Art of Cinema on Instagram: "The Host (2006), directed by Bong Joon-ho, is a genre-bending monster film that mixes horror, dark comedy, and family drama. It follows a working-class Seoul family whose youngest member, Hyun-seo, is snatched by a mutated creature emerging from the Han River. As the authorities fail and panic spreads, the family launches a desperate, chaotic rescue mission. Bong uses the monster not just for thrills but as social commentary, critiquing government incompetence, media