Week 1 - Film (August 2nd)

[ParkLisa]

I agree with you that now K-movies are human dramas set in Korea and acted by Korean actors.  As a result, more and more people in different countries are embracing Korean films. With more Korean actors learning English and even speaking English in dramas and movies, Korean movies mgiht become less and less "Korean" and more global. 

[ParkLisa]

I agree wih you. When I first started teaching, people didn't really know a lot about Korea.  Now, when students know that I'm Korean, they will say hello in Korean.  When they find out that I watch K-dramas, they come up to me and we have this instant connection because we talk about something the student loves.  They tell me what they are watching and we share K-drama lists.  This never happened prior to K-dramas becoming so popular.  The "soft power" of Hallyu has given me another way to connect with students that never exited before.  

 

[ParkLisa]

I agree with you Taylor. American films have a formula where you can predict what will happen.  With Kfilms, they use flashback to tell you more about the character and their motivation. It's sort of like in Ratatuille when the restaurant critic comes in the restaurant, tastes the dish, and is immediately taken back to his childhood.  The audience feels sympathy towards this man.  I think Kfilms and dramas use flashbacks like that all the time so that just when you are about to hate the character, you learn about their childhood or background and it makes you pause and rethink your opinion on that character. 

[ParkLisa]

I agree. When Black Pink dropped their tickets last month, students in my class asked if they could get time to get tickets.  I gave them permission as it was the last 15 minutes of class.  They got into the system 1 minute after the site opened and they were 2000 plus in line.  That is crazy.  How is it possible that within a minute of getting on the site, you are number 2000 plus. They were not able to get tickets.  All sold out! 

[ParkLisa]

I remember when my parents would get VHS from the Asian market and watch til late at night. I didn't watch with them because they were mostly dramas about kings and queens.  But one time, they brought home something that was modern and I was hooked from then.  I forgot what the drama was but after that I watched Daejangeum, asking lots of questions about what was happening.  Now we have subtitles and Netflix and other platforms.  I never once thought Kdramas and culture would be this big. Even though I grew up in a Korean household, I never understood the culture.  By watching Kdramas and films, I understand so much more of why my parents said or did not say or do certain things.   

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