Parasite could have made that much even without any Oscar buzz if it was released any day of last year. It was one of the most discussed films in Chinese social media. Joker and Parasite got lots of conversations right after the films went online. But both of them are talking about class polarization, a topic that made them be stuck in censorship process. Because of the HK demonstrations, Joker got killed. Parasite finally got approved in recent, but it probably couldn't have a wide release plan. Richard Jewell was released in the beginning of this year. It actually shows some sensitive plots. Film Bureau only gave it a limited release show.