Yet again my passion for weblogging has run dry and I can’t afford a pit stop due to a multitude of tests this week. So I shall just fill yet another post with mindless ramblings. I mean, there is definitely blog-worthy material floating around my head - I think if I documented all the questions I’ve wanted to ask about, and the many internal discourses on, the subject of Christianity, and religion in general, this blog could be a daily publication. But I’m determined to keep this website as secular as possible, for various reasons I can’t remember - but they’re certainly valid, I assure you. Perhaps I’ll start another, more religious journal in time to come.
Well, so today’s post will be a declaration of preference, of like - for Korean film. Seriously, for some inexplicable reason, perhaps my re-discovering of my Asian roots (okay, let’s cut out that ‘re’ - I was never ever that Asian), I’ve fallen for Korean dramas. My pick of the lot has to be My Sassy Girl. That show made me cry. And I’m not usually a sucker for these type of lovey-dovey shows. Alright, maybe I am. But I’ve probably only teared in one other movie, A Walk to Remember. That was a classic.
I think the way most Korean drama films are shot are unexplainably beautiful. It might boil down to a matter of prettier locations or more talented directors, but I feel it’s the often-superior East Asian romantic taste over the West’s that elevates the effect of this sort of melodrama. Now, I’m not lauding the all-encompassing virtues of Asian culture (I think rap sounds a hell lot better in English, and Asian rap should be banned), it’s just a matter of preference. I also like how Korean directors have, in numerous great movies, managed to introduce an element of incredulity - time travel and UFO’s in the case of My Sassy Girl - yet still manage to captivate audiences. Good Korean dramas are pure magic, I tell you. I would very much like to learn the inner workings of quite a few of these productions.
So, in essence: I love melodramatic Korean film. Absolutely.
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I’ve seen some. On TV, where we have Chinese movies every Saturday night. They use English subtitles and Chinese voiceovers.
Thing is, these movies are soo boring. Not to offend Korean movies - I’ve only seen like three, and they were chosen by the TV station, not me - but it just wasn’t exciting. Or funny. At all. It looked like a ten-minute skit stretched into a two-hour movie.
But anyways, to wrap it up: I now have a fear of Korean movies.
Hahaha. Here we have real Chinese movies showing every night on cable. Even those B-grade ghost comedies. They’re hilarious! Well, that’s one perk living in Singapore.
There was one Korean drama serial my mom sorta followed, though. It was the most boring thing ever. Half the time was spent with characters staring into space or doing some really passive activity like pouring tea. Frustrating.
no, i choose to disagree with the previous two posters… I absolutely LOVE K-DRAMAS!!