Minari (Korean Movie)
A family of Korean immigrants make like the minari plant, forbear through hardship, and slowly assimilate to American culture. The more different we are, the more we are the same. Its appealing, though short on movie making electricity; it’s quietly pictorial, satisfying our desire to see America as a big broad land with endless pockets of beauty.
It’s a tale so universal that you will bask in their victories like they are your own and your heart will shatter at the losses. A work whose best ingredient is its ability to balance sweetness with an exquisitely prepared study of the details that keep us clinging to our roots and loved ones.
It just felt like a warm, golden, hug. I absolutely loved the film. The director portrays the internal contradictions and repressed emotions that motivate the characters with great empathy. It explores the cost of the American Dream from a very personal, yet universally resonant perspective.
If you haven’t checked it out please to do you can (See It Here)