It were and still are good. Though admittedly I’m pretty fed up with the sad, sob, and gloomy ending, which in my opinion, kinda of over generously presented on the K movies. And after a while, I get bored and take a break from anything Korean, and haven’t bother to start watching again.

But yes, definitely, Korean movies are very much lovable, and I can completely understand if even a guy like you or me spent hours in front of tv, and sobbing shamelessly. I guess in away, Korean movies are very much like the much more matured Japanese movie. Even the dialogue, and the way the storyline moves are quite similar with those of Japanese, though I find that in the more serious drama genre, the Japanese are lil bit more innovative and creative. What do you reckon ?

2012 though is entirely different matter though, I might write a piece about that hehehe…

I love simplicity, which is why I don’t really like ‘absurd’ and overly ‘imaginative’ movies involving too much visual effects or ‘ridiculous’ prophecies like 2012 (I believe in the coming of the Judgement Day, but the prophecy is totally overrrated and people are arguing over this endlessly, which in fact promotes the movie’s popularity). I love subtle conflicts although sometimes I find physical blows intriguing enough. To me, having a down-to-earth plot and ‘logical’ story line is what a good movie ought to present to its audience.

I still remember a Korean movie aired on Metro TV, whose title I completely fogot. It tells about a simple and plain life of a Korean woman. A widower wants to marry her and the story’s conflict arises when the widower’s son (who is a half Filipino and half Korean) seems to be against the idea of having a stepmom. The woman made her best efforts to win the stubborn son’s heart almost to no avail. This boy, in the movie, is depicted as a lonely boy who keeps his emotions for no one but himself. He has to endure bullying classmates at school just because he looks darker than his fellow Korean students do (his mom is a Filipino, she left both her husband and son in Korea and died in her homeland). To cut the story short, the stepmom (who at first hates her stepson) understands what the poor boy needs. He needs a mom who loves him, something that reminds the stepmom of her own bitter past (being treated badly by her stepmom).

My favorite scene is when the woman is called by the principal of the school where the boy goes. The boy is bullied and mocked on a daily basis by his classmates, and being exiled from the rest of the class. So he resorts to violence to defend himself. He beats anyone who mocks him ‘dark’ or ‘black’. There, at school, in front of so many other students’ mothers who get outraged to know their sons got beaten and hurt, she defends her stepson just like a biological mom does her own. She sets aside her resentment towards the rebellious and mischievous boy despite the fact that this boy almost always makes trouble for her, both at home and at work.

Ahhh, you should see it yourself and sob after that….Make sure you bring a hanky and lock the door as you won’t others to find out you sobbing ^_^

Never been to Kudus though, I bet its beautiful. Can you post some picture the city and the landscape on your blow ?