Bong Joon Ho’s Early Film School Materials, Comic Books and Rare Storyboards: Props From the Academy’s ‘Director’s Inspiration’ Exhibit

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Matt Minton mminton@variety.com In the years since Bong Joon Ho made Oscar history with “Parasite”s best picture victory in 2020, the Korean director’s fanbase continued to grow and evolve around the world.

And with the recent release of his capitalistic satire “Mickey 17” starring Robert Pattinson, the time feels right to celebrate his genre-defying work over the years.

Opening this Sunday in Los Angeles, the Academy Museum‘s “Director’s Inspiration: Bong Joon Ho Exhibit” marks the first exhibit fully dedicated to the beloved director’s filmography.

The collection features over 100 original objects from Bong, including the suseok rock from “Parasite,” the original slate used during filming “The Host” and an advertisement for the film club Bong formed while enrolled at Yonsei University, where he screened classics like “Paris, Texas,” “Tokyo Story” and “Raging Bull.” When working on the exhibit over the past two years and collaborating with Bong on personal touches, exhibition curator Michelle Puetz was excited to see Bong’s style evolve from his early drawings in the ’80s and ’90s. “It starts with the comics that he drew when he was an undergraduate student at Yonsei University, and thinking about those as really tracing a line through all the storyboards he’s made for his films,” Puetz tells Variety.