well, i'm another one that got this deep into past following trail of masterful joon-ho bong :) so, what can i tell you about this movie. first, i wouldn't say this is exactly a comedy, so i advise you not to approach it as such :) yes, there are few great laughs, but directing gives it profound look that makes us search deeper. that wonderful way of story-telling is the major strength of this movie, much more than the story itself i would say. every character in this movie has his own little world, and gets his own attention and time from the director.
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so the basic plot revolves around quiet part-time professor frustrated by his situation. living with pregnant working wife he concentrates his anger toward neighborhood dog whose barking drives him mad. he captures the dog, unfortunately it's the wrong one and by the time professor finds that out, poor thing gets killed and eaten by janitor :) as he kidnaps and kills the right culprit he is seen and chased by local goodhearted girl, unfortunately she doesn't get to see his face. but as a twist next dog that's gone missing in brand new one professors wife bought and that professor himself looses in the park. girl helps him search for it...
so you see, story has it's moments, but in my opinion presentation gets the better of this movie. you'll learn how much annoying wife is indeed willing to sacrifice for her husband, what dreams inspire local girl to become a hero, how her overweight friend will readily fight for her, sad note that a scary maniac is really just a poor hungry man, and you'll witness a masterful storytelling by dog-eating janitor :)
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and when the final curtain is literally drawn over, you'll get a feeling that events themselves weren't that special as much as relations between humans that participated them. this is a story about small circle of people that could be living anywhere in the world. directing is great and acting is nothing short of a brilliant. i think it deserves your time.
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so the basic plot revolves around quiet part-time professor frustrated by his situation. living with pregnant working wife he concentrates his anger toward neighborhood dog whose barking drives him mad. he captures the dog, unfortunately it's the wrong one and by the time professor finds that out, poor thing gets killed and eaten by janitor :) as he kidnaps and kills the right culprit he is seen and chased by local goodhearted girl, unfortunately she doesn't get to see his face. but as a twist next dog that's gone missing in brand new one professors wife bought and that professor himself looses in the park. girl helps him search for it...
so you see, story has it's moments, but in my opinion presentation gets the better of this movie. you'll learn how much annoying wife is indeed willing to sacrifice for her husband, what dreams inspire local girl to become a hero, how her overweight friend will readily fight for her, sad note that a scary maniac is really just a poor hungry man, and you'll witness a masterful storytelling by dog-eating janitor :)
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and when the final curtain is literally drawn over, you'll get a feeling that events themselves weren't that special as much as relations between humans that participated them. this is a story about small circle of people that could be living anywhere in the world. directing is great and acting is nothing short of a brilliant. i think it deserves your time.