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Just saw Peppermint Candy. If ever there were a film that totally sums up the state-of-mind of the Korean people, this is it. The film opens with the protagonist committing suicide, and the film travels back in time to several huge events in both South Korea and the protagonists life (the Seoul Spring and student massacres, for instance). The film is incredibly bleak and acts as a sort of outline of the failures of the South Korean government - it's also amazingly insightful, emotional and superbly put-together. I believe it's a criterion film, and for good reason.
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Would you guys reccomend I watch The Yellow Sea before Chaser, then?
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Feb 18, 2013 13:34
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Just saw The Chaser and I've got to say I found myself really underwhelmed by the film. It might have been because it's been so praised in this thread, though. The film had some interested scenes and engaging bookends, but for such a large chunk of the film it feels like there's no development, in plot or character. So much of the movie is people sitting around in the police station or characters just trying to figure out what the audience already knows in kind of played out ways. So much of The Chaser just felt like both the characters and myself were just waiting.
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Feb 20, 2013 20:19
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