View Full Version : A Tale of Two Sisters (recent Korean horror movie) - plot discussion (SPOILERS)
bruce-leroy
10-11-2003, 22:27
I want to talk specifically about the plot of A Tale of Two Sisters, so most of the following post will be spoiler tagged. DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT READ THE ''SPOILER-FIED'' PART UNTIL YOU HAVE WATCHED THE MOVIE FROM BEGINNING TO END!
I watched the movie yesterday, and there a few things I'd like to discuss.
Firstly, my take on the plot - although I have only watched the movie once (and I also fell asleep a few times due to tiredness) - with the questions at the latter half of this post . I'd also like to hear the thoughts of other people who have seen it already. The following is my theory on the film's plot.
A the beginning of the movie (when the extended flashback to past events begin), Su Mi and her sister arrive at home. We don't know where they have been. Having now seen the movie, I think we can assume that Su Mi had been away in a psychiatric hospital which was a result of the mental trauma she received after the deaths of her mother and younger sister Su Yeon (and the manner in which they died).
It isn't long before all manner of weird things start happening, including ghostly apparitions appearing in the bedroom and under the kitchen sink. Things aren't helped by an apparently psychotic stepmother and a father who doesn't seem to care. And the strange occurences go from bad to worse......WHEN.....
it is revealed that Su Yeon is actually dead! *Da Duh da Darrrrrr* (so far so The Others and Sixth Sense).
Things get VERY weird from here, until yet another REVELATION (and this is the big one).....
Su-Mi has been (and is) suffering from schizophrenia and multiple personality disorder. The only people (living or otherwise) that have been in the house were her father and her. Everything else has been in her head. She has been re-living her past traumatic experience through her illness.
It is after the point where the stepmother leaves Su-Mi in the hospital, and goes back to the house, that I am not so sure. Are we supposed to believe that the ghost of Su Yeon (or is it her mother?) really does exist (in the house), and claims the step-mother as an act of retribution for what happened in the past? Does the father die too (as the doctor asks Su Mi what happened to her family right at the beginning)?
Did the girls' real mother become depressed, and killed herself because of her husband's (the girls' father) infidelity with the younger woman (later becoming stepmother)? Or did she kill herself? Maybe the stepmother wanted her out of the way, and wanted to make it look like suicide? If you were going to commit suicide, doing it in your daughter's bedroom cupboard/closet wouldn't be the first place you'd think of surely (even if you are not in a balanced state of mind)? This would also explain why the stepmother doesn't help Su Yeon ( :( ) when she comes into the room to find her fighting for her life. Does she not help because of the aforementioned reason, or because she never liked the girls anyway? The stepmother's reaction to the noise, walking up the stairs, and when leaving the room definitely suggests something sinister.
I believe that Su Mi was suffering from schizo-multiple personality disorder, but I would like to hear your theories on what went on before the deaths of the mother and Su Yeon. I would also like your theories on the ghost element. Is it the ghost of Su Yeon or her mother? Why did it kill the stepmother? Because of what happened to the mother or because she let Su Yeon die?
I thought Tale of Two Sisters was an effective fusion of visceral and psychological horror. There were quite a few moments which had me covering my face with my bedsheet (and I'm not afraid to admit it). :D In many ways, it is also quite tragic. :cry: Overall, Tale of Two Sisters has enough originality, twists, and scares to make it more than just another run-of-the mill Asian horror movie (despite obvious influences from several high profile Eastern and Western horror films of recent years).
I'm not going to read your post Bruce as I haven't watched it yet but I will say that the LE version is a lovely package.
This and the Memories of Murder LE - :thumbs: :notworthy
The sites where I generally get my Asian DVD's don't have this one. Can you tell me where you got it ? I've read glowing reviews of this film.
