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4/5 Ratings for THe Bow
F :83 %
R 17%
Drama 50% Romance 50%
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
01/25/23
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
02/22/23
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Mysticism of the East World and us who are doesn't understand anything about their life, far world etc. Again we wanted go to Kim ki Duk's Worlds and live there. Do?u mistisizmini anlamasak da Kim ki Duk yine kendi dünyas?na bizleri hayran b?rakt? ve orada ya?ama özlemimizi tekrar gün yüzüne ç?kard?."
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
02/09/23
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The Bow is a haunting, compelling, beautiful, controversial, meditative, and complex drama and character study. It's a shame that this only the second film of Ki-duk Kim's that I've seen (The other being the superb, The Isle), as he has blown me away yet again. In fact, I think I enjoy this film even more than The Isle, and I would definitely say that The Bow is not only one of the greatest dramas I've ever seen, but may very well be among the absolute greatest films I've ever seen.
The plot is quite simple as it takes place entirely in one location with a very small cast of characters who remain nameless. A 60-year-old man has been caring for the young girl living on his boat ever since she was 6 and plans to marry her when she turns 17 in a matter of months.
He runs a small fishing business by bringing clients out to his fishing boat, while the girl helps him with small tasks, or helps him tell fortunes by means of sitting on a swing on the side of the boat while he shoots arrows at the picture on the side of the boat, while also narrowly avoiding killing her as each arrow passes her.
Despite such danger, the old man is very protective of her, and vice versa, and the two will do anything to protect each other from danger by using a bow and arrow set with deadly accuracy.
The young girl knows nothing of the outside world, and remains in her small little world on the fishing boat, until one day, a young man gives her his Ipod (Or MP3 player, I'm not sure what it is, exactly), which begins to broaden her thoughts of the outside world through such a simple means, which angers the old man.
The relationship between them slowly begins to fall apart and she no longer remains passive to him as she rebels and their small world also begins to collapse, even more so when the young man makes more visits and starts to become more vocal and defensive of the young girl. A small war begins to wage among the three and anything can happen in the middle of nowhere.
The acting is superb in the film, even though there is very little dialogue. Hell, you never even hear the two main characters talk. The acting comes almost entirely through expressions, emotions, and actions, and forces the viewer to analyze all the details to get an idea of the situation. The actors are very believable, and there are some absolutely gripping and harrowing scenes just through their subtlety. I couldn't take my eyes off the screen because of how damn good the actors were.
The film also moves at a very slow pace, with very little that happens - that is, if you don't pay attention and analyze all the little details. For me, I found the film to be gripping and harrowing, and also quite emotional when it wanted to be. In fact, it's more intense than most other dramas are through their bombastic and overwrought dramatic scenes. I was never once bored and I loved that the film forced me to look at every detail, however small to get an idea of the grand scale the film truly has beneath its simple exterior. Should you not pay attention, you will carelessly dismiss this film as slow-moving and where nothing happens, where in reality, you would be quite mistaken. I was also very surprised by how well and how delicately it handled its very controversial premise about an old man marrying such a young girl. But the film never becomes crass, horrifying, or disgusting in its portrayal of the subject, but rather, it's done tastefully and carefully.
The Bow is a masterful drama with a gripping story, superb acting, beautiful visuals, stunning music, and many other elements hiding within it waiting to be discovered. It's a film that forces the viewer to think and to analyze and it's also a very meditative and quiet piece that packs a hell of an emotional punch. If you love a good drama and are a patient viewer, The Bow is not something to miss.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
02/26/23
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No matter how many poetic images and photography, this is actually the story of an old pedophilic and as such is simply disgusting.
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Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars
02/16/23
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no dialogs, just poetic
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
01/31/23
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