November 8, 2005

The Isle

Seom is a Korean film that contains the elements for critical acclaim (as evidenced by its awards) but which I really didn't think was that good. I do believe Jung Suh did an excellent job at acting, which is very important in a film that only has around a hundred words of dialogue. But there's quite a bit I found unexplained, and I think the characters' insanity, while symbolically important, is hard to swallow. Plus the metaphors are executed in a disgusting manner. Now that I've finished watching it, I'm still not sure what the ending was supposed to have revealed. This really is a film for over-analyzing-people.

Posted by josuah at November 8, 2005 5:13 AM UTC+00:00