hello peepz~

today i'm ceclebrating my v-day. yes earlier by one day~ hmm... quite a casual dinner at causeway point.... ponned my philo lec cuz first'y, it's going to be boring again, secondly, i didn't do my work b4 the lec and lastly, my lecture mate wasn't going too~ so ended up leaving sch earlier...

well, i just finished watching [공동경비구역JSA] before typing this blog entry... now, heavy hearted and troubled.... it was done in year 2000

Below except quoted from Wikipedia...

'By early 2001 Joint Security Area had become the highest grossing film in Korean film history. This success allowed Park Chan-wook (the director) to get the financial leeway to make his subsequent movies.

Within two weeks of its release during the fall of 2000. "Joint security Area" took in one million admissions.'

wasn't realli sure about the 'big and famous' background of this film except knowing my ai jie... and from the website, also realized that another film, 실미도 (Silmido) is also done on similar theme... which is the North and South Korea dreadful r/s after the korean war... i guess there're more movies on this theme displaying many emotional relationships that can keep political issues aside... yet political struggles will still step in and topple everything awfully...

it's bit difficult and complicated (hehe. cuz i don't even really figure out every single detail) to explain the painful storyline... but it's something along this line:
forbidden soldiers to become best of friends
did forbidden stuff and was found out
fatal consequences and tag in political attentions and tension
friends vs. country
time of crisis: right of mind; friends; country; ownself
to cover; to speak or die
guilt, and death is the answer.

aniway, it's impactful and an all time film for anione with emotions. well done, 박찬욱|!