Feb 26, 2011

fear conquest

solitary uprising. C. Leaf. 2011.

i saw a movie for the first time today in about 2-3 years.  i have a weird fear of theaters; mostly classified as claustrophobic/people-phobic.  the last time i went to a theater, i made it a big deal to go to see an actor i really liked, but ended up having an anxiety attack half way along the movie and had to leave.  this time i stayed for the entire movie plus the Q&A wit the director.  miracle?

the movie was 'i saw the devil' or '악마를 보았다.' the thing is, the english translation doesn't capture the nuance of the actual korean but i don't think there is a better translation for it.  anyway...

gory movie.. very gory.. but for some reason, the cannibalism scene looked.. not repulsive.  in fact, made me hungry.

don't get me wrong, i never thought of eating human flesh, but the way that the killing/hurting is done throughout the entire movie, i feel like you almost feel refreshed once someone starts eating the flesh that keep being butchered the entire time.

met the director.  the director cracked a joke during Q&A, i answered it.

Choi Min Shik.  amazing actor.  alcoholic.  so what?

blood.  what about it...

see the movie.  premiers on march 4th.  BAM.

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