청춘 2000
요약 한국 | 로맨스/멜로 | 2000.10.14 | 청소년관람불가 | 113분
감독 곽지균
출연 김래원, 김정현, 진희경, 배두나
1980년대 중반 시대상을 반영한 "겨울 나그네"를 만든 곽지균 감독의 2000년 작품이다. 그때 당시 떠오르던 김래원, 김정현, 배두나를 기용하여 "청춘 시절" 방황과 고민을 그렸다. 나름대로 로맨스 멜로 성장 영화를 그렸다는데, 생각보다는 와닿지 못하다. IMF가 끝난 시점에서 나름대로 앞길을 고민하던 청춘들 입장에서는 공감하지 못할 요소가 많다.
곽지균 감독은 2010년 생활고로 인해서 안타깝게도 자살을 했다. 1980년대의 "겨울 나그네"만 하더라도 분출할 곳 없는 당시 젊은이들의 시대상을 잘 반영하여 선풍적인 인기를 끌었는데, 필모그라피를 보니 멜로와 로맨스 등 비슷한 형태의 영화만 제작을 하여 사람들의 공감을 얻지 못했다. 돌아가신 분께는 안타깝지만, 사랑을 얻지 못했다하여 자살하는 여학생과 같은 감수성을 가지셨던게 아닐까 싶다.
"Plum Blossom" is a strange coming-of-age story from South Korea. It is incorrectly labelled in some quarters as a soft-core pornographic film, which is incorrect. There is no real eroticism in the movie, and most of the nudity is male.
The plot concerns two teenagers who pass through high school and university together as best friends, and the sexual liaisons they have on the way. Jay-ho changes schools and is immediately targeted by a beautiful teenage girl who attempts to seduce him. He is wary of her at first, and is then interrupted mid-coitus by her mother, who chases him away. They finally manage to seal the deal, but the girl's behaviour grows increasingly erratic, and Jay-ho, never particularly interested in the relationship, pulls away with drastic consequences.
Su-in, on the other hand, falls in love with his teacher, but we don't see too much of their relationship, and I didn't care about it much. Both boys go on to other relationships, of apparently meaningless sex, until one of the two falls for a nurse who has perhaps the strongest personality of any character in the movie, which might be just what he needs.
You might remember I said that most of the nudity is male? The boys regularly hang out together in their underwear, and in one scene, one bathes with the door open so that his pal can watch, who either pretends to start masturbating, or really does. Further, when they move out of home they share a room, and think nothing of having sex with the other in the room. I was surprised when this strange thread of homoeroticism never went anywhere. Maybe it's cultural, but it seemed deliberate that they are a little too comfortable with each other, and I was waiting for a relation to "blossom" between the two of them. I hope this isn't considered a spoiler by anyone, but it never did.
In fact, the movie as a whole is rather distancing, which is why I describe it as "strange". For something like this, you need to get into the heads of the characters, but it never feels like you really do. I wasn't even able to connect the dots between some events in the story and some of the behaviour of the characters, as I see some people have done online.
Yet I still recommend "Plum Blossom". Why? Because sex has to be one of the most lied about topics in the world, and movies should be a place where truth is told about it... and yet is so often not. Therefore it was greatly refreshing to see a movie about teenage boys in which it is the girl who is the initiator of the sexual relationship, as they generally are in first sexual experiences - and in which the boy is not even that interested for most of their encounter. I wish there were more movies that were this truthful, but when they make them, I hope they do it with more warmth than the creators of "Plum Blossom" used.
A tender coming of age story about two teenage boys who embrace growing pains in a hard way. Teenage hormones are difficult to be restrained. High school senior, Ja-hyo is seduced into his first sexual experience by classmate Ha-ra, who eventually kills herself when he ignores her. Since then, he immerses himself in loveless sex until he meets cheerful nurse, Nam-ok. Meanwhile, his pal Su-in has developed a crush on, Jeong-hye his teacher, which is socially taboo. Written by lament
Cast -
Kim Rae-won , Kim Jeong-hyeon , Jin Hee-kyung , Bae Doo-na , Yoon Ji-hye , Jung Hyun Kim , Doona Bae , Rae-won Kim , Ji-hye Yun , Hee-kyung Jin
Director -
Kwak Ji-kyoon , Ji-kyoon Kwak
Plum Blossom is Drama, Romance movie. Directed by Kwak Ji-kyoon, Ji-kyoon Kwak, and starring Kim Rae-won, Kim Jeong-hyeon, Jin Hee-kyung, Bae Doo-na, Yoon Ji-hye, Jung Hyun Kim, Doona Bae, Rae-won Kim, Ji-hye Yun, and Hee-kyung Jin.
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