Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Sound was very good. A film that was appropriately dreamy and used lights and nature to good effect.
Amazing footage captured of defectors from North Korea and their families. Great juxtaposition of personal stories and propagandistic/political narratives in the film.
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
nothing in my review takes anything away from this being an important film. but to evaluate the film from a filmmaking perspective:
1) too much narration instead of storytelling. thought the best moments were the 18 month old and parents; and the looting cos there was less narration. think cinema should show more instead of tell even if documentary
2) too much sound. obscured the real sounds of ppl and war at times. and because there was so much sound…