Minari - Let the body rest in a foreign land

Liana 2022-04-24 07:01:15

In this era of globalization, where railways and highways connect the whole country and air routes connect the world, it seems that everyone will leave their hometown, and inevitably encounter a series of dilemmas, facing the despair of not being able to place their bodies in a foreign country. As a Korean who has worked hard in the United States for ten years, the protagonist resolutely gave up California, where he had finally established some roots, and chose to take his family to the countryside to realize his dream of becoming a farmer. The process of re-rooting is difficult. In the face of bad weather, the despair of being betrayed by their compatriots, the torture of illness, and accidental teasing, they also thought about giving up and thinking about separation, but in the end they chose to stand together as a family. Difficulty, start over. The whole film is a warm tone, the beautiful natural scenery of the countryside seems to dilute the sadness of living in a foreign land, but the loneliness still pervades the blue sky lightly, maybe this is a foreign land, but Minari will still grow stubbornly after all...

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  • Alden 2021-12-25 08:01:15

    If it weren't for the latter part of the development too fast, I feel that it will be my top10 this year. The family stories of foreigners and their own cultures in conflict with the United States here, the reconciliation between grandma and grandson and the handling of the delicate relationship between parents touched my heart. It can be said that I have seen a lot of such works this year, and I don't know who is good and who is bad. Emotionally, I feel that "Summer Night of Sister and Brother" touches me even more. Maybe I prefer family movies like Hirowa Kee. Steven Yuan continued to dedicate and burn his acting skills at that time, or the whole work is a little bit like Li Cangdong? But I still feel more like the life dilemma faced by immigrant directors like Wang Peizhi.

  • Georgianna 2022-03-27 09:01:12

    Audio-visual texts are too neat and conservative, but at least the perspective is close to immigrants, starting from minority groups, rather than satisfying the fantasy of the middle class looking down at the bottom. From this point of view, the look and feel is still much better than "Nowhere".

Minari quotes

  • Jacob: Remember what we said when we got married? That we'd move to America and save each other?

    Monica: I remember.

  • Soonja: You're crying again? Because of anchovies?