It is possible but it would require some major media support to drive in that while Trial of Chicago 7 and Nomadland, are great movies, they are ultimately less emotionally-accessible compared to Minari.
I think Youn Yuh Jung has the best chance of taking home a win. I can see nominations for best picture, director, screenplay, and actor, but I'll be happy with even 1 win.
One thing I observed was when David says he's gonna die and Grandma embraces him, the very next day she has a stroke. It's like she prayed to God for his well being in place of her. And eventually the hole in his heart grows smaller😭
I’ve been looking for a review that said this. I really think she took with her the bad things of the film. David’s heart, Jacob’s cursed produce, the curse of the plot of land in general. Which is why she was trying to leave after the fire as well. The way she told whatever was there to leave reminded me of my grandma and the guardianship they have over their family, like taking on the darkness which is also why she got so sick.
Something that i found devastatingly beautiful was at the end when David ran for his grandma, he’s not really allowed to run around the house because of his heart condition but for him to make that effort at the end just to catch up to his grandma is just...beautiful.
I also cried and noticed he called her grandma several times finally acknowledging her as so and simply just accepting her as part of the family and letting her know she is loved even though she burned crops and is practically productive-less.
agree. Ironically the fire,we can see Tragedy, stopped the Tragedy that was hidden or put aside allth the time in reality. Soonja was Minari. Minari is the Hope. beautiful.
@myers “foreign film” as according to the Oscar is any film made with the majority of its spoken words are non-English until recently they changed that category to “Best International Feature.” Both The Passion Of The Christ and Apocalypto by Mel Gibson were also considered foreigns at the Oscar the year they were released.
@@Mangolite well that’s just nonsense. why would something be foreign only if it’s spoken in another language??? movies that are set in other cultures but speak english are not “foreign” then? like movies set in the uk?
@@joselocalau123 I did not make the rule, and as I stated, The Oscar's category had just recently changed from "Best Foreign Language Film" to "Best International Feature Film," to which Parasite won last year.
if monica had died in the fire, due to insulation of smoke. I wouldnt have forgiven the father. Risking both their lives just to save some produce, that could be regrown.
Anne was a focal point for me in this movie as well. Being an elder sister myself, maybe. Her reaction and quiet thanks at the hospital. Her acceptance of most things and love for everyone I thought made this so touching as well. It's a bit disappointing that people don't talk about that character more. I hope everyone notices her more and supports that young actress a lot.
I'm not Korean, but I am a first generation US citizen and I found myself relating to the characters in the film very strongly. I can very easily place myself in David's shoes, because my experience when we first arrived was very similar to his. I remember overhearing my parents arguing about how they were struggling with money and how they were going to figure out how to support us, so the argument scene with the paper airplanes really hit home for me. Beautiful movie.
Also as a side note, I related very much to the "go get the stick" scene as well, as my father did the same thing a few times, except instead of a stick it was a wooden spoon or a plastic spatula.
I heard that there is a saying that minari grows better the second time that it is planted. I don't know how widely known this belief is or if it is even true, but if so, I find that to be another symbolic aspect to the film's ending. Thank you for sharing your unique insight into the nuances of language.
Grandma's walking away and feeling guilty that she can't face what she did totally broke me. I sobbed in the theatre. I do hope Youn Yuh Jung and Steven Yeun win the Oscar for this movie. Han Yeri is amazing too. So is Alan and Noel😊
I love that I was able to understand the ending, at least in my own way. Like yeah, he lost the short term boon of selling his crops the following week - but he and Monica discovered that they still love each other - that they'd even die for each other. It was all about Monica's philosophy in the prior scene. She wondered, if they can't be ok in the bad times then what makes the good times mean anything? The ending was their answer, things literally could not have gotten any worse but everyone chose love over letting these things divide them.
Finished this movie feeling this huge sense of bittersweet-ness. Maybe it's the grandma effect, but it's somewhat similar to how I felt after The Farewell too. Something that stood out to me was the growing relationship with the grandmother, it broke me when she had a (spoiler) stroke right after David almost seems to have finally embraced her... i bawled. especially love what you said about her being one thing barely holding the family apart, falling apart too, keep it up man!
I think that's super accurate. I think its meant to feel that way. We watch a character go through this entire journey, in both films. We see the sacrifices they make, and how it affects everyone around them. But ultimately, in both films, the characters come full circle, literally. Back to where they started, their grass routes, in almost the same position. But the difference is, they learned and grew as characters. Both came out the other end as stronger, better individuals.
i feel like the stroke "right after David finally embraced her" is pretty well thought, almost like grandma was an angel, went there to do her mission, helped them recognize and solve their issues (even though everyone thought she was the problem) and at the end when they're all sleeping together she looks at them, almost like in an accomplished gaze.
