1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: #8
Hey look, I actually managed to find this with subtitles! I guess it's pretty simple, but the rule of thumb would appear to be that the older and more relatively obscure a non-English film is, the more likely it is that I'm going to have to replace it with something else.
Probably should have figured that out in the first place, to be fair. But anyway, I've never been all that down with K-pop, but K-film (if that's just what we call everything from Korea), is some good stuff. Parasite, Thirst, Oldboy (I know these are all fairly basic choices but screw you they're all awesome choices) - in short, Korea's most likely got the best track record for non English language films if you ask me.
And this film's a pretty fine addition to that pile. It's a weird and charming little love story that's kind of like if Let The Right One In were combined with Parasite. Even though our two main characters never say a word to each other, they still have a very believable chemistry because both Jae Hee and Lee Seung-yeon really manage to sell that their characters are extremely lonely, yet also don't really like people in general and would rather just enjoy each other's company without talking. They're both great in this, and in addition to that, they have more solidly defined personalities than you'd expect.
It's also the kind of film where if I watched it again, I could probably write a whole essay on its meaning and how it relates to our desire for interaction, the concept of "home", loneliness, and all sorts of things, but that'll have to wait. For now, I'll say that I did think that the music was a bit obnoxious and it could have been toned down a bit in a few scenes, and that I'm not sure what the ending was implying, but if it was that Sun-hwa is now completely happy...under the circumstances of what is actually happening in the ending I do find that a bit dodgy.
It could be something else entirely, but that's how it seemed to me, and I don't think you should be implying that people can be happy in abusive relationships.
But regardless, Korea's hot streak is still going pretty strong, and it is at least possible for me to find English subs at the very least, so even if Sun-hwa shouldn't be happy, I am.
Hey look, I actually managed to find this with subtitles! I guess it's pretty simple, but the rule of thumb would appear to be that the older and more relatively obscure a non-English film is, the more likely it is that I'm going to have to replace it with something else.
Probably should have figured that out in the first place, to be fair. But anyway, I've never been all that down with K-pop, but K-film (if that's just what we call everything from Korea), is some good stuff. Parasite, Thirst, Oldboy (I know these are all fairly basic choices but screw you they're all awesome choices) - in short, Korea's most likely got the best track record for non English language films if you ask me.
And this film's a pretty fine addition to that pile. It's a weird and charming little love story that's kind of like if Let The Right One In were combined with Parasite. Even though our two main characters never say a word to each other, they still have a very believable chemistry because both Jae Hee and Lee Seung-yeon really manage to sell that their characters are extremely lonely, yet also don't really like people in general and would rather just enjoy each other's company without talking. They're both great in this, and in addition to that, they have more solidly defined personalities than you'd expect.
It's also the kind of film where if I watched it again, I could probably write a whole essay on its meaning and how it relates to our desire for interaction, the concept of "home", loneliness, and all sorts of things, but that'll have to wait. For now, I'll say that I did think that the music was a bit obnoxious and it could have been toned down a bit in a few scenes, and that I'm not sure what the ending was implying, but if it was that Sun-hwa is now completely happy...under the circumstances of what is actually happening in the ending I do find that a bit dodgy.
It could be something else entirely, but that's how it seemed to me, and I don't think you should be implying that people can be happy in abusive relationships.
But regardless, Korea's hot streak is still going pretty strong, and it is at least possible for me to find English subs at the very least, so even if Sun-hwa shouldn't be happy, I am.