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Return to Seoul 2022
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Trying to write a longer piece on my thoughts and interpretations; expect rambling and half baked thoughts ahead
What better way to explore the identity crisis of diasporic individuals then to go straight to the extreme: of an adoptee totally and completely estranged from their Korean heritage, who only ends up on their journey of reconnection by happenstance and perhaps good luck.
In the process of trying to understand her heritage, Freddie, our protagonist, finds herself constantly overwhelmed both by…
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Peppermint Candy 1999
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Lee Chang-dong’s Poetry has comfortably sat amongst my favorite films ever since I watched it almost exactly 3 years ago. Burning, his most recent film, also ranks highly. So, when helen recommended Lee’s 1999 film Peppermint Candy to me for a film roulette, I found myself not just pleased to be able to enjoy another film of his, but downright excited.
At various points throughout the movie, we find ourselves riding a train that’s racing backwards in time. With the…
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