As a first generation Korean American, I know this film hits home my parents. Unrelated, but another film that hits home but for our parents’ parents for first generation Korean Americans is a film called Ode to My Father.
I like to think that Steven Yeun never intended to get popular in all these Korean-language movies. He's now in too deep and has to fake being a native Korean speaking actor. Minari was a great movie. It really is a movie that speaks to people of all backgrounds.
Just finished watching the movie, and it was touching. Made me remember some of my past too. The ending was a good one. After the barn burnt down and they lost everything, they started out again, never giving up. 1st generation immigrants all faced this, some luckier than others all around the world. My parents lost everything twice, and in the end the toll on my mom's health was too much. Watching this made me think how unworthy us 2nd generation immigrants take up as challenges. We all need to do better.
I watched this movie last night and I absolutely loved it. As a first generation US citizen, I found myself relating so deeply with all of the struggles the Yi family had to go through. Monica reminds me so much of my own mother, a selfless hard working woman who wants nothing but the best for her children and will work hard to achieve it. This movie deserves to be so greatly recognized, I loved every moment of it.
Not only is your way of speaking so soothing but the way you connect each observation in the film to another produces a fluidity that is pleasant to the ears. May God bless you and your future endeavors!
this film is one of the best really. The casting was superb, especially Steven and YJ. Allan Kim showed depth no young actor in recent years have shown, and Han Yeri, who i clearly believed was the heart of this film, should have gotten a nod too (that last scene with Steven at the side alley of a store was deeply moving, and only an Actress with her caliber can deliver). I'm thinking, is the water in South Korea reallly that diffrent? How are this country producing these great acts? Like seriously? BTS? Bong Joon Ho? Now the cast of Minari? (arghhh).
WOW! This was such a beautiful analysis of my new favorite film 🌱 you just got yourself a new subscriber. Some people were disappointed with the ending. However, I believe it was the perfect way to bring the family back together like you said. Thanks again for your effort into the details of an analysis 💻
@@mcchilde2903 Yo you can rent it for $20 on Amazon Prime Video :) It is worth the purchase especially to support the creators because Minari made little money so far.
I have watched almost every review of this movie that comes out every day, this is by far the best review/ commentary I’ve heard. Very well said and made me want to watch the movie again.
I saw so much of my own parents in Jacob and Monica. Especially in Jacob’s determination to succeed even if it kills him, and Monica’s more realistic approach. If there’s one quality that I’ve always admired in my father it, his fierce determination and almost limitless optimism. My dad lost his job and was basically out of work for three years. All while he had a wife and four sons who were dependent upon him. To put it in his words, and this applies to jacob, he said when your kids are depending on you, you can’t allow yourself to have negative thoughts because that’ll destroy you, you have to know that even though you no idea how to get there, you know that you will get there. That’s what I think we see in Jacob
Incredible!! I'm half Japanese and was raised sharing a room with my grandma too! Except I sacrificed the twin bed for the floor so gramma could sleep better!!
@@TangoTangerine12 I’m thinking maybe to show that they’re migrating from their traditional Asian ways of elders first, to a more Western lifestyle. Maybe haha
Even tho it's almost a year, I've got to post this as a long-time k-drama fan and for anyone reading this in the future. Traditional Koreans *prefer* sleeping on the floor rather than on a Westerner's bed; thus the quilts piled up on Gramma's dresser. At night they're taken down and put on the floor. I hope you noticed Gramma's pillow was the traditional Korean block of wood. I honestly don't know how they can have a good night sleep and not wake up with a huge pain in their neck. No, really, I'm serious.
