A quiet, unhurried meditation on the lessons and warnings of Buddhism, given form by a basic narrative in which a lonesome monk ages, errs, matures and accepts his place in the world. Set on a floating temple in the center of an expressive, isolated Korean lake, the gorgeous scenery is as much a character as the very small cast.
With the shifting of each season, the story turns the page on a new chapter, many of which skip decades at a time. While this allows the central character, who is never named, to grow vastly in spirit between appearances, it also makes the task of forgiving his larger sins more difficult for the audience. Which is, in a way, a lesson in itself. Delicately framed, it's a beautiful picture that's slow-moving and deliberate on the surface with a wealth of hidden meanings beneath.
if you watch this and don't give it a 10, sorry for your life!
The original title of the film is Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Gyeoul Geurigo Bom.
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Many of my female friends love korean movie but none of them even know this movie, typical nowaday korean movies are filled with plastic surgeon's patient, comedy or romantic drama, but this movie is different, at the beginning the plot and story is rather vague but only at halfway through that the idea of this movie is starting to vividly appear, what makes this movie incredible is not from the acting but from the atmosphere of the movie, the spiritual sense and air, the idea how cycle begins and ends, the concept of karma itself, the devotion of life, not too many words uttered troughout the movies but the limited dialogue does not make it less enjoyable but rather makes it more cryptic and demands more deep attention and understanding. one of my alltime favorite movie scene is from the last part of the movie, the scene of the cloth masked woman with the baby. great movie!!
Review by iliumBlockedParent2013-12-19T21:35:19Z
What? No review? Well here I go. This is not a very known movie, unfortunately, but one of the most profound movies I have ever seen. The movie is about a young boy living with a monk on a temple floating on a little lake. The movie progresses through all seasons and each season is represented by a different stage in the boys life: Child, Adolescence, Adulthood, Old Man.
Similar to nature, each stage/season is showcased by the unique struggles the boy is facing.
The cinematography is beautiful, great directing and camera work, and the score is very fitting.
The movie would've not worked as well if those were not spot on, since this movie does not rely on dialog. Yes, you read right. This review probably contains more words than the entire movie and this is how I promote this movie to friends as well. This movie does not need to rely on language to reveal a part of human nature and the human struggle, in each and everyone of us.
If I judge a movie by the impact it had on my life, if any, this movie is at the very top.
In order to be enlightened, keep an open mind!