In this blog post, I would like to look back at the meaning of motherhood, guilt, and oblivion through the film “Mother” by director Bong Joon-ho. The concept of “motherhood” is often associated with warm words such as unconditional love and devotion. However, the emotions of the mother played by Kim Hye-ja in the movie Mother toward her son cannot be simply explained by the word “devotion...
Movie Review – Castaway on the Moon (How do two people who are alienated from society communicate with each other?)
In this blog post, we will look at how two characters who are alienated from society understand and communicate with each other through the movie “Castaway on the Moon.” Director Lee Hae-jun’s “Castaway on the Moon” is a story about two Kims, who were marginalized in modern society and drifted in their own worlds, finding hope and each other. The story revolves around the two main...
Why is the love in the movie “Oasis” so painfully beautiful?
In this blog post, we will look at how the love in the movie “Oasis” transcends separation and communication, reality and fantasy, and becomes beautiful. Introduction Director Lee Chang-dong’s film “Oasis” is about the love story of a man with three prior convictions for attempted rape and a person with severe cerebral palsy. In the room of Han Gong-ju, a disabled person who is one...
What does the fire in the movie “Burning” reveal?
In this blog post, we will look at how the symbolism of fire and the uncertainty of existence in the movie “Burning” reveal the inner world of the characters. What the movie title “Burning” suggests In the movie, “Burning” first represents two actions of the characters on the surface. First, it refers to the act of Ben, a wealthy man with no job, burning a useless greenhouse as a hobby...