어제 한국에서 미나리가 개봉해서 봤는데 미장센과 연기가 너무 섬세하더라구요. 정말 저 어릴때 한국 할머니와 어머니의 모습을 볼 수 있었습니다. 그와는 별개로 한국에선 북미만큼의 호평을 대중들에게 부터 듣기는 어려울 것 같단 생각이 들더라구요. 정말 미국적인 이야기라고 생각했습니다. 너무 아름다운 영화라서 영화가 끝나고 마구 토론하고 싶은 영화가 아니라 말을 삼키고 곱씹고 싶은 영화였네요. 얼추 알아 들었지만 나중에 한글 자막이 달리면 다시 보러 오겠습니다 :)
저도 미나리에 빠져서 매일매일 관련된 내용 리뷰 영상만 찾아다닙니다 안타까운건 미국에선(서양에선) 외국어영화(한국영화)라하고 정작 한국에선 웨스턴감성이 짙은 미국회사가 제작한 미국이민가정이야기니 한국토종사람들은 이해 혹은 공감이 잘 안 될 미국영화다라며 서로 밀어내ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 인종차별만 이슈될 게 아닌 것 같기도 해요 이게 아직도 재미교포들이 느낄 괴리감? 의 현실이겠구나싶어요 미나리는 그냥 다른 배경 상관없이 그저 한 개인이 구성원으로서 속한 가족의 울타리, 가족이라는 게 결국 모든 시작과 끝이라는 메시지. 거기에 제이콥과 모니카의 결혼생활 속에서 겪는 여러 고통과 슬픔 후회 이기심 연민 사랑 지지 뭐 이런 내용으로 더 받아들여져서 슬프고 가슴아팠어요 저는.. 다들 미나리 생각보다 별로다 지루하다해서 좀 슬퍼요
I just watched Minari and couldn't quite tell what to make of it. Thank you for giving it context to South Korea, and for explaining the signifigance of the fire and its tragedy that I missed. Hope to see more awesome vids in the future!
Thanks for your great analysis. "Sometimes tragedy is what stops tragedy from happening". This quote reminds me of one of the most interesting theological question Theodicy, which is a debate of why does God allow evil to exist.
스피키마님 댓글 첫 문장에 마음이 찡하네요(전 그저 한국에서 자란 평범한 한국인이지만). 영어가 자유롭지 않아 항상 영어자동자막 켜서 보는데 스피키마님 낭독과 자막의 싱크로율 정말 엄청납니다.....👍 덕분에 영어공부까지 잘 하고 있습니다 감사합니다! 한글자막 올라오면 또 보겠습니다.
I would never have heard of Mulholland Drive if it wasn't for this wonderful channel. What a great movie that was. And now it looks like I got another to check out.
I see Minari to be a film about faith. Not in a higher being, but in your family and love ones. Jacob not only deny all things superstitious which I can relate, but he also disregard it despite Monica's belief. When he accepted the finder guy in the end, I don't think he's converted. He just choose to accept help for the first time and put his faith in the people who loves him.
It's beautiful to see films like this. I wish that more storylines of this nature came to the silver screen from more american asians - I'd love to see a great filipino immigrant one
Minari was such a beautiful film and really brought me back to my childhood. My family went through almost the exact same conflicts they had- from poverty to being a non-white in a mostly white-dominated environment. What really hit home was the constant worry and arguing over money and the long trips into the city when an emergency occurred.
오랜만에 극장에 갔더니 생각보다 많은 분들이 미나리를 보러 오셨더군요. 오랜만에 극장에서 좋은 영화를 보고 왔습니다. 잔잔하면서 울림있는 영화 중 하나인거 같아요. 인물간의 갈등 그리고 그 속에서 인물간의 정을 잘 표현한거 같고 배우들 연기도 좋았어요! 사운드트랙도 좋았고요! 오랜만애 극장가길 잘한거 같네요! 너무 좋은 영상에 한글자막까지 너무 감사합니다! 미나리 오스카 노미네이트 응원합니다! 다음 영상도 기대할께요:)
What a great review of a foreign film. Watching foreign film via subtitles r hard but with this in depth review without spoiling the whole movie, makes one understand the beauty of MINARI movie.
I really appreciate this video. I loved this movie, and I so felt that nostalgia part, even if I didn't quite get why with how my childhood was. So everything you talked about and got into in this video really helped me see just what it was that was itching at me for my fondness to this movie. It's a remarkable movie, because it allows itself to be honest to what we might consider isn't.
I grew up in a filipino family with my grandmother being an immigrant. The deterioration of soon-ja after her stroke not only reflected my own grandmother's physical deterioration, but also allowed me to gain closure. This film saved me from a cycle of emotional repression. Thank you Minari
So many more should see this masterful piece of art about finding home away from "home". Thank you for sharing such a beautiful narrative and insights.
Great video essay. Just rewatched this last night. My first time watching this since my Halmeoni’s passing two years ago. This film is a beautiful and tragic masterpiece.
