Bumping this because I just saw it for the first time today.
Not only did I love it and thought it was a great movie, I thought it was one of the greatest movies I’ve seen in the last five or ten years.
For me, the allegorical elements were so hammy that they almost came back around full circle to nuance. What I appreciated most was the genuine uniqueness of the premise and execution. Maybe it’s typical of Korean cinema, but I’ve never seen anything quite like it. A bit reminiscent of the first time I saw “Brazil.” (Not that I’m placing the two films on equal footing.) The rave party car at the end was a tedious cliche but the grammar school scene with Allison Pill was a gem.