I am not a cinephobia but it took me 3 years to finally watch the well-known movie Train to Busan. It felt weird to watch my hometown captured by the director and I was afraid to judge the fake Busan dialect accent by the actors. After finally watching the movie, I could recommend it to other people, saying "it was pretty entertaining".
For me, the articles and video were very helpful as I could clarify some vagueness of what is Korean culture and understand more about K wave. I definitely see why most of students love to talk about Kpop and drama whereas my colleagues like to discuss about Korean films. Then, it was interesting to think about how come so many people regardless of they have been exposed to Korean culture or not have told me how much they love Korean food. Probably, the stratification of Korean wave is being blended as it becomes more popular. I learned a lot from the lecture, especially, the history of the Korean movies and how they developed and crossovered. I am pleased to observe and learn more about the transition and success of Hallyuwood.
