In many ways, The Host embodies the same qualities that made Parasite so appealing to audiences, critics, and the Academy, who gave it four well-deserved golden statues on Oscar night. For those whose introduction to Bong’s work was through Parasite, The Host is an ideal place to start with the director’s other films. But the resonance between the two English titles, which evoke similar themes of bloodsucking dependency, suggest a pairing.
It’s noteworthy that the director of Parasite made a movie called The Host 14 years before his historic Oscars Best Picture win - even if the Korean title of the 2006 film translates more directly as “Monster.” What was only the third feature film from virtuosic writer and director Bong Joon-ho is, indeed, a monster movie, possibly even the defining monster movie of the century.
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