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The Planet of Junior Brown (1997)
Another misunderstood, underrated film
I stumbled upon Junior Brown while sifting through the channels looking for an interesting movie. I liked the name. It's hard to find movies such as this one on American TV. Description reads something like "Watch a shy, fat, black, piano prodigy kid as he journeys into an imaginary world." It could be either very good, or turn out to be an over-ambitious drama, so I decided to peek at it for 5 minutes to see if it's worth it. I did not expect it, but the I caught on to the film's lonely mood as soon as I turned it on. The film turned out to be much more than what was in the description, and I can say that it must have been written by someone who watched a couple minutes of it and fast forwarded the rest until the end. The film has an easy pace, interesting moments, a humble and beautiful music score, and very colorful characters. Mysteriously emotional and well-spoken, builds on each character, and the drama never becomes overdone. The few subplots are amazing. It easily became one of my all-time favorite movies.
Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom (2003)
what is life?
Reduce yourself to nothing... Forget all your memories and start over again... Watch yourself grow. How pleasant this is! There's no magic in the world, no superstitions. Everything is simple and serene. Zen flows in your blood! And eventually growth dispels the simplicity of youth. You swing like a pendulum... even though the world is still very simple, you follow your feelings and veer off-course. It's the end... What little magic you discover destroys itself. All of the world's gates open, burning winds wash over you... As you crumble to dust, the only thing you can do is to seek refuge in the past. How great the flood of despair, the onslaught of anger... Pushing the limits of your existence, you barely fall back into sanity. Now is contemplation. A chance to seek out stillness and serenity. You decide to stop pushing the wheels of time. Yet, the wheels of time roll time and again...