Member review

Minari was a 2020 film directed by Lee Isaac Chung. It tells the story of a Korean family who move to America to start their new life in a rural area on a farm, through this move the family realise their resilience in character and what makes bonds them together instead of ripping them apart.

This film has beautiful cinematography, and as they arrive we see it’s stormy which i think uses pathetic fallacy by contrasting the mood of uncertainty the family feels as they navigate their new life. But throughout the rest of the film we see it’s sunny which provides a source of hope for the family. The ending i have to admit was a little confusing and left me with uncertainty about why it ended so abruptly, but i think there was a reason this was done. This was done to create a sense that this was their situation now and this is what they now need to deal with, and the power of their family bond should be able to overcome their future challenges.

This film was however iconic in the characters and some of lines that were said, which brought an element of humour into the film that made it more lighthearted throughout. The music was quite peaceful throughout which reflected the quiet environment compared to the bustling Korea that they were used to. I liked how they switched from speaking to Korean which represents how they are having to adapt to their environment in order to fit in with the society they are now part of, although it was sometimes quite hard to follow.

Although the humour in this film was particularly comical i think i would not recommend this film to others, purely because personally i found it quite confusing although if you want to broaden your film watching this would be a perfect candidate.