That's right, you were a convert after Spring, Summer. I'd forgotten about that. Sorry. Shame on me. :-)
Does your rental place have any other Kim films? Because what you've seen now are his two gentlest films -- gorgeous stuff, but not wholly representative of what he is about as a filmmaker. His other films are considerably less light-hearted, and quite twisted and violent in parts. Beautiful, though, and never less than fascinating. Definitely worth tracking down.
Does the cover of the American DVD really ruin the ending to 3-Iron? Oh, man. I hate it when that happens. I'm usually pretty good about spoilers (to the point where I can put off reading the new Jordan book until the paperback comes out because by now I'm acquainted with every fucking thing that happens in the book!), but endings like that should not be given away. I have to say the RIFF handled the thing very decently. None of the press releases, reviews and blurbs revealed anything about the ending -- not a hint as to where it might be leading. Meaning I was really surprised when it finally came along, although with hindsight I shouldn't have been. Kim loves interesting endings. Not twist endings, per se, but weird, frequently ambiguous endings. Or quite simply stunningly beautiful endings. As I've said before, the ending to The Samaritan Girl is the most beautiful thing I've seen in cinema this year. I get a lump in my throat at the thought of it. Aw.
Does your rental place have any other Kim films? Because what you've seen now are his two gentlest films -- gorgeous stuff, but not wholly representative of what he is about as a filmmaker. His other films are considerably less light-hearted, and quite twisted and violent in parts. Beautiful, though, and never less than fascinating. Definitely worth tracking down.
Does the cover of the American DVD really ruin the ending to 3-Iron? Oh, man. I hate it when that happens. I'm usually pretty good about spoilers (to the point where I can put off reading the new Jordan book until the paperback comes out because by now I'm acquainted with every fucking thing that happens in the book!), but endings like that should not be given away. I have to say the RIFF handled the thing very decently. None of the press releases, reviews and blurbs revealed anything about the ending -- not a hint as to where it might be leading. Meaning I was really surprised when it finally came along, although with hindsight I shouldn't have been. Kim loves interesting endings. Not twist endings, per se, but weird, frequently ambiguous endings. Or quite simply stunningly beautiful endings. As I've said before, the ending to The Samaritan Girl is the most beautiful thing I've seen in cinema this year. I get a lump in my throat at the thought of it. Aw.
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