-qi9vr]

Very real and authentic movie ever!

[@toniam6370]

This is touching because we can "all" relate to the characters. Not an immigrant movie. The interviewers keep trying to steer the conversation into race, sexism blah blah blah. Respect to Steven and Issac not to buy into that. It's a lovely story of life..we can all relate to it

[@irahayes1382]

HAPPY FRIDAY KATIE!! FAM! 2021

[@holeymoley3446]

I agree that Couric is pushing the immigrant/ethnic idea too much. Chung is not an immigrant and Yeun’s immigration at the age of 4 or 5 makes his history largely American. Anyway, as both men say, it’s the humanity of the characters that is important. There is nothing exotic about the way humans of whatever background relate to life’s troubles and triumphs. We should have already learned that truth through “Parasite,” the Korean movie that won best picture and that most of us could easily relate to.

[@jennifergargiulo4526]

Lovely film!

[@Scuuurbs]

Katie: "Why did you wear that red hat?" Me: Haha is it a leftover prop from The Walking Dead? *Steven and Kate start dancing around the topic of Trump and MAGA* Me: Oh. Right. That's a thing we're never going to get away from, isn't it. Certainly not when CPAC makes Donald their keynote speaker. Maybe the fact that my mind didn't immediately go in that direction is a good sign.

[@BillLowenburg]

I loved this movie. The fact that someone as smart and well-informed as Katie Couric had never heard of chicken sexing goes to show how effective the animal killing industry is at hiding the hideous things they do to animals by the billions every day of every year. I realize the topic of the interview is on something completely different, so I'll just say the closest Katie comes to a moment of awareness on "farming", is when she offers that she'll be careful to select her produce from non-corporate sources. However, Katie, for what it's worth from a lowly KZbin viewer, why don't you educate yourself and, eventually, report on what's euphemistically referred to as "animal agriculture" and its practices? There are some pretty inescapable and unpleasant realizations on the way for anyone who can muster up the guts to do that. Minari is a wonderful film and I'm glad I was able to hear from Lee and Steven.

[@katie4623]

What a stupid question - how can it be a culture shock to grow up in Arkansas if he GREW UP IN ARKANSAS?

[@sherrigrant573]

Lmao right?!

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[@therealjamalladsonjr]

Hi Katie Couric

[@Jerpavoo]

me 20:00 when listening to Steven Yeun

[@KnowTrentTimoy]

I really need to see this movie. Steven Yeun is such a natural talent. I won't be the least surprised to see him get a few accolades down the road for his work so far. Director Chung seems like a highly crafted innovator with this film and I want to see some of that on screen.

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