August 3, 2009
pretty filmograpphy, but sloow & boring plot
Byeong-hui Yun, Eun-yeong Lee, Hae-Jin Huang
In a secluded mountaintop monastery, an aging Zen master (Yi Pan-Yong), a young monk (Sin Won-Sop) and an orphaned boy (Hae-Jin Huang) immerse themselves in Buddhist teachings. As the master faces dea...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 16, 2007
Stats: 40 reviews
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June 22, 2008I dunno. I must be stupid because I could not get into this movie. I'd start it and watch like fifteen minutes, then turn it off, then start it again in a day or two. It's slow and kinda boring, and the scenes aren't shot in a particularly beautiful or moving way or anything.
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June 22, 2008What can I say about this wonderful little movie? Other than it is a beautiful little slice of life rendered with elegant simplicity and great cinematography that manages to say sooo much with so little... Like a Zen parable...
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June 22, 2008Too slow and contemplative for my tastes. Great visuals. Slow story. The Bodhi-Dharma left for the East because the Westerners got bored!
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