I am not a fans of Sung Hui Qiao, but i did went to watch this movie because of her dialogue in tv advertisement, which her claims that "我要把世界踩在脚下(I want to step on the whole world)". I was so curious that how a kisaeng (korean female entertainer) become a legendary in 16th century of Korea. 

From the trailers and the name, i expected to watch a legendary kisaeng movie. Well, i was wrong. This 2.5 hours show was failed to show me any legend of the main character. First, it showed the childhood of Hwang in a rich and famous family, and friendship with a young servant. Then when she grew up and know about the truth of her family, she suddenly decided to become a kisaeng. Without showing any training at all, she "all of a sudden" become a famous one, and that servant (main male character) becoming a robber like Robin Hood. With very few scenes of her and the robber, the director seems wanted to make the "romance" of them as the main theme of the movie rather than the legend i expected. But even the romance was not romantic or touching at all to me. And the movie showed nothing great about Hwang also. 

Conclusion is it was kinda draggy and it's the most boring show I've ever watched in this year. :P

p/s: My friend said the drama of Hwang is much better than the movie. At least it shows how a rich gal struggling becoming a famous kisaeng, and how she played "politic" among the "officers". I think this is more "legendary" to me!

 

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sfaskjfhsk Friday, 28 December 2007 - Written by hkashfdkq - sfdslskjfs I watched the movie yesterday. I thought it was worth seeing. The movie had this 'memoirs of a geisha' and 'romeo and juliet' feel to it. As a tragic love story/drama, it did well... But yeah i agree, the movie failed at telling audiences why Hwangjinyi was legendary. Her skills in sijo were shown... But barely emphasized her skills at the geomungo. The costumes were beautiful and the cast was great. I think Song hye gyo and Ha ji won successfully played Hwangjinyi. Of course people debate about whos prettier, better at acting, blah blahh... But they both are unique and they displayed Hwangjinyi is different ways. Reply / Leave A Comment  Hwang Jinyi (황진이) - a movie r Thursday, 11 October 2007 - Written by Guojun Lee ?Come as the wind. Come as the rain. I shall be as the wind, like you. I long to fall asleep and wake up in your arms. I love you.?   ?Jin-yi?s final lines before the credits began to roll. In the closing scene, she was scattering the ashes of deceased lover, Nom-yi, from a cliff. These were my favourite lines in the movie and they have been stuck in my head since the moment I heard them. You will see why.    I caught Hwang Jin-yi a week ago.     Before heading out to the cinemas, I read several reviews of , predominantly about how long and boring the movie was, how the story was hardly about Jin-yi?s life as a courtesan, and how strange the hairdo. I am glad I paid no attention to them, because stepping out of the cinema three hours later, I disagreed so much with these reviews I decided I had to write one of my own. So here goes:    Go in with an open mind towards a foreign culture (if you are a foreign viewer) and its history, and towards a film style you wouldn?t expect in your usual Hollywood movies. There is nothing explosive about this one. Everything is taken from a quietly artistic perspective with a thousand subtle nuances, right from the beginning when the title scrolls itself across flowing sheets.    Do not expect many details on Jin-yi?s life as a famous kisaeng either, though you will find ?The Legendary Courtesan ? Hwang Jin-yi? printed in bold across all the posters you see, and every synopsis prepares you for an amazing woman standing strong against her time. The film centers almost completely on the romance between Jin-yi and Nom-yi, against a backdrop of political issues, so much so that I was initially thrown off, like most of the others. But that was before I discovered the symbolism behind the producers? decision. Hwang Jin-yi is, above everything else, a movie with a philosophical message.    In this portrayal of Hwang Jin-yi, Jin-yi is flawed. Broken as she was by her discovery of her illegitimate birth, Jin-yi became a kisaeng, in hope that by gaining the favours of the aristocrats, she might rise again to the status she once thought defined her. But then she realizes, through her acquaintance with a wise scholar, that, already, she has everything. People of all perceived classes ? aristocrats, scholars, kisaeng, bandits ? they are all the same. And for all her glamour, Jin-yi?s heart lies with her grandmother, her two loyal servants, and her childhood lover, who she had looked down for being an orphan in the time before she realised they were very much the same, and who was executed a bandit.    The movie may not have covered the epic figure Hwang Jin-yi in all dimensions, but it did as much as it could within the span of two-and-a-half hours, given that, in an abstract way, the intended focus was not on Jin-yi?s life, though she was amazing in many ways, but on all of humankind. What mattered most in the movie was Jin-yi?s inner quest. Right before the credits began to roll, she said ?I will be as the wind, like you.? She was not the wind in her first grown-up scene, haughty from behind the shades, and neither was she anything like the wind as a much-desired, oft-manipulative kisaeng. But by the time the movie drew to a close, she had learnt enough from life and love to decide she wanted to be ?as the wind?.*    By and large, Hwang Jin-yi is a beautifully-made movie that leaves you with delicious morsels of historical knowledge ? though Jin-yi?s story on its own is largely fictional ? and plenty of food for thought. Mull over it in your sleep and you will wake up sensing more meaning ? some gentle form of enlightenment or catharsis. On the scale of one to five, I would rate this movie a four, at the very least.      *Nom-yi was "as the wind" in that he stood unconditionally by Jin-yi all his life, desiring nothing in return. He was, unglamourously, a bandit, but a bandit that stole from the rich and gave to the poor in a time of corruption. But glamour was nothing he had ever desired, and it was with grace that he accepted his end. Reply / Leave A Comment  korean classic movie is draggy Tuesday, 09 October 2007 - Written by kog the best and non-draggy one I watched was "King's Men". Reply / Leave A Comment