In 2019, South Korean filmmaker Bong June-Ho made history by becoming the first director to win the best film at the Oscar, with a film in English, “parasitic”.
But before this Palme D’Or winning work, the director made other films which were primarily in English, such as “Snopier” (2013) and “Oakja” (2017).
He now returns to another English-language facility, titled “Mickey 17.” Science-Fi Comedy, starring Robert Pattinson, Steven Yehun, Tony Chole and Mark Raffalo, celebrated its world premiere at the 2025 Berlin International Film Festival.
The film, which is based on Edward Ashton’s 2022 Science-Fi novel “Mickey 7”, is set in the year 2054. Many people on Earth seem desperate to leave their home planet, which come to join a mission to collect Nilfime.
Among them, I am Mickey Barns (Patinson), for a targetless young man who faces major loans after a failed business venture with his selfish partner, Barto (Steven Yeh). They both expect to run away from their tragic Lohark and find their way on the mission.
Reported forever as a ‘spendingable’
While most other recruitments are either staunch supporters of the leader of the mission, or are people with useful qualifications for the space program, untrained Mickey chooses the job that no one wants: “spending.” The spending is a member of the crew who acts as a guinea pig on the most dangerous missions or laboratory tests. Each time the spending dies, it can simply be “repurled” for a cloning technique, which is re -forming the body and soul of the person using the organic waste of the ship.
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From the original Mickey, various versions of Robert Pattinson’s character are sarcastically sacrificed in inhuman ways. Each Mickey chases deadly without complaining too much; He is lucky to have a regular update, which saves all the latest psychological developments of his life, allowing him to have a romantic relationship with another crew member, security officer Nasha (Naomi one).
At some point of the mission, Mickey 17 faced her “duplicate,”, which is the 18th version of the iceberg, which was printed when the former was considered dead.
A intoxicating over-the-top leader
While Mickey 17 is slightly innocent and kind, her successor has a more aggressive approach. Two oppose Mickey’s personal opposition – and the fact that only one is allowed to live at a time – make enemies, but when the time comes, the possible partner new planet is the destructive of the mission leader, the leader of the mission, the disastrous of Kenneth Marshall Protects from plans. (Mark Raffalo), a charismatic former politician replaced the cult leader.
Mark Raffalo’s explanation of racist and intoxicating ruler connects the impression of Donald Trump and entitled, the petulant character he played in “poor things”. Adulted by his wife, YLFA (Tony Cola), Marshall promoted his personality through the show late at night. Even though all crew members on the ship survive on ration calories and live in minimal cabin, commanding couple enjoy the huge quarters presented in the Mar-e-Lago aesthetics.
And Marshall’s supporters who sign up to join the mission are the deprived classes who wear all the red caps and hats – an infallible “Make America Great Again” equality.
It does not mean being subtle; In this way, the film echoes the Brezen style adopted by today’s local people.
Prior to the premiere, it was asked at the press conference whether the brush gestures of Rafalo were intended as the parody of President Donald Trump, Bong June-Ho said he was inspired by various rulers: “Some people of people were some of Korea There were references. The bad leader of the past, or a dictator from elsewhere, but I did not use any real politicians from today, “the director said. Bong said, “I made this character inspired by the previous figures in a humor, butan history always repeats itself, it may seem that I am currently referring to something,” Bong said.
Nevertheless, a critic presented the performance of Rafalo as the “Best Trump of our generation”.
A film ‘About Humanity’
Bong is famous for those functions that openly criticize capitalism, class inequality and corporate greed, but filmmakers say “he does not make films only for political satire. I have ever just promoting films. Don’t want to. “
With “Mickey 17”, he provides style-shocking entertainment that touches various existence questions, discovery of a person’s personality; Or what else is it to love. It is a film “About humanity. Mickey’s story revolves around a simple powerless and weak young man,” concludes Bong.
When a diastopia is more cheerful than reality
Despite the “Mickey 17” distopian setting, the film’s approach is surprisingly optimistic. Shooted in 2022, before Trump returns to power, it portrays a world that has the following ridiculous figures such as Kenneth Marshall and his sects that can be easily eliminated.
But since Trump’s first election in 2016, many comeders have mentioned, the reality TV star-borne president is so disappointing that the gly is real that it is almost impossible to satirize him without crossing his real deeds.
And today, as Trump has tested the boundaries of his President Shakti, and as his colleague Elon Musk expected Mangal to be a colony, without all, without any performance to the US government, “some elements of Mickey Very close to the house for a lot of laughter. , Those who cannot be rejected as a joke.
“Mickey 17” was released in Germany on 6 March and a day later in the US.
Edited by Tanya Oat
