“I think it may be vanity on my part, but when I think of the classics, they’re all in black and white.' Bong Joon Ho discusses drove him to cut a black and white version of Parasite
The Oscar-tipped director admits there was some element of"vanity" behind making the new version of his hit film, now set for limited release ahead of the Academy Awards.ParasiteBut for director Bong Joon Ho, it was his desire to create such a work of art that drove him to cut another, black and white, version of film.
“Of course, there was a time when all films were in black and white,” he noted, pointing out that many of the great masters, such as Akira Kurosawa and Alfred Hitchcock, had both black and white and color periods. "Our generation has no chance, but thanks to digital technology we can do it.
“We can focus more on the texture,” he said, pointing to the “very glossy and clean” surfaces in the house of the rich family.
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