When Parasite won the Oscar for best picture at the 2020 Academy Awards, one photo from the event overtook the narrative of the night, a photo which perfectly encapsulates the journey of the film Parasite and its director, Bong Joon-ho. This moment here, showcasing Bong’s reaction to receiving an Oscar for his work. As he stared down at his well-deserved reward, an expression of joy, and perhaps a shred of disbelief, overcame his face. A recognition of the struggle Bong had gone through not just in the production of this film, but in his career as a whole, and how all the work and suffering had led up to this one moment. A moment where his film would be the first non-English film to receive an Academy Award, a moment in which the once destitute filmmaker would be recognized for his genius among the elite of the American film industry. The road to this very moment was full of tragedy and failure, but it was such difficulty that gave Bong Joon-ho his outlook on the world, a view which provides Parasite with its insightful commentary. And with the help of a talented crew of genius creatives, designers, and actors, Bong’s vision was able to be achieved. The story of Parasite is the story both of a team of talented creatives and the story of Bong Joon-ho and his journey to this point in time. But to truly understand how great of an accomplishment this film is as well as the implications its success will have for the future of the film-making art, we must look at the saga, behind the story, of Parasite.