Yesasia (http://global.yesasia.com/assocred.asp?LU83C65N+http://global.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/pid-1002885330/code-k/version-all/section-videos/did-165/)
DVDAsian (http://www.dvdasian.com/cgi-bin/dvdasian/16472.html?id=GQUxL9dn)
The SE comes with a film cell as well.
:thumbs:
<B>EDIT</b> - Affiliated the YesAsia link. ColinP
bruce-leroy
11-11-2003, 00:31
An interesting perspective, posted by Njaal on bulletsnbabes:
While I didn't cover my face or anything, there were a couple of times I wans't quite sure if I really wanted to watch it. Really creepy.
I thought were the caretaker/future stepmother/possible lover finds the mother and Su Yeon, she is of two minds; Get help or not, but when Su Mi acts all hostile, she decides against it.
I thought that what happens, possibly only in their heads, possibly REALLY happens, is because of bad conscience; Su Mi wasn't there for her sister (nor for her mother, being more up to telling off the caretaker/lover than comforting and helping her mom), the then caretaker/possible lover/future stepmother could have helped save one, maybe two lives, the father has no real grasp of how the rest of the houshold interacts and feels towards each other.
What I really liked (I might have not gotten the film right, as I was REALLY hung over and tired when I watched it), was that everyone in the film is presented as not having a too good grasp of reality, and the film doesn't say which point of view is the the closest to what's actually happened/happening until late, or maybe not at all.
Pretty much all information comes from the viewpoint of someone or other we learn might not be quite sane.
joconnor
11-11-2003, 01:08
You could've said there would be plot spoilers in your post:mad: :mad:
;)
bruce-leroy
11-11-2003, 15:36
the 68monkey's take on A Tale of Two Sisters (originally posted on Bulletsandbabes forum):
Well, I think one of the thinks I like about this film is there's no definite, clear-cut answer to these questions. But if you want my take on things . . .
The entire movie is a complex character study of Su-mi, who struggles to come to terms with her own guilt over not saving Su-yeon and her confusion about what exactly happened in that strange house. Clearly, Su-mi blames the stepmother for many of the problems that plagued her family, since laying blame on an outsider helps to ease her own guilt. When the viewer learns how Su-yeon died, the stepmother's words to the indignant Su-mi before she stalks off, ''You'll regret this,'' are made painfully clear. But this explanation of Su-mi simply suffering from mental illness/delusions of identity, would make the movie a little too neatly resolved, which it isn't. There are elements of the supernatural within the movie to consider, too. So . . . .
Why did Su-mi and Su-yeon's mother commit suicide, you ask? Well, who knows. But it looks quite likely that the dad was having an affair with his nurse, who later becomes the stepmom. Was the mother of the two girls suffering from mental illness? Well, looking at how her daughter turned out, I'd say that it's likely genetics is supposed to be at play a little bit. ;) But we aren't given a clear-cut answer on this one, either.
To further complicate things, I don't think that Su-mi and the dad are the only two characters in the film. I think the house itself is a character, with some sort of sinister spirit within it. it's possible that the house itself has something to do with the mother's suffering and tragic suicide (which, btw, I don't think happens in the moments before Su-yeon's death. I think the mother is already dead on the day that Su-yeon gets trapped underneath the wardrobe.) When Su-yeon collapses in tears on her bed and her tearful mother arrives to comfort her, I think it's simply the ghost of the mother who has already died. Su-yeon is comforted for the moment, but only to wake up and be lured to the closet by some spirit within the house that reveals a grotesque scene of how her mother died -- with tragic consequences for Su-yeon.
And at the end of the movie, when the real stepmother encounters something sinister in Su-yeon's bedroom? Well, who knows if this really happens or not. Maybe it's all in Su-mi's imagination while she's at the mental hospital. Maybe it's the house preying on its next victim. Maybe it's Su-yeon, back for a little bit of revenge. Who knows? ;)
Okay, think I'll stop there. I'm getting confused again re-thinking all of this. :D
Hmmmm......I think I will have to watch this again when I am NOT tired and falling asleep! :lol:
The Bear
22-11-2003, 19:55
Just been looking at getting this.
