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Who doesn’t love IMAX? A curved screen with larger-than-life pictures and colors that shine bright like the Fourth of July. Sounds like a good date, right? Well, that same screen is going to show one of the most thrilling films of all time and its not Christopher Nolan’sInterstellar.
Although Nolan’sInterstellargot an IMAX release across the world and theaters were crowded with fans, it only opened doors for more films to re-release in IMAX. The next in line? one of the greatest non-English language film of all time.
Parasiteis getting an IMAX re-release
For those of the unversed (or the people unfortunate enough to miss it),Parasiteis a 2019 film by directorBong Joon-Howhich took home 4 Oscars for various categories.
From Best Motion Picture of the Year to Best Original Screenplay,Parasitewas all the buzz back in 2019 when it was released and in 2020 when it won the Oscars.
The Oscar wins were for good reasons too, since the film featured the difference between the two classes of Korea. When a poor family’s son finds himself working for the wealthy Park family, it soon starts a chain of reactions which leads to the poor family behaving like parasites to the Park family.
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The film was a take on the difference in class of the world and how money and greed had a role to play in society beyond normal means. Naturally, the film won many awards and critical fame. What seems to be the good news is that afterChristopher Nolan’sInterstellar,Bong Joon-Ho’sParasitewill also be released on IMAX on 7 February!
‘PARASITE’ will be re-released in IMAX theaters on February 7The re-release is to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the film winning Best Picture at the Oscars.pic.twitter.com/E6jZkh2OeJ
The film is celebrating its Oscar win for Best Motion Picture of the Year and also how it became the first foreign film to win the Best Picture award at the Oscars.
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However, it wasn’t just that the creators behind the movie were celebrating the re-release. Millions of fans are already excited aboutParasiteand cannot wait to experience it in IMAX.
What fans had to say aboutParasiteIMAX re-release?
Being one of the greatest thriller films of all time, fans are overjoyed to hear this news. From celebrating in the comments to talking about the effects of theaters and IMAX, fans are celebrating along with the creators of the movie.
Taking to the comments section on X, fans talked about how they love the re-releasing movies on the IMAX experience and cannot wait forParasiteto take on the big screens.
I love this re release IMAX shit it’s the best thing to ever be implemented for movie theaters
Can’t wait to catch this on the bigger screen! Loved Parasite and Boon Jong-Ho is one of the best directors out of South Korea
These IMAX re-releases are awesome, more please!
Finally a reason to go to theaters after a long drought
Parasite in IMAX?That’s going to be a whole new experience!
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With a dynamically changing comparison like this, it’s obvious that fans will have a heck of an experience while watchingParasiteon IMAX. This will also be a chance for people to discover this masterpiece for those who haven’t watched it yet.
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Released in 2019, the iconic film currently stands at a rating of 8.5/10 on IMDb and a whopping 99% on Rotten Tomatoes.Parasiteis available to stream on Max and will re-release on the theater screens on 18 June 2025.
Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
