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Monday, June 7th, 2004

8:05 pm

Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall… and Spring Spring… is a film of majestic beauty that deals with the chance of life, and the way in which we must succumb to certain needs in order to find our salvation. The film was directed by Korean filmmaker, Kim-Soek. The environment of the film is stunning—a Buddhist temple stands in the middle of a lake in a forest, cut off from human life, save for a master and his apprentice. The master raises the young boy with growing pains, which are briliantly executed in the film. We watch the young boy harm animals in the forest, his only source of entertainment, and the punishment the master inflicts on the boy. There is a devestaing interplay of words the master and the boy exchange, when the master explains to him the result of causing pain. The film is divided into chapters of the season: Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall… and again Spring. The director develops the film through a series of events. The boy becomes a young man and falls in love with a young girl. She makes the voyage to the water temple because she is ‘sick.’ The young man cannot control his desires for her, and she eventually embraces him. The two begin a romantic relationship together, which leads to her recovery. Not only does the film lend itself to the desire of lust, but also the desire to discover one’s own will. The young man leaves the temple in search of his beauty, only to travel back changed forever. Masterfully directed, the film is careful in its awareness of the destination in life. This is one of the best films of the year. (84) (Comment on this)