Parasite's Perfect Editing
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I'm planning to do a Q&A video soon, if you have any questions for me about movies, TV, my process, or anything else, comment below and I might address it in the video! Thanks!
What do you look for to spot good acting in a movie?
You made hard for others to talk about and make a video essay again but but the parasite can be still for more observations so good job 👍
How much time do you need for a video essay like this one? And what is your process. Do you write the video before starting the edit, or do you start with editing a few pieces and then write and edit again, and finish with the voice over?
What's some of your favourite films? And why?
Who are your favorite directors, technicians (editors/cinematographers/etc), writers, etc? What are some underrated movies/tv shows you wish more people appreciated? Which critics do you trust? Are you a film major, or self-taught? What sources do you use to learn about film making?
* Talks about generic editing - shows clips from Bohemian Rhapsody *
The shaaaaaaade
I love it. And the entire video.
I’m so glad he liked this comment, it feels like shade confirmed. 😂
The shade of it all.jpg
I hope we get back Jared Leto's version of Joker lot better than that Joachim Penis's or whatever the hell it is.
@@yarn7130 I'm taking a screenshot and will frame it :D
timestamp please
Something really interesting I noticed is that the longest scene for me is the one where the family is eating in the Park’s living room. But it is just because that is a beatiful ending scene for the first part of the movie, before the bell rings and the (practically) second movie starts.
The pace really slows down for that scene, making the crazy intensity that follows even more dramatic. It's the calm before the storm.
@@ThomasFlight If only I knew, I'd stopped watching right there :(
I have some many "If only I knew" moments for many movies D:
@@manooxi327 how could you spare yourself from the brilliant second half of the movie? It's not just a 2nd half in a movie but rather the yang to the yin
@@manooxi327 Be glad you didn't know.Because you wouldn't experience the masterful second act.
Omg yes! Now that I read this comment I understand why I felt so overwhelmed after that scene. It was all so calm and serene and as soon as the (literal) storm starts everything goes tits up lol. The maid arrives and suddenly there was this whole subplot revealed at the same time of the arrival of The Parks and it just keeps going downhill from there. I remember seeing the last scene when Bubu comes out of the basement and picking up the knife and thinking “oh boy this is going to be nasty” but even then I wasn't expecting this whole BLOOD BATH that'd follow and when all of it was over I'm just sitting there think “well! didn't see that coming” but also “WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED!” It was genuinely crazy how everything escalated and I was left wondering about 2hr-past-me who had NO IDEA what she was going to witness in the end and the U-turn that lies ahead lmao. Sorry for the long comment but it just all came back to me 😅
Director Bong has full images from the beginning to ending in his brain. When Bong shoots the Snowpiercer, Chris Evans once said that he was so shocked koz Director Bong doesn't take a coverage shot at all. All the Bong's films are like this! No Coverage! because there's no need! Bong has a clear vision and knows exactly what to do and what to shoot. so he is a total package himself! That's why we call him a Maestro or Genius! Before the film has made, all the scenes are already done in his brain.
Can you please explain in simple words what coverage is ??
@@wooottff shooting a single scene with multiple cameras placed in different angle
@@wooottff yeah simply speaking, additional shots in the same scene.
Same with Hitchcock. Very little, if any coverage shots needed. Bong works meticulously from his storyboards, as did Hitchcock.
Bong Joon-ho does not take coverage shot.
I'm not well English, and I'm a South Korean. I want to say thank you for liking our country movie. Parasite is my favorite movie. I think this movie shows the bare face of capitalism. Of course, it's not a movie that says communism is better. To get back to the point, the theme of this movie is a topic that most people around the world can relate to, and the director makes this topic global, so it seems to be loved by many people.
It's my favourite flim too. 💛
You can criticize captialism without supporting communism, extremism is never helpful. On another not your country has been making some great movies and tv shows, you should be very proud of the art coming from there.
Hi! I love korean cinema and what you said about capitalism is completely true. And i do agree communism rapidly turns into fierce capitalism with authoritarian tendencies. But i assure you that as an anarchist i'll never defend dictatorships, it doesn't matter where they come from. Peace bro.
