Comments on: “Secret Sunshine” Wins As Best Picture at The Asian Film Awards http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/18/secret-sunshine-wins-as-best-picture-at-the-asian-film-awards/ Korea... in Blog Format Mon, 7 Jul 2008 05:47:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Nambangui horangi http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/18/secret-sunshine-wins-as-best-picture-at-the-asian-film-awards/#comment-143331 Nambangui horangi Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:15:13 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/18/secret-sunshine-wins-as-best-picture-at-the-asian-film-awards/#comment-143331 I finally managed to see Secret Sunshine yesterday at a showing at my university. I agree with #3. This is a brilliant, thought-provoking film that offers perhaps the best meditation on the problem of faith in a harsh world that I've ever come across. I didn't find it to be a wail-a-thon at all. The handling of tragedy is done in such a way as to focus on much deeper issues, not to create some pop tearjerker. Lee Chang-dong and Jeon Do-yeon deserve all the accolades they've received, as far as I'm concerned. If you toss in Peppermint Candy and Oasis (although maybe not Green Fish), I'd be willing to give my vote to Lee as the world's finest currently working director. I finally managed to see Secret Sunshine yesterday at a showing at my university. I agree with #3. This is a brilliant, thought-provoking film that offers perhaps the best meditation on the problem of faith in a harsh world that I’ve ever come across. I didn’t find it to be a wail-a-thon at all. The handling of tragedy is done in such a way as to focus on much deeper issues, not to create some pop tearjerker. Lee Chang-dong and Jeon Do-yeon deserve all the accolades they’ve received, as far as I’m concerned.

If you toss in Peppermint Candy and Oasis (although maybe not Green Fish), I’d be willing to give my vote to Lee as the world’s finest currently working director.

]]> By: day4night http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/18/secret-sunshine-wins-as-best-picture-at-the-asian-film-awards/#comment-142687 day4night Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:24:46 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/18/secret-sunshine-wins-as-best-picture-at-the-asian-film-awards/#comment-142687 I think they deserve it. I found Secret Sunshine to be a wonderful, deep movie that may fail for many people because it's too floppy, like a novel, but which has great ambition in terms of story, character and visual aesthetic. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Chang-dong" rel="nofollow">Lee Chang-dong rocks! </a> I think they deserve it. I found Secret Sunshine to be a wonderful, deep movie that may fail for many people because it’s too floppy, like a novel, but which has great ambition in terms of story, character and visual aesthetic.

Lee Chang-dong rocks!

]]> By: the_dog_catcha http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/18/secret-sunshine-wins-as-best-picture-at-the-asian-film-awards/#comment-142637 the_dog_catcha Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:34:25 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/18/secret-sunshine-wins-as-best-picture-at-the-asian-film-awards/#comment-142637 Oh congrats, congrats to all. c'mon. Oh congrats, congrats to all. c’mon.

]]> By: Alejandro Marivosa http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/18/secret-sunshine-wins-as-best-picture-at-the-asian-film-awards/#comment-142626 Alejandro Marivosa Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:15:00 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/03/18/secret-sunshine-wins-as-best-picture-at-the-asian-film-awards/#comment-142626 Don't really get it. Absent the critique of Christianity, what was the film but another Korean wail-a-thon? Don’t really get it. Absent the critique of Christianity, what was the film but another Korean wail-a-thon?

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