Saibogujiman kwenchana (2006)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Chan-wook Park

Writers:

Seo-Gyeong Jeong (writer)
Chan-wook Park (writer)

Release Date:

7 December 2006 (South Korea)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

A girl who thinks she is a combat cyborg checks into a mental hospital, where she encounters other psychotics. Eventually, she falls for a man who thinks he can steal people's souls. |

Plot Keywords:

Pink Light | Blue Hair | Cyborg | Singing | Yodeling

Awards:

5 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Su-jeong Lim	...	Cha Young-goon
Rain	...	Park Il-sun
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hie-jin Choi	...	Choi Seul-gi
Byeong-ok Kim	...	Judge
Yong-nyeo Lee	...	Young-goon's mother
Dal-su Oh	...	Shin Duk-cheon
Ho-jeong Yu	...	Il-sun's mother

Also Known As:

I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (International: English title) (USA)
I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (Germany) (DVD title) [de]
I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (Greece) [el]
Je suis un cyborg (France) [fr]

Runtime:

South Korea:105 min

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Hong Kong:IIA | South Korea:12 | Germany:12 | France:Unrated | UK:15

Company:

Moho Films

Trivia:

Su-jeong Lim had to get her weight down to just 39 kg to shoot this film.

Even a cyborg has a heart, why don't you ?

Well, i usually keep my comments for myself, but i am reading very negative things about this "beautiful" movie, so i thought it won't bother me to add one more "positive" comment. First of all, if you like the "moods" of Korean movies (regular watchers will understand what i mean) i can't find a reason you won't like this. Because it has all the sad, happy, humorous, and interesting moments you can expect in its colorful package. If you are not into "big" expectations, i can't find any reason that will make you walk out unsatisfied.

Chan-wook Park, most of us know him with "Old-boy" and the other two movies of his "vengeance trilogy", but if you want to see something like them, please drive through. Cause this is something completely different. I mean they are also great movies but, if you are a "purist" of this kind, i assure you, there is nothing for you in this one. I don't like to categorize movies, but all i can say is that it is kinda a love story, with a very imaginative background, going on in a mental institution, and may be some more. This is what i got from the movie, but i hear that Mr. Park, himself, has commented in a festival that this movie is about life, and about how simple could be the solutions of our problems in life. Well, it is up to you to inference.

About acting, well, i am not an expert, but i am a big fan of Su-jeong Lim, she really has this magic inside her. I've seen 4 movies she is in, and she was great in all of them. Rain on the other hand, completely a stranger to me, said to be a singer, surprisingly never bothered me throughout the movie. He was perfectly fit to his role. You can hear him "yodeling" (yes, yodeling :) in this movie, if you are a fan of him.

To sum it up, if you are open to new ideas, just don't hesitate. As i said, this is a beautiful movie.