Quite unlike any other Korean movie I've seen - it's extremely slow paced and lacks any real dramatic energy, even though the story has a good deal of inherent drama. The central performance of Yun Junghee as Mija is excellent as she struggles to understand the people and the world around her through a reignited love of poetry whilst succumbing to the early signs of Alzheimer's Disease, and it is shot sensitively and simply as befits the title - but there are some odd tonal inconsistencies in the story; the matter of factness of the parents casually discussing paying off the mother of the girl their children raped, and the sexual demands of the disabled man Mija cares for. The final sequence as all the threads converge into the finally composed poem is a powerful pay off.
Beautiful. The actress embodied everything the film was about. She portrayed her character flawlessly. You could feel her pain and feel her frustration. And just like the title, the film was a poem.
Poetry is not a melodrama. It is not about the underdog coming out victorious. As Mija writes her poem, there is a solemn tone of acceptance that the world will go on—but we know this acceptance has a price, and what's important is that we fight with her so that only she, independently, gets to judge its true value. •••
All the details - and the poems, and the poetry class - all link up together in the final scenes - and poem - of the film. Although this is admittedly a crude comparison, but "it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings" .... a masterpiece. Quite one of the best films I've seen.
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Quite unlike any other Korean movie I've seen - it's extremely slow paced and lacks any real dramatic energy, even though the story has a good deal of inherent drama. The central performance of Yun Junghee as Mija is excellent as she struggles to understand the people and the world around her through a reignited love of poetry whilst succumbing to the early signs of Alzheimer's Disease, and it is shot sensitively and simply as befits the title - but there are some odd tonal inconsistencies in the story; the matter of factness of the parents casually discussing paying off the mother of the girl their children raped, and the sexual demands of the disabled man Mija cares for. The final sequence as all the threads converge into the finally composed poem is a powerful pay off.sacmersault
Beautiful. The actress embodied everything the film was about. She portrayed her character flawlessly. You could feel her pain and feel her frustration. And just like the title, the film was a poem.sammysin
Best female performance in a Korean movie, along with Madeo.Life as Fiction
Poetry is not a melodrama. It is not about the underdog coming out victorious. As Mija writes her poem, there is a solemn tone of acceptance that the world will go on—but we know this acceptance has a price, and what's important is that we fight with her so that only she, independently, gets to judge its true value. •••Neville
All the details - and the poems, and the poetry class - all link up together in the final scenes - and poem - of the film. Although this is admittedly a crude comparison, but "it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings" .... a masterpiece. Quite one of the best films I've seen.Torgo
A whole film shouldered by one actress and poetic cinematography. Very good.GoonerCinephile
Excellent performance by the leading actressnosex
the best film of 2010.elcid
Excellent comment on today society when everything is a commodity there is no place for poetry.jo027
I think that Chang-dong Lee is some kind of korean Jim Jarmusch. I loved this movie!MMDan
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a little confusing, but have nice poems to hearSkyscore
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