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ALTK, Rain and films of Chan-wook Park
Oct. 24th, 2006 04:03 pm+ I have finished "A Love to Kill", Korean drama with Bi(Rain) in the main role. I was rather obsessed whilst watching it; it made the same impact on me as Dostoyevsky’s books, totally wreaking my soul and at the same time not letting me go. I love, love, love ALTK! I posted more on ALTK and screen caps here, in ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
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+ After watching ALTK I am in a state of "this is the best thing in the world" with the main lead, Korean actor/singer Bi (Rain). Hmm, I did check up his singing and I am not sure about that, though he is very popular in Asia. But his acting is great and he is way beyond gorgeous:
+ Bi/Rain was born on the same day of the year as me. :)
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- But the good, good news for me are that Bi/Rain is a main lead in the new film of one of my favourite directors of Asian cinema, Chan-wook Park. The film's title is ""I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK" EEEEEEE!
- Chan-wook Park is one of the most critically recognised directors in Korea and Asia and is most famous for his trilogy about vengeance – "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance", "Oldboy" and "Lady Vengeance". "Oldboy" won Grand Prize of the Jury of Cannes Film Festival in 2004. I have watched two of his films, "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance" and "Oldboy".
( Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, the cover )
- "Sympathy for Mr.Vengeance": When I first watched this film I was in shock. I didn’t know if I loved it or if I hated it, but, Oh boy – it made a strong impact on me! It felt totally and utterly Shakespearian, like "Titus Andronicus" of our days.
The film discloses the ugly nature of life and the utterly destructive nature of vengeance and violence. At the same time it is filmed beautifully and has some absolutely touching stories of love and loyalty. And there is a lot of quirky goodness there too.
( Oldboy, the cover: )
- " Oldboy":. I was more prepared for "Oldboy" and I liked it very much too. It is a story of revenge too: the main protagonist, Oh Dae-Su was caught by unknown person/people and imprisoned in some mysterious place for 15 years. When Oh Dae-Su is suddenly released he is trying to find the answers and fulfil his revenge.
It is a very, very strange story. Apart of scrutinizing consequences of vengeance it talks about the nature and the pathways of memory. I loved it, but again – o boy! It has some shocking scenes! My favourite one is when upon his release Oh Dae-Su eats an octopus alive :)
- So when I heard that Rain is going to take part in the new film of Chan-wook Park’s "I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK", I thought : "Aha! May be some more vengeance?". But it seems like this film is an absolute opposite, a quirky love-story which takes place in the mental hospital. Here is the link for the trailer: Hmm, I am so not sure about Rain’s haircut there!!!!!!
dorama_chat+ After watching ALTK I am in a state of "this is the best thing in the world" with the main lead, Korean actor/singer Bi (Rain). Hmm, I did check up his singing and I am not sure about that, though he is very popular in Asia. But his acting is great and he is way beyond gorgeous:
+ Bi/Rain was born on the same day of the year as me. :)
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- But the good, good news for me are that Bi/Rain is a main lead in the new film of one of my favourite directors of Asian cinema, Chan-wook Park. The film's title is ""I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK" EEEEEEE!
- Chan-wook Park is one of the most critically recognised directors in Korea and Asia and is most famous for his trilogy about vengeance – "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance", "Oldboy" and "Lady Vengeance". "Oldboy" won Grand Prize of the Jury of Cannes Film Festival in 2004. I have watched two of his films, "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance" and "Oldboy".
( Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, the cover )
- "Sympathy for Mr.Vengeance": When I first watched this film I was in shock. I didn’t know if I loved it or if I hated it, but, Oh boy – it made a strong impact on me! It felt totally and utterly Shakespearian, like "Titus Andronicus" of our days.
The film discloses the ugly nature of life and the utterly destructive nature of vengeance and violence. At the same time it is filmed beautifully and has some absolutely touching stories of love and loyalty. And there is a lot of quirky goodness there too.
( Oldboy, the cover: )
- " Oldboy":. I was more prepared for "Oldboy" and I liked it very much too. It is a story of revenge too: the main protagonist, Oh Dae-Su was caught by unknown person/people and imprisoned in some mysterious place for 15 years. When Oh Dae-Su is suddenly released he is trying to find the answers and fulfil his revenge.
It is a very, very strange story. Apart of scrutinizing consequences of vengeance it talks about the nature and the pathways of memory. I loved it, but again – o boy! It has some shocking scenes! My favourite one is when upon his release Oh Dae-Su eats an octopus alive :)
- So when I heard that Rain is going to take part in the new film of Chan-wook Park’s "I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK", I thought : "Aha! May be some more vengeance?". But it seems like this film is an absolute opposite, a quirky love-story which takes place in the mental hospital. Here is the link for the trailer: Hmm, I am so not sure about Rain’s haircut there!!!!!!
