MEMENTO MORI - YEOGO GOEDAM II
- 15 years ago
Σ' ένα γυμνάσιο θηλέων, η Μίνα βρίσκει ένα ημερολόγιο που της αποκαλύπτει τη στενή σχέση ανάμεσα σε δυο μαθήτριες που είχαν διωχθεί από το σχολείο. Η μια από αυτές έχει αυτοκτονήσει και η Μίνα βυθίζεται σε μια δίνη από μνήμες και αποκαλύψεις από το παρελθόν και υπερφυσικές δυνάμεις που ζητούν εκδίκηση.
Δεν είναι συχνό το φαινόμενο, ταινίες συγκεκριμένου είδους, να ξεπερνούν τη κατάταξή τους παραμένοντας μοναδικές. Το MEMENTO MORI ευτύχησε να ανήκει σε αυτή την κατηγορία.
Memento Mori (Yeogo goedam II) is a 1999 South Korean horror film. It is considered to be a loose sequel to the previous year's Whispering Corridors, as it is also set in an all-girls high school, but they are otherwise unrelated. The film was one of the first Korean commercial films to depict lesbian characters. However, prevailing Korean attitudes constrained its potential to be widely viewed, even more so as the controversial themes targeted the teen demographic.
The film revolves around the relationship between two high school students, Yoo Shi-Eun (Lee Young-jin) and Min Hyo-Shin (Park Yeh-jin). As the two girls become romantically involved, their taboo friendship causes them to be marginalized by the other students. Unable to cope with the social pressures of having a lover of the same gender, Shi-Eun tries to distance herself from the increasingly dependent Hyo-Shin. Hyo-Shin reacts poorly to Shi-Eun's changed attitude, viewing it as both a betrayal and rejection. Hyo-Shin consequently commits suicide by jumping off of the school roof. It is also heavily implied that she was pregnant at the time of death, the father being literature teacher Mr. Goh.
Δεν είναι συχνό το φαινόμενο, ταινίες συγκεκριμένου είδους, να ξεπερνούν τη κατάταξή τους παραμένοντας μοναδικές. Το MEMENTO MORI ευτύχησε να ανήκει σε αυτή την κατηγορία.
Memento Mori (Yeogo goedam II) is a 1999 South Korean horror film. It is considered to be a loose sequel to the previous year's Whispering Corridors, as it is also set in an all-girls high school, but they are otherwise unrelated. The film was one of the first Korean commercial films to depict lesbian characters. However, prevailing Korean attitudes constrained its potential to be widely viewed, even more so as the controversial themes targeted the teen demographic.
The film revolves around the relationship between two high school students, Yoo Shi-Eun (Lee Young-jin) and Min Hyo-Shin (Park Yeh-jin). As the two girls become romantically involved, their taboo friendship causes them to be marginalized by the other students. Unable to cope with the social pressures of having a lover of the same gender, Shi-Eun tries to distance herself from the increasingly dependent Hyo-Shin. Hyo-Shin reacts poorly to Shi-Eun's changed attitude, viewing it as both a betrayal and rejection. Hyo-Shin consequently commits suicide by jumping off of the school roof. It is also heavily implied that she was pregnant at the time of death, the father being literature teacher Mr. Goh.