Have you watched a Korean seasonal movie recently? Well, I am their biggest fan and really, I am now so into Korean movies since ‘Jumong’ that I now rarely watch Hollywood movies.

I want to make you a disciple too but before I do, I must warn you though cos first off, you need the patience of a saint to follow what usually are tales about fallen dynasties of Korea. My friend said that if you take the pauses: times spent on prostrating to greet, times spent for kings to respond or any other senior person talking to his subordinate for that matter; you can shoot another seasonal with the accumulated time. I don’t really think he exaggerated. Every word spoken is a celebration of sorts to these peeps.

Do I talk about the characters now? Sure but, though they are relatable and grounded as per their roles, there are always clownish characters…always. The one who makes a fool of himself with every action. I wonder though why these characters are rampant. I think it might have been a survival tactics among ordinary citizens in a continent ruler by very powerful people and governments and families. Just my thinking.

The way all characters run though or greet people: someone two feet from you is greeted as though 50 feet away and then they’d run to him/her or when a step should suffice… Aishoo! It bothers me cos watching this kind of behaviour ‘spoils my image’ (Only Korean movie buffs like me would understand this). Image is important.

All in all, the portrayal of kings, swordmanship, love(the subtle and moralistic approach) and other themes is just beautiful. The suspense is super too. I  always fret when a problem takes too long to get resolved. Flashbacks, tales of revenge, betrayals add to the mix. Who doesn’t want to know how a crown prince ends up with his true love and not the aristocrat princess chosen for him?

I love Korean movies too cos, I see rural life- much like Africa and I feel an affinity to that. I am crazier about relatable civilization not the cold, fast-paced Hollywood stuffs. Acupuncture and herbs are used- not cocaine and morphine though I am not being judgmental here. I feel their appreciation and love of nature nature and I love that.

They speak Korea too! The subtitles are okay and I dont mind them. These are peeps proud of themselves, their language and their culture.

I am so looking forward to staying in Korea for a holiday anytime I can make that happen.

If you want to join in, you could check these: Jumong, Yi-San, Iris, Iljamae, A Man Called God, Iron Empress, Damo, Sea god…

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