Poetry as Revelation within the Mundane | Commentary on Poetry (2010) **SPOILERS**

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• RE

  @reda4lif3 · 1 year ago

  I love the realistic directing of lee chang dong, the use of silence and nature soundscapes in the background is beautiful

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• KH

  @kh884488 · 4 years ago

  Your languid narration, like the last several minutes of this excellent film is pure poetry!

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• YE

  @yearofthedragonjane · 1 year ago

  Truly an amazinfg film. Director Lee is a genius

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• NI

  @nick__schlobohm-n8d · 5 years ago

  Thank you so much Filip. Poetry is my favourite film of all time and your video really moved me. I am incredibly appreciative of the time and effort you put into this.<br><br>I would be really interested in hearing what your thoughts are on the shot of Agnes&apos; dog which reverses in the montage in the film&apos;s final scene (begins around <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZk_5MB4mlg&amp;t=1458">24:18</a> of your video and the reverse occurs around <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZk_5MB4mlg&amp;t=1462">24:22</a>). Everything in Poetry is so beautifully crafted and Lee Chang-dong is such a meticulous director – I believe it was definitely intentional.<br><br>What do you think is the meaning of the reversing shot of the dog?<br><br>I found the following quote from Kelley Dong (writing for Reverse Shot) really interesting:<br>&quot;Children hula-hoop in the streets, students listen to a lecture in a classroom, as the sun sets and life continues. Most significant among these is a shot of Agnes’s dog as it leaps toward a handheld camera, which suddenly reverses as Agnes (carrying on the voiceover for the poem’s second part) declares, “Here I pray / that nobody shall cry.” The movement harkens back to the Lumière brothers’ 1895 Demolition of a Wall, in which a wall is taken apart and then, through a reverse motion, becomes whole. That film heralded cinema’s access to unprecedented temporal and spatial dimensions, and Poetry’s echo of the shot proposes that cinema itself rejects the finitude of despair. This then continues into the breaking of the fourth wall in Lee’s final shot. We see Agnes leaning over the bridge to look at the water below. But sensing a presence, she turns to face the camera, then smiles. Lee cuts to the water as seen in the film’s opening, but this time there is no body.&quot;

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• DG

  @dglowned · 4 years ago

  I respect your decision of making such a profound video essay on truly gem of a film.

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• SC

  @scot2622 · 5 months ago

  I remember being beyond bored this whole film until she read the poem at the end than I fell in love with it. and I kinda fell like this the point

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  @mayachan-z6t · 4 months ago

  ‏‪<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZk_5MB4mlg&amp;t=1076">17:56</a>‬‏

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• TI

  @timcobos8954 · 8 months ago

  This film is unique and a trip to watch. I know people who have done the unthinkable and broke their families hearts and spent time in Jail.

• SA

  @sandwish6 · 2 years ago

  Wow...Thank you for this experience. I watched this while nature birds sang on a separate screen and your voice blended so well that momentarily, I genuinely thought that those sounds were a part of your video. I was so very soothed listening to your graceful narration and additions to of one of my favorite films.. As another commenter described, your video is pure poetry.💙

• TI

  @timcobos8954 · 8 months ago

  The Teacher is one handsome &amp; charming dude.

• AL

  @almostasianguy2602 · 1 year ago

  Amazing review for an amazing film, thank you

• DI

  @dilarayorukoglu · 2 years ago

  omg so good