In Parasite, "Bong Joon-ho did a great job displaying the point that no matter where you come from, if you work hard for what you want and/or work together to make something happen, it is possible to succeed.”

  • Nagarjuna [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    I don't think anyone's actually that optimistic, I think that adults feed kids optimism so they'll succeed, and then kids regurgitate it because it's why they think adults want, also because the school system through highschool is largely about figuring out what adults want.

    • kavila [any]
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      4 years ago

      I was gonna say they sound like college admissions essays.

    • halfdeadreadhead [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Yeah, it sounds like they're just repeating platitudes they've heard countless times.