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MCT:August 9, 2008
One of the better Kim Ki-duk movies I've seen. I think I still like 3-Iron the most and the whole protagonists not talking thing is getting a little out of control.
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MCT:July 4, 2008An ageing fisherman kidnaps a 6 year old girl and holds her prisoner. against the time when they can wed. In spite of this premise, they live a near-idyllic life; He, She and the Bow, which serves as an instrument of control, defence and expression i...(read more) n their near-silent world. Ten years pass and, as the nuptial date approaches, their isolated universe and relationship is put to the test. Well. After seeing the excellent 3Iron and the not-so-excellent ‘Time’, I had some mixed feelings about approaching this. For me, it never came together. The allegory of their confinement, isolation and the ever-present Bow –the unbalancing of their world and the retreat into the supernatural made this a disappointing experience. Not a stinker of Harry Potteresque proportions, but a movie of lost opportunity.
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MCT:June 2, 2008Utterly sublime, where a man's love is never distinguished from a romantic one to a platonic one. A man who brought up a girl, his only contact with a being that is largely consistent and his utter love for this girl is brought out fantastically in this movie where silence pervades and human emotions run rampant among everyone.
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MCT:February 29, 2008Not quite sure how to rate it. On the one hand, I should give it the same star rating as Bin-jip (3-Iron) as I think, in its own right, it's more or less just as good. There needs to be a certain amount of new ideas in a film for it to be worth making, and I felt that this was almost the same story as Bin-jip, expressed through different visuals and with some of the roles reversed. These different visuals (which are the prettiest I've seen from Kim, though also the most limited) are enough for it to be an entertaining watch, but not to warrant much critical acclaim.
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MCT:February 24, 2008
FINALLY saw "The Bow"! (had been hunting around for a copy w/ English subtitles, which in the end probably didn't matter that much since like a couple other recent Kim Ki-Duk movies, the protagonists don't have speaking parts)
Again, a very masterfully done film by Kim Ki-Duk, but for some reason didn't resonate with me as much as "3-Iron" and "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring", I might've been a little annoyed by the lack of syncing the soundtrack with the actors playing the musical bow...which probably would've been impossible anyways in post-production scoring of the film.
I guess maybe I also wanted more story w/ the usual drama Kim Ki-Duk inserts in his movies. But the allegory of the whole film takes was wonderful, the actors body acting perfectly fit the director's vision.
I'm thinking I might like the film even better on a second viewing. Also: Yeo-reum Han made me melt with her smile... -
MCT:January 30, 2008
sIkIcI ve uzundu ayrica kötü bir rahatsiz ediciligi var. filmlerin rahatsiz edici olmasiyla bir problemim olmaz genelde kimkiduk hikayeleri le benim aramda olusan bir antipati sadece.
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MCT:January 29, 2008
Strange and moody character study about a old man and girl on a boat. Nothing much happens, but it's still weirdly intriguing. Not the best work from Ki-duk Kim.
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MCT:December 30, 2007
The Bow est le plus récent film de Ki0Duk Kim que j'ai vu, daté de 2005, ce film est particulier. Intrigant à certains endroits j'ai trouvé que certain dialogue n'était pas nécessaire et d'autres en aurait eu besoin. Symbolique très très forte. mais le thème un peu moins, malheureusement. Je ne suis pas déçu, il me reste encore beaucoup à voir de la collection de Kim. Mais avec le mot de la fin j'aurais cru complèter le film avec plus de précision et un savoureux goût à la bouche et non. Il manquait décidément un peiti quelque chose pour comprendre le raisonnement de la petite fille et celui du vieil homme. Peut-être me faudra t-il une deuxième écoute pour complèter moi-même les manque mais j'aurais aimé plus (?)
L'amour au-delà de l'amour. D'accord pour le vieil homme. Mais pourquoi la jeune fille?
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MCT:October 14, 2007
A very good movie. Even if the ending was... a little strange, I like it. and the idea that they actually didn't need to speak to each other...
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MCT:September 21, 2007
This is the second film I've seen by director, Ki-duk Kim. Both films, the other being Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring, are beautiful to watch and have wonderful stories.
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MCT:August 21, 2007
Parlions-nous de touche coréenne? Personnellement, je rectifierais tout de suite et je nommerais cela la touche Ki-Duk Kim. Parce que oui, il possède son propre style. Au même titre que Woody Allen ainsi qu'aux autres réalisateurs qui recyclent leurs thèmes. Kim nous offre ici encore une histoire d'amour muette (surprenant?), un triangle dont l'amour déchirant nous fait vivre de grandes émotions. Encore une fois, j'abdique devant le talent du réalisateur. J'ai tellement hâte de voir ses autres films, il en fait pratiquement un par année le fou. Et que dire que la musique du film, je suis tombé sous le charme de tous les aspects du film... même... MÊME le petit côté fantaisiste!
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MCT:August 4, 2007
Si Ki-duk Kim a le don de maîtriser le silence, ce don est tombé dans l'oreille d'un sourd. Dans la mienne. Comment trouve-t-on encore le moyen, dans les années 2000, de faire un film d'une heure et demie qui possède un grand lot de longueurs?
Si l'arc occupe un grand rôle dans l'oeuvre de Ki-duk Kim, je suis quand même déçu que le titre s'y soit arrêté. Dans The Bow, Ki-duk Kim dépeint une histoire datant du début du 19e siècle, mais revue à la contemporaine. Et c'est avec succès que naît l'amour d'un vieil homme pour une tendre fillette.
Ki-duk Kim nous confronte à des choix déchirants et met même notre sens moral à l'épreuve.
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MCT:May 22, 2007
If you need to chillax... this is not one of those movies.... very profound and emotional with very minimal dialogue!!! Amazing... just WOW!!!!
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MCT:May 20, 2007OOOOooooh I really wanna see this. I liked Waterworld for the same reason that I .. might .. like this (does that make sense?).
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MCT:January 31, 2007KIM KI DUK -no hago cine de hollywood-Un viejo pescador que vive con una muchacha de dieciséis y con la que espera desposarse cuando cumpla los diecisiete años ve como su vida cambia al entrar en su vida un joven universitario que se enamora de ella...
la vi.. es fantastica... otra mentalidad, otra cultura y otra forma de entregar un mensaje, una mescla de cuentos de hadas, realismo, rotura de costumbres, pre establesidas, con un fin inesperado, que nos muestra lo envenenados que estamos con la cinematografia de hollywood,calidad en todo, es algo que tenemos que ver.. antes de morir.... chips y coca.... y esa melodia del arco ....mmmm gracias...KIM KI DUK
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