Burning (Lee Chang-dong, 2018)

Deserves it's own thread now that it's making the rounds and surely will/should be one of the most talked about films of the year

 

Really enjoyed this. The three main actors were all so good and the ending was very satisfying.

 

Masterpiece

Watched it this morning and I’m still thinking about it, there’s a lot going on and I am excited to watch it again and see what I pick up on/get out of it. It was everything I hoped it’d be

 

One of the best of the year. Been wanting to watch it again for a while now.

 

Finally saw this and was floored by how captivating it was. It could’ve been twice as long and I wouldn’t have minded a bit.

Looks like this will be coming to Netflix late next month, too.

 

Thought this was gonna get way more crossover appeal, boy was I wrong

 

I thought it did pretty well cause pretty much every I know and follow was talking about it at some point, but I guess it never hit more than 27 screens, which is a tiny release. I feel like, for a 2.5 hr Korean film not by one of the "big" Korean auteurs (Bong Joon-h0/Park Chan-wook), it did make a decent cultural impact. I can see the easy access on Netflix boosting its profile, since that seems to be how so many people discover (stumble upon) new work these days. The runtime and general ambiguity of the film makes it a tough sell, even if it is incredibly watchable.

 

I've been putting this off for too long. Poetry and Secret Sunshine were both masterpieces.

 

On Netflix

 

I've been wanting to watch this for a while but the version I have has these tiny subtitles that are almost impossible to read so I've been putting it off. Definitely need to check this out now that it's on Netflix.

 

Watched Poetry today and my god, what an amazing movie.

I also appreciate Burning more and more as time goes on and I live with it in my mind.

 

This movie peaks approx. 45 mins after finishing it

 

If you haven't seen Secret Sunshine yet, that is a great one. There are a lot of important Korean directors, but Lee is probably the best of the bunch.

 

I haven't. All of his stuff is on my watch list though and it's been bumped up in priority now.

 

Finally circled back to this now that I am on a post parasite binge of Korean movies. Thought it was a little slow to pick up but definitely worth the slow burn. The last hour is brilliant.

 

See Secret Sunshine and Poetry as well if you can. He is the best of Korean directors.

 

I think Oasis would be my next favourite after Burning. I do need to revisit Poetry, they're screening a 35mm print here this season so it seems likely to happen soon. He really hasn't made a bad film, although I don't remember if I've seen Green Fish.

 

Need to watch this again, been thinking about it so much lately. What a good ass movie

 

This might be my #1 of the decade.