July 16, 2012

Mother

This Korean movie is, on the surface of it, about a mother's desperate efforts to prove the innocence of her retard son who has just been accused of murder. In the last ten to fifteen minutes however, it becomes an observation on human nature and what it can drive us to do in the name of love. 'Mother' gave a virtuous performance, especially in the closing sequence when she dances in the open field to the music only we can hear. It feels as if she is then completely free - beyond any moral boundaries. With this film, Boon Joon-ho proves once again his power in depicting the blurring of the conventional moral boundaries.

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