Wednesday, November 19, 2025

The occasion of remembering the turning gate (Saenghwalui balgyeon)

Why don't we - lets kiss to break the ice 

Year: 2002
Director: Hong Sang-soo
Writer: Hong Sang-soo
Starring: Choo Sang-mi, Ye Ji-won, George Georgiou, Hak-Seon Kim, Kim Sang-kyung
What is this about: Korean romantic drama about actor Kyung Soo, whose career isn't going so great and he decides to leave Seoul for a while to meet an old friend. Movie is divided by two sections, first chapter is when Kyung Soo is with his friend and second part of his trip home.

Content warnings: Adult content
Best about it: Some dialogues, shabby aesthetics, attempst to describe the pain of living
How did I felt: For some reasons the characters we'rent realistic so it was really hard for me to take this movie seriously. I liked the frinedship theme but the way love was described made me feel that this was written by someone who has never been in love or maybe some teenager with big feelings.
Goodness: 2,5/5
Weirdness: 1/5

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