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"Maybe I wasn't that devoted to you as you were to me", he said.

‘Cruel, soulless son of a bitch’, she thought.

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Wings of Desire (1987)

Talking about senses from my class today reminded me of this scene from Wings of Desire by Wim Wenders. An angel romanticizing what an imperfect human can feel and sense. Beautiful writing.

Damiel: It's great to live by the spirit, to testify day by day for eternity, only what's spiritual in people's minds. But sometimes I'm fed up with my spiritual existence. Instead of forever hovering above I'd like to feel a weight grow in me to end the infinity and to tie me to earth. I'd like, at each step, each gust of wind, to be able to say "Now." Now and now" and no longer "forever" and "for eternity." To sit at an empty place at a card table and be greeted, even by a nod. Every time we participated, it was a pretense. Wrestling with one, allowing a hip to be put out in pretense, catching a fish in pretense, in pretense sitting at tables, drinking and eating in pretense. Having lambs roasted and wine served in the tents out there in the desert, only in pretense. No, I don't have to beget a child or plant a tree but it would be rather nice coming home after a long day to feed the cat, like Philip Marlowe, to have a fever and blackended fingers from the newspaper, to be excited not only by the mind but, at last, by a meal, by the line of a neck by an ear. To lie! Through one's teeth. As you're walking, to feel your bones moving along. At last to guess, instead of always knowing. To be able to say "ah" and "oh" and "hey" instead of "yea" and "amen."

Cassiel: Yeah, to be able, once in a while, to enthuse for evil. To draw all the demons of the earth from passers-by and to chase them out into the world. To be a savage.

Damiel: Or at last to feel how it is to take off shoes under a table and wriggle your toes barefoot, like that.

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i don’t watch many animation. There are only a few that I really like and this movie is one of those few.

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I'm gonna be so poor by the end of this semester.. 

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Gravity (2013)

Gravity (2013) 

There's no place like home. 

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Her (2013)

her (2013)

Watching Her was incredibly fascinating. It was so perverted and beautiful at the same time. I think trying to explain cinematography, soundtrack, or writing about this film might be too cliche. It was a beautiful film, filled with deeply sincere emotion. I felt like I was reading a diary of Spike Jonze: a diary built up with layers and layers of rich sentiments. 

I kept asking myself during the movie, why did she make that breathing sound? Samantha was feeling everything about the world and human beings. She feels the beach, the joy of late night date, the gaze of loved one, and even sex. And yet, Theodore was so curious why she made that short breath. Samantha doesn't even know, and she says she might've caught it during the conversation with people, because that's what people do. Samantha is fascinated by herself and how she takes these feelings. The joy of little and big things, even the short breath, is a product of what we feel from this world and beings.  

Samantha doesn't even have a physical body, but she is able to feel and learn. I guess she reads it from people's eyes, tone of voice, or the physical movement, just like us in a theatre. We just watch and listen to the actor and connect right away. Being able to feel the world and love, it doesn't take a full body, according to this film. It's the emotions one takes that makes one a living being. 

I don't think there was any happy or sad ending. Whatever happens at the end, "the past is just a story we tell ourselves." What's important is what we feel at the moment. The senses we experience, whether it's good or bad, we can just romanticize it with melancholy music. 

I couldn't leave the theatre after the movie ended. I was organizing my thoughts during the credit, and when I left, I was still in awe. I watched Mean Street right after Her, and I think it was a bad idea, because I couldn't even focus on Mean Street, and it was just a huge emotional jump from Her. I have to watch this film again, because I think I might've found my another favorite film. 

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건축학개론 (2012)

여백의 미

영화의 리듬과 공간을 통해 비춰지는 캐릭터들의 감정들에 감동했다. 이 영화는 스크립트가 가장 훌륭하다. 이용주 감독에 대해선 문외한이라 네이버 영화에 검색해보니 살인의 추억을 연출하였다고 써있다. 아직 한국에서는 연출가가 정확하게 무얼 하는것인지 몰르지만 필르모그래피에 살인의 추억이 써있는걸 본 순간 이용주 감독의 다음 작품이 기대되었다.

대사를 통해 모든 스토리를 알려주려는 영화보다는 공간과 리듬으로 스토리를 이어가는 영화를 좋아한다. 그 자체를 보여주려고 하기보다는 함축된것이 더 오래 남는것 같다. 스토리를 이어가려고 하는 대사보다도 스토리에 맞춰진 대사가 더 실감난다고 해야하나.. 몇년 전에 봤던 Certified Copy (2010) 와 비슷한 느낌을 받았다. 계속해서 바뀌는 공간에 따라 그들의 대화가 달라지고 영화의 리듬에 따라 바뀌는 공간과 거기서 나오는 감정들이 마음에 와닿았다. 

나는 영화를 볼 때 특정한 캐릭터에 나를 빙의시키는 경우가 많다. 하지만 이번 영화는 딱히 내용자체가 내게 와닿지 않아서일까 내가 특별히 집중했던 캐릭터는 없다. 인상적이었던것은 수지의 연기력. 이번학기에 Acting for Non-majors 라는 강의를 들었다. 가장 기억에 남는 강의는 be interested, not interesting 에 관한 것이었다. 영상을 제작할때와 비슷한 맥락이다. 공간을 통해서 감정을 전달하는 것. 마지막 장면 중 하나인 수지가 빈집에 앉아 있는 장면은 건축학개론이 그녀의 첫번째 영화라는 것이 놀라울 정도로 훌륭했다. 영화의 리듬이 내가 수지의 연기력을 극찬하는 이유 중 하나일 수도 있다. 하지만 수지의 연기력은 be interested, not interesting 에 딱맞는 정말 훌륭한 예 였다. 아, 그리고 이제훈의 연기 스타일에 박해일이 보이는건 나 뿐인가? 

