Minari

Really liked it. Poignant and beautiful It was soothing to watch.

A fascinating film…I don't think I've seen a lot of movies like Minari. Slowly paced, softly spoken, gently shot, and sensitively put together, Lee Isaac Chung composes a hushed yet deeply personal story of growing up in an immigrated family in the 1980s. Alan Kim's the star of the show, making you smile or empathize at every right moment. Though the pacing of this film can be occasionally challenging, in the end, it's worth it. I find Chung's direction so interesting and sneakily moving, this film will catch you off guard in certain ways. Overall, Minari is quite unique.

A little slow at times but well worth the watch.

A bit slow for me but a heartwarming 8s period piece of a Korean family assimilating in the South. Good filmmaking!

For all the things that are wrong with my state, it's a good place with good people. Ironically, it took someone who wasn't from our state -- and of a people that are not universally accepted in our country -- to show the true beauty of where we live. It's not in the mountains or the rivers and streams, but in the people. And some of those people speak an entirely different language. And it's beautiful.

In other hands this might have been more overtly nostalgic with an exhausting "Remember the 80s?" aesthetic but Chung instead presents the characters and the past honestly which makes everything more enduring.

I just wish it moved a little faster. Nice immigrant story. Felt like it could have gone deeper into the complexities of their relationship.

I kept waiting and waiting for something to happen and eventually I got bored of waiting. However, the arc of all the different family relationships was so intrinsically thought out and it showed. (68%)

On that final, fire scene, I almost thought the movie was going for an over-the-top, unnecessary melodrama. But I am happy that it didn't. Wonderfully filmed - great photography. And beautiful soundtrack.

This is a really thoughtful and moving picture from the immigrant experience in the 1980's. More specifically from the standpoint of Korean immigrants in the United States in thew 1980's. Most precisely, from the standpoint, I am sure, of the writer of the movie-the very talented Lee Isaac Chung. While I am not sure how true the movie rings for Korean families it rang true for me as a person who grew up in and around Korean immigrants, and Korean American immigrants. The centerpiece of the film is the father's decision to move them to a farming area, where they are only one of a few Korean families. The movie deals with the immigrant experience. It deals with the experience of being different and poor. It deals with the American dream and it deals with family. It is really well done. The cast is fantastic.