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Post by HappyFan on Mar 15, 2021 17:03:56 GMT
Yeun's nomination surprises me. Maybe I'm biased since the subject is familiar, but he was not convincing as an immigrant from Korea. Not trying to judge his acting in general; this is just not an interesting or deep role IMO. Also, completely unrelated but I am still troubled by the actions of the grandma character and the potential repercussions of introducing non-native flora into ecosystems. I actually have seen virtually none of the films nominated this year. So I'm pretty in the dark about who does and doesn't deserve anything. I hope to catch up with Minari soon, and Chicago 7 and Mank are up my alley (I wrote a thesis in college on the Chicago 7 trial!). Anyways, I would be astounded if the late Chadwick Boseman does not win Best Actor. I haven't seen the film and have no idea if he deserved it, but much like Heath Ledger a decade ago, he was important enough that they will want to honor him posthumously. Nonetheless a great, historic moment for Yuen. How rare is this? Link if tweet doesn't show upI also dread (*dread*) that Glenn Close is going to win the Best Supporting Actress. I have not seen Hillbilly Elegy, so maybe it's brilliant, but every clip I've seen of her, she looks and sounds ridiculous. It seems to be one of the worst performances of her career (she's been getting Razzie buzz!), but she's long overdue (she's never won!), so they will probably give it to her. |
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Post by HappyFan on Mar 17, 2021 11:10:59 GMT
Here's a treat: Last year's Best Director Oscar winner Bong Joon Ho interviews Lee Isaac Chung, the director of Minari and a nominee this year:
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Post by legitimategolf on Mar 17, 2021 17:53:28 GMT
Hearing Director Bong talk about this movie is making me want to watch it again.
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Post by jumpcut on Mar 26, 2021 17:25:12 GMT
Director Chung does a voiceover to one of the opening scenes, describing how he wrote each character's unique reaction to their new home.
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Post by HappyFan on Mar 26, 2021 17:54:04 GMT
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Post by rlspore on Mar 27, 2021 2:02:59 GMT
I watched Minari a couple nights ago. To answer the question of this thread - no, it's not the next Parasite. Minari was good, but surely will never be as popular. Parasite was much more fun. Minari is great, but much more quiet and contemplative. Love that they mostly speak Korean, as an immigrant family surely would. The big scene at the end seems a bit too much piled on and contrived, though. And, haha, I was not bothered by the introduction of non-native flora (I assume/hope that complaint was a joke) - that ship has long ago sailed.
In short, I enjoyed Minari but have no desire to see it again. Parasite I loved a lot, and watched it again within a couple weeks of first seeing it.
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Post by jumpcut on Apr 5, 2021 2:00:14 GMT
At tonight's SAG Awards, Minari won Female Actor in a Supporting Role. It lost out on Ensemble Cast and Leading Actor.
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Post by HappyFan on Apr 5, 2021 16:58:19 GMT
At tonight's SAG Awards, Minari won Female Actor in a Supporting Role. It lost out on Ensemble Cast and Leading Actor. Historic award! Congratulations to Youn Yuh Jung. |
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Post by jumpcut on Apr 11, 2021 21:09:01 GMT
Yuh-Jung Youn won the Best Supporting Actress nod at tonight's BAFTA Awards in London. Nomadland won Best Picture and Chloe Zhao got Best Director. There was a bit of a dust-up about Youn's acceptance speech after she called the Brits "snobbish." At the press conference after the show, she did not walk it back. variety.com/2021/film/news/minari-yuh-jung-youn-bafta-acceptance-speech-brits-snobbish-1234948927/The evening’s co-host Dermot O’Leary didn’t know quite how to react to Youn’s comment, raising a surprised eyebrow and moving swiftly on.
However, in the press conference following her speech, Variety asked Youn to expand on her comments and whether her not-so-flattering (but probably quite accurate) views come from personal experience.
“Yes it comes from personal experience. I’ve visited Britain a lot of times and I had a fellowship in a Cambridge college ten years ago as an actor. Somehow it felt every snobbish, but not in a bad way,” Youn said. “You have a long history and then you have your pride. As an Asian woman, I felt these people are very snobbish, that’s my honest feeling.” |
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Post by HappyFan on Apr 11, 2021 22:00:29 GMT
LOL. I think she means that the British, being snobby, would not easily give an award to a foreigner unless she really deserved it. It was a snarky way of saying that she was happy they gave it to her.
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Post by legitimategolf on Apr 12, 2021 15:08:51 GMT
Love the frankness. Korean halmonis in my experience DGAF.
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Post by HappyFan on Apr 12, 2021 16:39:11 GMT
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Post by legitimategolf on Apr 25, 2021 14:47:26 GMT
Tough day for Sisters in LA yesterday but I have a feeling Minari will be a winner today.
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Post by jumpcut on Apr 26, 2021 2:18:58 GMT
Director Bong and Sharon Choi
Yuh Jung Youn called the British "snobbish" at the BAFTAs. I was looking forward to her dissing Americans tonight, but she was actually complimentary...saying her win was the result of "American hospitality." Great speech though.
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Post by philknj on Apr 26, 2021 4:30:20 GMT
I have no interest in the Oscars, did not watch a second of it on Sunday, but ...
... this is crazy! She cornered the market on K-Drama evil mothers and evil mothers-in-laws.
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