I did. We all did. Still happy to see it.
Korean cinema has really seemed to break through in the US since Parasite. I will say I am not very exposed to Korean culture outside of what makes it over the Pacific to bleed into US culture. Which in my opinion makes it all the more impressive that two anti-capitalist Korean productions became international sensations after exploding in the US.
Can you all feel it? They tried to make us feel like the energy was gone, but itâs still there, and itâs not just Squid Game thatâs showing it.
EDIT - on a show related note, Oh-Il Nam was a total surprise to me, biggest twist Iâd say.
Can you all feel it? They tried to make us feel like the energy was gone, but itâs still there, and itâs not just Squid Game thatâs showing it.
Itâs there, I know itâs there but like the heartbeat of revolutionary energy among the working class in the west is faint.
The fed has admitted to inflation above 5% for 4 straight months now - last time that happened was before 2008.
When the market crashes soon (or the dollar crashes, either way) itâs not gonna feel faint anymore, not this time. Too much gunpowder has been poured on the entire situation, and try as they might they just canât seem to force Americans back into the happy-pre-covid ignorance days as easily
Thatâs when Boston Dynamics Amphibious Sexual Assault Dogs and the FBI spy planes come out. The moment you even doubt capitalism the NSA panopticon is going to come down on you like a boulder on an ant. Thereâs going to be like 15 guys in full deathstronaut gear pouring from every corner of the country into your living room. Thereâs going to trucks preemptively soaking every neighborhood with teargas laden water. Thereâs going to be LRADâs spouting every imagineable anti communist propaganda ever, and when you try to Google search âhow to make molotov cocktailâ thereâs going to be a captcha asking you to debunk anti communist talking points with a timer and if you spell one thing wrong the Delta Force operator hanging from the ceiling will pour his Black Rifle coffee on you
As funny as this description was, the US really showed itâs whole ass during the BLM riots nationwide.
They barely have the capacity to deal with domestic dissent anymore. Without deploying the entire apparatus (which may even worsen the situation), they are without a hope of victory.
This comment reminded me of Robert Evanâs After the Revolution for some reason.
But yeah, hellworld⌠not sure what else to say lol
ITâS ALIIIIIIIIIVE!!!1! [lightning flashes and thunder crackles across the sky as rain lashes the windows]
Eh, I agree for most of the worldâs time spent under capitalist hegemony, but itâs a strategy that isnât without risk. What happens if your system blows up in your face right in the midst of much of the popular media leaning anti-capitalist at the time, all while China appears to be making itâs long anticipated leftward turn?
Idk, seems like weâre in for an interesting couple years, but thatâs hopeful optimism lol
Korean cinema has really seemed to break through in the US since Parasite.
Started with Oldboy actually. US distributors started gobbling up rights to Korean movies after that and invested in their directors which culminated in the Oscar win for Parasite.
I kept seeing memes about this show so I figured Iâd give the first episode a try just to see what it was about and as soon as I finished, I came here to see if anyone was talking about it. Pretty fucking good so far, I gotta say. When I first put it on I wasnât expecting such a sharp anti-capitalist message but Iâm very pleasantly surprised.
Maybe I am just looking for it but I feel like every piece of korean media I see is about it being a hyper capitlaist hellscape.
I mean it would make sense, theyâre right on the border of a non-capitalist (marxist) experiment with which they share much of their cultural heritage with.
Korea is a hyper-competitive society thatâs also very rigid because for a long time, the economy was dominated by a handful of conglomerates and performance in life was heavily tied to school exams. Itâs not strictly âcapitalistâ competition because itâs not leaving people to the forces of the market per se, but there is a real âsurvival of the fittestâ mindset when it comes to shit like school exams because of the idea that it has such an effect on your future. Two years of mandatory military service for men doesnât help things.
