Mother Is Bong Joon-ho's Masterpiece (spoiler for Parasite)

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[@SpikimaMovies]

Just realizing I forgot to add an image or two..but not passing 3 weeks time for a new upload so NOT going to edit the minor aesthetic details and reupload! Enjoy the video everyone! Love.

[@Fe-ironman]

CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT WHEN THE MOTHER IS ABOUT TO GET ON BUS, THE SON GIVES HER THAT ACUPUNCTURE BOX HE FOUND THERE ON MURDER SITE AND THEN SAYS "HOW COULD YOU LEAVE IT THERE" SO DOES THAT MEAN HE REMEMBERS WHAT HE DID AND KNOWS WHAT HIS MOTHER DID AS WELL?

[@originaozz]

Despite Parasite being Bong's most masterful twist, I find this film to be a bigger gut-punch. It feels most personal as we followed this mother who would do anything to save her son (sounding already cliche as I typed), but her love isn't perfect. She has an image of who her son is, but reality shattered it by the end. The result is that haunting dance for oblivion. What a beautiful tragedy.

[@michaelschumann8175]

@Renzo Williams why wouldn’t he have just killed the mother?

[@MaggieNoona]

@Renzo Williams The son gave an explanation about why the "killer" put the body on the roof, and that's because he wanted someone to see her as soon as posible because she "was bleeding", by him saying that, it's sort of a confession, he didn't mean to harm her so badly, and he didn't realized she was dead, but he didn't want to get in trouble. The mother also says that doing the "motion" on his head it's not only to remember something, but to also concentrate and think clearly, that's when he came with the idea of putting her on the roof so someone helps her. Like they said in other comment, there's no reason about why the old dude would tell her all these things to the mother instead of killing her, he had no way of knowing that the son would act like that if the victim insulted him with that specific word. Also, there's no way he would know that the son did that motion on his head because if the old man is lying, that would mean that what we saw at first (the son version of the incident) is the true of what happened, but in that version he never does that motion. He knows too many details about the son that there was no way he would knew if he didn't saw it happening.

[@goatpepperherbaltea7895]

I saw parasite first and Shit was good but mother had me crying

[@cl570]

When he threw the rock at the girl in the recollection of the man the mother talked to I got chills all over my body, inside and out. I really thought he was the good guy up until then, but it hit me that his violent outbursts have been present forever, and this was only bound to happen. I found myself not knowing whether to feel bad for him or not.

[@toomessy]

That's how I felt too! I seriously thought it was going to be a movie about a disabled person being falsely accused, but I was so so wrong. I think what made me feel even more angry was the fact that even when the mother found out that he WASN'T innocent, she STILL went out of her way to try to prove his innocence. So much so, that she hoped his disability would "benefit" them for once, and make him never ever remembered what he did to that girl. Why? So, he still, hopefully wouldn't get jail time. She never truly cared about the victim, not once.

[@lilyraimey3499]

Don’t think it was as simple as “good guy/bad guy”. He has a mental disability, his aggression wasn’t a source of evil. He was dangerous and needed to be controlled/medicated, not evil.

[@soupy55]

I dont think he was good or evil. Just a person really. Thats what i kinda like abt the film as so many shows and movies either make disabled people out to be either villains or superhumans but in reality theyre just people, and do good or bad things intentional or not, just as complex as any other person. Idk thats just my perspective

[@raw_dah]

The mother went this far to help her son get out of the prison. And that's why she breaks down when she asked JP whether he got a mother.

[@gabriellacardosopaiva417]

And another genius thing is like movie was foreshadowing his angry behavior the whole time.

[@Sleepy_Dandelion]

The best part of this movie is the subversion of good and evil, which is also present in other Bong Joon-Ho's movies. It conveys that feeling that no one can save themselves without oppressing someone else. Take a look at Mother and it's wonderful irony: you spend all the movie rooting for this poor old lady struggling against a great injustice, and you can feel that misery and impotence. And in the end not only you (and her) discover that this crusade was invain, but the movie ends with another even bigger sense of injustice, but this time perpetrated by the "hero". And so an even more innocent and vulnerable person gets thrown under the bus.

