'Though no star has glistened in my eyes, I have never doubted that they are shining bright in space.'
Planet of Snail has got to be one of my favourite films at this year's Dubai Film Festival. The director, Seung-Jun Yi, takes 2 key characters, Young-Chan and Soon-Ho, and presents the snail-paced tender moments of their routine days.
Seung-Jun Yi presents 2 key messages; one on love and another on the inner self; both offering generous and transparent treatment. The protagonists 'being' and relationship is so genuinely endearing, its beauty glows from the inside out. Their faces are enchanting to view. There is no need for a screenplay. All activity and emotion, whether, love, humour or sadness evolve organically.
Perhaps some of the most endearing moments are when Soon-Ho uses a gentle finger-braille system of touch, devised by the Japanese deaf and blind professor Satoshi Fukushima, to communicate with her husband.
See the tralier.
Some of the key moments include a tree-hugging scene where Young-Chan uses his hands to feel the tree's energy. Soon-Ho, upon seeing her husband hugging a tree, responds to his request to join him by smiling widely and saying, "You know this is embarrassing", but wraps her arms around him and the tree to share in the experience.
In another scene, a blind friend states that Young-Chan is so lucky to have someone to guide him, feed him and help him dress, to which Young-Chan immediately responds that no partner can be a partner unless one is willing to give. It is not about taking, but what one is able to give to a relationship....I felt he was saying that the deepest level of meaning in a relationship is when one is able to accept and embrace one's reality and learn to love oneself and grow. Only then can we achieve a level of profound giving that can be embraced by another.
Another beautiful moment is Young-Chan's response to the sensation of rain.
'When I feel like crying I walk out in the rain. So let's feel the rain.'
And yet another is the teamworking effort displayed to change a lightbulb.
The very human aspects of our existence are reflected in Young-Chan's sculptures and are often humorous. We see an honest human with much humanity in him than perhaps that found in other 'complete' human beings.
I'm closing my eyes for a while to see the most precious things. I'm closing my ears to hear the most beautiful sounds..
Planet of Snail has got to be one of my favourite films at this year's Dubai Film Festival. The director, Seung-Jun Yi, takes 2 key characters, Young-Chan and Soon-Ho, and presents the snail-paced tender moments of their routine days.
Seung-Jun Yi presents 2 key messages; one on love and another on the inner self; both offering generous and transparent treatment. The protagonists 'being' and relationship is so genuinely endearing, its beauty glows from the inside out. Their faces are enchanting to view. There is no need for a screenplay. All activity and emotion, whether, love, humour or sadness evolve organically.
Perhaps some of the most endearing moments are when Soon-Ho uses a gentle finger-braille system of touch, devised by the Japanese deaf and blind professor Satoshi Fukushima, to communicate with her husband.
See the tralier.
Some of the key moments include a tree-hugging scene where Young-Chan uses his hands to feel the tree's energy. Soon-Ho, upon seeing her husband hugging a tree, responds to his request to join him by smiling widely and saying, "You know this is embarrassing", but wraps her arms around him and the tree to share in the experience.
In another scene, a blind friend states that Young-Chan is so lucky to have someone to guide him, feed him and help him dress, to which Young-Chan immediately responds that no partner can be a partner unless one is willing to give. It is not about taking, but what one is able to give to a relationship....I felt he was saying that the deepest level of meaning in a relationship is when one is able to accept and embrace one's reality and learn to love oneself and grow. Only then can we achieve a level of profound giving that can be embraced by another.
Another beautiful moment is Young-Chan's response to the sensation of rain.
'When I feel like crying I walk out in the rain. So let's feel the rain.'
And yet another is the teamworking effort displayed to change a lightbulb.
The very human aspects of our existence are reflected in Young-Chan's sculptures and are often humorous. We see an honest human with much humanity in him than perhaps that found in other 'complete' human beings.
I'm closing my eyes for a while to see the most precious things. I'm closing my ears to hear the most beautiful sounds..
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