It seems a waste of money (for me) to buy the Korean SE when I can't watch the un-subtitled extras. So I am probably going to go for the HK version. Anyone know how the two pictures compare?
CDWOW - HK (http://www5.cd-wow.com/detail_results_2.php?product_code=8399&affid=5550) have it for £7.56 (ish)
Watched this last night, freaked me out big time, didn't know it was a horror movie. Bits I like to add:
After the sack of blood bit, Su-Mi and the stepmother has a fight, Su-mi is on the floor, the dad comes back and the stepmother drops a statue. The dad carries Su-mi into the room, gets some tablets and comes back to what looks like the same room but the stepmother is on the chair now. Door opens, the stepmother walks through in a suit, camera pans around and the stepmother on the chair changes to Su-mi. There's also flashbacks of Su-mi stabbing whatever it is in the sack.
Also the bit about the stepmother having her period the same time as Su-yeon (or maybe it was Su-mi herself since Su-yeon is dead?)
I thought those bits were the 'giveaways' but watching it to the end it didn't actually mean much, since there is no conclusion to the 'twist', not that we know anyway.
BiscLimpkit
07-12-2003, 14:54
I too would like to know if the cheaper HK version is worth getting. Can anyone confirm if the pic quality is decent on the HK release? Is it the same cut? Ta.
stupidboyjj
12-01-2004, 12:47
Got this after reading Barry's review, great film, quite creepy, a few shocks, lovely sets and colours too.
Question about the packaging though, is it supposed to come with a booklet/inlay as well as a film cell card? Or is the inner sleeve where you're supposed to store the cell (mine was shrink wrapped to the outside of the box)?
JJ
I think the cell card is meant to go into the sleeve. I still have the shrink wrap holding the cell card in though :dork:
stupidboyjj
12-01-2004, 12:59
But what I mean is - did you get an inlay/booklet as well? I didn't! Was I supposed to?
JJ
Don't think I did, just the cell card and empty sleeve inside, no inlay book iirc.
stupidboyjj
12-01-2004, 13:10
Thanks for that, everything is as it should be then (probably)..
JJ
The Bear
23-01-2004, 23:54
Finally watched this tonight. My verdict - Bloody awful.
It was 1hr 50mins of absolute absurd nonsense and twists followed by a 1 minute explanation of the whole film. Was it worth it? I don't think so.
It has to be one of the worst so called 'horror' films I have recently seen and certainly the worst Eastern horror film I've seen. I found myself laughing at the absurdity more than anything else. The only decent scary scene was in the bedroom when she saw her mother floating towards her.
I thought the soundtrack was taking the pee too. It was so overdone at trying to emphasise the tense scenes with screechy violin bits, and there seemed to be pointless background rumbles and noises you'd expect in a sci-fi film not horror.
Simply an OTT attempt at current horror film successes.
*/****
BUT, while I'm here I might as well give you my thoughts on what was going on:
I think it was all in Su Mi's head. The only 'real' bits were the times you saw her in the institute and the flashback at the end.
I think she invented the rest as a sort of defence mechanism where she punishes herself in her mind for the horror of realising her mother and sister died together while she fought with her soon to be stepmother.
I'm assuming that her mother killed herself by taking pills and hanging herself in the closet because her husband had found a new woman and loved him too much to leave. Su Mi references the pills, hanging and closet strongly in her delusions in the rest of the film.
The stepmothers visions of the dead younger sister were probably Su Mi's invented punishment for taking her family away from her, and the fight an attempt at some kind of retaliation. (Though you see afterwards that it was just Su Mi fighting herself).
She portrays her father as being innocent and unaware of what is going on in the house, and focuses all her anger at herself and her step-mother with herself, her younger sister and mother being the victims in all the goings on.
