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SO MUCH HYPE - WENT WASTED BUT THE FLIM-MAKING STYLE IS GOOD
I came the movie movie without consuming any pre-release content not even watching the trailer because it was being mentioning about Oscar with special screenings. Sometimes the buzz around the movie is enough to watch it. Let's see how good this movie is and if it is worth the hype.
Story & Acting & Characters
It was an typical Korean social commentary story, an ordinary family meets a documentary film making couple. What's so significant here about social commentary? Right. An ordinary family suffering from a company layoff and the struggling to lead a normal life. It shows how a layoff ruins a normal family and how it effects psychologically layoff workers. In this role Sul Kyung-gu brought the character to life. Jeon Do-yeon delivered a nuanced and settled performance as Sul Kyung-gu wife, beautifully portraying a multi layered character arc. Cho Yeo-jeong on other hand brought an open yet grounded quality to her role. While Zo In-sung provides dependable support acting.
Technical aspects:-
Emulating documentary style framework, the film-making consciously restrains its cinematography and editing to create a raw and naturalistic framework.
Opinion:-
As I mentioned earlier I went to watch it completely open-minded without watching any promotional content. Because I wanted to experience it firsthand whether it could truly live up to the buzz surrounding it.
The movie's core story explores the psychological toll of layoffs on families while simultaneously examining the nature of documentary film making. It shows how far a director will go to extract an authentic output, even if it means disregarding human emotions of their subjects. Subtly the movie unmasks how human nature is constantly manipulated by social status, jealousy and love.
Overall it is a commendable effort the movie did not quite live up to the hype for me. The pacing was too slow, however having watched documentaries before I found this movie is a unique blend of cinematic storytelling and documentary realism effectively shows the authenticity.
Story & Acting & Characters
It was an typical Korean social commentary story, an ordinary family meets a documentary film making couple. What's so significant here about social commentary? Right. An ordinary family suffering from a company layoff and the struggling to lead a normal life. It shows how a layoff ruins a normal family and how it effects psychologically layoff workers. In this role Sul Kyung-gu brought the character to life. Jeon Do-yeon delivered a nuanced and settled performance as Sul Kyung-gu wife, beautifully portraying a multi layered character arc. Cho Yeo-jeong on other hand brought an open yet grounded quality to her role. While Zo In-sung provides dependable support acting.
Technical aspects:-
Emulating documentary style framework, the film-making consciously restrains its cinematography and editing to create a raw and naturalistic framework.
Opinion:-
As I mentioned earlier I went to watch it completely open-minded without watching any promotional content. Because I wanted to experience it firsthand whether it could truly live up to the buzz surrounding it.
The movie's core story explores the psychological toll of layoffs on families while simultaneously examining the nature of documentary film making. It shows how far a director will go to extract an authentic output, even if it means disregarding human emotions of their subjects. Subtly the movie unmasks how human nature is constantly manipulated by social status, jealousy and love.
Overall it is a commendable effort the movie did not quite live up to the hype for me. The pacing was too slow, however having watched documentaries before I found this movie is a unique blend of cinematic storytelling and documentary realism effectively shows the authenticity.
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