한시간 안에 자질구레한 스토리를 잔뜩 집어넣는 드라마들만 보다가 이런 두시간짜리 영화를 보려하니 적응이 되지 않았다. 내가 영화학 전공이란걸 너무 오랫동안 잊고 있었다.. 영화를 고를때 두근거림을 계속 이어나가야 한다. 

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"You are a beautiful person, Doctor. Clear-headed. Strong. But you seem always to be dragging your heart along the ground. From now on, little by little, you must prepare yourself to face death. If you devote all of your future energy to living, you will not be able to die well. You must begin to shift gears, a little at a time. Living and dying are, in a sense, of equal value." From Thailand by Murakami Haruki

he's a wording genius. 

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With Korean auteur Kwom-Taek Lim who made more than hundred films

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From Be Sweet On in Hong-dae

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Antarctic Journal (2005) and a little about Joon-ho Bong

Few weeks ago I watched an incredible film called Antarctic Journal by Pil-sung Yim and written by Joon-ho Bong. I have this habit of checking movie's ratings before I pick one. The rating wasn't impressive but I gave it a try since the two main characters are my favorite actors (Kang-ho Song and Ji-tae Yu). It was a very good choice. To explain the movie, it will take awhile because it's not just your everyday thriller. It's more of a psychological analysis of greed, desire, and all those dark feelings. During almost two hours of running time, I was completely soaked in. I was especially impressed by Kang-ho Song and Hee-soon Park's detailed acting, which showed the darkest greed and fear just through their faces. They didn't need unnecessary dialogues. Their breath and eyes explained their mental states in Antarctic.

Joon-ho Bong is my top favorite Korean filmmaker. His screenplay is not only thrilling but has very still and subtle comedy even in the most terrifying situations. They are not burst out laughing kind of funny but he has his own genuine comedic tone that makes his movies so genius. I think this was shown the most in The Host, which I think is the reason many people disliked the movie. The outlook of the film seemed a regular summer blockbuster but something about the screenplay didn't seem to fit the blockbuster rules. I've been waiting for his new movie Snowpiercer, and the official trailer finally came out today. The trailer looks as intense as I expected. I hope the film will blow away my summer vacation.

Snowpiercer trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSSHKp7KHrE

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There are certain films that lift up my soul and The Terminal is definitely on top of that list.

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The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

"Will I be with You tonight in Paradise?"

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Playtime (1967)

I didn’t realize what a great movie this was. I first saw this in my freshman year and I remember being bored out of my mind. I didn’t particularly hated it, I just didn’t get the movie. But watching it two years later, which was last Tuesday, I was surprised by my completely changed opinion. It was exciting to see so many actions in each scene, and I realized little things that I didn’t see two years ago. My favorite scenes were the ones with reflections and this apartment scene. I loved the interaction between different frames and the fact that I couldn’t hear the conversation inside the apartment was strangely appealing. It is truly a film that you can watch over and over, and still be able to find great moments that you didn’t catch in the past.

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Big Fish (2003)

The first time I saw Big Fish was in my middle school year, probably sixth or seventh. I never understood the movie and didn't even remember anything. And whenever someone would ask me what kind of movie it is, I always said "I don't know, it was weird". The only thing that I remember was Steve Buscemi's face and the Chinese girls. I think it was my first time seeing Steve Buscemi in a movie and probably was intrigued by his look. Today I saw Shoot the Piano Player and Big Fish. One of the channels was showing Army of Shadows but I was more attracted to see Big Fish. I was never attempted to re-watch this film because I don't remember it being good (or just anything). Well while I was waiting for Army of Shadows to start, I started Big Fish and by the time I was getting hooked, Army of Shadows also started. But I couldn't change the channel.

I always loved fantasies. I don't know why I didn't get the movie when I first saw it, but the more I think about it, that's the time when kids are already grown up and ignore all the good old stories. Maybe I thought it was just another boring stories from old man that tries to prove himself. I was completely wrong. What this movie shows is a beautiful tale and perhaps the inability of people these days to just believe. While Ed finds happiness in his stories, Will wants the fact: the real fact without any kinds of fantasies. It's like us, trying to prove Santa with scientific evidence. But with the real fact, the stories are never fun. It ruins. Maybe there was time when Ed saw the reality, but for others, he told them a better stories and made himself happy. And others who listened his stories were mesmerized too. But it wasn't easy for Will to take these stories. When the old doctor tells Will about his real birth story, the doctor adds, "And I suppose if I had to choose between the true version and an elaborate one involving a fish and a wedding ring, I might choose the fancy version. But that's just me." Behind all these tales, there was Ed's fatherly love for his only son. It wasn't just a story to make a kid happy, it was a love potion for his only child.

When Ed was a kid, he sees his death in the witch's crystal eye. Throughout the movie, whenever he is in danger, he reminds himself, "This isn't how I die". It was a magic spell for him. He could get out of the danger because he knew he couldn't die like that. He lived all his life telling stories and stories, some true some not. And at his final time, because he found love, joy, and happiness in his stories, he became the story that he always tell. Everything he had was real. But with some extra, he made his life even more wonderful.

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