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Wonangsori (2008)
An old man and an ox, 30 years together
This is documentary film which beat the blockbusters and occupied number 3 in Korean box office, Feb 2nd week. Normally ox lives 15 years though most of them die much earlier to give beef to human. This ox was 10 years old when he met the old man 30 years ago. Now the ox is 40 years old, it seems. Vet said he will die anytime. Old man loves the ox. He is his friend, his car, his partner. He does not use any chemicals for farming on fear of ox eat the grass and get sick. He does not feed the ox man-made feeds but only fresh grass he collects himself. Many people ask the old man to sell the ox for beef before he dies but old man wants to keep him until he dies and bury himself with funeral. There is minimum dialog, with real people but story line is very clear and gripping. Many people including young people said they cried as much as they want but felt so good after the movie. The old ox also cry himself in the movie. Original title Wo-Nang means the metal bell Korean ox carries on his neck.
Ahobsal insaeng (2004)
Nine-year-old hero-gentleman
I read the novel first and enjoyed it a lot. Saw the movie last week with my wife, We really liked it and were moved a lot several times. This is basically a love story. The lead role boy (Yeomin played Kim Seok) is very generous to the whimsical lead role girl (Woorim played by Lee Se Young). My first remark after the movie was saying to my wife that ¡°I am ashamed that I am narrow-minded and less understanding to you than nine-years-old¡±. Later I found most of viewers felt same. I heard many girls and wives took their boy friends and husbands to the movie to remind them how gentleman should treat lady. Kim Seok now has fan club mostly composed by young ladies sick of their narrow-minded boy friends. Acting were quite good. Not only the leading roles, Keumbok¡¯s crying scene after she lost her sweetheart to newcomer was quite good. The teacher-hit-child scene was quite hard to see but I have to admit that at the time teachers hit children a lot. Then, ¡®Save a stroke and spoil a child¡¯ was firmly believed by parents, teachers and even by the children. These days, of course, they won¡¯t dare to do that. Years ago when a teacher hit a spoiled child, his friend immediately called police for violence from classroom using his mobile phone. The mother-hit-son-scolding scene was also heart-aching esp. the son keep saying ¡®Mother, I am not ashamed of you are one-eyed¡¯. People select the best scene in the movie as the one after the shoe store owner shoved them out of the store saying bad things on her mother¡¯s spoiled one eye, Yeomin hold her mother¡¯s hand first to console her. She is lucky lady to have such a good son. Lee Se Young (Woo Rim) played one more school girl role this year where she competes with her lady teacher to win the heart of handsome male teacher. She is already a very charming girl and will grow into a good-acting-beautiful actress. As last, do not miss the title song which is played with ending credit. Ms Roh Young Sim who made music score for the movie is another talented lady.