한국 개봉 전 부터 미나리에 대해 좋은 소식들이 들려와서 너무 궁금했었는데 막상 보고나니 어떤 부분이 사람들을 감동시키고 이렇게 많은 수상을 하는지 잘 모르겠어서 해외 리뷰 찾다가 여기까지 왔어요. 이민자의 삶을 다 이해할 수는 없겠지만 영화에 대해 다시 생각해볼 수 있는 기회가 되었네요. 리뷰 감사합니다. :)
영화를 보러 갈 상황이 아니라 이 리뷰를 보게 됐는데.... 정말 미묘하고 아름다운 영화네요. 좋은 리뷰 감사합니다. 이 리뷰만 보았는데도 마음 한 구석이 아려옵니다. 등장인물의 심리나 관계에만 국한된게 아니라, 그를 넘어선 고향이란 키워드를 제시했을 땐 이민자가 아님에도 이 영화에 깊이 몰입할 수 있었어요. 아시안계 미국인들의 이야기이지만, 어쩌면 도심 속에 뿔뿔이 흩어져버린 현대인 모두가 공감할 수 있는 영화란 생각이 들었습니다. 좋은 영상 감사해요 :)
I think it is not only a story about just u.s. immigrant family but also every beginning family. Im korean who was born and raised in korea, but after watching this film, this movie made me think about my parents very first married life. probably they made every trial and error, spend some teary nights. nowdays, I asked my mom and dad that do they want to go back to younger days if they can, and they refuse to goin back. they said that it was happy time and also hard time at the same time. they dont want to go through that pain again. but they have some nostalgia about that time. This movie leaves everyone nostalgic for the innocence of their hard times.
I just finished this. I remember seeing the previews and thinking it looked too lighthearted for your typical A24 film. After watching it, I can understand why it's an A24 film. It hits hard but is a beautiful film.
I see this film as a study into how people become apart of a larger system, after being potentially torn from their original. Numerous growth, religious and rebirth allegories are used to support the idea. It's a intimate look into a family with different ways in which they chose to approach planting themselves into their new universe. It's also a secondary look into the disparity between first generation immigrant parents, and their slightly more American children and how that plays out as a plot device. Minari can seemingly find a warm nurturing place to grow no matter where it is placed, reminding us of our journey to becoming part of a whole. I'd put this as the most beautiful film I've watched this year.
Thanks... because at the ending of the film I thought they where done. I did not understand that the relationship had lasted because of that scene. I was pissed where it ended but now since you explained... its a better ending.
I don't usually watch movies and I also don't dwell on them much but because of UA-cam recommendations I finally got time to watch it. This review is so awesome! Your comments are on point and helped me to appreciate even deeper the wonderful message that Minari is. Thank you for this!
your analyses are always so beautiful. Thank you so much for creating videos that help my heart feel so much joy in sorrow. Your channel is a blessing to watch, keep up the fantastic art!!
I loved it it was beautiful and inspiring and every actor even the children were fantastic congratulations to all of you especially the Oscar winner “grandma” The problems and trials and tribulations they went through can be experienced in any family anywhere in any culture or country. I’m so happy I watched it’.
This is my love letter to my childhood. Do you think Minari will win the oscars?
Only Best Foreign Film imo...
I think Nomadland will win most of the oscars..
i hope is nominated and win, also i hope steven get a nominations i think his role was very well portrait
It is possible but it would require some major media support to drive in that while Trial of Chicago 7 and Nomadland, are great movies, they are ultimately less emotionally-accessible compared to Minari.
I think Youn Yuh Jung has the best chance of taking home a win. I can see nominations for best picture, director, screenplay, and actor, but I'll be happy with even 1 win.
@@dannyy8619 same
One thing I observed was when David says he's gonna die and Grandma embraces him, the very next day she has a stroke. It's like she prayed to God for his well being in place of her. And eventually the hole in his heart grows smaller😭
I agree with this. When that scene came i was so sad and cried when the realisation hit.
This happened in real life once to someone I knew.
I’ve been looking for a review that said this. I really think she took with her the bad things of the film. David’s heart, Jacob’s cursed produce, the curse of the plot of land in general. Which is why she was trying to leave after the fire as well. The way she told whatever was there to leave reminded me of my grandma and the guardianship they have over their family, like taking on the darkness which is also why she got so sick.
@@khanyikuzwayowell said
My exact thoughts
Something that i found devastatingly beautiful was at the end when David ran for his grandma, he’s not really allowed to run around the house because of his heart condition but for him to make that effort at the end just to catch up to his grandma is just...beautiful.
