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Out of curiosity I just had to make a topic about this film director. There is at least some Korean people on TL.net or people with Korean heritage so maybe someone will be able to answer my questions.
I have seen all of his movies and I am incredibly fascinated with him and the themes of his movies. The most famous ones are Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring and 3-iron (Bin-Jip).
I've heard a few people say that he is not very popular in Korea because he makes 'korean society look bad' in his movies or because he wasn't educated professionally in film-making. I know Koreans are very strict about education and sometimes nationalistic, yet it sounds a bit ridiculous, is there any truth to this?
I'm also interested in his background, I know he was a painter and a catholic and that he grew up in a difficult period, but not much more than that.
Personally I think Chan-wook Park (Lady Vengeance, Old Boy) and Joon-ho Bong (The Host, Memories of Murder) are nothing compared to Ki-duk Kim, so it'd be a pity if these lesser directors earn more recognition inside Korea.
Oh and as for you who are curious but haven't seen any of the movies, I'd say his style is quite unique. Usually provocative with allegories, a lot of visuals with sparse dialogue. Some people see parallels with Lars Von Trier in the misogyny, rape, dogma and surrealism.
I'm sorry for the blabbering, does anyone even know about him here?
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Korean people -- actually, most people in the world -- are not too interested in art films. His films, although usually quite good, are very unusual and almost maniacally solipsist.
The spring, summer, autumn.. is his best work imo, and most accessible by far.
I don't think you can so easily dismiss Chan-wook Park and Joon-ho Bong however. Memories of Murder is an excellent film.
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United States1120 Posts
Which of his movies do you consider the best to start with? The vengeance series, the host and save the green planet are the only Korean movies I've seen (spoonfed by local indie theater, obviously).
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I've only seen bin-jip, samaria and the isle but I recommend that order.
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theres koreans on tl?!? just kidding ive never heard of him, im half korean half danish lol
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On November 19 2009 11:19 mucker wrote:
Which of his movies do you consider the best to start with? The vengeance series, the host and save the green planet are the only Korean movies I've seen (spoonfed by local indie theater, obviously).
Well, probably one of the two mentioned in OP, they are the least provocative and 'easy' to appreciate. My favourite ones, though, are The Isle, Bad Guy, Time, Crocodile, Samaria. But I like all of them.
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Roffles
Pitcairn19291 Posts
The Isle is a grotesque film. I just don't know how anyone could have sat through that movie and watched it. The way he portrays things in that film is simply ughh.
I'm scarred for life man. Fish hooks. Ughhhhhh.
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roffles did I recommend it to you on IRC?
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Roffles
Pitcairn19291 Posts
On November 19 2009 11:56 zulu_nation8 wrote:
roffles did I recommend it to you on IRC?
Nope, a few friends of mine watched it because it was critically acclaimed.
After watching the movie, and after Wiki'ing the movie, we found out that the critics that didn't puke after watching it at the Vienna Film Festival viewed The Isle as a great cinematic film.
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hmm... I remember seeing "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter" long ago...
I think I can understand what your refering too, about his style.
However, dont know much about him. The movie was good tho.
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On November 19 2009 12:11 Roffles wrote:Show nested quote +On November 19 2009 11:56 zulu_nation8 wrote:
roffles did I recommend it to you on IRC? Nope, a few friends of mine watched it because it was critically acclaimed. After watching the movie, and after Wiki'ing the movie, we found out that the critics that didn't puke after watching it at the Vienna Film Festival viewed The Isle as a great cinematic film.
it was really good though minus the -___________________- parts, I watched the American version which cut out a lot of the animal parts, still wasn't easy.
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Ahhhhh no koreans on tlnet!
Also, I find it hilarious that people actually puked during The Isle, I also read some reviews about it and it seemed quite common on the film festivals. It might be slightly disturbing at times but I can't even imagine throwing up because of a movie. But if you did find it repulsive, at least it affected you in some way.
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