‘Couleur de peau: Miel’, is also called as ‘Approved for Adoption’ in English, is a French-Belgian animated movie based on the adoption experience of Jung. Jung is a cartoon artist and is involved in the directing of the movie.
In the animated section of the film, Jung was appeared as a 5-year-old Korean child who was adopted by a Belgian family. His confusion of family status and civil status increases with his growth and his path of growing in Belgium was winding. He tried to escape his identity of being a Korean when he was young. Due to his appearance of an Asian, he often feels like he was discriminated by others. He may even doubt the love and cares from his adopted family members. While in the documentary-liked section, Jung was a middle-aged man who decided to return in his home country, South Korea. He tried to obtain information about his biological …show more content…
It is a shocking fact to hear such an enormous number of children became orphans. War is one of the factors related to the huge amount of orphans. Wars contribute to a rise of separated family, and therefore more orphans were discovered. Moreover, from the case of Jung, it is obvious that the experience of being an orphan and living in an adopted family has lead to a few long-lasting consequences to the growth of children. For example, their self-esteem may be lower than other children. In Jung’s story, he grew in a Belgian neighbourhood environment. With his biological appearance as an Asian, he believed that he was different to other Belgian children. Adopted children may also doubt their status in their family. In the movie, Jung often asks his siblings whether they treated him as their family members. ‘Approved to Adoption’ is an inspiring film for me to understand more about the life and thoughts of Korean children in adopted
In the animated section of the film, Jung was appeared as a 5-year-old Korean child who was adopted by a Belgian family. His confusion of family status and civil status increases with his growth and his path of growing in Belgium was winding. He tried to escape his identity of being a Korean when he was young. Due to his appearance of an Asian, he often feels like he was discriminated by others. He may even doubt the love and cares from his adopted family members. While in the documentary-liked section, Jung was a middle-aged man who decided to return in his home country, South Korea. He tried to obtain information about his biological …show more content…
It is a shocking fact to hear such an enormous number of children became orphans. War is one of the factors related to the huge amount of orphans. Wars contribute to a rise of separated family, and therefore more orphans were discovered. Moreover, from the case of Jung, it is obvious that the experience of being an orphan and living in an adopted family has lead to a few long-lasting consequences to the growth of children. For example, their self-esteem may be lower than other children. In Jung’s story, he grew in a Belgian neighbourhood environment. With his biological appearance as an Asian, he believed that he was different to other Belgian children. Adopted children may also doubt their status in their family. In the movie, Jung often asks his siblings whether they treated him as their family members. ‘Approved to Adoption’ is an inspiring film for me to understand more about the life and thoughts of Korean children in adopted