[@merveilleapamato3709]

as i watched the movie yesterday I'm still struggling to come to terms with the fact that it was actually Do Joon that killed the girl and he gave the reason as to why he left her on the roof so that someone could quickly come help her, but he thinks it isn't him because of his frequent memory loses

[@_ashmason007]

She got too blinded by her love for her son. If only she had actually let her son serve his jail time, an innocent person could have been saved from it. In the end, she even asks jp( the one who gets jailed instead of her son) whether he has parents. Specifically a mother. Not because she cares for him, but because she wants to make sure no one will again try to save him or prove his alibi. It was cruel. I felt anger towards the woman who I was rooting for all along in the film

[@gavins9846]

Holy crap no wonder why she broke down when JP told her he has no mother.

[@oldboydae]

@@_ashmason007hmm I think she did care there cuz why else would she cry?

[@jacobhubbard9266]

"Mother" is a great movie, and demonstrates just how much of a master Bong Joon-ho is. It's a must-see!

[@gauharumirbay5143]

The ending scene of this movie just so powerful that I hardly can think of any other ending that can compete. It is beyond art, just genius creation

[@chaisepomme4070]

It took me a third viewing spaced out over a few years to finally appreciate what a wonderful and beautiful film this is. I like your point about 'concealment' being an important theme in the movie. For me, it was about a mother's love that can be beautiful and terrifying. The mother dance at the beginning and the end was truly mesmerizing --- either/both an ascent/descent into euphoria or madness. Fantastic performances by the mother and the son. Did everyone catch a glimpse of the actress who played the original housekeeper in Parasite? She's in the funeral/memorial scene for the girl. Thank you for a great review/description of another masterpiece by Bong Joon Ho. I read that the actress felt uncomfortable dancing solo in that field so Bong Joon Ho was behind the camera dancing with her -- what a director... anything to make it more comfortable for his actors so that they do their best work.

[@SpikimaMovies]

'Mother' has so many different themes and ideas- was very hard to decide on which aspect to talk about

[@minimalista12]

that's so cute .. i remember a similar story about Matilda behind the scene, when Mara was too shy to dance alone in a dancing scene Dany Devitto (film director + actor who played Matilda dad) made the whole crew backstage dance for her 😁 its such gentle gesture

[@comradejosephstalinoftheus8698]

Spikima Movies I just watched it for the first time last month (a long with The Host) and I feel like I need a rewatch to understand its themes. I still liked it, but I don't fully understand it yet.

[@comradejosephstalinoftheus8698]

Your video helped a lot though.😁

[@SpikimaMovies]

Yeh it needs multiple viewings mainly because the story itself is so prominent you forget about everything else! Not a bad thing at all tho!

[@prashna1606]

Every bong joon ho movie felt different from any movie I saw. They were amazing 😍

[@criss1002]

To love hurts. To love kills. To love distorts and To love conceals.

[@mr.gloomy2805]

spoiler similar both movie: throwing a large rock

[@seaoftranquility7228]

In the host as well.

[@21minute]

Of all the Bong Joong-ho films I've watched, Mother was the most emotionally draining to watch.

[@mottscottison6943]

The mother's acting is insanely good. This and memories of murder maybe even better than parasite to be honest.

[@yongdol73]

Kim Hye Ja (김혜자). That's her name.

[@misterpaulggftw9103]

Agree, For me personally, Memories of Murder is his best film. And this movie is his second. Then Parasite as third.

[@asimgiri4269]

Didn’t know and aspect ratio completely changes the way we view the characters. Thank You for that.

[@myam754]

I'll never forget this movie. Mother is his masterpiece.

[@Sheriff_Ochs]

To me, both Mother and especially Memories of Murder are far more rewatchable than Parasite. Parasite is probably the best 1st watch of the three for the sheer spectacle, but it is that very same spectacle that gives it diminishing returns on subsequent viewings.

[@징글벨-v5w]

omg , joker's dancing scene is similar with mother's dancing scene. not just dancing sequece but also dancing's background motive.

[@marleyjz5379]

Good observation 🤔

[@settheambush2332]

And also before she killed the guy she said ''you are such a joker'' when he started talking with her.... :D:D:D:D

[@InspireMe819]

thats where the joker movie got it from. no joke

[@B3rNss]

Lots of American movies drink on Asian Cinema

[@NURAIN-cy6ic]

ewww

[@mr559]

I rewatched Mother again today. It felt so weird like I haven't seen it before, but in the back of my mind I knew I watched it years ago.

