Four Bong Joon-ho Films Including Parasite Used as Textbooks at U.S. Universities

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] Four films directed by Bong Joon-ho, including the movie "Parasite," will be used as teaching materials in Korean language classes at a university in the United States.

According to the local Korean media News & Post in Atlanta, Georgia, on the 4th (local time), Georgia Institute of Technology has opened an advanced Korean language course for senior students titled "Korean Cinema: Bong Joon-ho Special." In this course, four works directed by Bong?"Memories of Murder" (2003), "The Host" (2006), "Mother" (2009), and "Parasite" (2019)?will be used as textbooks to study contemporary Korean society.

Professor Kim Yong-taek, who is in charge of the class, said in a phone interview with News & Post, "I have taught modern and contemporary Korean history through literature or music before, but this is the first time I am using films as the subject." He added, "The students' response to Bong Joon-ho is very positive, and since Bong won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated as a preliminary candidate for the Academy Awards, there is more interest than ever, which led to the selection."

"Parasite," which won the Palme d'Or at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival last year, is currently nominated for various awards in Hollywood, including the Oscars and Golden Globes. The Hollywood media and entertainment outlet The Wrap also predicted that "Parasite" would win the Best Foreign Language Film award at the 77th Golden Globe Awards.

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