I cried at that scene
@@alaandies_I bawled my fucking eyes out
I also cried and noticed he called her grandma several times finally acknowledging her as so and simply just accepting her as part of the family and letting her know she is loved even though she burned crops and is practically productive-less.
Cried my eyes out fr
Cried at this scene. Hit me so unexpectedly. He became a little hero in that moment.
Something about the scene of David running for his grandma that just had me bursting in tears.
right??? omg i feel like i was the only one in the theatre crying lmao
same! me too!
Seriously I love that scene ❤️
It reminded me of akira kurosawa’s rhapsody in august it has a very similiar scene beautiful
And with his existing heart condition, it makes this scene impeccable
"Sometimes tragedy is what stops tragedies from happening"
Wow, good quote! that's what the ending of this movie is all about!
@@bruceha1615 exactly!
Fire scene is climax and afrer burn family first time sleep together it means familys combination so more harder
Deep words
agree. Ironically the fire,we can see Tragedy, stopped the Tragedy that was hidden or put aside allth the time in reality. Soonja was Minari. Minari is the Hope. beautiful.
The fact that Minari is recognized as a "foreign film" when it's one of the most american film I've seen recently makes me so angry
this!!!!
childish😹
@myers “foreign film” as according to the Oscar is any film made with the majority of its spoken words are non-English until recently they changed that category to “Best International Feature.” Both The Passion Of The Christ and Apocalypto by Mel Gibson were also considered foreigns at the Oscar the year they were released.
@@Mangolite well that’s just nonsense. why would something be foreign only if it’s spoken in another language??? movies that are set in other cultures but speak english are not “foreign” then? like movies set in the uk?
@@joselocalau123 I did not make the rule, and as I stated, The Oscar's category had just recently changed from "Best Foreign Language Film" to "Best International Feature Film," to which Parasite won last year.
So often in Hollywood Korean actors are cast as Chinese or Japanese. It's great to see Korean actors playing Korean roles
i think steve yeun is american actor
@@prntm926 Steven yeun actually migrated from Korea to America
100% 👍
@@prntm926 yeah but he’s ethnically korean
This movie has one of the most beautiful soundtracks I have ever heard.
You should check out 'the last black man in San Francisco' it's score is by the same composer Emile Mosseri
@@PrettyTigerlilly Oh yeah I've been meaning to check that one out!!
A24 always provides some of the best soundtracks in my opinion
it really will be scandalous if it doesn’t win best original score at the oscars
You need to listen to more scores, my friend. This is a nice score but it's not amazing.
I cried during the fire scene because that was the first time Jacob called Monica honey 🥲
I cried when the grandma had the stroke and was running away
if monica had died in the fire, due to insulation of smoke. I wouldnt have forgiven the father. Risking both their lives just to save some produce, that could be regrown.
I cried when David ran after Halmeoni huhu
i cried when Monica's mom arrived at their house. i miss my mom so bad and being reunited with them is the most heartwarming feeling ever
Fire scene is climax and afrer burn family first time sleep together it means familys combination so more harder
It was the scene when the grandma just sat there. She looked so... empty, filled with guilt of what she had done, even though she couldnt help it.
She should have stayed IN the house. She didn't need to go out
@@bensenzobut in the long run what she did made the family stronger and brought them all together
Anne was a focal point for me in this movie as well. Being an elder sister myself, maybe.
Her reaction and quiet thanks at the hospital. Her acceptance of most things and love for everyone I thought made this so touching as well. It's a bit disappointing that people don't talk about that character more. I hope everyone notices her more and supports that young actress a lot.
I'm not Korean, but I am a first generation US citizen and I found myself relating to the characters in the film very strongly. I can very easily place myself in David's shoes, because my experience when we first arrived was very similar to his. I remember overhearing my parents arguing about how they were struggling with money and how they were going to figure out how to support us, so the argument scene with the paper airplanes really hit home for me. Beautiful movie.
Also as a side note, I related very much to the "go get the stick" scene as well, as my father did the same thing a few times, except instead of a stick it was a wooden spoon or a plastic spatula.
Can you write pls, where are you from? Just interesting.
I think all the 1.5 generation can relate to the film...
same, I think all immigrants family's can relate honestly
I heard that there is a saying that minari grows better the second time that it is planted. I don't know how widely known this belief is or if it is even true, but if so, I find that to be another symbolic aspect to the film's ending. Thank you for sharing your unique insight into the nuances of language.
even the director and steven pointed it during interview
It for real does HHAHA it tastes better too!
