This movie is quite a bit like "Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, and Spring."
It must be a Korean genre.
The photography is absolutely magnificent, but the Takemitsu-like music will put off some people. It leaves you with an eerie feeling.
There is a story and not altogether a happy one. These forest monks are still homo sapiens, replete with all the urges and desires and wonderings that drive us mad. In both films, there is an old master who is quite sure of himself and of Buddhism, but that is offset by a younger monk who must leave for the world.
So see both these movies and draw your own comparisons.
It must be a Korean genre.
The photography is absolutely magnificent, but the Takemitsu-like music will put off some people. It leaves you with an eerie feeling.
There is a story and not altogether a happy one. These forest monks are still homo sapiens, replete with all the urges and desires and wonderings that drive us mad. In both films, there is an old master who is quite sure of himself and of Buddhism, but that is offset by a younger monk who must leave for the world.
So see both these movies and draw your own comparisons.