The film did a nice job of combining elements of humor, drama, and romance, making it the perfect chick flick. The two eventually fall in love, but the girl is forced to leave under tragic circumstances, but requests the boy wait for her and promises that she will return. Believing the feral boy to be an orphan of the war, she tries her hardest to tame him, teaching him how to wait patiently before a meal and how to write and speak. Upon her arrival, she is reminded of her youth and of a handsome wolf boy that she met late one night after moving to the countryside. In addition to our ticket, we were also given a synopsis of the film in English.Ī Werewolf Boy ( 늑대소년) is a touching fantasy romance about an elderly woman that returns home to Korea after living in America to sell her childhood house. Fortunately, I, along with other foreigners in Korea, no longer have to rely on the internet to get our Korean film fix. Still, watching the films on a 10 inch netbook with the occasional error or freeze leaves something to be desired. I’ve also learned a lot about Korean culture in addition to some useful phrases through these movies. Romances tend to be a bit cheesy (with inevitable endings of cancer or amnesia) but dramas and horror flicks are done quite well. ![]() I have, for the most part, been impressed with the ones that I’ve seen. I’ve seen my fair share of them via MySoju, a web database of Korean movies and TV shows that can be streamed with English subtitles. Oldboy, a controversial revenge film, is currently being remade by Spike Lee and is expected to come out in October of next year.Īlthough I have always been a fan of foreign films, I didn’t get into Korean films until I moved here. Even Hollywood is getting in on the Korean film action. The Thieves was just proclaimed to be the most popular closing night film ever at the International Hawaii Film Festival. ![]() Just recently, the Korean film Pieta took home the win at the Venice Film Festival. This trend, also known as the Hallyu Wave has become a big export of Korea and is one of the primary reasons tourists flock to Seoul, the Hollywood of Asia, on a regular basis.Īlthough music may seem to be the bigger component of The Wave, Korean cinema has become increasingly recognized and celebrated around the world. Korean pop culture, particularly its music (K-pop), TV shows, and and cinema have become increasingly popular around Asia and in Europe over the past decade or so. Finally, westerners are seeing this other, hipper side of the country that Korea’s neighbors discovered long ago. Thanks to Psy and the constant replay of Gangnam Style (which was recently just declared the second most watched video on YouTube EVER), the world now knows that there’s much more to Korea than kimchi and electronics companies.
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