Parasite Becomes A Streaming Giant Upstream In A Week

One scene in the Parasite (Twitter @hulu)

JAKARTA - Parasite film is still showing its fangs. Only released a week through the streaming on demand service Hulu, Parasite immediately became the most watched film by users of all time.

Although the exact number is not stated, Parasite immediately attracts many users to subscribe to Hulu. This film directed by Bong Joon Ho has succeeded in shifting other popular films such as A Quiet Place, How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, and Creed II.

Hulu had shocked netizens after announcing that Parasite would be included in their broadcast list. This Walt Disney service at that time replaced photos and headers with various people blindfolded by black stripes such as the main Parasite poster.

‼ ️ PARASITE IS HERE‼ ️Watch the film that made Oscar history. Now streaming, only on Hulu. pic.twitter.com/QkdzlTdjxa

- Hulu (@hulu) April 8, 2020

Shortly after announcing the release of Parasite, several netizens (who are known to be non-Korean) complained. One user wrote "Nobody wants to watch a film that is not in English because they have to read (the subtitles) to find out what's going on."

The Hulu admin immediately replied with sarcasm, with the words "If you don't want to read subtitles, you can learn Korean!"

if you don't want to read subtitles, you can always learn Korean!

- Hulu (@hulu) April 8, 2020

The same thing was said by Bong when he won the 2019 Golden Globe trophy. At that time he said "When you overcome the obstacle of one inch high subtitles, you will meet many incredible films." This means that the audience must start to be open to foreign language films to explore international cinema.

The increased attention to Parasite began when the film participated in the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. After winning the Palme d'Or, Parasite's journey continued until the Golden Globe and British Academy Film Awards. Parasite also became the first foreign language film to win Best Picture at the 2020 Oscars.

On the other hand, Parasite will have a television series with Bong as the main producer along with Adam McKay. Reportedly, Mark Ruffalo and Tilda Swinton will play in the series.