“Mickey 17” Bong Joon Ho Tells A Tale Of Two Mickeys

In the widely-anticipated followup to the Oscar-winning Parasite, Bong Joon Ho returns to the screen with his signature darkly-comedic rebuke of unchecked capitalism, classism, and politics in Mickey 17. The film is based on the 2022 Edward Ashton novel called Mickey 7 and boasts an impressive cavalry of stars including Steven Yuen as Timo and Toni Collette as Yifa.

Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) is a macaroon baker who gets caught up with a ruthless loan shark and signs up on a mission to the ice planet Niflheim to escape them and his miserable life on Earth after he becomes delinquent in his repayments. He inadvertently signs up to the Expendables program whereby he’s “copied” ad infinitum via the program’s Human Printer. The process comprises a full body scan and Mickey’s memories are archived. Copies are made as often as required. When one copy is no longer useful, a new one is made. Easy in today’s disposable society.

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