Barry Jenkins director Mufasa and Bong Joon-ho director Parasite. Why?

Dec 19, 2024

Barry Jenkins director Mufasa and Bong Joon-ho director Parasite. Why?
Director Barry Jenkins. Photo courtesy = Walt Disney Company Korea



Director Barry Jenkins said that while directing the film 'Mupasa: The Lion King', the Korean film 'Parasite' came to mind.

Director Barry Jenkins said at the online live press conference for the movie `Mufasa: The Lion King' on the 19th, `While directing the movie, Bong Joon-ho's movie `Parasite````````````````````````.

Director Barry Jenkins said of Mufasa's relationship with Taka, `What impressed me about the relationship between the two brothers was what kind of life they had and what kind of person they would become because of the different family structures"Mupasa receives learning from his mother, and Taka receives learning from his father. Mufasa says, 'All the elements around you, the animals and you must be one' is taught to emphasize equality, but Taka is taught by his father that 'You must reign over them. All the elements are all under you. If necessary, it should be ruled by deception'Learn to..."




Then on the difference between the two brothers "Mupasa is reborn as a better person, and Taka enters the path of a villain. It's very important what we can learn by showing these things, and it's very impressive." It's very interesting that people's lives are changed by the difference between their innate temperament and parenting style. If Mufasa had been taught by his father and Taka had been raised by his mother, it would also raise the interesting question of whether Scar could have become a great king and Mufasa could have become a villain."

Barry Jenkins director Mufasa and Bong Joon-ho director Parasite. Why?
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These parts are reminiscent of Bong Joon-ho's 'Parasite', he said, "If the families in 'Parasite' were privileged, not the lowest class, they wouldn't have deceived people to achieve their desired purpose in that way.'Mupasa: The Lion King' was also an interesting work to realize how people can change according to such social status or environment."




Released on the 18th, 'Mupasa: The Lion King' is the 30th anniversary of the birth of the original Disney animation 'The Lion King' and the prequel of 'The Lion King'. The story of Mufasa, a young lion orphaned in the wild, who goes beyond his given destiny to become the king of the world after meeting the king's descendant and his expected successor, Taka (Scar), is directed by Barry Jenkins, who won the Best Picture award at the 89th Academy Awards for the film Moonlight.






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