And that’s not a complaint.
Mickey soon finds himself dying.
The process is then repeated over and over again.
Robert Pattinson stars inMickey 17, a film based on the novelMickey7by author Edward Ashton.
His films can (and have been) analyzed deeply.
Beware of slight spoilers.
Parasite (2019)
Parasiteis Bong Joon-hos masterpiece.
It tackles capitalism by putting into conflict two families on opposite sides of a wealth gap.
Similarly, Mickey is motivated to join the expedition to another planet because he has no other options.
He has fallen through the cracks of a failing society.
InParasite, the Kims receive a rock that is meant to symbolize prosperity (according to the giver of the rock as a gift). InMickey 17, a rock taken from the land is meant as a symbol of the new colony, but it instead contributes to the downfall of Kenneth Marshall’s time as leader.
Okja (2017)
Capitalism is a common theme among Bong Joon-hos films,Okjaincluded.
However,Okjaalso includes themes involving animal rights and environmentalism.
Similarly,Mickey 17features a race of alien creatures the humans name creepers.
The super-pig Okja is meant to be slaughtered, but is saved. InMickey 17, Ylfa (Toni Collette) wants to harvest creepers for the sauces she can make from their tails.
The creepers look like large bugs, but they are actually intelligent and sensitive creatures.
Snowpiercer (2013)
Snowpierceris Bong Joon-hos most action-forward film to date.
It is set in a future where human intervention exacerbated an inevitable environmental disaster.
When compared toMickey 17, the ending ofSnowpiercerfeatures a much darker revelation about the movie’s rebellion. However, both films have hopeful final moments.
Mickey 17is also set in a future where environmental damage is rampant.
Thats one of the reasons why so many people are willing to start life anew on another planet.
In Bong Joon-hos films, the elite are often held accountable for their actions.
A mother’s love leads her to take drastic action in bothMickey 17andMother.
However, the mother/son relationship ofMothercan be seen inMickey 17in certain ways.
First is Mickeys backstory.
Perhaps the better connection involves the creepers.
Government incompetence creates a literal monster inThe Host.
The Host (2006)
And finally, we haveThe Host.
Years later, the monster abducts the daughter of an underachiever who runs a snack bar with his father.
Major themes include critical reactions of citizens towards the actions of government entities, both American and South Korean.
Its baffling, but it imitates real-life political buffoonery frighteningly well.