Yo I'm south Korean too ❤ this is a great movie
Parasite is one of my favourite movies too! I'm glad that it has been so successful in the English-speaking world, because international films often get ignored over here, which is a huge shame.
You know he absolutely loves this movie when he makes three consecutives video essays on Parasite
When a film is just too good, you cant help but analyze and digest the shit out of it
or parasite view grab....
This is such a great analysis, from such a complex movie
To be honest it isn't that complex, which is also why I think it's a good movie, it manages to make almost anyone who watches think "that surely means something".
@@fatmabelguith2864 You can say that only after studying the movie, right? haha I bet you didn't get most of the meaningful features the movie presents before studying it.
@@DavidBerto It is really simple, yes some symbolism is unnoticed but most of it is what made the movie great, it's simplistic nature of telling a story, it's incredibly traditional way of storytelling, it's symbolism is basically what made this movie great.
I just noticed something.
9:04 Background of the driver is mostly building/city, concrete. That's what the driver sees from his home.
Background of the CEO is mostly trees/greenery. That's what the CEO sees from his living room when he looks out from his living room.
Kinda disagreed. Views of city on Han riverside symbolizes wealth and prosper in Korea. There's weak metropolis/downtown division in Korea so heavily urbanized area is also where rich people live.
the only thing i noticed that scene was the slightly off greenscreen and lighting.
Or it was just the background as they were driving? I seriously don't get how people find so many "metaphors" in this movie.
oh wow, thanks for pointing that out! it could just be a coincidence or something, but yes it made sense!
@@visualsforyou7120 A testament to Bong's superb work, for even the audience begins speculating small possibly unintentional metaphors everywhere!
you know a movie is good when thomas flight makes three videos (and maybe more in the future) talking about entirely different elements of it
Best way to choose a film to watch is by going through this channel 😍♥️🔥
And I'll watch every single one of it. I can't get enough of Parasite video essays.
This is kinda unrelated but my sister watched Parasite with me for the first time and noticed the scholar’s stone was almost like Kiwoo’s own parasite and thought that was pretty cool
I think we all noticed that
Arzo Noori honestly didn’t even click on that till I saw this comment. Especially thinking back to how he said it clung on to him. But maybe I’m slow.
I like that the stone resembles Dokdo island which is then connected to Jessica's jingle
@@RomanZolanski123 but its literally named parasite i-
Arzo Noori a lot of things in the movie are considered a parasite. But I just never considered the rock one. Don’t have to be condescending.
When the family escapes the house and it’s pouring rain, I noticed that the whole time they were running they were running downstairs and downhill, do you think that was the intention? To make it show how low their status is in in their society? Pretty much in the bottom? They’re home is even underground too
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Jordan Wooten yes director bong has pointed this out on interviews
Check out my first parasite video its all about this.
Film criticism is in an interesting place at the moment, where thanks to the internet and youtube channels like this one, anyone can share their thoughts on a movie. However, no matter how good or bad a movie may be, it seems that a lot of the online criticism comes back to the plot. Obviously this is because plot is the most superficial layer to a movie and is the easiest to criticize, but it reduces so much good work done by the actors, the cinematographer, the editor, the production designer, etc. It really bugs me when I see a great movie that doesn't have an airtight plot, for example Us, that gets torn apart despite some undeniably great work by the aforementioned contributors. So my question, is what do you recommend movie goers look for in a film other than the logic of the plot when making a final judgement on its quality? I'm loving this channel, thanks for everything you do!
This is a massive question that I couldn't possibly do justice to in a single comment. But please know I'm working on content (an upcoming video) that would address this and thinking about exploring this topic in other ways (possibly in a book).
In a lot of ways I think the "purpose" of my channel is to illuminate form over plot. I think the biggest reason people focus on plot is because it's what they see. When you become aware of aspects of form, and understand more about the underlying medium, you'll be able to look beyond plot.
@@ThomasFlight Yeah as I wrote it I realized it probably wasn't the best suited Q&A question. I look forward to that video though!
@@jasongeorgis3483 I might still address it in the Q&A!
