Bungee Jumping of Their Own

❝After I'm born again, I'm going to look for you, and when I do, I'll fall in love with you again.❞
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On one hand, Bungee Jumping of Their Own has some really well-executed elements, but on the other, it's problematic in so many ways. I love a good reincarnation plot, but having a 30+ year old teacher fall in love with his 17 year old student is truly disturbing. And as if that wasn't bad enough, the film makes being gay seem worse than being a paedophile, which was absolutely insane; I genuinely couldn't believe my eyes the entirety of the second half. It's a shame because the scenes set in 1983 were pretty good, but they became tainted by the rest of the film. Lee Byung-hun gives a good performance, to be sure, and the non-linear storytelling was excellent. I also liked a lot of the cinematography, such as the soft aesthetic to the look of the film and the cyclical structure emphasised by the camerawork and opening and closing shots. With that said, though, I can't say that this is a good film, and unless you're a mega fan of Lee Byung-hun, it's not worth watching this.

❝After I'm born again, I'm going to look for you, and when I do, I'll fall in love with you again.❞
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On one hand, Bungee Jumping of Their Own has some really well-executed elements, but on the other, it's problematic in so many ways. I love a good reincarnation plot, but having a 30+ year old teacher fall in love with his 17 year old student is truly disturbing. And as if that wasn't bad enough, the film makes being gay seem worse than being a paedophile, which was absolutely insane; I genuinely couldn't believe my eyes the entirety of the second half. It's a shame because the scenes set in 1983 were pretty good, but they became tainted by the rest of the film. Lee Byung-hun gives a good performance, to be sure, and the non-linear storytelling was excellent. I also liked a lot of the cinematography, such as the soft aesthetic to the look of the film and the cyclical structure emphasised by the camerawork and opening and closing shots. With that said, though, I can't say that this is a good film, and unless you're a mega fan of Lee Byung-hun, it's not worth watching this.

imagine they killed themselves for no reason and both reincarnate as guys so they end up having to be gay again

imagine they killed themselves for no reason and both reincarnate as guys so they end up having to be gay again

frontman doin anything but his job

frontman doin anything but his job

i find the shots beautiful in their simplicity. this film might not be close to being the greatest of all time but it definitely is a tug on your heartstrings. flaws are scattered all around though, in characters, viewpoints and actions, so it makes this sweet more bitter than sweet

i find the shots beautiful in their simplicity. this film might not be close to being the greatest of all time but it definitely is a tug on your heartstrings. flaws are scattered all around though, in characters, viewpoints and actions, so it makes this sweet more bitter than sweet

what an interesting movie that I don't think fully understands its own message or what it's rlly saying. The last conversation had between their souls, where inwoo asks what they'll do if they are both born girls and taehee says they will just have to try again. The pedophilia was a small problem to them, but the gay connotation around their relationship was always the biggest "wrong". Rlly inwoo didn't need any proof at all, one song, one lil hint that hyunbin was taehee and he went full force trying to connect with his  underage male student in an inappropriate way. 

What about loving someone so much to the point of letting go? What about their love made it impossible for inwoo to move on? considering he had a wife and child it's not like he hadn't tried. I think this was more a story of an immature and selfish man who never really grew up. I'm not talking abt the world hardening him either, im talking about he was stuck in his childish ways even before he met taehee. 

i could actually go on and on abt a lot more bcuz i think it is a movie that demands conversation after. Woulda loved to see what they did with the remake but it's probs for the best it was dropped.

what an interesting movie that I don't think fully understands its own message or what it's rlly saying. The last conversation had between their souls, where inwoo asks what they'll do if they are both born girls and taehee says they will just have to try again. The pedophilia was a small problem to them, but the gay connotation around their relationship was always the biggest "wrong". Rlly inwoo didn't need any proof at all, one song, one lil hint that hyunbin was taehee and he went full force trying to connect with his  underage male student in an inappropriate way. 

What about loving someone so much to the point of letting go? What about their love made it impossible for inwoo to move on? considering he had a wife and child it's not like he hadn't tried. I think this was more a story of an immature and selfish man who never really grew up. I'm not talking abt the world hardening him either, im talking about he was stuck in his childish ways even before he met taehee. 

i could actually go on and on abt a lot more bcuz i think it is a movie that demands conversation after. Woulda loved to see what they did with the remake but it's probs for the best it was dropped.