Mary

I can’t say i enjoyed watching this because it was an incredibly difficult watch in ways that felt almost unbearable. But I’m sure that’s precisely the point. Beneath all that discomfort, I think it perfectly captures parts of the human experience that are rarely spoken about with this level of honesty and i just loved how messy and painfully real it allows its characters to be

I don’t think I have the right to judge a movie made nearly seven decades ago by today’s standards. But I found it a bit hard to get into since it belongs to a different era of filmmaking, with a much slower pace and performances that can feel dated. I still deeply appreciate its greatness and completely understand why it’s considered a timeless classic.

I think this should be my sign to stop sleeping on korean movies