Kim Ki-duk

When they eventually get over the overwhelming new freedoms, their lifestyle will be changed dramatically and forever. On the flip side, the people who remain in North Korea continue to follow the rules and regulations of Kim Jung Un, the North Korean Dictator. These rules include only being able to get one of the ten approved haircuts they offer for men. Citizens are not allowed to practice a religion, and the government chooses where you live, similar to Districts in…

The Korean War was a military clash between the Republic of Korea, supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, strengthened by the People's Republic of China, with military material guide from the Soviet Union. The war was a significance of the physical division of Korea by an assention of the successful Allies at the finish of the Pacific War toward the end of World War II. ((Boose, Donald W) The inability to hold free races all through the Korean Peninsula…

The future is conquered by mysterious unknowns. In a world that lives in the present, the future's outcome holds the scariest time for change that will shape society either for better or for worse. George Orwell's novel, 1984, portrays a dystopian society managed by a totalitarian government that forces their ideologies on their people in a (mainly) psychological demeanor. Essentially, it is a novel that hints at a pessimistic future that will unravel, given contemporary of society's reliance…

As portrayed in the movie The Interview, North Korea seems like a horrible place full of fake grocery stores and a cruel leader. In reality, North Korea’s situation is much worse. The average North Korean goes through many obstacles every day and has limited access to resources that citizens of other countries would have an abundant amount of access to. Through the continued abuse of human rights, no outside countries seem to believe that they should interfere with how North Korea treats its…

South Korea, July 21st 1950. “I remember the climate of South Korea offset the recruits including me. It was difficult to get used to but we did.” said Frederick leier. Talking about the climate struggles many of soldiers felt when they went to Korea.North Korea and South Korea were at war for the boarders of the country. Frederick Leier (age:17) at the time was defending South Korea from the North Korean troops that entered their boundary lines at the 38th parallel. Many veterans who served…

Korea. In the house, no pictures of family are allowed, only pictures of the leader. In addition to loving their leader, no cell phones or internet allowed. Newspaper and television are controlled by the state. There are books, but they are written by Kim Il Sung (founder of North Korea). Hospital…

Solution focused brief therapy was developed by Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg along with their colleagues in the late 1970s to the early 1980s in Milwaukee, Wisconsin(Solutionfocusednet,2016). As the name suggests Solution focused brief therapy is solution focused, goal directed and future focused (Solutionfocusednet, 2016). The solution focused approached was developed in an inner city outpatient setting where clients were accepted without any prior screening (Solutionfocusednet, 2016).…

Spring, summer, fall, winter and spring is one of the representative movie of director Kim Ki Duk. I appreciate what he had done in this movie and I think the movie spring, summer, fall, winter and string is a good movie. The reason why I have that thought is because director Kim Ki Duk can produce the movie with deep insight in a short period and limited budget. Furthermore, the movie can bring out the Buddhist core value, for example, the concept of reincarnate, karma etc. In the first scene…

possible, from as close to his subject as possible. 21. Memories of Murder (Bong Joon-ho, 2003, S. Korea) One of the masterpieces of contemporary S. Korean cinema, "Memories of Murder" features great script, direction and acting, and cinematography. Kim Hyung-ku did a spectacular job in this aspect, presenting images of rare beauty from the everyday life in the rural Korea of the 80’s. The film holds the record for the most shooting locations in the country, in an effort to portray the…

Lastly, Williams finished the three definitions with social definition of culture. He defines this as, “culture is a description of a particular way of life, which expresses certain meanings and values not only in art and learning, but also in institutions and ordinary behavior” (Williams, 1961). Defining the social elements such as tradition and language, invites audience’s experiences that they probably never would see firsthand without film. The film chosen for this last definition is, The…