A good example to this is the last 2 seasons of Game of Thrones
Icex Aoki Definitely, in general you could spend all night listing movies/shows which get unfairly maligned for plot reasons.
The screenwriter is the first editor, and the editor is the last screenwriter. That is very well said and very inspiring.
Parasite: jump cuts
Thomas: Brilliant time perspective
Parasite editor: oop. Forgot that shot.
Exactly. If the editor wanted to convey that kim woo was so mesmerised that he forgot the passage of time, the editor wouldn't jump cut to wide, he would cut to slow zoom of rock.
@@adityamathur6938 there's more than one way to communicate the same thing. your way is more straightforward, but I would say it's almost cliche, albeit still effective. if the edit in Parasite was indeed intended to communicate the same idea, it was more subtle.
I think it might actually just be an artifact of the decision to linger on Ki-woo's reaction while keeping the pace of the other characters' dialogue. They couldn't cut to a more "appropriate" shot that maintained continuity because the dialogue forced the scene to continue moving forward. but this "mistake" still manages to convey the same basic idea, which is that Ki-woo's reaction is significant.
@@adityamathur6938 Your way is mad cliche. Omitting that trope lends a brevity to the effect.
Teaching me Film, one poop break at a time
3:47 i read somewhere they used this panning from one person to the other as a symbol for everytime the con plan progresses. This being the moment the con rlly starts i guess is part of this progression therefore the pan. That was probably the purpose. As if youre being pulled closer, into the plan
Yes! I can see that now!
Yes. He mentioned it in his last video about Parasite, the one about Cinematography
i've watched dozens of parasite videos these last few weeks and have yet to regret it
I saw this movie and loved it. When it was nominated I asked my parents if they’d like to see it. They said “oh, we might go see 1917 instead”. I hijacked their movie date and went to Parasite with them instead. They really liked it. After the movie when we talked about it I said “I saw 1917, we wouldn’t have been talking about that movie right now if we saw it. And I hope Parasite wins best picture. I think that people will be talking about Parasite 20 years from now. No one will be talking about 1917 in a year.”
I was so happy when this won.
I agree completely. I loved 1917, it was a beautiful film and masterfully made, but it’ll only remembered as another war film. One of the better ones, but still just another war film. Whereas Parasite will hopefully be remembered for the rest of cinema history. Even if our economy changes and in 20 years Parasite’s anti-capitalist message doesn’t resonate as strongly as it does today, it will still be a perfect snapshot of our current politics and people’s disposition towards them.
2:31 holy shit! They cut that scene in my theater. Im Vietnamese btw. That is why I so confused why 2 of them suddenly become lovers.
Mistico because of dating with teen
If you watching this movie in theater , prepare to be cut about 30 min , and yes I know that
If they cut this scene I wonder how much they in the second half !
Oddly enough, it's fine here in Malaysia. Just that the sofa scene was cut.
@@tramquangpho that's interesting because the first time i saw it was in the theater and it wasn't cut
I swear your channel is a hidden gem. Soo underrated, like the amount of knowledge you need to make such a great analysis like this is mad. Respect Thomas
I appreciate that!
@@ThomasFlight It makes a thinking person ask " Who is Thomas Flight?"
Few resources of this caliber exist on TH-cam
I think there are enough things to analyse in Parasite for you to never stop making essays on it, and I wouldn't be complaining. Great video as always!
It makes perfect sense what you said in the beginning regarding the stone, at 1:08 it's like his sister is noticing he is quite fixated on the rock by the ways she looks at him 😃
I swear to God I was rewatching your other 2 Parasite essays this morning because I love them so much and now a THIRD? This is fantastic, thank you and keep up the great work!
I really liked the timing of the bus moving behind Ki-woo, it's kind of like his light bulb moment. Bong said in an interview that he shot that several times just to get it right
Love how much detail went into this video! As someone who doesn't know the ins and outs of editing, cinematography, and other aspects of film language, these vids are always super helpful in my own understanding of a film!
Parasite manages to make me relate my family to both families shown in the film in layers I previously never thought possible. The brilliance of everyone behind this film just amazes me to this day.
