Taoist Wizard Jeonwoochi

Other classmates have talked about how the first thirty minutes of the film was confusing to them, since they did not have enough background of Korean history. However, even as a Korean, I have not heard much about the story of Jeonwoochi. However, according to internet sources, “Jeon Woo Chi based on classical novel of unknown origin dating to the Joseon era that tells the story of a free-wheeling, mischievous Jeon Woo Chi, which gave him powers of Taoist magic”. After reading the original story, the director, Choi Dong Hoon, wrote and directed this fantasy action film, incorporating excessive 3D effects. The Presence of ancient Korea and conetemporary Korea where the characters are able to move quickly between the past and the present, was interesting. For example, when Woochi first came to the Modern era, he was being critical of the women as well as the non-existent king who left the citizens to be in hunger, which indicated the flaws of contemporary Korea. However, although the excessive use of 3d effects allowed to depict the fast-moving world within the movie, as a viewer, it was extremely hard to follow along, leaving me to be distract at times, since the camera movements were very fast and camera angles were excessively used in each scene. Kim explains in her article “Modern films in Korea largely depend on glossy images generated by 3-D technology, computer graphics that place human characters somewhere between live-action and animation, and visuals and narratives reminiscent of video games” (Pg. 202, Kim KyungHyun). This clearly explains that the use of wire sets, car chases, and good sets in the film Jeonwoochi, indicates the characteristics of modern films in Korea. 
I thought the use of mirrors while shooting the character Inkyung was interesting in that mirrors not only serve as self-reflexive tool, but also as a barrier of the self and the virtual image of the self. The use of mirrors in the beginning of the film led me to think that Inkyung might be a deceptive character later in the film. 
Overall, the film was comedic and interesting as it moved back and forth between past and the present. However, there was excessive uses of 3D effects as well as fast pace time with unrestrained use of camera angles from all over the place, which led me to be distracted.