At least, that's the way I tried to make some sense of the nonsense anyway :thinking: :cuckoo:
The Bear
26-01-2004, 12:40
Anyone else not like this film or is it just me?
Chief Wiggum
26-01-2004, 19:55
I watched it last night and enjoyed, although it appears I'm not alone in not fully understanding it.
If it was all in Su-mi's head then I'd have thought that would have been made clearer. Also, when she changes from the Stepmother to Su-mi on the sofa, suggesting schizophrenia, wouldn't make sense if it's all in her head.
i thought the DTS track was quite effective too, there were a couple of instances where I could have sworn someone was running upstairs :)
hollybygolly
17-02-2004, 23:22
i'm new to the forums so i don't really know how you all are doing the "spoiler-hiding" thingy, so i will just try not to say anything too specific, or if you haven't seen it perhaps you might not want to read this. sorry :(
i just watched it this weekend, and i'm a bit confused on exactly what the role that sun-kyu and his wife (the dinner guests, the woman who had a seizure) had in the whole picture. towards the beginning when the girls are first coming home we see Dad on the phone with someone, and he says "Sun-Kyu and his wife are coming to dinner" or something like that, and then at dinner that night Stepmom announces that she invited Sun-Kyu and his wife for dinner, and Dad acts like it's news to him? I thought he did at least.
And then at the dinner in question, Stepmom is laughing and telling stories she apparently finds hilarious, while Dad, Sun-Kyu, and Wife (i think maybe her name was Mi-Hee?) sit stonefaced and silent. Sun-kyu looked kinda annoyed and Mi-Hee looked kinda nervous or scared. And then Stepmom gets mad that Sun-Kyu doesn't remember the story she is telling? That whole scene confused me. And then after her seizure we see Mi-Hee and Sun-Kyu in the car and she says she saw a girl under the sink. If *she* is seeing ghosts and apparitions in the house as well, then I don't think it's really possible that "it's all in Su-Mi's head" as has been suggested earlier here.
Did anyone else pick up what Sun-Kyu and Mi-Hee's relationship to the rest of the characters actually was? They appear in the "explanatory" flashback at the end as well, but no more is really explained about who they actually are. Maybe I missed something?
(sorry about the innapropriate words before. i am not used to forums this conservative, i guess. :\ )
I bought this recently on the back of the "If you liked this... you'll love this thread...". Thanks for the recommendation. I watched it twice last night, so good and so confusing was it.
One clue to what is going on is that the father only ever speaks to Su Mi, in which ever guise she is. The other sister is never addressed. Also the first phone call is to the step mom, who only appears for real after the second phone call, wearing the suit. The madcap version of the stepmom is really Su-mi in her altered state.
Anyway, it's a keeper. Good value from DDDHouse. :thumbs:
jonathan.e
18-02-2004, 08:49
Originally posted by The Bear
Anyone else not like this film or is it just me?
I didn’t hate it as you did but it was just blah IMO. One to file along with Ju-On in the "scary women crawling on the floor for no good reason" genre. Dark Water & The Eye remain unbeaten.
Right, I finally watched this tonight and had to come to this thread straight away to find out WTF the film was about! :searchme:
I'm in two minds about it. It was scary and totally mad. A few bits I just had to cover my eyes:
The under the sink bit and the opening of the sack in particular.
But, I really don't know if I would rate this as either entertaining or original in any way. It is stylish and the house was very creepy in a dark Laura Ashley way but I can't (at the moment) see myself watching it again or even recommending it.
Mad film. Totally mad.