[@reonaledo]

The ending scene was insane. just wow. It is what the art is

[@danielchung123]

Dude your Channel is super underrated. The research you put in, and the details you point out are so well thought out!

[@SpikimaMovies]

Thanks for noticing! ;)

[@denizakyurek3987]

This is an amazing analysis. So many little details you caught on here which really give an insight into some of Bong Joon Ho's intricate writing and directorial choices. Great video!

[@IndianMovieBuff]

theres some enigmatic power and beauty in bong's movies .. i cant describe that but it surely intrigues me from the start of the movie.. i became his instant fan after watching Memories of Murder.. and though i watched Zodiac first .. i didnt feel that much of satisfaction from Zodiac but memories of murder created a 'happy despair' ending for me.. Great Work as Always man ♥ .. Love from India ♥ ♥ ♥

[@blaqstar]

the worse when the mother cry for jong pal, she know he is innocent and she know that he has no mother to fight for his innocent

[@iilillliliii]

Just wondering, did anyone feel like "The three billboards" is a US version of "Mother" + "Memories of Murder"? The mixed tones of dark, comedy and thriller, and that strange mood of uncomfort out of comfort small town.. and incompetent cops too!

[@mobasherulhaque3964]

The way you described this film blew my mind man!

[@melllapin]

Please discuse a korean masterpice “the wailing 2016” because ppl should shine more light on it had to watch it 4 times to trully understand it its amazing highly recomend it

[@kev4850]

That movie is truly a masterpiece

[@hiriam58]

Snd also Burning is another masterpiece

[@gyounce1]

Loved "The Wailing". I do feel that the movie would have benefited from an absence of comedy (more referring to the doofy lead) because it upset the atmosphere a bit, however, that can easily be ignored because it's a solid film, all in all. Plus, Jun Kunimura is awesome in it, as he is in everything else.

[@deirdrejones5974]

I watched The Man From Nowhere before seeing Mother. I couldn’t believe the handsome lead from the first film was the actor portraying the son in the latter.

[@wincup]

Last scene of this movie is just.......wow...

[@maismaikhemprai9312]

I watched this movie years ago and kind of forgot the title but it never left the back of my mind. I just couldn’t ever remember the title. But recently, I found it and watched it again, and I gotta say, there was a reason as to why I couldn’t ever forget it.

[@55hivealive3]

My favorite Korean film. Hye-Ja Kim is brilliant in the title role.

[@sapphic.flower]

Film is how the individua interprets it. The scene of the son uncovering his face to tell his mom the story he remembered without full context mean't kind of the opposite to what you and the film critic took it as (spoilers although if you're watching the video, then it's just me going in depth). You said the scene was the sun covering half his face implying he's not trust worthy. When he says he remembers his mom trying to kill him and uncovers his face to reveal a bruised eye, you said the asymmetry is implying how his story is flawed because it failed to consider the mom trying to commit double suicide. To me though, that was the whole story. He's not wrong, full context or not. His mom tried to kill him. He didn't no the wiser and suicide wasn't something he was constenting to as a five year old. I saw him exposing his full face as a sybmol of exposing her. Showing the ugly truth to his mother and the his eyes are open. The bruise on his face was kind of symbolic to how she hurt him as well.

[@sadeedg8674]

Bong Joon Ho is a genius

[@pumpkinbear3738]

The one thing that catch my attention is that how the son look at her mother at the bus station through the glass window....it terrifying me somehow😂....anyway it's a great movie and you fid a good job at explanation too...now I'll be more focused on their eyes especially at bong joon ho's work.....my fav in his work is memories of murder

[@rileygranderson6125]

Bong Joon-Ho is my favourite ❣️I watched Parasite and Memories of Murder but didn’t know that it was him who is the head behind it 🤯I just saw the Mother trailer and I can’t wait to watch it😦I think he is absolutely brilliant 💎✨can’t wait to see all his other movies ❤️‍🔥

[@littlebird5400]

Haha i remember watching his movies when i was alot younger, he was a big part of my adolescence

[@LiamDoesStuffOfficial]

Another terrific video! You keep knocking it out of the park!

[@adikravets3632]

People need to watch more foreign cinema! And mother and his other work is great and people need to give them a watch!

[@opus1114]

personally consider Mother to be the best film to embrace the sentiment of Han恨

[@eastbackbay]

This is the movie that opened my eyes to Korean cinema.

[@breadpilled2587]

Mother is one of the best movies out there. Amazing.

