I recently watched the film ‘Burning’ 2018 directed by Lee Chang-Dong. The story follows a young man on a journey of discovery, between falling in love, and battling the class disparity in South Korea, the film forms a 2.5 hour tale that made me regret blinking. The slow paced cinematography compliments the films carefully constructed thematics, the film distinguishes itself from other Korean cinema with an interpretive ending. For me, the most interesting part of the film was its lack of response from Koreans, more so the fact that Korean media and reviews neglected Hae-Mi’s importance to the story, and how her disappearance was (in my opinion) motivated by control and wealth. The films open-ended-ending brings me great joy as cinema is subjective and Lee Chang Dong was able to take it to the next level.

This analysis thread is one of my favourites to read, and I go back to it a lot. Everyone seems to address different themes and points of the narrative in their own ways, dissecting each element to make something of their own ‘Hunger’.

https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueFilm/comments/wehoyh/burning_2018_analysis_why_i_feel_most_discussions/