COVID-19 and the Monstrous Prescience of The Host

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Written By Steph Green
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When a problem is too monstrous and unwieldy to manage, it's not uncommon for those responsible to find a distraction to divert attention away from themselves. The “look over there!” ploy is a tried-and-tested tactic, used by everyone from politicians and governments to individuals in the midst of their own personal scandal.

The monstrous problem in Bong Joon-ho’s 2006 classic The Host, however, is actually a monster. It…

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