[@santsi7306]

Beautiful I will have to watch this. I miss my kids.

[@sneak880]

Thank you so much for a thoroughly well crafted critique! 🙂

[@ABCD69420]

I recently saw the movie and it reminded me of an old Indian movie Mother India 1956 . I cannot stop wondering how these two movies are similar and so different at the same time.

[@mjolninja9358]

I just finished watching Mother, It was amazing.

[@hushlittlegracie933]

I wish people talk more about Park Chan Wook too.

[@sharlottemagwa2852]

Mother did traumatize me! I absolutely love this movie!

[@Pheonix8877]

4:00 is the hidden hand of the master of the second veil

[@Truthshallsety0ufree]

Memories of murder is #1

[@pastedsmiley]

Watched this movie as a 15 y/o for Won Bin, came out feeling strange and changed. Really one of Bong Joonho’s best work.

[@Velhoall]

I just watched Mother, and your review is great!

[@voyager1568]

The whole “eyes” thing must be an eastern thing, considering the Japanese made anime characters with large eyes due to them being a trademark in how they read people. Large eyes are quickly able to show you emotions

[@SY-ok2dq]

There's a concept of "face reading" in East Asia. It's sort of like that old pseudo-scientific Western idea of phrenology - the idea that a person's character and mental traits can be determined by looking at the shape of the person's head shape/skull. "Face reading" is sort of like that - a shaman or "expert reader" would look at a person's features and their face shape and characteristics, and be able to tell you things about that person's character and traits and so on. This is referred to in "Memories of Murder" where the police detective played by Song Kang-ho says he can tell if someone is a murderer by looking at their face. And so they bring in suspects and Song stares into their faces, and at the very end, he looks directly at the camera and out into the audience, seeking the face of the serial killer.

[@8teenOfficial]

One of the best Bong Joon-Ho films tbh

[@AhmadHassan-on6zq]

You are so underrated

[@dramatized_06]

Love ur video ❤

[@corean3polar]

My favorite bong film is memories of murder and mother is my second favorite!

[@MrInterestingthings]

I love this channel !

[@dilipgowda4417]

Wrong! "Memories of a Murder" is his master piece. It's funny and terrifying at the same time. Ring a bell!

[@speedycube3239]

Moral of the Story: Wear a helmet

[@merveilleapamato3709]

🤣🤣🤣

[@thescholar253]

I feel Memories of a Murder is my favorite movie Bong Joon Ho.

[@demebox3607]

What an amazing movie, in an emotionally brutal way. Just posting to say I feel like this movie would’ve been an even greater tragedy if crazy JP was actually Ah jungs boyfriend, instead of another client. It would’ve make the ending even more heartbreaking. JP, who’s only family would’ve been Ah jung before she is killed, is imprisoned, while the guy that killed his girlfriend is released. And it would’ve made Ah jung a better person (thereby making her death more tragic) by hinting Ah jung loved an ugly autistic person for his character, maybe relating to him for their shared misfortune (no parents).

[@al_m8]

Needle in the end, could be 'suicide needle', she also offered it for her sun before in film

[@RaidenJohnClarke]

No. She said it takes away all bad memories

[@al_m8]

@@RaidenJohnClarke death takes away all bad memories

[@therealmarksmalls]

Hey man. Great job.

[@scaredcat7740]

Mother is seriously disturbing movie.... It’s good but I feel nauseous after watch the movie.

[@David-nr4pf]

Spoiler: This movie made me cry twice First when the Son confronts the mother about her murder attempt when he was 5 Second when the mother killed the innocent man at the end

[@Superphilipp]

2:16 „Let’s talk, mother“

[@nissi26]

I really thought it could have been jin taek even after we found out it was lipstick on the golf club. Then I realized I was totally wrong when he was trying to get information out of the two students.

[@steben8043]

sir, please do "Memories of Murder". thank you

[@ValisBeetlebum]

God damn this was a good movie

[@anushreerao8807]

loved this one

[@cwall1314]

SPOILER ALERT - So I have a question. If the son did kill the girl, then how did the old man end up on the girl's phone?? Is there an explanation for this? Or is it not certain that the son killed the girl? Thank you in advance and this is an awesome video!

[@sofiasalsabila9264]

The old man slept with her too. He says he visits the place sometimes, and you can see he was laying down a mat and also rice. The rice was payment for her sevice

[@cwall1314]

@@sofiasalsabila9264 that makes sense. Thank you!

