La Voyageuse

When we shocked by a wonderful drama, When we think a movie is awesome, We may just be designed by the director, Our emotions always be designed, and much more leaded by settings.

The leading became more easier when AI is more powerful.

When I see "Traveler's Needs".

I seem to have seen the standing of future artistic creators.

We don't seem to see the intentional value guidance,

I can't see the intentional plot ups and downs, I can't see the uniqueness of the characters, And emotional leadership.

It's more vivid than a documentary, Calmer than a movie.

Anyway, it's a movie you can have a memory of it.

Super typical Hong Sang-soo storyline. But this time, Director Hong turned the means into ends, and returned to the alienation and closeness between people. There are many factors, and language became a more core means to process and apply.

Huppert's appearance adds a layer of depiction of strangers to the film in addition to the discussion of people themselves, acting as a cultural intruder. Whether communication problems caused by language barriers can effectively reveal people's identity. Repetition and variation are Hong Sang-soo's tricks, but they are also our lives.

From this development, Director Hong still likes to express his feelings directly. Discuss this inevitable struggle for subjectivity. Director Hong's little humor still works, just take a look and watch it.

"Yeohaengjaui Pilyo" is a film that stirs the pot of artistic debate. While it aims to blend the subtleties of cultural exchange with personal growth, its execution falls short, presenting a tableau that feels unfinished. The narrative, which follows a French woman's journey of self-discovery in Korea through teaching and learning, is marred by a meandering pace and underdeveloped character arcs. The director, while respected by critics, seems to have missed an opportunity to polish this story into the gem it could have been. Critics and audiences alike must ask: does the film's reputation hinge on its director's past accolades, or does it stand on its own merits? It's essential to strip away the veneer of prestige and evaluate the film's true artistic value. As it stands, this cinematic piece requires a more critical eye and honest discourse to elevate the conversation around taste and artistry in film. Shameful!

Iris is French but she is staying in Korea for the time being, we have no clue why she ended up here but we know she needs to make ends meet so she is being creative and starts to teach French using her unique "method".

The film is very down-to-earth yet very poetic and curiously revolves around language and communication. And miscommunication sometimes. Or refusal to communicate or listen. Also, it is about the social and interpersonal distance between people who know each other and who don't and how this "accepted" distance can change or vary depending on various factors like cultural norms, the place of the conversation, the mood, etc. The storyline is simple, but what we're more interested in is the nuances. We're not interested to know what will HAPPEN to Iris or the other characters but how they will react at a certain point of the conversation, what they will feel and say and how they will do it. Additionally, the character of Iris is truly interesting and some little bits of her true self are gradually revealed but there is a lot left for us to think out. Very subtle, authentic and elaborate work while being simple at the same time.

As usual, Hong Sang-soo provides a typical simple, dialogue-filled, and character exploration narrative on the concept of closeness within individuals, alienation, and conversations. Sang-soo always provide some art-house dramatic works that resembles the work for Eric Rohmer's in the modern generation and is filled with likable characters, solid performances, and dialogue that are most of the time, feeling of the lessons from a poetic novel or realistic conversations.

With the simple production, writing and direction, Sang-soo does drift away from some of the focus within the narrative but as a whole, it stands out as another solid work from Hong.