I've been a fan of Sang-soo for some years yet his frustrating insistence to continually repeat himself is now annoying me.
Sure you can guarantee failed romance and time wasted drunk in korean bars in Sang-soo films and I'm fine with that in theory.
The problem I have is that everything else once you've seen a few just seems so repetitive as well...
Ie the kinds of creative characters he chooses to portray, the form of the films, the dynamics between characters, the voice over narration, I could go on and on.
In totality, they are just far far too repetitive for me. I was absolutely fine with all this until this film. For me this film was like the product of a once great now semi-senile 90 year old director just repeating himself after a golden age of great films decades before.
He really is starting to make the decrepit Woody Allen look original!
I'll probably watch the next Sang-soo film that comes out as well but with a lot more caution not expecting much.
Sure you can guarantee failed romance and time wasted drunk in korean bars in Sang-soo films and I'm fine with that in theory.
The problem I have is that everything else once you've seen a few just seems so repetitive as well...
Ie the kinds of creative characters he chooses to portray, the form of the films, the dynamics between characters, the voice over narration, I could go on and on.
In totality, they are just far far too repetitive for me. I was absolutely fine with all this until this film. For me this film was like the product of a once great now semi-senile 90 year old director just repeating himself after a golden age of great films decades before.
He really is starting to make the decrepit Woody Allen look original!
I'll probably watch the next Sang-soo film that comes out as well but with a lot more caution not expecting much.