Babo

One of the best movie by south korea. , beautiful storyline, great acting, touched by emotions

I have watched many movies that made me cry at the time I was watching them. But this movie still makes me feel like crying days after. It is one of the best movies of Cha Tae-Huyn. And he is no doubts one of the best actors of South Korea in decades.

For ticalisoul's comment: I have no idea how Jee-in could hate her brother that much in the beginning. But I don't see it as over-dramatic or fake when she keeps repeating that she is Seung-ryong's sister and he is her brother, like Seung-ryong does while rushing her to the hospital. Her heart is broken into pieces at the end of the movie. She completely loses her control and just cannot hold it back. I can see myself acting the same if I was her.

BA:BO is a 2008 film based closely on a popular webcomic by Kang Full. While the film does contain some comedy, it tells a much deeper story than any of Cha Tae-hyun's other films. I would even say that the film is purely an emotional drama with only mere hints of romance and slight humor. In BA:BO, Ji-ho (Ha Ji-won) returns home after studying and playing the piano in Europe for over ten years. She left Europe because of the frustration that came with an instance of stage fright. Back in her hometown, she meets her mentally challenged, childhood friend, Seung-ryong (Cha Tae-hyun), who runs a small toast shop in order to take care of his younger sister, Ji-in (Park Ha-sun), who unfortunately despises him. Along with Seung-ryong's best friend, Sang-soo (Park Hee- soon), and Hee-yeong (Park Grina), the characters all suffer life problems of their own. It is the village idiot, Seung-ryong, who heals and saves them all.

Ji-ho and Sang-soo's interaction with Seung-ryong evokes pity and nostalgic sympathy. Due to a misunderstanding, Sang-soo's guilt as a child drew him close to Seung-ryong as a true friend. Ji-ho on the other hand, was admired by Seung-ryong ever since they were little due to her piano playing that, according to Seung-ryong, would cause snow to fall and stars to appear. It is sweet and a bit sad to see Ha Ji-won's character treat Seung-ryong so nicely because of his innocent mind. While he genuinely likes her, she finds comfort and strength when she looks after him. The film tells a story that really can only be fully understood by reading the expressions and actions of the actors. And it is those actions that can cause the viewer to get a bit teary eyed here and there throughout the film.

Speaking of actors, Cha Tae-hyun plays his role as the hardworking, village idiot so convincingly. And he does so with his own style – his signature goofy smile adds so much authenticity to his character's innocence. He really is one of the best actors in Korea. Ha Ji-won impressed me as well, considering that this is one of her first works that I've seen where she isn't type-casted as a cutesy love interest. The slight, emotional changes that her character experiences can be seen thanks to her superb acting, despite the limits that the script has for her character. All the other actors were great as well, besides Park Ha- sun in one scene towards the end of the film – while the scene evokes grievous emotion, it appears questionably forced.

It is fascinating how the individual stories of each character seem separate, but all converge in the end. And it is that result that really makes the viewer sit back and think how people, no matter how smart or talented, can affect the lives and happiness of those nearby. BA:BO is a touching film that stays with the viewer well after the ending credits. I highly recommend giving it a watch, especially if you're a fan of Korean dramas.

The story revolves around this character with mental health disability and his regular life. It is not based on the type of love in a couple but focuses more on friendship and family which makes it even better. The movie took time to develop its characters and its plot which somehow acted as a bad point in this case as I got bored as they felt completely irrelevant with the main story. However, the ending made it all come together tying the loose ends.

From my rating style, I give it 2/2 on story and 2/2 based on my experience of this film. The directing, cinematography and soundtrack were not as exception so I give them 1/2. Coming to the acting, I would say they did great job at times receiving 2/2. Based on the story the story did have a good plot and it was organized nicely so it gets 1/1 on task fulfillment. It did have an wow factor but that was not high enough to score another star for me.

This movie was great! Lots of comedy, lots of emotional scenes, and the girls were cute. The story is also unique, its about sibling love as opposed to all the other romances about relationships and sex. Ha Ji-won was hot, as always. The dude from My Sassy Girl was also great, he played an idiot pretty convincingly, haha. The stories intertwined well together, and the ending didn't really upset either. The only gripe I had in this entire movie is how they dragged on some of the scenes. I know the fool liked to repeat stuff over and over again, but when the people of normal intelligence were doing it too, it seemed fake and over-dramatic. Overall a great film though.