
forzosky
Joined Jul 2019
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Solid movie that shows a difficult time in South Korea.
As an American, movies like these are why I enjoy foreign made movies. Stories that I would never have seen are displayed in a way that strays from conventional Western style/form. For me, what really made this a good movie was the set design, the story, and the protagonist (actor Song Kang-ho). Without one of these components, I can't see this being anywhere near as good as a viewing experience.
Only complaint is that the flow of the story felt disrupted a couple of times and left me confused for a minute or two before understanding what was happening. (I've heard the criticism that American movie-goers desire a movie where they're spoon-fed the plot haha.)
As an American, movies like these are why I enjoy foreign made movies. Stories that I would never have seen are displayed in a way that strays from conventional Western style/form. For me, what really made this a good movie was the set design, the story, and the protagonist (actor Song Kang-ho). Without one of these components, I can't see this being anywhere near as good as a viewing experience.
Only complaint is that the flow of the story felt disrupted a couple of times and left me confused for a minute or two before understanding what was happening. (I've heard the criticism that American movie-goers desire a movie where they're spoon-fed the plot haha.)
Perhaps my memory escapes me, but this is one of the only representations I can think of that doesn't portray a middle-eastern militant group as a band of goons with no common sense.
I feel like this movie didn't perform well in box office because it feels like a foreign movie that was produced by an American studio. What I mean is you have a pretty unique and interesting story but certain choices made in production just give it a little off feeling.
That being said, this is a movie that I think aged quite well with casting and acting that seems to fit pretty well. I really liked the staging in the movie and it added a lot to the feel.
I feel like this movie didn't perform well in box office because it feels like a foreign movie that was produced by an American studio. What I mean is you have a pretty unique and interesting story but certain choices made in production just give it a little off feeling.
That being said, this is a movie that I think aged quite well with casting and acting that seems to fit pretty well. I really liked the staging in the movie and it added a lot to the feel.
I'm sorry but just not as good as people made it out to be. I feel like this is a common 70s movie trope where certain plot devices become so abstracted that it becomes difficult to understand parts of the movie. Yes I know what symbolism is and all that, if I wanted a whole movie about symbolism I would read a poem. I don't know what else to say other than that I really just didn't enjoy this film. I wanted to really badly but it just didn't happen for me. If you are a "movie person", you probably will like this but if you are just a regular enjoyer of movies than I don't know if you would enjoy it.