[@hwangjunghoon4949]

@@cwall1314 The old guy was finally ended up to be killed by the Mother, cause he found that the real killer was her son.

[@oldboydae]

@@sofiasalsabila9264so then why ? Feel bad for the old man if the girl is really young and he’s a old man?

[@simransaini99]

Well done mate.

[@mickeyjunior7177]

Is 5.20 a film and if so what's the name? Great videos, I also rank mother highly.

[@dbswldyd11]

혹시 이 영상엔 한국어 자막이 지원되지 않나요? 다른 영상들 보다가 너무 공부하는데 도움이 많이 되어서, 도 궁금해요!

[@SpikimaMovies]

앗! 이 영상은 여러 국가에서 블락 당해있어서 한국 시청자분들이 보실 수 있을거라 생각을 못했네요 ㅠㅠ 시간날때 자막 가능하면 제작해보도록 하겠습니다! :)

[@SpikimaMovies]

자막 제작중입니다. 며칠 안에 완성된거 확인 하실 수 있을거에요 :)

[@SpikimaMovies]

자막 올라왔습니다 :)

[@varybardus6327]

아.. 이 영상만 한글자막이 없네요.. 마더 너무 잘 봤는데....

[@SpikimaMovies]

저작권으로 여러 국가에서 막힌 상태라 넘기고 잊고 있었네요! 언젠가 이것도 자막 올리도록 하겠습니다~

[@varybardus6327]

@@SpikimaMovies 오 감사합니다ㅏ

[@SpikimaMovies]

상당히...민망할정도로 늦었지만 지금 기회가 되어 영상 자막 제작중입니다. 혹시라도 보시게 된다면 며칠 안에 완성된거 확인 하실 수 있을거에요 :)

[@varybardus6327]

@@SpikimaMovies 오오 그래도 감사합니다!

[@SpikimaMovies]

자막 올라왔습니다 :)

[@adrianteav]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@aw4610]

Yeah. Koreans make some good movies.

[@냐후영]

오 한국어자막 감사합니다!!

[@hermandaniel4008]

i never saw the movie mother, but it looks so f scarry. im going to watch it

[@kamalpatro5065]

Is anyone aware how I can watch this movie! I've tried everything but for some reason a Hollywood movie from 2017 comes up everytime I searched for 'Mother'

[@juliatayloe8923]

it’s on hulu right now - just search Mother 2009

[@kamalpatro5065]

@@juliatayloe8923 Thanks for the information, really appreciate it! But do you know any free source as well? Like I'll try getting Hulu for a few days but that's always tough.

[@tronghoatran8183]

@@kamalpatro5065 a nice way is downloading torrent, which sometimes get risky but its all free and u can watch in high resolution

[@everforward5561]

That acupuncture point sounds like bullshit. Also, Jesus fucking Christ how strong is that dude? An in-shape man couldn't throw a rock like that.

[@RaidenJohnClarke]

Its a movie pal, go with it

[@deddel8258]

Do a video on I Saw The devil

[@prabhatgautam7888]

I have question: Why was the homeless man's picture there in the phone of the girl who was killed?

[@calvinooi1407]

She was promiscuous. He was one of her customer I guess

[@sofija642]

He was her customer. I mean when he witnessed the murder he was setting up a bed and measuring rice so..

[@LAZISH]

What a buzz about Parasite. Mother is the zillion times better than Parasite!!!!!

[@jank.mp4]

Are you korean? Hearing you pronounce names, specifically bong joon ho, sounds native.

[@tesconstamylo]

😮😮😮😮😮😮🤯

[@ravitmishraa]

I just don't like mother, i just don't

[@mikekasabion]

Does anyone understand the significance of mental disability in the movie? Does anyone have any interpretations on why both the “killers” had mental disabilities?

[@robertwhitten265]

You say that the film is all about concealment but you missed the biggest of them all. The director tells you in a very subtle way how the son uses his mother to get out of the prison for murder. When the son was in prison and was hit in the head, he regained the memories of his mothers attempted murder of him. What also happens when he is hit is that he becomes totally normal(not retarded). The director shows this by showing the overhead shot of the two sleeping together before and after the hit in the head, Before, he tries to suckle his mothers breast like an infant but after he turns his back against her because he knows it's not normal for grown up to suckle mother's breast. The director doesn't show this for no reason. Once he becomes normal, he sends his mother to the only witness knowing she will kill him out of love and guilt.

