First things first, apologies for the delay with the latest iteration of this article detailing the best of the Korean New Wave. Let’s get back into this Korean article. In which we look at the Korean new wave, from the nastier and more misogynistic movies from Korea’s provocative director Kim Ki-Duk to musicals, Korean musicals are something of a unreal proposition. Now without any further preamble or distractions, here is part two of the look into the work of Joon Ho-Bong.
The Host
Directed by Joon-ho Bong
Written by Joon-Ho Bong, Jun-Won Hah and Chul-Hyun Baek
2006, South Korea
The Monster Movie was a huge icon of the 1950s and 1960s, now not so much. Most movies of this distinction have been distilled into pure horror films, more interested in the violence and the gore in the man vs. nature situation than anything subversive that the lost genre was renowned for.
The Host
Directed by Joon-ho Bong
Written by Joon-Ho Bong, Jun-Won Hah and Chul-Hyun Baek
2006, South Korea
The Monster Movie was a huge icon of the 1950s and 1960s, now not so much. Most movies of this distinction have been distilled into pure horror films, more interested in the violence and the gore in the man vs. nature situation than anything subversive that the lost genre was renowned for.
- 11/14/2012
- by Rob Simpson
- SoundOnSight
Best Movie - Winter’S Bone Buried Treasure – Dogtooth Best Documentary – Marwencol Best Director - Debra Granik for Winter’S Bone Best Actress – Hye-ja Kim for Mother Best Actor – (Tie...
- 3/22/2011
- by Ryan Adams
- AwardsDaily.com
Korean film-making has been a hotbed for interesting horror films, but none had the instantaneous impact of Joon-ho Bong's The Host. Making Cloverfield look like a Mystery Science Theater punching bag waiting to happen, the director settled in to make a disturbing murder mystery in the vein of Hitchcock with Mother (Madeo). The titular character sets out to prove the innocence of her only son, the mentally simple Yoon Do-joon, after the authorities have locked him away after coercing a confession out of him. Do-joon's mother wanders the countryside, seeking answers wherever she can find them, begging on her hands and knees, sacrificing any length to free her darling boy. The complexity of the story is phenomenal -- even elements that seem cookie-cutter are given extra depth and luridness. Instead of relying on some sort of clever twist or flaring showdown, the film quietly plods along to its conclusion.
- 4/13/2010
- by Brian Prisco
Rating: 9/10
Director: Joon-ho Bong
Writers: Eun-kyo Park, Joon-ho Bong, Wun-kyo Park
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
There is a suitably dark song on the classic Kate Bush record Hounds of Love. “Mother Stands For Comfort” is told from the eyes of a possible psychotic that “mother stands for comfort… mother hides the madman…” Well, what would a mother do for a man who is clearly mentally unbalanced? That is what is behind the latest film from Bong Joon-ho, the director who recently brought us the ferociously entertaining, The Host. While both films focus on family, Mother deals with a more realistic tone (no mutant creatures here). Yet it all begins with a dance. Kim Hye-ja as Mother is in an open field, she begins to sway and move in a strange and lonesome dance. There seems to be a sense of whimsy and joy, even though you know that something is just not right.
Director: Joon-ho Bong
Writers: Eun-kyo Park, Joon-ho Bong, Wun-kyo Park
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
There is a suitably dark song on the classic Kate Bush record Hounds of Love. “Mother Stands For Comfort” is told from the eyes of a possible psychotic that “mother stands for comfort… mother hides the madman…” Well, what would a mother do for a man who is clearly mentally unbalanced? That is what is behind the latest film from Bong Joon-ho, the director who recently brought us the ferociously entertaining, The Host. While both films focus on family, Mother deals with a more realistic tone (no mutant creatures here). Yet it all begins with a dance. Kim Hye-ja as Mother is in an open field, she begins to sway and move in a strange and lonesome dance. There seems to be a sense of whimsy and joy, even though you know that something is just not right.
- 3/14/2010
- by James Oster
- GordonandtheWhale
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