For this Friday Movie Night, first up is The Host (2006), from renowned auteur Bong Joon-ho (Parasite, Snowpiercer) about a tentacled creature that preys on idiot humans who keep polluting its water. After that is Train to Busan (2016), which is about a zombie apocalypse, but on a train Despite the generic-sounding premise, it has an excellent rating on Letterboxd, so we’re watching it. It is by far the best-known film of its director, Yeon Sang-ho.
We’ll start at 9PM EST on Hextube, right here: https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies
Be there, comrades!
Letterboxd:
- The Host: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-host/
- Train to Busan: https://letterboxd.com/film/train-to-busan/
Doesthedogdie.com links:
- The Host: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/21645
- Train to Busan: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/12411
CWs for The Host:
- Deaths of animals.
- Spiders.
- Bugs.
- Stalking.
- Child abuse.
- Gaslighting.
- Abusive parents.
- Alcohol abuse.
- Lobotomy.
- A character is forcibly drugged.
- Someone is physically restrained.
- Squashed heads.
- Torture.
- Eye mutilation.
- Broken bones.
- Someone falls down stairs.
- Someone falls to their death.
- Someone struggles to breathe.
- Death of child.
- Death of parent.
- Kidnapping.
- Jump scares.
- Vomiting.
- Monster eating people.
- Peeing in pants.
- Spitting.
- Audio gore.
- Needles.
- Hospital scene.
- Anxiety attacks.
- Suicide.
- Violent mentally-ill person.
- Claustrophobia.
- Misophonia.
- Shaky cam.
- Fat jokes.
- Ableism.
- Homelessness.
- Sad ending.
- Car crash.
- Honking horn.
- Drowning.
- Blood and gore.
- Gun violence.
CWs for Train to Busan:
- Deaths of animals.
- Child abandonment.
- Someone is physically restrained.
- Someone is crushed to death.
- Head squashing.
- Choking.
- Eye mutilation.
- Cannibalism.
- Body horror.
- Gore.
- Broken bones.
- Finger mutilation.
- Someone falls to their death.
- Seizures.
- Someone struggles to breathe.
- Deaths of children.
- Suicide.
- Death of parent.
- Jump scares.
- Natural bodies of water.
- Zombies eating people.
- Audio gore.
- Anxiety attacks.
- Claustrophobia.
- Misophonia.
- Sudden loud noises.
- Shaky cam.
- Flashing lights.
- Babies.
- Ableism.
- Homelessness.
- Sad ending.
- Car crash.
- Someone is hit by a car.
- Blood.
Links to movies:
- The Host: https://vimeo.com/852226260
- Train to Busan: https://vimeo.com/852805736
They're both subtitled so multitasking would be rough. Unless you learn Korean by tonight
one language in five hours? psh, childs play
idk, maybe i'll get lucky and have everything finished in time for the 2nd film