[@samueljang1204]

Do not ruin this masterpiece by saying Do jun became normal.

[@RaidenJohnClarke]

@@samueljang1204I think this is what is intended of the film, to leave it up to the audience for interpretation

[@sofiasalsabila9264]

Just watched this movie. Bong joonho's brain is so damn sexy

[@sewageratatata]

💀😭

[@CommitArson0]

AYOOO HSHAGA

[@nalinsharma8358]

💯

[@AnnaDominiqueJ]

The mother using the acupuncture needles on herself at the end to forget the bad memories and then dancing off with the other parents remind me of the ending of "Old Boy". We won't ever know for sure if they forgot their memories or if they are just pretending they forgot. Both ambiguous. Both very haunting.

[@luxman999]

The director wanted to make the last dancing-in-the-bus scene to portray all damned mothers burning alive and screaming in hell. So they took a few days to complete the shot as they could only film it during a brief moment during sunset. If you think about this and re-watch the last scene, you can almost hear their scream...truly one of the most scary and eerie movie scenes ever.

[@zombie1439]

nah ur actually tripping 😭😭😭

[@pong6377]

Wow, that actually makes sense as it contrasts what was mentioned by the mother. If I remember correctly, the mother said earlier in the movie about being in heaven and stuff.

[@dianademara5637]

Wow! I always thought it was a moment of freedom and emancipation (from her memories, her son and the role of the overbearing mother) so some strange sort of "happy" ending. If you as a viewer suppress the memories of what she did, you can even find some solace in that moment, too. Your interpretation completely destroyed my naive view 😥 The emotional brutality of that film is truly crushing

[@RGBEAT]

@@dianademara5637 it came across that way to me too

[@rhandyrhoads12]

It's not about hell. It's a moment of liberation, maybe redemption. Sad and poetically ironic because she's far from happy right at that moment, but life goes on and as a mother she did what she could.

[@Soraform1]

Another way to look at the scene where Mother crying for jp is that she is actually crying in relief after knowing he doesnt have parents, explaining why she asked jp once whether he has parents then proceed to repeat the question about whether he has mother to double confirm. Knowing the cops are so incompetent and jp being completely defenseless, ie no "mother" like her to get jp out of the jail, she could rest assure that her son is free. Just my two cent.

[@rannierunsfast]

Oh that’s it. I’ve always thought she felt sympathy cus he reminded her of her son. But what you said made more sense.

[@d35065]

oh my god. you gave me a extra bludgeon. she's totally mad. now i got it

[@anamorel2634]

Okay this sounds fucked up hahaha. I thought she felt sympathy because nobody was going to fight for JP. This only shows how amazing and deep this movie is

[@reemalharake3067]

I thought she cried out of guilt, but your explanation is much more interesting

[@campus5465]

@@anamorel2634 it would really be both. Sympathy and relief

[@TheICEgirl6100]

this movie scared me because some mothers wil really allow their sons to do anything and they will still go to hell and back for them

[@TheICEgirl6100]

@禅Aki you can support him while he's behind bars

[@hymnofthenightingale]

I wish Hye-ja Kim would've been nominated and won an Oscar for her performance in Mother. She was amazing and mesmerizing.

[@aamirkapasi1882]

I just watched Mother for the first time and stumbled upon this video study of the film. I liked the coherence of your points and you pointed out some powerful chess moves than Bong Joon-Ho included within the film (most notably the scene where the kid reveals the beaten half of his face). I interpreted the film slightly differently; I saw it as a character study of the titular Mother. For me, the film explored this character psychologically and her relationship with motherhood in the context of the socioeconomic backdrop of the story. Her relationship with her son is her driver/her purpose, and I read the film as a series of circumstances that throw her preconceived ideologies into disarray or psychosis. The dances at the beginning and at the end of the film are physical embodiments of her mental state - of tragedy, psychosis, disarray or chaos. I completely agree with you on the stylistic choice that Joon-Ho made in terms of audience distancing, creating that voyeuristic element. Anyway, I just subscribed to your channel because I like that this review challenged my own interpretation of the film and stimulated a dialogue. :)

[@SpikimaMovies]

Great..! What you pointed out is most definitely a big part of what the film is about. There are many things the film discusses and I decided to focus on a theme that not many seem to catch/talk about! Happy to hear you enjoyed it !

