Director: Lee Heun-syung
I think it is quite interesting and touching to see how two simple lives cross path. In life, we never know when one day our life will cross path with someone else who have a great impact on us or whom we will have great influence on.
The movie shows how two strangers can feel for each other and fell in love without meeting each person in real life before. In reality, can two strangers really fall in love without seeing each other? The media today, such as Facebook, MSN and virtual chat rooms, allows people to ‘meet’ and keep in contact with friends and even strangers. There are news article on how two people can get ‘married’ and ‘divorce’ in the virtual world. The effect of the virtual world interactions has both its positive and negative sides. Those who are too engrossed in it can be in illusion and be detached from the real world. The worst scenario is when some result in suicide after a ‘failed marriage’. In addition, people can gradually lose their ability to communicate properly during face-to-face interactions, losing the humanity touch. This can be a serious issue as people are increasingly relying heavily on technology in their everyday lives.
In comparison, the virtual interaction can also reduce social problems such as HIV transmission. Unlike the older generations, man and woman nowadays can be less conservative and the spread of HIV and other sexual diseases can be problematic. Assuming that people like to ‘meet’ in virtual world more often, it will reduce the chance of actual interaction and any possibility of disease transmission.
In conclusion, I do like the movie with the twists in the storyline. The movie also leads me to ponder about the issue of time-travelling and how things can change if we can know our future in advance. Perhaps, it is still better to let nature takes it course and have the chance to be surprised and enlightened by the things that are going to happen in life. Only when we cannot foresee the future, we can then work hard and not regret our decision at any point of time.
[1] Il Mare. Retrieved from http://www.spcnet.tv/Movies/Il-Mare-p206.html
[2] Il Mare Review. Retrieved from http://www.mediacircus.net/ilmare.html
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