Comments on: North Korea Freedom Week in DC http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/30/north-korea-freedom-week-in-dc/ Korea... in Blog Format Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:58:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: R. Elgin http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/30/north-korea-freedom-week-in-dc/#comment-151005 R. Elgin Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:17:53 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=6522#comment-151005 Don't be silly "user". Chinese students can spend their time reading about their leadership how they are dealing with dealing with child labor slave problems back home: www.nytimes.com/2008/05/01/world/asia/01china.html?hp It's more pertinent to them probably. Don’t be silly “user”. Chinese students can spend their time reading about their leadership how they are dealing with dealing with child labor slave problems back home: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05.....na.html?hp
It’s more pertinent to them probably.

]]> By: mcnut http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/30/north-korea-freedom-week-in-dc/#comment-150989 mcnut Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:31:02 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=6522#comment-150989 the new admin should start a NK freedom week in Seoul i am sure roh would like that the new admin should start a NK freedom week in Seoul

i am sure roh would like that

]]> By: mcnut@hotmail.com http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/30/north-korea-freedom-week-in-dc/#comment-150990 mcnut@hotmail.com Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:29:58 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=6522#comment-150990 the new admin should start a NK freedom week in Seoul i am sure roh would like that the new admin should start a NK freedom week in Seoul

i am sure roh would like that

]]> By: user-81 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/30/north-korea-freedom-week-in-dc/#comment-150981 user-81 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:08:21 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=6522#comment-150981 How far is Duke University from Washington D.C.? Even though this is about North Korea and not Tibet, maybe some of the students who have harassed <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/18/AR2008041802635_2.html" rel="nofollow">Grace Wang</a> should be sent up there to hear a different perspective on their country's benevolence. How far is Duke University from Washington D.C.? Even though this is about North Korea and not Tibet, maybe some of the students who have harassed Grace Wang should be sent up there to hear a different perspective on their country’s benevolence.

]]> By: xteethx http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/30/north-korea-freedom-week-in-dc/#comment-150974 xteethx Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:07:27 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=6522#comment-150974 Took a bus from NY to DC just to watch Crossing during the evening screening this past Monday at the Ebenezer Cafe. It was brutally realistic; you could hear many people crying throughout the whole film. I don't believe most people who want to watch Crossing see it because they want to be entertained so I'm not going to comment so much on the artistry of it. (Other than the fact that Korean movies, including this one, cant help but to have rain storm scenes and all its cheesy symbolism with it) But I do appreciate the movie for portraying the dire living situation for most N. Koreans so realistically. I think the sufferings portrayed in the movie are nothing new to those who are well-informed of the situation in NK, yet we're so conditioned by Hollywood to subtly want some level of happiness and redemption for the characters even though the odds are against them. Crossing was really heavy and sobering, but it's hard to be be disappointed with it for portraying the plight of NK refugees so realistically. I think that it will be informative to many South Koreans who remain ignorant of the situation and hopefully, compel them to do something about it; one refugee at a time. Took a bus from NY to DC just to watch Crossing during the evening screening this past Monday at the Ebenezer Cafe. It was brutally realistic; you could hear many people crying throughout the whole film.

I don’t believe most people who want to watch Crossing see it because they want to be entertained so I’m not going to comment so much on the artistry of it. (Other than the fact that Korean movies, including this one, cant help but to have rain storm scenes and all its cheesy symbolism with it) But I do appreciate the movie for portraying the dire living situation for most N. Koreans so realistically. I think the sufferings portrayed in the movie are nothing new to those who are well-informed of the situation in NK, yet we’re so conditioned by Hollywood to subtly want some level of happiness and redemption for the characters even though the odds are against them.

Crossing was really heavy and sobering, but it’s hard to be be disappointed with it for portraying the plight of NK refugees so realistically. I think that it will be informative to many South Koreans who remain ignorant of the situation and hopefully, compel them to do something about it; one refugee at a time.

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