tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8538921762599987515.post2117237419658584801..comments2023-08-14T17:31:59.800+10:00Comments on Cutting Squares: Korean Cinema: Crossing Borders, Crossing GenresRaelene Loonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06101643684631551149noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8538921762599987515.post-16433575395713834572011-08-20T20:14:32.157+10:002011-08-20T20:14:32.157+10:00Reading this brings back the memories and feelings...Reading this brings back the memories and feelings I had after watching one of my all time favourite Korean Film, Welcome To Dongmakgol. One can feel so many kinds of emotions while watching a film like this and still end up to a conclusion whether they like it or not. It's this kind of feeling whilst watching a film that hooks me to Korean Films. Another thing is when they focus on one particular concept (ex violence, revenge, comedy)they do it to the extreme almost no boundaries whatsoever that may ever stop them and in the end most directors achieve what they want or what they want to present.Slyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07453672196760633980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8538921762599987515.post-64623636936654823552011-03-15T03:41:52.540+11:002011-03-15T03:41:52.540+11:00Given the fact that I've only entertained the ...Given the fact that I've only entertained the notion of watching a Korean drama a handful of times in my life (all of which were rigorously forced by flatmates I couldn't turn down), I can't say I know a lot about Korean film other than what I took from my very few experiences. My perception of Korean film is shady at best and largely biased to the reaction of my friends to Korean soaps and music, which (while I'm sure has many commendable qualities) I have always found basic and slightly 'shallow', for lack of a better word. It's interesting though that you brought up genre-crossing, I've never seen it as a point of scrutiny in a script-writing other than to classify a movie according to it's central themes (say for example romcoms, drama/romance, psychological thriller/horror--it was all just a way of describing a movie in more than one aspect) but now that you mention it, it *would* seem slightly bizarre to find a mix of the two extremes (cheesy jokes in a thriller, for example). Comedy would definitely add likeability to a movie, especially for people who can't stomach too much violence or horror in one sitting but it's pretty tricky to make it blend into characters who are meant to run away from blood-thirsty monsters (for example) without making it unrealistic.<br />It's nice though that you describe genre-crossing as a sort of all-in-one method (I can only imagine the experience to be a lot of fun--all feelings felt in one go! I'll be sure to check some of these out), although as with all methods of script-writing I'm sure it's the kind of thing you'd need to acquire a certain taste or tolerance for. Keep the recs coming!aish.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10472468617833522270noreply@blogger.com