A big plus point for this film was Im Su-Jeong who played Su Mi. She was pretty cute in her latest film ... Ing but here she looked even better. Think I may promote her into the Top 5 when I next update it. :luv: :D
Mad film. :cuckoo:
droach75
13-03-2004, 01:02
top film,,loved it.
this films looks amazing and has some glorious colours, which is refreshing for this Korean film when most eastern horror films have that japanese steely blue look like Ring, Ju-on, Dark Water all of which i love.
however its a headf**k movie that needs to watched quite a few time to understand it.
i have the cheap version which looks great and has an imopressive DTS track, however i am thinking of upgrading to the special edition with the film cell.
bruce-leroy
13-03-2004, 02:03
Ono...isn't Im Su Jeong a bit young for you. ;) :help:
68monkey
13-03-2004, 02:22
Originally posted by Ono
the house was very creepy in a dark Laura Ashley way
:lol: Ono, that's got to be one of the most hilarious, yet best descriptions of that house I've read! :D
Originally posted by bruce-leroy
Ono...isn't Im Su Jeong a bit young for you. ;) :help:
Yeah. :( :D
SheepDip
13-03-2004, 10:09
Quick question from those "in the know", is there actually any point in upgrading from the HK release to the Korean release (Except that the packaging is more sexy - not that this isn't enough reason:D , but anyway).
Wasn't there something about the subs not being as good on the Korean (The written note not being subtitled for one example), or am I on the wrong track?
Subs are 99.99% perfect on the K-release. Just one typo spotted by me.
Packaging is pretty nice as mentioned and I got a good film cell. Whether or not it's worth the upgrade depends on how much you like the film IMHO.
BTW people: Are all the film cells different? I go one with Im So Jeong on. Was I lucky or are they all of her? :suspect:
Full Tense
13-03-2004, 12:45
Originally posted by Ono
BTW people: Are all the film cells different? I go one with Im So Jeong on. Was I lucky or are they all of her? :suspect:
When I had mine it had Soo Jeong and her father.
bruce-leroy
13-03-2004, 13:48
I believe they are different. I got one with Su Mi and her sister by the lake/river.
Mine is of Su Mi sitting alone by the lake.
Frank Shamrock
13-03-2004, 21:15
Mine is of the sisters outside and with a signature on the front of the card.
Saw this at the cinema tonight, and have to say that is was not as good as I expected :( I've recently seen Ju-On : The Grudge, and this was perhaps too similar. To be fair, there were a few scary bits, but I was yawning through a lot of it. Couldn't understand the plot at all!
Moving to World Cinema Forum
Shingster
09-09-2004, 19:58
I must admit it would appear Kim Ji-wun was influenced somewhat by the Juon films but imo Tale of 2 Sisters is a much superior film than any of the Juons, it weaves a far more intricate and involving story.
I agree with Marts62 in that
all the bad stuff that you see the stepmother doing in the film is actually being carried out by Su-Mi (she was even fighting with herself near the end), she just appears as the stepmother in the film because Su-Mi's mind is seeking to blame her for everything bad that's happened to the family.
The bedroom scene and bit under the sink made me feel very uncomfortable indeed.
And I'd have to disagree with Jonathan.e, The Eye superior to this?! The Eye was virtually a montage of eastern homages of famous western horror scenes.
The Bear
17-09-2004, 15:17
Well The Eye actually had a couple of REALLY scary scenes and didn't have an unnecessarily confusing mess of a plot.
Two sisters was far more disturbing (the bedroom scene is terrifying) and had an original plot (well the Korean folk tale it's based on is original to us in the west) whereas The Eye seems to be an exercise to plagiarize everything from the sixth sense to the mothman prophesies.
William Shatners Wig
21-11-2004, 13:48
We now have a detailed comparison review of Tartan's November 22nd UK region 2 DVD against the current Korean region 3 release. You can find the full review here (http://www.dvddebate.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4930&mode=flat&order=0&thold=0).
Snippet:
A Tale Of Two Sisters is an extremely watchable and intriguing entry to the horror genre from Korea. While I would question whether deserves all of the praise that has been heaped upon it, it's still definitely worth checking out for those who look for something a little different from their horror films. The superbly precise, studied direction is masterful, creating a real otherworldly sense to the film, while the acting is convincing from all concerned. While light on chills, the film is definitely heavy on atmosphere, and creepy enough to keep you watching.
