113 Cultural Post 2

[Jacob Park]

For this cultural post, I will focus on Korean cinemas. Korean cinemas have been starting to gain worldwide attention. This started with the movie The Host. This movie has garnered worldwide attention and even got a limited release in the United States. After that, movies like Oldboy and Taegukgi has started to surface and gotten more attention. These two movies were known for their story telling and twists. Oldboy is part of a trilogy that has to do with revenge. With these popular movies, came Korean movie theaters that opened up in select parts of the United States. These movie theaters show Korean movies with english subtitles and even Korean movies that are popular. Although these cinemas are not too prevalent, their popularity is rising. Okja, a Netflix special that was set and directed by a Korean director is also a sign of this Korean cinema revolution too.