03-16-2016, 10:51 PM
Wow, I should have taken notes. Lots of twists and turns in this, some requiring that you remember people's names. I'm never good at that, and terrible when Korean names start zipping about like peas under nutshells.
I felt it lost its way at times, spending too much time on trivial matters (yes, tea preparation is laden with symbolism, but enough already!), and some of the flashbacks seemed ill-chosen, and missing the ones I wanted to see.
But still, it's got some great cinematography, and while the swordfights are uneven, there are some nicely atmospheric sequences.
So many unanswered questions on this one. As the credits rolled, I went straight to wikipedia, which usually provides whole plots. But it just gave the setup, then said "the beginning of a long journey of revenge." Dang!
I felt it lost its way at times, spending too much time on trivial matters (yes, tea preparation is laden with symbolism, but enough already!), and some of the flashbacks seemed ill-chosen, and missing the ones I wanted to see.
But still, it's got some great cinematography, and while the swordfights are uneven, there are some nicely atmospheric sequences.
So many unanswered questions on this one. As the credits rolled, I went straight to wikipedia, which usually provides whole plots. But it just gave the setup, then said "the beginning of a long journey of revenge." Dang!