First of all, this study of North Korean cinema is a depiction of the North Korean lifestyle not widely publicized. Professor Kim shared a few cinematic clips which she stated is an illustration of actual situations in the history of North Korea. Additionally, Professor Kim emphatically informed us, we are actually able to locate visual recordings of North Korea cinema through the Library of Congress by simply preforming a search.
For the American Literature course I teach, regularly, I provide some type of anecdote which causes students to infer the relevance of the information they learn. The Korean War is referenced in our American history, which students simultaneously learn with American literature. So, as students learn American literature, they decide how it applies to their lifelong learning. Historical contexts are an important part of interpreting American literature. North Korean cinema is visual representation for which our students are not exposed, as a result, they are not given an opportunity to include the North Korean experience in their interpretation of the American literature written about war. For example, North Korean pain inflicted by American forces during the war resulted in North Korea logic dictating the USA as a primary enemy of North Korean values (Professor Kim). One of these values is figuratively illustrated cinematically through the visual recording called Lazy Pig (1969). When students can be exposed to North Korean cinema like Lazy Pig in the course of their American literaure study, they have an opprotunity to discuss a wider range of interpretations of literature, from different perspectives.
At first, it seemed difficult to learn about North Korea cinema because we are taught to disregard anything North Korean, but Professor Kim's exposition about North Korean cinema, illustrated North Korean feelings too.