I'm so glad I found your channel. It's always great encountering passion. And you've reminded me why this is one of my favorite films, due for a rewatch. Have a great day, Thomas!
thanks for talking about this, you just give me so much inspriration just by talking about editing and how everything is conected, im always thinking in this when shooting and editing something. thanks
Love your videos, This is my favorite movie of all time
Mine too. I've watched it already 4 times. And gonna watch it many times more in the future
I didn’t even notice that the scene where “Kevin” teaches the girl and they end up kissing was one single take.
thank youuuu! this helped my editing assignment so much omgosh.
I just realized: not only is this editing masterful and crafted with purpose to the story, it's also very kind to subtitle readers. Instead of making quick cuts as seen elsewhere, the screen gently guides us to where we need to be while our eyes are darting back and forth from the words to the actual scenery.
yes, i’ve noticed that too
This is the quality content I'm looking for. Great work.
Hitchcock said you make the movie before you start shooting. Bong definitely is one of those directors who is meticulous about every single detail. Today there are very few directors with this much precision and control. David Fincher is like that too. Ozu was this meticulous about every single detail back in the day. Lots of great stuff to learn from these guys!
anyone: we snap back to reality
my brain: oh there goes gravity
I love these Parasite videos! Thanks!!
Oh wow, this was such an awesome breakdown (as always from you)!!! I thought the bit where you showed snippets from the script was especially cool because whenever I’m writing screenplays, I tend to want to add those suggestions of editing (we love a good “CUT TO:”) because of my editing background but was always taught/thought it was a “””bad writing habit””” (mostly because my film classes always operated under the assumption we would only ever write spec scripts that we wouldn’t go on to produce ourselves).
What I’m trying to say is I think it’s Pretty Neat that my fave director adds in those editing cues to his scripts and I’m gonna just let myself write how I feel is best for me from now on :D
thank you for making your content. i appreciate you.
absolutely amazing video. Thanks as always!
I love your work, i love your voice, everything, thank you
Wow this was an amazing video! keep up the movie analysis vids love those!!
your videos are SOOOO good!
just discovered you and wow. thanks for your vids
I love your content, this is a very good breakdown video! I think when you're talking about the juxtaposition in the montage might be parallel shots, I still love your content, please keep this up :)
Very nice transition in this video. good as always
Amazing videos man love it!
fascinating. great video -- thanks for the new knowledge!
This is amazing stuff. Thank you!
You're very welcome!
Man I’ve seen this movie at least three times and I still want to watch it again
Such a wonderful explanation. No film schools are needed. Thank you 😊😊.
the bickle point with the Mubi drop lol. im going to donate, you're the shit
i really like how pandemic movies have this sorta interview style camera view adds a really nice touch
I also noticed that while watching the movie. Ki Woo looking closely at the scholars rock, but on the wide shot, he isn't. Director Bong trying to emphasize Ki Woos attraction towards the rock, a small scene which has huge implication later in the movie.
Thanks so much for your efforts !! Being a STORYBOARD artist. Bong Joon-Ho really inspired me about Film making.
Great video!
*Amazing Analysis*
You're Doing Some Quality Work Man....Keep It Up...💯 Looking Forward For Another Parasite Video What say😂
You are so insightful! You know why this is a great film? Because it has been over a year since the movie was released but people are still talking about it and what the movie meant for them . .... for me, I compare to apocalypse now, dear hunter..... great films. I'll never get tired of watching those movies....
This should've been Parasite's 5th oscar
This channel is realy digging this movie. And rightly so.
awesome breakdown
One thing I came to know about South Korean cinema that they edit almost on the Shooting Spot (from an interview with Bong ) so it's easy for them not to take another take but yeah that drawings in the storyboarding are a level of imagination that very few directors have.
Btw great video.
Great video ;D
I know this has been said a million different times in a million different ways, but God, parasite is such a MASTERPIECE!
