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English review
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Date: 24 January 2002
2 [# D7 N3 j: N' r- LSummary: A jewel of solid led
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+ V* e) A4 W# e0 q$ z$ e& b& ZWow. I never felt so scarred after leaving the cinema and seeing a good film. Doom is making it's appearance and it will not go away even after the very end. The whole setting of the film is marvelous. Desolate, hopeless and there's no way out of the barren landscape. All persons are victim of this place, knowing they cannot escape, with all consequences. The fact that those who should have gotten it don't, makes it a very bitter ride. I watched every second, hopeless but fixed to the screen. Only minor is the somewhat overacting of some of the featured American soldiers, but okay still a perfect 9 out of 10. Highly recommended, another fine piece of Korean cinema.
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3 m# |& \ v0 g1 r% oStockholm, Sweden
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Date: 31 January 2002 V7 z. Z7 l% C" z# ~
Summary: This movie made me experience physical pain9 {$ \& s7 k* d
+ [* @* c9 _9 ` O: i" U4 W. LI love this movie! OK, it's horrible, it's disgusting, watching it made' o7 i+ P, K: q# d( T4 y8 c
, O# R- ~. B7 j% @' B2 j# G% B1 ?% L( yme sick...and saying that I experienced physical pain is not a lie.! C; y. E* d) b
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There is no happiness in this film. Everyone is depressed and/ ?$ E* R4 Y- t, T g5 ?* D/ o8 I, A
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, h. r O# \" _) Cdon't get solved, but rather get worse during the film. But this is
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2 Y/ t+ f- Z: |% j& Y0 L* \% x$ Qwhy I love it! A film that can give you such strong feelings, even if
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the strong feelings are depression and pain, is a GOOD film!
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3 P: T/ i n. A4 {) H. MMight be good to see this if you think YOU have problems. =) 6 i1 }1 O& X. [( U
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michael cumming
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5 z2 c% e/ O' p1 Y3 h; MDate: 31 December 2003
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Not unlike the Oscar Wilde play from which my "One Line Summary" for this comment is co-opted the director of `Address Unknown' requires his audience to think. ! {- D5 p/ m" J( I- a, @
7 I" j! l6 F& t# e: iIn all of the Kim Ki-duk films I have seen (The Isle, Address Unknown, Bad Guy) what lies on the surface differs greatly from what lies beneath it. He is working in a language of metaphor and allegory with characters that range from caricature to archetype to fodder. By fodder I mean they are impenetrable and near impossible to empathize/sympathize with for the sole reason that emotional attachment is not the director's intention. He is creating a fictional world made to comment on the world we live in.
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By exploring the eclectic residents of an isolated South Korean village in close proximity to an American military base Ki-duk is dealing with a number of issues such as globalization (the base, the bullies who moved to America), language (the theme of English, the comic interlude of the Playboy translation), gender (obvious), race (obvious), history (that family whose father turned out to be a traitor, the constant references to the past from the veterans), tradition (the archery), relationships (Korean girl and U.S. solider), war (obvious) and violence (obvious). The bleak, violent, at times repulsive world the film takes place in is so over-the-top that the audience can't help but think that it is just a means to an end.$ ?5 u0 m: [/ ^( Y
& N' m4 D9 b5 Y _% o2 T, E, bIn films like `The Isle' and `The Bad Guy' the black humour and sarcasm are more evident. `Address Unknown' is a tad more subtle but there are more than enough hints to indicate the film should not be taken at face value.
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! J) \" D% }8 _( E. t8 bKim Ki-duk is one of a handful of directors striving to create intelligent cinema that is accessible as well. The East is bursting at the seams with talent and I really hope it starts to get the recognition it deserves.( Y; M4 S# e: ]3 ~1 \) z$ h4 k1 F
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