Trump Criticized The Oscars For Awarding "Parasite" Best Picture Because It's A South Korean Movie

[riversedge]

Source: TPM






"Can we get, like, Gone With the Wind back, please?"


Last updated on February 20, 2020, at 8:41 p.m. ET


President Donald Trump criticized the Academy Awards during a rally Thursday for awarding this year's top prize to Parasite, a South Korean movie.

The film made Oscar history earlier this month by becoming the first-ever foreign-language film to win Best Picture. Parasite also won the Oscars for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature Film. Fans, critics, and celebrities were thrilled.
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But Trump didn't think much of that.

"By the way, how bad were the Academy Awards this year — did you see? 'And the winner is a movie from South Korea' — what the hell was that all about?" Trump said to a crowd in Colorado Springs. "We got enough problems with South Korea with trade. On top of it, they give them the best movie of the year? Was it good? I don't know."...................................


Read more: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/skbaer/trump-parasite-oscars-best-picture-south-korea#.mw6kO8M2XJ

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Trump is crude and without any sense of propriety. Crowd
half cheering in my estimation. He is in colorado Springs right now

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[MountCleaners]

1. Yes, because GWTW is such a great movie...

These people hate "Hollyweird" anyway, but GWIW is a terribly racist movie. It's one of a few that upholds their Confederate politics. They represent a culture that hasn't evolved one bit since 1939.

[Withywindle]

13. That's why he picked it.

He's certainly many fries short of a Happy Meal now but he can still remember how to shout-out to his racist base.

[BigOleDummy]

16. Wanna take a bet that he's never even seen GWTW?

Doubt very seriously if he has the attention span tbh. All he knows is it will pander to his deplorable base.

[olegramps]

34. A surer bet is that he never read the book or even knows who is the author. Too many big words.

[olegramps]

33. Trump thinks "Parasite" is a Trump rally documentary.

[meow2u3]

2. Translation: Trump panned "Parasite" because he IS a parasite

[trusty elf]

15. The Judgement of Parasite

[NurseJackie]

17. Are they ALL wearing dentures?

[milestogo]

3. If it were a North Korean movie he would have loved it.

[Corgigal]

4. Such a whinny

jerk, he just doesn’t want to read. If he can..

[IronLionZion]

5. He'd prefer Triumph of the Will or Birth of a Nation

[tblue37]

6. He displays his bigotry so openly. nt

[aggiesal]

7. Pendejo45 is criticizing what he doesn't know ...

"By the way, how bad were the Academy Awards this year — did you see? 'And the winner is a movie from South Korea' — what the hell was that all about?"

"... Was it good? I don't know."

What a Pendejo!

[JustFiveMoreMinutes]

9. New Category: Best American Film alongside Best Foreign, Best, and prob Best British

why not make the award shows longer, more boring and less interesting.

(Wonder if he knows Mammie won 'best actress'??? LOL)

[SoCalNative]

32. Well

supporting actress

[JustFiveMoreMinutes]

38. yeah.... oh well... i knew but screwed... up

[rpannier]

10. He hasn't seen the movie?

He's an idiot

[Permanut]

11. Surprising that he would like GWTW..

considering that the North won the war, which is clearly fake news.

[Greg K]

12. There is no chance Trump has seen or could sit through GWTW.

[spiderpig]

14. This from a guy whose personal cinematic taste runs to porn stars and Playboy models

(not that there's anything wrong with consensual porn and Playboy models, but the sheer hypocrisy makes your eyes bulge right out of your head...)

I have never seen a more ignorant, blustering, bloviating idiot in my life. And in my career I have met plenty.

[Fritz Walter]

18. Subtitles are too much for him

Cantelope Caligula would be exhausted during the first reel, just from mouthing the (smaller) words on the screen!

Hell, he doesn't even read the important stuff that lands on the Resolute desk, and has trained his minions to not put things on that desk, except for the occasional pardon of a fellow criminals.

Spoiler alert: He probably also heard that one of scenes involved criticism of his BFF, Kim.

[BBG]

26. Yep, too much reading involved

He never would have finished the first five minutes.

[llmart]

19. I'll admit I had not heard of the movie before the Oscars...

but in the beginning when they mentioned a movie titled "Parasite" I was just sure it was about him.

[sheilahi]

20. STFU

Frankly Donald, we don't give a shit.

[VWolf]

23. Thread winner!

[TNNurse]

21. Hey, Donald, are you a member of the Academy???

It really is none of your business.

Also, have you done one damn thing for the arts and culture in this country??????????

[MissMillie]

22. I wish the hell he were Gone With The Wind

He's such a blow-hard.

[riversedge]

24. chuckle. good one.

[Paladin]

25. "Understandable. He can't read."

Reported response from studio, re trump's comments.

[exboyfil]

27. I only saw Joker for all those movies that were

nominated or won major awards. Rocketman had a song, and I saw that last week. I have seen Endgame three times though.

Maybe I need to get out more.

[northoftheborder]

28. Can't decide which DJT voice is most disgusting to listen to:

His quiet, high pitched, snarky, sarcastic voice or his hoarse, gravelly, red-faced, yelling insane voice.

[MissMillie]

29. The studio (Neon) has responded

Essentially saying that Trump didn't like it because of the subtitles:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/parasite-studio-responds-to-trump-after-he-criticizes-oscar-win-brad-pitts-speech/ar-BB10dJy2?ocid=spartanntp

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

30. Yes, it's terrible that a South Korean movie got the Oscar. On the other hand, ...

... if a NORTH Korean movie got the Oscar, Trump'd be over the moon with joy for his best bud and true love, Kim Jong Un. "Accepting for Kim Jong Un is ... Dennis Rodman!"

[Paladin]

31. You beat me to it.

Indeed, if a NORTH Korean movie had won Best Picture, trump would be sporting a 1" boner of joy.

[cstanleytech]

35. I wonder if "Parasite" is his Secret Service codename?

[forgotmylogin]

36. "Was it good? I don't know."

He's critiquing something that he's never seen despite it amassing a pile of raves and awards. I45 is dangerously incurious and stubbornly against researching. I typed "parasite movie review" in a search engine and was immediately in the know:

99%Rotten Tomatoes
8.6/10IMDb
96%Metacritic

Critic reviews

In Bong Joon-ho’s flawless tragicomedy, a poor yet united family bluff their way into the lives of a wealthy Seoul household.
Mark Kermode
The Guardian

What keeps you rapt in Parasite is the visual wit — every shot distills the movie’s themes — and the richness of the characters and performances.
David Edelstein
Vulture

A miracle of a film. It feels like Bong Joon-ho’s already extraordinary career has been building to this: a riotous social satire that’s as gloriously entertaining as it is deeply sardonic.
John Nugent
Empire

[rickyhall]

37. I wish dump was GWTW

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

39. It's been at least 20 years since the Academy used, "And the winner is..."

The announcement is now, "And the Oscar goes to..."

I guess Fat Donnie thinks the Academy Awards is a zero-sum game, where it's important not only that he wins, it's even more important that you lose, and lose bigly. It's how he lives his entire life.

[TexasBushwhacker]

40. If it was a NORTH Korean movie I'm sure he would have loved it n/t

[erpowers]

41. Sending Message to His Base

This is just Donald Trump sending a message to his base.