Korean films are controversial in ethical themes and undermine traditional values, and one of them, "Two Women", has attracted widespread attention with its bizarre triangular relationship and controversial plot. The so-called "avant-garde" of Korean ethical films is actually only borrowed from works from around the world, including the similarities between this film and the Finnish film "Enemies of Ice and Fire". This article will reframe and analyze "Two Women", exploring the ethical views conveyed by the film and people's thinking about gender relations.
"Two Women" is a Korean ethical film written and directed by Jung Yoon-so and co-starring Shin Eun-kyung, Jung Joon-ho, Shin Lee-woo, Choi Jae-won and others, released in 2010. The film tells a more complex love triangle story triggered by an extramarital affair. The audience will have a sense of familiarity with this movie, because it is almost the same as the Finnish film "Ice and Fire", known as the Korean version of "Ice and Fire".
Although the film is similar to " Ice and Fire " , it does not admit to being a remake of a Finnish film. We can pretend that this is a purely Korean ethics movie to watch, and it is undeniable that this film is indeed very Korean, with a bizarre plot, full of bloody plots and strange emotional entanglements.
The film's first heroine, So-young, is played by Shin Eun-kyung, an obstetrician who has been married to her husband Ji-seok (played by Jung Joon-ho), a well-known architect for nearly 10 years. In order to celebrate her tenth wedding anniversary, Suying prepared many surprises, but she found that her husband had hidden his extramarital affairs for many years. Faced with the revelation of this fact, Suying did not take the usual method of traditional women, she did not shed tears, make emotions or threaten suicide, on the contrary, she decided to secretly investigate her husband and his lover.
Through investigation, Suying discovers that her husband's lover is Xiuzhi (played by Shen Inyoung), a young intern in the company. She is deceived and confused by her husband, so Soyoung approaches so-ji as her sister. In the process of accompanying Xiuzhi, Soyoung discovers that she is a young girl without scheming. She listened patiently, made friends with her, and taught her some skills to deal with men, in fact, to make her husband dislike her. At the same time, Soyoung and her husband Ji-seok proposed to separate and made a gesture of preparing for divorce and dividing property, but she did not want to give up the marriage, all this was just a plan she had been planning for a long time.
Soyoung's plan went smoothly at the beginning, and soo-ji was also trained by her, which made her husband Ji-seok begin to feel willful and no longer simple. When Soyoung is about to succeed, an accident disrupts her plans, and soo-ji becomes pregnant unexpectedly. This accident made Soyoung see the true face of her husband Ji-seok more clearly. In how to deal with this problem, the husband shows weakness and hesitation, leaving people speechless. At the same time, the cute and simple Xiuzhi is also more pitiful.
Maybe a person is more suitable for himself? In the early days of human beings, most people came to this world alone (except for twins). Does this mean not falling in love with someone else and not being hurt? Is man's best companion actually himself? Sometimes, is loneliness the most beautiful realm? These questions were raised in "Two Women", leaving the audience with many questions and thoughts.
As a Korean ethical film, "Two Women" has won the attention of the audience with its strange emotional entanglements and rich plot. Through complex triangular relationships, the film explores people's thinking about love, betrayal and self-exploration. In this film, Korean ethics films show their unique style and profound exploration of human nature. Whether it is thinking about gender relations or exploring self-growth, this film leaves the audience with many questions worth thinking about.
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