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These days, a movie isn’t a movie without a reference to The Shining.

15 Hidden Gems In Bong Joon-ho's Other Great Movies

May 17, 2021

It’s no secret that Bong Joon-ho loves him a good Easter egg. His movies are also pretty layered, meaning that a rock in a Bong movie isn’t simply a rock. Here’s a list of all the hidden meanings and Easter eggs in Bong’s movies that aren’t Parasite. We did that already. It blew minds all over. Computer screens are literally dripping with brain matter right now. It’s exquisite. Anyway...

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Okja

EASTER EGGSTRA okja There's an Obama-Hillary-Bin Laden reference. In one scene, the leaders of the Mirando Corporation watch a video of the destruction caused by the super-pig. The members watching the footage resemble the photo of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton watching the raid on Osama Bin Laden's compound in

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EASTER EGGSTRA snowpiercer There's a homage to The Shining in one of the songs. In The Shining, the shot that focuses on Jack Torrence in the photo labeled Overlook Hotel July 4th Ball, 1921,' is accompanied by an old song, Midnight, The Stars and You. The same song features in — Consequence of Sound

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Okja

EASTER EGGSTRA okja There's an inside joke of Bong taking a jab at Harvey Weinstein. Weinstein famously gave Bong grief during the production of Snowpiercer, and forced him to cut a lot of dialogue. When a test screening was held in Paramus, New Jersey, the audiences gave it pretty bad — Vulture

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EASTER EGGSTRA The Host There's a subtle comparison made between the main character Park Gang-du and the creature. In the beginning of the film, Gang-d is tripping all over his feet as he's running away from the fish monster... that's also slipping and rolling as it's chasing after the people — Cineaste

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EASTER EGGSTRA Bong Joon-ho's use of surnames speaks to Korean culture. Parasite Parks and Kims The Host Park family Memories oT Murder Detective Park Park and Kim are considered two of the most common Korean surnames, and it speaks to his characters' familiarity. — Holt International

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EASTER EGGSTRA snowpiercer There's a hidden meaning in the colorful classroom car. While the rest of the train has muted colors, the classroom is different. Of course this explosion of color is all about the kids but underneath it all, there's this terrifying ideology that's being taught about the idea — Fast Company

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EASTER EGGSTRA Mother The use of acupuncture wasn't a cultural reference. It had a deeper meaning. Bong said that he didn't care about the traditional aspect of it. He used acupuncture to show the duality in the relationship between the mother, and the son. Just like acupuncture has both the — Pop Matters

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EASTER EGGSTRA snowpiercer The creators of the source material have cameos in the film. ACROSS THE WIITE WMENSITY OF AN ETERNAL WINTERFROMONE END OF THE EOOTEN PLANET TO TE OTHER THERE TRAVELS A TRAIN THAT NEVER STOPS. Jean-Marc Rochette, the artist and co-creator of the graphic novel Le Transperceneige, did a lot — CBR

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EASTER EGGSTRA okja There's a detail in the film that hints at Bong's true intention with the movie. Many have mused whether Bong was trying to turn everyone vegan with his movie about slaughterhouses, but that's not the case. Converting the audience to veganism wasn't my goal. If you notice — Vice

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EASTER EGGSTRA snowpiercer The wardrobe of the rich has some subtle hidden details. In the front section of the train, they're wearing very nice clothes but If you look closely, you'll see a rip or a hole in their fine garments because they also have to wear the same thing — Fast Company

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EASTER EGGSTRA Okja There's a line that's deliberately mistranslated. At one point, K tells Mija, My name is Goo Soon-bum! That's the actual Korean coming from his mouth, but the subtitles read: Try learning English. It opens new doors! — Polygon

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EASTER EGGSTRA okja A costume color reverse signifies a change in Mija's character. In the beginning of the film, Mija wears a purple jacket and red-pink pants as we see her. life with her super-pig.. When she realizes she's been lied to and she heads off to the city to — Filmed in Ether

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EASTER EGGSTRA The Host There's a reason the monster shows up so soon in the film. Usually in monster movies, there's a significant build-up before We get to see the monster in all its glory. In The Host, the monster shows up 13 minutes into the film. As Bong describes — Cineaste, KPBS

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EASTER EGGSTRA Okja Lee Jung-eun, who plays the housekeeper in Parasite, is the voice of Okja. Bong said that doing the pig noises was SO tiring, he felt compelled to give her an extra cameo as well. I would feel bad if only her voice appeared in the movie, so — Polygon

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Mother

EASTER EGGSTRA Mother Casting Kim Hye-ja as the main character was a cheeky reference to Korean media. The actress has played numerous motherly characters in Korean TV dramas before, and she's literally been called South Korea's national mother. Bong wanted to cast her (and only her) to take that national — Official SBIFF, Anthem Magazine

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