Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
It is a tragic fact that #Minari just opened in Canada (and yet still only to limited release). Americans have enjoyed this amazing movie just slightly longer than that, and a lot of true cinephiles saw it at Sundance over a year ago. So we may be a little late to the party, but I wanted to discuss why I think this is one of the strongest films to come out this last year, why it's script is impeccably balanced, why the cast is amazing, and why it deserves even more attention.
Minari (produced by A24) tells the story of a Korean family moving to rural Arkansas to start a farm and a fresh life (partially inspired by the real life of writer/director Lee Isaac Chung. The father of the family (The Walking Dead's #StevenYeun) fights tooth and nail to ensure this new life will happen, but there may be a cost when trying to seek out this happy new existence.
But this film (which is... get ready for it... a FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM) transcends all the things that turn off mass audiences. It transcends culture, it transcends language, it even transcends what most 'Oscar bait' films go for, which is that incessant sadness. This is honestly one of the greatest 'human' stories in recent memory and everyone needs to give it a chance. I was saddened to hear it was ONLY nominated for Best Foreign language film at the Golden Globes, as it needs much more mainstream recognition. This film deserves to not only be nominated, but so far out of the films I've seen, WIN Best Picture at the Academy Awards this year.
Who thinks it could happen two years in a row where a 'Foreign Language Film' can win Best Picture? Watch my movie review of Minari to find out what I thought of it overall, and why I think this is a distinct possibility.
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It is a tragic fact that #Minari just opened in Canada (and yet still only to limited release). Americans have enjoyed this amazing movie just slightly longer than that, and a lot of true cinephiles saw it at Sundance over a year ago. So we may be a little late to the party, but I wanted to discuss why I think this is one of the strongest films to come out this last year, why it's script is impeccably balanced, why the cast is amazing, and why it deserves even more attention.
Minari (produced by A24) tells the story of a Korean family moving to rural Arkansas to start a farm and a fresh life (partially inspired by the real life of writer/director Lee Isaac Chung. The father of the family (The Walking Dead's #StevenYeun) fights tooth and nail to ensure this new life will happen, but there may be a cost when trying to seek out this happy new existence.
But this film (which is... get ready for it... a FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM) transcends all the things that turn off mass audiences. It transcends culture, it transcends language, it even transcends what most 'Oscar bait' films go for, which is that incessant sadness. This is honestly one of the greatest 'human' stories in recent memory and everyone needs to give it a chance. I was saddened to hear it was ONLY nominated for Best Foreign language film at the Golden Globes, as it needs much more mainstream recognition. This film deserves to not only be nominated, but so far out of the films I've seen, WIN Best Picture at the Academy Awards this year.
Who thinks it could happen two years in a row where a 'Foreign Language Film' can win Best Picture? Watch my movie review of Minari to find out what I thought of it overall, and why I think this is a distinct possibility.
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#MinariMovieReview #MinariMovie #AmericanMovieReview #LeeIsaacChung #ReelSchool #MovieReview #Sundance2020 #AcademyAwards #BestPicture #GoldenGlobes #AlanSKim #YeriHan #A24 #OscarBestPicture #Oscar #TheOscars2021 #TheOscars #MovieReviewofMinari
