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Boredom is my only companion today and for the following
days because we have a one week-off for our Semestrial Break. So for my first
day, I decided to watch a movie that was recommended by our teacher, BA:BO. This
movie is for people who are not that close to their siblings and for people who
feel unappreciated but more likely; this movie is for those who feel that they
don’t have that much to appreciate and their life, just freaking sucks for them.
To be honest, it really made me cry. (It’s because of the emotional thingy) well,
if you don’t like emotional movies that would make you cry and action, suspense
etc. is your thing, then I also have another movie to recommend. It’s Seven
Days. It’s also a Korean movie and it’s an action packed movie filled with
mysteries. It’s an endless maze towards the safety of your child. But first,
let’s go to a feels trip because of BA:BO.
BA:BO (바보) is a 2008 South Korean film. Based on a popular webcomic, the film was directed by Kim Jeong-kwon, and stars Cha Tae-hyun and
Ha Ji-won in the lead roles. Ji-ho is a promising pianist who has been studying and playing
abroad for years, but her career takes a blow when she is struck with stage fright.
Returning home, Ji-ho is reunited with her old school friend, Seung-ryong, who,
although now in his twenties, has been left with the mind of a six year old
following an accident. Seung-ryong's only family is his younger sister, Ji-in,
and he takes care of her by trying to sell toast outside her school, much to
her embarrassment. Ji-in later becomes ill, and Seung-ryong's other friend,
Sang-soo, falls into trouble with some gangsters. With all of his friends and
family facing problems, Seung-ryong becomes an unlikely saviour.
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BA:BO was adapted from a popular webcomic of the same name created
by Kang Full, which ran from January to April 2004. Director Kim
Jeong-kwon, himself a fan of the comic, was approached directly by Kang, and
described the film as being faithful to the source material. BA:BO was
released in South Korea on February 28, 2008, and was ranked third at
the box office on its opening weekend, grossing $2,302,058. By
April 6 the film had grossed a total of $6,450,178, and as of March 23 the total number of
tickets sold was 951,573 (Source: Wikipedia.com)
I was like crying the whole time when I was watching
the movie. It has a light mood that would make you laugh and then suddenly it would
fill you with awe. It created some impressions at me like we should never judge
people by how the society sees them. We should be considerate to their
situations and be approachable to them. Even if they are mentally-ill or they
have mentally-ill siblings. Looking like a gangster and being treated as a
tramp aren’t excuses too, we should not judge them by how we see them
physically. We should learn to look further down their hearts so we could understand
the story behind them.
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Another thing is we should not be stuck in our past. We
should learn to forgive and forget about the unnecessary things that happened
to us. I was really affected when Ji-ho has approached Seung-ryong
despite what happened to them when they were younger. I hope there are still
people like Ji-ho who didn’t became bitter because of one thing that people had
done to her. Instead, she remembered one thing that helped her be better
because of what that person did. And maybe more Seung-ryong could help
our society, more people who are eager to take care of the people they love
even if they are pushing them away. The number one value that I got in this
story is appreciation.
Let’s now proceed to a movie that tackles about the risk of
being a topnotch lawyer in your country and being a mother. This movie is for
people who are seeking adventure and who like to solve cases by connecting
investigations one by one. It’s a movie that would take you further down the
world of crimes, I present you, Seven Days. Seven
Days (Hangul: 세븐 데이즈) is a
2007 South Korean crime thriller film directed by Won Shin-yeon, starring Yunjin Kim and Park Hee-soon.
The film had 2,107,849 admissions nationwide and was the 9th most-attended
domestic film of 2007. In 2008,
Kim won Best Actress at the Grand Bell
Awards, and Park won Best Supporting Actor at the Blue Dragon Film Awards and Korean Film Awards.
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Yoo Ji-yeon (Yunjin Kim) is a prominent lawyer, who has yet to lose a case.
While Ji-yeon is taking part in a parents-only race at her daughter's field
day, her daughter disappears. Later in the day, Ji-yeon receives a phone call
from the man who abducted her daughter. The man makes it clear that he is not
interested in her money. Rather, he tells her that the only way she will ever
see her daughter again is to defend a five-time convicted felon who is
appealing his conviction for rape and murder. Ji-yeon has only seven days
before his trial ends. (Source: Wikipedia.com)
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It’s
really a thrill. My father and I watched for like three times because it was
really awesome. Every scene would make you have sudden realizations and make
you want to go back to prove your right. Kim Yunjin really deserves the Best
Actress Award. Her aggressiveness as a prominent lawyer and her vulnerability
when it comes to her daughter is really remarkable. The movie has tons of plot
twists that would shock you. It’s really awesome. I am telling you.
So these
two movies are on my list of my favorite Korean movies. In terms of affection
and awesomeness, these two are exactly for it. Whenever you are bored, just
watch BA:BO or Seven Days and surely, boredom would escape out of your senses.
That’s it folks. Tell me if you like it or not. Good Day!
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| P.S. I don't really understand why I chose cats to describe what I am feeling. Haha. (source: anarosaphotography.devianart.com) Monday's Child |
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