The Legend – Bae Yong Joon – April Snow

[alexandral]

Korean drama "The Legend" keeps staying with me in a way ASOIF still does. When I am dozing off to sleep I am imagining future scenarios and savouring best moments of the past scenes. I have been trying to recommend it to everyone, even Mr. Alexander who HAD to watch a bit of it with me and agree that "this is good".

Also I am trying to figure out how a UK-based fan like me can meet Bae Yong Joon in person. I think chances of his visiting London are quite low. What is the next best location? USA? I haven't had such a desire to see an actor in person yet. If anyone knows of his close visits anywhere please let me know.

April Snow
This is a film with Bae Yong Joon made in 2005. It wasn't anywhere as good as Bae Yong Joon's previous film Untold Scandal for me but it had some good points, mostly in the cinematography which is laconic, austere and soft at the same time. The story itself have never been my favourite: two people meet after their spouses (involved in an affair) are in a coma after a traffic accident. On a plus side, the film uses snow and light quite creatively and this is so welcome.

Comments

[miss-dian.livejournal.com]

I guess I can be open in terms of physical contact but only if I am comfortable with the people around me ^^ I'm not too sure if Bae Young-joon is very popular in Indonesia but I bet a lot of people know and like him. I think one of his dorama (old one), Winter Sonata I think it was, became a pretty good hit in Indonesia.

I don't watch horror films very often at all (in fact I try to avoid it), hence I wouldn't have a clue if they're colourful or not. I'm even too much of a wussy to watch Deathnote, while it's not even horror, LOL.

I'm very flattered that you asked for recs on Indonesian films. You know we are actually moving ahead in the film industry and there are some good actors/actresses around, but I can't say that our movies are comparable to Korean ones, or even Japanese/Taiwanese ones. I do not watch local movies very often for those very reasons, but there are a couple of good ones, to name some recent titles: Arisan and Quickie Express. I'm not sure whether they are subbed in English though. Our films don't seem to have gone international yet :D

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I don't watch horror films very often at all (in fact I try to avoid it), hence I wouldn't have a clue if they're colourful or not. I'm even too much of a wussy to watch Deathnote, while it's not even horror, LOL.

Growing on Russian WW2 films made me very high in tolerance to blood, grimness and horror. I used to like horror films (as in one of my favourite genres) but as I am getting older I notice that this preference shifted. :D In a way this goes for bad endings in dramas. :D

Oh, I love films from different countries and I my belief is that every country has something to offer. I found that "Arisan!" had English release (which has a very good rating on IMDB, BTW : http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0374506/) . I'll try to find it on e-bay or Amazon. Thank you!!!

[miss-dian.livejournal.com]

Thanks heaps for the link! I must confess that I have only watched parts of Arisan but not all of it yet :D It was very, very popular when it came out, though. The director is well-known in Indonesia (and she's a woman too, yay girl power!!). I also had no idea that they have it in English subs. I would sub Indonesian movies if only to promote my country (LOL), but I have no idea how those subbers do it. Do you know what software they use? "Subbing" seem to be done in teams, though, doesn't it?

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I am not sure myself how to make subs. I know scottishlass makes tem and rika_66. I don't think it is too complex, but it is may be very time-consuming..

I found a tutorial here:

http://www.jakeludington.com/ask_jake/20050921_making_movie_subtitles.html

[miss-dian.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for the link. I'm going to bookmark it ^^

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I hope it will be helpful!