The circle of life is everlasting. We, every bit busy humans, sometimes miss the opportunity to see it in full effect. The modernistic solar day conveniences of life and the hustle and hurry of work sometimes fog our eyes to the constantly moving world. Thankfully we have films like Spring, Summer, Fall, Wintertime … and Spring, to assist guide us back to our roots. Through each season, managing director Ki-duk Kim shows us the journey of one young male child equally he learns life through the easily and listen of an older monk. Through events that are beyond his command, this immature boy learns about love, lust, jealousy, hatred, and eventually rage. He makes choices that ultimately outcome his life causing turmoil and distress, nevertheless somehow continually finds his style back to the floating house on the lake where his journeying began. It is during his final visit home he learns of his last journey in life. As a new soul is handed to him, he embarks on a final journeying using his master's lesson, to pay homage to the life he has lead.
When I watched this moving-picture show the first story that came to mind was that told by Trina Paulus in 'Hope for the Flowers'. Information technology is the story of two caterpillars that commence on a journey into collywobbles. Along the mode they experience a total range of emotions that are fastened to life and expiry. In the end, they become two of the most beautiful creatures in the globe. This is how I viewed this entire film. I felt every bit if I was watching a young caterpillar (the immature boy) experience life and journey along the path to become the beautiful butterfly. The beauty of the scenes and the simplicity of this story non drenched in words only kept this image vibrant. The spiritual themes of this flick are present, but not bold. They are not striking you lot in the confront and forcing you to understand, only instead showing you and demonstrating the power of those willing to believe. This is a quiet film that leaves much up to our imagination. Nosotros never leave the valley that surrounds the lake, we never know what year is currently going on exterior of the wood, and we are meant to understand that this story could take place anytime. Kim gives u.s. themes that tin can be used to limited any menses of fourth dimension and is especially poignant in today's terror filled earth.
I loved everything about this film. From the simplicity of the opening doors to introduce each scene to the stunning and hypnotic ending that makes you believe in the human being spirit. If you walk away with annihilation from this film, I hope it is hope. Hope for everything on this planet, and especially a promise for our beau man. Mistakes are made to larn by. Take these errors and accept them to move closer to the world you take always dreamed near. Be that young boy that is able to transform into the human being he desires.
See this movie, and feel a warmth like no other. This is quite possibly one of the all-time films of the year. Astonishing!
Grade: **** out of ****