Well The Eye actually had a couple of REALLY scary scenes and didn't have an unnecessarily confusing mess of a plot.
You need to stick to Hollywood movies. That's for sure.
jonathan.e
20-12-2004, 11:13
And I'd have to disagree with Jonathan.e, The Eye superior to this?! The Eye was virtually a montage of eastern homages of famous western horror scenes.
If you crap your pants at greasy haired bints slithering around looking for their contact lens then I guess you would find Ju-On/Two Sisters more frightening than The Eye. I personally did not but then I don’t particularly rate the original Ring (the source of all these hair-scare movies) either.
that would explain it then
The Bear
20-12-2004, 16:33
You need to stick to Hollywood movies. That's for sure.Hollywood movies don't scare me.
I much prefer a well made Eastern horror with scenes that actually pay off to a slapdash one where nothing seems to relate to anything unless you analyse it for a good few hours afterwards.
Since when did horror become a thinking man's genre?
Since when did horror become a thinking man's genre?
Since foreign movie makers found out that horror titles coming out of Hollywood aren't scary and wanted to put a twist to things? and then for Hollywood to do remakes of them :p
If you crap your pants at greasy haired bints slithering around looking for their contact lens then I guess you would find Ju-On/Two Sisters more frightening than The Eye.That's an absolutely top quality gag which is very likely to be recycled by me at some point -- cheers!
Jimmyboy
22-12-2004, 16:57
That's an absolutely top quality gag which is very likely to be recycled by me at some point -- cheers!
The fact that the plot to The Eye is actually about someone with difficulty seeing kinda ruined it for me. ;)
smallfry
29-12-2004, 20:25
Greetings!
I just finished watching Tale of Two Sisters after purchasing it on E-bay! I really enjoyed it. It was visually a stunning picture (the house making that possible).
Of course....I'm a nit picker and I like to pick movies apart and analize them to no end. This movie made my brain do some overtime work!
Some items really got me angry! Although the end was a great surprize and shock, a lot remains a mystery to me even after learing the "truth".
Please do not read below this point! SPOILERS AHEAD!
What was in the bag?!?!!? A body? I'd love to hear anyone's idea about this!
Who were the man and woman at the dinner party? The stepmother mentions that is Su-mi's uncle. So does that mean when Su-Mi is acting out as her alter ego (the stepmother) it is her brother. And when Su-Mi is acting as herself it's her uncle???
What do you think these two vague characters have to do with the plot of the story? Why did the girl suddenly go into a seizure the way she did?
Who is the girl beneath the sink?????????????? If it's Su-Yeon or the mother why does it suddenly grab the Stepmother's arm. Obviously as we know, that is actually Su-mi leaning down looking under the sink not the stepmother so why would Su-Yeon grab Su-mi's arm? Su-Yeon holds no grudge against Su-Mi......it doesnt make sense. What do you think?
I got tons of other little items flirting through my mind after viewing this movie but thought this was a good start![/COLOR]
I'm very, very interested in what everyone else is thinking!
Let me know!
Happy Holidays
Shingster
29-12-2004, 22:47
Since when did horror become a thinking man's genre?
Since when did intelligent filmmaking become a bad thing? I thought TOTS was very very easy to follow, but it has enough depth to leave you wondering whether there was a different way to interpret some of the plot points.
Oh, and horror has always been a thinking man's genre - if you've watched the right horrors that is.
new forms
13-04-2005, 00:43
just gave this a watch and to be honest found it more confusing than scary, i'm no columbo so have no idea what was and what was not :shrug:
fantastic performance from the stepmum
Cinemasia.net
13-04-2005, 06:35
just gave this a watch and to be honest found it more confusing than scary
I think you may be right, there.
