tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805792966316850332.post154713142774316199..comments2024-03-28T08:23:58.462+01:00Comments on Modern Korean Cinema: Take Off (Gukga daepyo) 2009conranphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799505413464310212noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805792966316850332.post-69112250113050749092010-09-10T16:31:21.582+02:002010-09-10T16:31:21.582+02:00I always thought it was funny that they got an Ame...I always thought it was funny that they got an American who didn't speak Korean to play that role while his wife who speaks English is actually Korean! I noticed what you're saying about Lost a little bit but clearly not as much as someone who speaks the language. <br /><br />As far as Take Off is concerned, I guess it would not have been such a deterrent for audiences in Korea but I do think it barrs it from ever finding a significant audience in English-language territories.conranphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799505413464310212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805792966316850332.post-11496155841968703192010-09-10T04:26:07.082+02:002010-09-10T04:26:07.082+02:00My internal cynic really left me with very low exp...My internal cynic really left me with very low expectations for this film, but it actually managed to exceed my admittedly low expectations.<br /><br />The matter of English in Take-Off reminds me of conversations I've had with people about the often poor usage of Korean on "Lost" by Daniel Dae Kim, a Korean American playing a non-emigrant Korean. Especially combined with the very non-Korean production/art design of their flashback moments in Seoul, it regularly broke my suspension of disbelief. But, I let it slide for the sake of staying entertained by what was (at least early on) an intriguing story.<br /><br />Nice blog by the way--I'll keep reading in the future!refresh_daemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04484357767562950745noreply@blogger.com