Coming through with the second installment of our series we have Mother. Mother (2009) is a 2009 South Korean crime drama directed by Bong Joon-ho. Starring actors Kim Hye-ja and Won Bin. The plot of the film centers around a mother and her disabled son, who is accused of the murder of a young girl. The mother attempts to find the real killer, to free … Continue reading Concealing the truth in Mother (2009)
Oldboy is the first film we are viewing within this series. Oldboy is a 2003 South Korean neo-noir action thriller film co-written and directed by Park Chan-wook. It is based on the Japanese manga of the same name written by Garon Tsuchiya and illustrated by Nobuaki Minegishi. Oldboy is the second installment of The Vengeance Trilogy, preceded by Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and followed by … Continue reading Oldboy (2003). A story about revenge, morality, and love.
Dating back since the 1980’s, South Korea has faced the influence United States through various spheres of the nation. With multilaterals pressures pilling into the nation, for it to be open to the Korean markets through the name of globalization, and specifically within sectors such as television and cinema. Understanding the presented global economic dynamics, the Korean economy introduced the the production and commodification of … Continue reading Introduction to Hallyu Cinema
Cinema of the Wave 