It had scary noises, though, if you weren't deaf.
angel_eyes
13-04-2005, 07:12
I think if anyone's still confused by this (and consequently thought it just wasn't very good!), then you should definitely pick up the 2-disk Tartan release. It has quite a few deleted scenes with director's commentary which help to make all the confusing threads more explicit and clear (although they take away part of the fun of working out the clues for yourself).
Easily The best horror Asian horror movie since Ringu IMO :)
new forms
13-04-2005, 21:49
I think if anyone's still confused by this (and consequently thought it just wasn't very good!), then you should definitely pick up the 2-disk Tartan release. It has quite a few deleted scenes with director's commentary which help to make all the confusing threads more explicit and clear
justy watched the extra's and the director and deleted scenes do really make it clear what was what. quite surprised that the director was so open about what his intentions are as most directors seem to like the air of mystery to remain,
on a side note rented the 2-disc and as its the first Tartan disc ive touched in a while im shocked that its of pretty high quality :eek:
is this a typical Tartan disc now and is it safe to buy what they're putting out
I think so, I put off buying thier stuff for ages but they have been pretty good quality lately.
TheHypnoToad
19-04-2005, 21:13
One thing i didn't catch onto until i watched the behind the scenes was that
the ghost in the bedroom who jumps on Su-Mi's bed was the mother. The ghost under the sink was the sister. Might have just been me being a bit slow but i didnt notice that. Seeing the actress who played the mother in the documentary from another angle shows she is scrubbing the floor with a cloth rather than just scratching along it.
Cirrus888
21-12-2005, 18:03
I came in here looking for answers ... I found more questions ... damn you all, my brain is overloaded. :nuts: :doh:
Ricochan38
22-12-2005, 08:25
i think i will go and buy that tartan dvd also , to find out some things about the movie..
i think i will go and buy that tartan dvd also , to find out some things about the movie..
It's going for a very good price at Play.com at the moment, £7.99. Check it out:-
Play.com (http://www.thedvdforums.com/jump2.php?url=http://playcom.at/thedvdforums?DURL=http://www.play.com/play247.asp?pa=search&searchtype=r2title&searchstring=Tale+Of+Two+Sisters&page=search&Go.x=45&Go.y=8)
This is a beautiful horror movie. Never thought I'd ever see or say such a comment on a horror movie let along say it was a great movie which it was. Unfortunately many won't share the same continuity as I have in support of A tale of two sisters for whatever reason being they may not have understood it or feel it didn’t make any sense. I wanted to find a movie that was everlasting unlike films that you can’t talk about as much like Skeleton Key, The Grudge, The Ring, The Eye etc. Once you see those movies which are great films (minus- Skeleton Key) you can’t continue talking about it like many can on A tale of two sisters. You can’t share your own personal views on other movies like you can with A tale of two sisters. Yeah I understood The grudge, The Ring…nothing else much to say about that except that they were pretty cool movies to watch, but A tale of two sisters? With this movie you can make all the accusations you want despite what the director did. (The Director said she saw a ghost which causes her to have a seizure and yet in many forums people are arguing back and forth that it was a possession (a.ka. Exorcist) or a Panic Attack etc. when the director clearly states it was a seizure.) Point is you can opinionate it they way you think what may have happened and not what actually happened. I don’t know if the director intended to do this film like that, but hey if it keeps people talking about the film then he did a great job because I’m still exploring this film which I can’t say I’ve never done for any other movie. All the Actors and Actresses did a great job especially Im Soo-jung (Su-mi) I have a cousin who haves a form of mutiple personality disorder, it's a scary and sad thing to watch in real life then it is in a movie. Watching her play that role made me understand more of what my cousin goes threw on a daily basis.
