The Way Home

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Ken R The Way Home – City Boy Meets Country Lee Jeong Hyang's thoughtful film examining the differences of city-bred kids (and their parents) with the lives of their isolated grandparents in an outback, unsophisticated peasant village. This simple Korean tale unfolds at a leisurely pace as we follow the care and attention freely given by a grandmother to her daughters 7yr old son - underlining the astute differences of those leading a simple sparse life, against those with more than they truly need, breeding an attitude of expectant selfishness. The visuals, both rich and sparse are accompanied by a simple but mostly pleasing musical score reminiscent in style (but not as lush) as earlier classics like ‘The Red Balloon' and ‘Louisiana Story'. The boy (and Grandmother played by Kim Eul Boon who at 78 had never even seen a movie before!) are well cast and richly played - with some grueling scenes of the hardships that make up the everyday life of this simple, hardworking woman, etching out an existence in a harsh environment and selflessly giving of herself for her visiting charge. A good comparative piece for thoughtful audiences. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/08/21 Full Review Audience Member This movie is touching every heart. There is nothing much, only emotional from "mute" grandmother and spoiled boy. The reaction of both the boy and grandmother is so real. Lovely and this would make every miss you granny. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Frances H A heart warming story of a little boy sent to live with his grandmother in a very rural district while his mother searches for a new job. At first he is disrespectful of his mute grandma and the fact that she doesn't have all the comforts he is used to, plus he is really a spoiled brat. But gradually he sees that she is trying to be kind and get him what he wants, so that he begins reciprocate in small ways and stop thinking solely about himself and what he wants as the most important things in the world--a lesson many adults never learn. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/14/20 Full Review Audience Member I bought multiple copies of this movie years ago on VHS. This movie is beautiful and it's perfect for any English Language Learner as it has a lot more action than dialogue. I absolutely adore this movie and now that I'm a 9th grade HS teacher I am introducing it to my students. It's a great movie to teach characterization because the main characters arc is so clean and easy to identify for students. It's an homage to all grandmothers! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Rotten kid. How many times was I that horrible and my grandma that good. Tearjerker. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member a simple story, no action, nor surprises. but i loved it, i loved it so much that, since i watched it, i cannot bear to watch hollywood movies. my taste in movies changed completely, i said "so it is possible to shot the perfect movie without any exaggeration, action, special effects, surprise or whatsoever!" Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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