Sunday, September 14, 2014

61. The aimless bullet (1960)


Country: South Korea
Directed by Hyun Mok Yoo

A masterpiece of Korean cinema, considered by many as the best Korean movie ever made, 'The aimless bullet' is a dim portrait of post war South Korea when many people were facing unemployment, malnutrition and almost survival problems ,with a lot of protests to be held on the streets. Poverty is portrayed in the film how really is: it strips you from any dignity , making your life an endless struggle  without to allow you to think anything else except money in order to survive. The view of the director is raw and extremely pessimistic: is not any hope, just misery! Anyone in the movie is wishing to 'get out of there' but they can't and , anyway,  is nowhere to go!.


You can watch the full movie here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S3srD7qx9c

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