It’s a great movie so give it a chance and don’t see it once see it twice. :thumbs: :eek: :?:
This is a beautiful horror movie. Never thought I'd ever see or say such a comment on a horror movie let along say it was a great movie which it was. Unfortunately many won't share the same continuity as I have in support of A tale of two sisters for whatever reason being they may not have understood it or feel it didn’t make any sense. I wanted to find a movie that was everlasting unlike films that you can’t talk about as much like Skeleton Key, The Grudge, The Ring, The Eye etc. Once you see those movies which are great films (minus- Skeleton Key) you can’t continue talking about it like many can on A tale of two sisters. You can’t share your own personal views on other movies like you can with A tale of two sisters. Yeah I understood The grudge, The Ring…nothing else much to say about that except that they were pretty cool movies to watch, but A tale of two sisters? With this movie you can make all the accusations you want despite what the director did. (The Director said she saw a ghost which causes her to have a seizure and yet in many forums people are arguing back and forth that it was a possession (a.ka. Exorcist) or a Panic Attack etc. when the director clearly states it was a seizure.) Point is you can opinionate it they way you think what may have happened and not what actually happened. I don’t know if the director intended to do this film like that, but hey if it keeps people talking about the film then he did a great job because I’m still exploring this film which I can’t say I’ve never done for any other movie. All the Actors and Actresses did a great job especially Im Soo-jung (Su-mi) I have a cousin who haves a form of mutiple personality disorder, it's a scary and sad thing to watch in real life then it is in a movie. Watching her play that role made me understand more of what my cousin goes threw on a daily basis.
It’s a great movie so give it a chance and don’t see it once see it twice. :thumbs: :eek: :?:
angel_eyes
14-01-2006, 00:25
It’s a great movie so give it a chance and don’t see it once see it twice. :thumbs: :eek: :?:
and if you really like it, don’t post once, post twice. :D
Cirrus888
14-01-2006, 07:44
and if you really like it, don’t post once, post twice. :D
Well it is "tale of two sisters" who has two personalities ... and vos0410 does eerily have two posts! :D :nuts:
The Bear
14-01-2006, 12:16
No, after remembering back at the film after all this time I've come to the conclusion it's still crap and unnecessarily confusing for a horror film. Still much prefer The Eye.
Shingster
14-01-2006, 14:20
I've always considered The Eye to be grossly overrated, like a good episode of "Tales of the Unexpected" than an excellent horror film. I also consider the Pang brothers to be the most overrated directors in the entire Asian film industry as well - take away The Eye and they've done nothing that warrants much merit.
Ricochan38
17-01-2006, 08:10
I've always considered The Eye to be grossly overrated, like a good episode of "Tales of the Unexpected" than an excellent horror film. I also consider the Pang brothers to be the most overrated directors in the entire Asian film industry as well - take away The Eye and they've done nothing that warrants much merit.
your opinion that is...
the eye is also still my fav horror/thriller movie
abnormal beauty i liked, that was made by oxide
bangkok dangerous, very good
one take only; bangkok for sale , imho the best movie he made !
Ok ok I goofed, I press the button twice. Maybe I have a little of sumi in me.
Shambles
26-01-2006, 11:49
Everybody I speak to always says how it's the scariest film they've ever seen, am I alone in not been scared at all by it?!
cliff homewood
06-02-2006, 00:21
Just watched this today after tapinmg it towards the end of last year when it was on a filmfour free weekend. Would be nice if someone could post the rest of what it was about according to the directors commentary. I just thought it was an interesting exercise in subjectivity#, we're seeing it through the eyes of a main character who is unreliable and blames everything she did n her stepmother, who may have actually been nice. One question not pondered on here, what had her father done in the past to make him a bad father, its talked about a couple of times, and at one point i thought it was an incest story, is it just he's guilt in his daughter going insane or perhaps he had something to do with her mothers death? Don't buy into the affair angle for the moment, to me thats just conjectgure as nothing really ponits to that. FOr starters I don't know how long ago this event was.
HubbaHubba
07-02-2006, 13:59
The mother was ill and the stepmother was the nurse looking after her. The father had an affair with the nurse and the mother killed herself. That's how I viewed it anyways.
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