Quickie: Parasite, The Lighthouse #Cannes2019

so I was at can International Film Festival like two months ago and I still haven't talked about all the movies I wanted to mostly because I was waiting for some trailer footage to get released for the lighthouse which is my favorite of the festival but that never happened and I can't tell when a 24 is gonna do that so I'm just making this video anyway anyway one of the films that I saw was the new bong joon-ho movie parasite bong joon-ho is a fantastic South Korean director who has made many amazing films his most popular films are the ones he directed in the English language like Snow piercer and oak JA and both of those films certainly have elements to appreciate within them but in my opinion they're nowhere near the quality of his Korean language films the host mother and memories of murder are all pretty fantastic movies so I was very excited to hear he'd be making another Korean film because it's been a good 10 years since his last one parasite was one of the best reviewed films at the festival and it even took home the top prize the Palme d'Or much like his other films this one manages to pull off both serious and comedic tones the comedy is very well written and very funny but it doesn't take away from the seriousness of other scenes it is successfully dramatic thrilling and sometimes scary like all great movies its best experienced if you don't know much going into it so I won't really reveal anything about the plot what I will say is that it feels like many different genres at once in some ways it's a heist movie in some ways it's a comedy in some ways it's a thriller it's a very ambitious movie and there's quite a lot going on in terms of messages and themes there's reincorporated elements that fit together perfectly like pieces of a puzzle it's all incredibly well acted the characters have depth this is definitely one of those movies that you could show people who would normally say that they don't like foreign language cinema it's a very accessible film and I'd be surprised to meet a person that didn't enjoy it and when I say accessible I don't mean that it's not challenging in any way it's just one of those movies that sucks you in from the very beginning and it never gets boring or stale the plot is very fast-paced there's a constant tension with stakes being raised it's a movie that I'll be watching again in theatres as soon as I can it's very well shot with beautiful cinematography the music was fantastic and appropriately used this is probably the easiest film to recommend from the entire festival and I don't know anybody in my life that I wouldn't show this to every character in the film adds to the experience the movie never feels as though it's wasting any time anyway you should probably just go watch it as soon as you can it's apparently already released in Australia and it'll be getting a North American release in October so yeah check it out and let me know what you think and I'm giving this one a 9 out of 10 in the final film to talk about from can Film Festival is the lighthouse this is the second feature film from Robert Eggers with his first being the witch in 2016 now the witch was a somewhat polarizing movie and not everybody enjoyed it for a first movie I think it's pretty great one of the more noticeable aspects about the witch is how well shot it is I certainly have some issues with it but immediately after watching it I could tell that this is a director I wanted to keep my eyes on his newest film the lighthouse is something that I'm actually comfortable calling a masterpiece the lighthouse stars Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe these are two actors that I really love so obviously that's a plus Robert Pattinson did a fantastic job and in my opinion Willem Dafoe gave a career best performance in this movie he essentially plays a stereotype slash parody level seaman but he seriously goes full Captain Ahab the movie is aware of this and even pokes fun at it but holy crap not only is Willem Dafoe perfectly cast for this role but it's performance is nothing short of mesmerizing there is so much unfiltered energy that he brings to this film and I can't imagine anyone else pulling it off in the way that he did and I'm sure you're thinking that it might be difficult to take this movie seriously with this type of character playing such a prominent role but despite this being a psychological horror this is also actually a comedy and to be perfectly honest with you I'm not sure I've ever seen a film that has blended those two elements together so perfectly before the comedy aspects are very funny and they do not take away from the overall creepiness of the film despite being a psychological horror this movie is mostly dialogue and at no point did I ever feel bored by any of it not only were the terrific performances obviously very watchable but the style of the film is just so crazy and unique they filmed the entire movie on black and white thirty-five millimeter film the film is also presented in a 1.19 to one aspect ratio it's very stylistic and at the same time there's very modern elements at play as well the score for the film was absolutely fantastic the music was so great and well used that I can perfectly imagine it in my head right now along with the corresponding scenes the way that music was used in the opening scene of this film made it super intense as soon as it started I was immediately sucked in the dialogue in this movie was also fantastic the film is set in the early 1900s and they actually researched historic Ledger's and journals from real lighthouse keeper's to write the dialogue for this film not only that but they filmed the movie in Nova Scotia meaning a lot of what we see in this film is real the environments the crazy weather anything that was faked certainly doesn't feel like it the production design on this film was so fantastic that I couldn't even tell you what was real and what wasn't this film succeeds very well at creating a feeling of constantly rising tension and chaos as the film progresses it just gets crazier and crazier and it is so much fun to watch and every element of the film becomes incorporated in this rising chaotic tension the music the performances the cinematography the environment it all gets crazy this is a film where I caught myself about 7 different times just nodding along being like yeah that was awesome this is a film where even though there were points I could sense the direction it was going I didn't feel disappointed by the time it got there everything that happens I was thinking yep that's probably the best way could have happened the editing in this film is superb once again there are several sequences engraved in my mind because of how much of an impression it left on me there is so much of this movie that I can visualize perfectly from memory after only having seen it once two months ago there's so many perfect shots and sequences there's so many wild and creative choices this is a movie that I could probably watch a billion times and never feel bored there was clever reincorporation that I caught on my first watch and I'm sure there's even more on a second watch I guess my one concern regarding this film would be its future distribution with the dialect of this film being so unique I'm not sure exactly how much I'd be able to interpret accurately without subtitles at Cannes Film Festival there were both French and English subtitles so there was no issue there I've only seen it once and I've never seen it without subtitles so I honestly have no idea I genuinely would not be opposed to a 24 releasing the film in North America with English subtitles because they certainly helped my experience watching this film more in the way that characters talk is definitely something that I'm not very familiar with who knows it might be fine I have no idea but either way I cannot wait to see it again I'll be seeing this one in theaters multiple times as soon as I can and I certainly hope that a 24 gives this film the release that it deserves I cannot praise this movie enough and it was nothing short of excellent it is its own unique experience and I have not seen anything else quite like it before it is my favorite film of the year so far and I don't really expect anything else to beat it so check this one out as soon as you can and I'm giving this one a 10 out of 10 [Music]

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Published: Tue Jul 09 2019

Reddit Comments

[u/Itunes44]

Very keen to watch both these films. Will see them as soon as they come to theatres near me

[u/ethicalhamjimmies]

Parasite is amazing. Glad it got a good review here

[u/stracki]

Parasite is the best film I've seen all year, probably my favourite since BR2049. It's just so tremendously entertaining and full of surprises. I can't wait to see it again.

[u/anUnkindness]

Ey thanks for posting!

[u/gardar15]

Isn't this the dog guy

[u/lolniceonebro]

Lighthouse is far and away the most anticipated movie of this year.

[u/Affectionate_Face]

Saw The Lighthouse last night for VIFF and it was an experience. I felt very unsettled afterwards. The theatre was very busy.