With Parasite, the west has finally discovered that international cinema exists,

This almost made me laugh but the rest of the article doesn't. I have to say that I need to see Parasite for myself first, before I can agree with you on this. You made me curious though. I wonder how I would react to it. You know I'm very much into art house, European cinema, non mainstream stuff and mainly pre 1980s Western cinema, aside from some exceptions and childhood nostalgia.

I have seen a bunch of earlier films by this director. Did not like Okja, felt like too much preaching to me. Snowpearcer wasn't my kind of movie either, I would say that one was overrated and hyped. I very much enjoyed The Host, when I watched at a film festival, in 2006. I might have watched Mother and Memories of Murder or have just heard and read about them. I believe those two to be pretty good pictures.

Anyhow, I would also really dislike the idea of Asian cinema / international cinema adapting to mainstream ( Western ) audiences but I also believe there will also be rebels and indie filmmakers who don't sell their soul to the devil.

Great write up! :>)