If you enjoyed Bong Joon-ho's 'Parasite', I almost beg you to watch his 'Memories of Murder' and 'The Host' too. As a Korean and a lifelong fan of his, I wouldn't say 'Parasite' is even his best work although it's great. Tarantino even considers 'Memories of Murder' Bong's magnum opus (and many speculate that David Fincher's 'Zodiac' was inspired by it) and I think 'The Host' is a close second. If you do, watch 'Memories of Murder' on TH-cam movies, not Netflix, because Netflix put this horrible green filter over the original color grading to make it look like an American crime thriller.
Man crazy.. the way Kevin looks at the stone from above is the same way the basement man stared at him when he threw the rock on his head
i notice how in snow piercer the director chooses the left and right (lateral movement) to separate the class meanwhile in parasite he uses up and down, but there are shots where the characters are moving from right to left, (climax going out the basement, Kim meeting Nathan Park, Going up the stairs) i know it might have no meaning or i'm over looking at this. but i just notice how it's a re-occuring factor. also Kim at the end after he stabbed Nathan he crossed the line the line being the shadow of the house, and i'd like to see a comparison of OTS shot of when Da-Hye's first lesson tutorial and Ki-jeong talking to the mother about her child's drawing. and how Ki-Jeong is on the right-hand side of the screen instead of left not like Ki-woo and his father when they're recommending someone else for a con.
This analysis talks abut the symbolism of lines. th-cam.com/video/ezwSfT7sXO0/w-d-xo.html
So simple yet so complex
Very good video.
Say it on Sunday...it's so amazing
god i love cinema! great video.
bong is just so good
@4:30 also known as The Kuleshov Effect.
This is an awesome video holy shit
Great explanation, I think I learnt a lot about editing thanks to you
Great!
I effin love this movie.
At least he acknowledged that editing isn’t just in the editing room. It is only as good as the shots made. However, he doesn’t acknowledge in any videos about editing how you can never really know how good or bad the editing for a movie is. Sidney Lumet said “It [the movie] might look badly edited, but because of how poorly it was shot, it may in fact be a miracle of editing that the story even made sense. Conversely, the movie may look well edited but who knows what was left on the cutting room floor.” Parasite is one of the greatest movies ever, but it’s impossible to know how much of its quality is attributable to the editing room.
The surprising part is, the movie is edited using the good ol' FCP7
I'm watching this video while absolutely baked, and it blew my mind. The relationship between human perception and the way movies are made, that blew my mind.
The best way to experience great art
simply great analysis, would u analyze the editing of Don't Look Now (1973)? one of the most perfect edited films in history
commenting in hopes that the algorithm will bless you
great video btw
Have you seen memories of murder? It's as amazing as a parasite. Cinematography is fantastic.
Now I want to watch Parasite again... For the fourth time
Nice
this video is all over the place. hard to follow
You would be an excellent language arts teacher
INI - "STEP UP" 💣
Sometimes you use a script or a storyboard of a film (even the film itself, but removing some sound tracks -as with Dune, where you removed the score-): where do you get this material from? It would be very interesting for further selfexamination. Thank you for your amazing work.
did anyone else watch this entire video and see "ending" and not "editing" in the title
Me, damn I was confused
Omg I was so confused until I saw this comment
omg I literally just watched the whole thing cos I wanted to know what the ending was about lol oh well still good
Same
Wow this is unbelievable after watching the movie and watching this is really wow mind blow 🤯🤩
The editor Yang Jinmo also edited Train to Busan
Man! People are going crazy on parasite montage....yeah it is one of the best montage but can you explain the David Fincher's gone girl perfect montage for me " technically, missing". It had really awesome cuts and the everything enhance properly to the film....What you think about that....and can you make a video on that
I like this video.
NICE
As an animator I find it insane how live action directors rarely storyboard their movies
where's your anime
i just thought of something. when that drunkard was peeing again kiwoo grabbed the stone to use against the drunkard, but kitaek just ended up using water to spray the drunkard.
From one thing, know ten thousand things.
1:07
Notice the look Ki-jung and Min give at Ki-woo. It seems almost they noticed Ki-woo's weird attraction to the stone and wondering what was going on in his mind at that moment.
Please explain the process of making a video essay
This is very similar to the way the Coen brothers make their films.