The movie “The Flu,” released in 2013, is a disaster film about the government's decision to shut down the city as a virus with a 100 percent fatality rate sweeps through South Korea, and people who are suddenly quarantined are fighting for their lives. The film begins with a scene in which some for

“It is Spia-Worf. It is a theory that the language determines how you think.”- Linguist Louise Banks (Amy Lou Adams)– Audiences are puzzled at the movie scenes, which were randomly inserted on screen regardless of the real-time flow. At the beginning of the movie, the main character Louise Banks (Am

Spirited Away (2001), directed by Miyazaki Hayao, is the first case in the animation genre that has won awards such as the Golden Bear, and the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. This animation film attracted about 24 million viewers in Japan and two million viewers in Korea. As su

The poster is showing beautiful rainbow and bright colors such as purple and pink. This makes people feel the Florida Project as a fairy-tale. However, people who have seen this movie would have complicated emotions since the story and atmosphere of the movie. People know that the Disney land proud

"I was depressed because of COVID-19 but I felt like the movie comforts me.""It would be better to watch this movie with families.” - Reviews from Naver The film “Beyond that Mountain” (저 산 너머) that opened on April 30 by director Choi Jong-tae. It has been making headlines as a family-healing movie

In the poster of Joker (2019), there is one person who raises the corners of his mouth with hands and forces a smile, but sheds tears. He is Joker, one familiar and popular villain, and this merciless villain looks sad, so it causes some interests in the poster. This is the English version poster of

1994 was a rough year for Korea. Seoul’s undisciplined redevelopment process caused brutal clash between capital and labor. In the media, the death of North leader Kim Il-sung was broadcasted all over the country, which brought shock to the people. An explosion of city gas at Ah-hyeon killed 12 inno

A poster of unusual design gives people odd feelings. Like “why are characters in posters blindfolded?” and “Whose body is only legs?”, this poster arouses people’s curiosity. This is the Korean version poster of film Parasite (기생충, 2019) made by director Bong Joon-ho and released on May 30. This fi

Magoksa was designated for UNESCO World Heritage on July 4, 2018, with six other Bhuddist temple in South Korea. Also, Magoksa is one of the six major Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism (대한조계불교종) located at Taehwa Mountain. The temple was founded by High Monk Jajang of Silla Dynasty in 640 A.D. Througho

Are you really feeling okay saying ”I’m fine today.”? Cheon-ji usually did not ask for too much, but suddenly she asks to buy an MP3 player one day. Her mother, Hyun-sook, and older sister Man-ji ignore her, but on this day, Chun-ji decide to end her life. Today, society often consider teenagers to

Recently, the efforts to deal with auditory and visual arts are being highlighted in Disney films. Disney recently released Aladdin (2019) as a live action film and as more than 10 million people watched it, the movie has been a huge hit in Korea. A live-action film refers to movies that are produce

“Not all opinions are equal, somethings happened” said Deborah Lipstadt, historian and professor of Holocaust studies in the film Denial (2016). During the film’s opening ceremony, one of the audience members asks Lipstadt for comments: “Somebody told me you don’t debate with people who say the Holo

Juror 8 (2019) is the film based on the first jury trial in South Korea introduced in 2008. Eight ordinary people with numerous occupations and different ages gathered as a jury for the trial in the movie. At first, it seemed to be simple for jury members since all the evidence, testimony, and confe