[@dhruvcinephile8726]

How do you analyze films in this intricate manner ? please teach me , I want to learn

[@BbGun-lw5vi]

@Renzo Williams All your points about the junk collector being the killer are in the movie because the director made the junk collector suspicious so that audience wouldn’t see the end coming. You gave two reasons to prove the killer was the junk collector. Kevin showed your first reason was incorrect because we do get a very good reason for why the son would put the girl up there. But I noticed your reply didn’t address that. Instead you just said the junk collector could have also put her up there. Now your second reason: the son holding his head when he remembers something. He doesn’t just hold his head when he’s trying to remember. He also holds his head when he’s confused or trying to to figure stuff out.So that would explain why he held his head in that situation. Unless you have other reasons for why the son couldn’t possibly do it, I think the junk collector was a decoy and the son did actually do it.

[@shabeebp9078]

Won bin was one of the best korean actors ever. I've never missed an actor as I missed him

[@Flylice319]

I disagree with your interpretation of the eye covering scene. However you do make an interesting observation. The reason I think it's an honest retelling of the mother trying to kill the son story is because of how the mother reacts. She tries to force him to forget that moment, she never denies it from happening. What I think the hand gesture means is that the mother was the one who caused her son to become mentally challenged. Just look at the way he tells the story. When he begins the story his hand covers his eye, and his face appears normal, once he reveals what his mother did, he then removes his hand revealing his sluggish eye. I think what Bong is communicating through this simple gesture is that the mother is actually a root cause of her son's memory problems, and his mental capacity.... This is just what I think, could be wrong... I do enjoy your interpretation though.

[@Cambria358]

I don’t think he was saying that the sons retelling is necessarily dishonest but that’s it’s not the whole truth which is the reoccurring theme of the film. Yes everything he said was true but it leaves out the context of WHY the mother took that route, which leads into the point that he was making on the scene. I saw her pleading to just be her desperate attempt at getting him to forget a memory that could potentially be the reason she loses her sons love, not to outright suppress the truth but more so to keep their bond

[@merveilleapamato3709]

the mother's undying love towards her mentally challenged son is because she feels guilty of the fact that she is responsible for the condition his in right now

[@Flylice319]

@@Cambria358 I agree that the recurring theme in this film is discovering the truth behind what is presented. However I think in that particular scene, the truth actually lies with what the son is saying rather than the mother. In that scene the mother is scrambling to get the son to forget a moment, while the son revealing something very dark about her. I don't think he's presenting a lie in this case. The way he reveals his sluggish eye is Bong's method of visually trying to reveal a back story to the audience. He's trying to get us to see that the mother isn't as innocent as she presents herself.

[@jwedelstoff3579]

Rewatched Parasite again 2 days ago. The 4th time in cinema. And today Mother. That man is a damn genius! Besides, Memories of Murder was already one of my favourite movies of all time, but Parasite took the second place in my personal top 10. And Snowpiercer was cool too. Just not as genius as his other works in my opinion.

[@IndianMovieBuff]

What's no.1 ?

[@jwedelstoff3579]

@@IndianMovieBuff The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. It has a special place in my heart that is very hard to conquer.

[@IndianMovieBuff]

@@jwedelstoff3579 aah I see you're a man of culture as well

[@noone-ru7ku]

@@jwedelstoff3579 kinda want to ask, whats your top 10 favourite movie?

[@rogiecortez6904]

Just curious as to why snowpiecer wasnt one of your favorite works by him? I know its subjective and everyone is entitled to think what they want of any movie but i actually thought it was one of his best works. There is a lot of metaphorical value and the movie was a lot like parasite in the way that it could be interpreted in many ways and tackled a big social issue

[@QualquerCoisa387]

Mother is one of the best films I’ve ever watched in my life. The dance and the end of it nails simbolically everything and it is gigantic. This film is my inspiration to do art. Thanks for this perfectly pointed & explained resume. Congratulations!

[@AlonsoRules]

Mother is a masterclass in acting

[@akashdhara03]

The emphasis on the eyes really added to the scene when the cop came to tell her that they found the killer, you can see how impossible of a task it had become for her to not conceal the truth anymore as her eyes we're telling in the whole story. One of my favourite scenes front the movie