It’s a Korean family, but probably the most relatable American film you can watch.
Grandma's walking away and feeling guilty that she can't face what she did totally broke me. I sobbed in the theatre. I do hope Youn Yuh Jung and Steven Yeun win the Oscar for this movie. Han Yeri is amazing too. So is Alan and Noel😊
any kid born of asian parents that migrated to any western country can relate 100% to this movie at every level.
I think not even only asians arabs, african's and much more can relate to this as well
yes it’s absolutely a story that belongs to all immigrants. we all connect in this way
not just asians
I love that I was able to understand the ending, at least in my own way. Like yeah, he lost the short term boon of selling his crops the following week - but he and Monica discovered that they still love each other - that they'd even die for each other. It was all about Monica's philosophy in the prior scene. She wondered, if they can't be ok in the bad times then what makes the good times mean anything? The ending was their answer, things literally could not have gotten any worse but everyone chose love over letting these things divide them.
Finished this movie feeling this huge sense of bittersweet-ness. Maybe it's the grandma effect, but it's somewhat similar to how I felt after The Farewell too. Something that stood out to me was the growing relationship with the grandmother, it broke me when she had a (spoiler) stroke right after David almost seems to have finally embraced her... i bawled. especially love what you said about her being one thing barely holding the family apart, falling apart too, keep it up man!
I think that's super accurate. I think its meant to feel that way. We watch a character go through this entire journey, in both films. We see the sacrifices they make, and how it affects everyone around them. But ultimately, in both films, the characters come full circle, literally. Back to where they started, their grass routes, in almost the same position. But the difference is, they learned and grew as characters. Both came out the other end as stronger, better individuals.
i feel like the stroke "right after David finally embraced her" is pretty well thought, almost like grandma was an angel, went there to do her mission, helped them recognize and solve their issues (even though everyone thought she was the problem) and at the end when they're all sleeping together she looks at them, almost like in an accomplished gaze.
As a first generation Korean American, I know this film hits home my parents. Unrelated, but another film that hits home but for our parents’ parents for first generation Korean Americans is a film called Ode to My Father.
Ya I have watched that film I loved it as an South Asian I could say that both films felt like our history somehow
@@rayc7396 it is on Netflix
the scene with grandma walking away during the fire and david running after her, telling her not to leave really had me bawling :,*
I like to think that Steven Yeun never intended to get popular in all these Korean-language movies. He's now in too deep and has to fake being a native Korean speaking actor.
Minari was a great movie. It really is a movie that speaks to people of all backgrounds.
Just finished watching the movie, and it was touching. Made me remember some of my past too. The ending was a good one. After the barn burnt down and they lost everything, they started out again, never giving up. 1st generation immigrants all faced this, some luckier than others all around the world. My parents lost everything twice, and in the end the toll on my mom's health was too much. Watching this made me think how unworthy us 2nd generation immigrants take up as challenges. We all need to do better.
With or without winning the Oscars,
it would not change the fact that Minari indeed took us all to "Home."
Thank you for the video.
Minari will be remembered for years. A cinematic perfection.
“..we too are confused having lost our homes somewhere along the way.” Oof that was the ‘thumbs up’ point for me, dude.
I think the actress who played Monica should have been nominated for awards as well. She was excellent
Steven Yuen really had some solid performance after the depature of TWD, I'm so happy for him as a fan.
I watched this movie last night and I absolutely loved it. As a first generation US citizen, I found myself relating so deeply with all of the struggles the Yi family had to go through. Monica reminds me so much of my own mother, a selfless hard working woman who wants nothing but the best for her children and will work hard to achieve it. This movie deserves to be so greatly recognized, I loved every moment of it.
As a first gen from a Mexican family this movie hit homes, will definitely keep it close to my heart ❤️
i deeply enjoyed this. i loved the grandmother.
Just saw another great old Korean movie with her in it - The key to the heart. Great movie.
Not only is your way of speaking so soothing but the way you connect each observation in the film to another produces a fluidity that is pleasant to the ears. May God bless you and your future endeavors!
Every time I see a clip from this movie I'm inexplicably brought to the edge of tears...how on earth will I get through the entire movie?
It’s such a tear jerker holy shit
Yes I haven’t even watched it but I’m already tearing up reading about it.
I only watched it two days ago and I’m tearing from this video just at the memory of the feelings I had watching it
this film is one of the best really. The casting was superb, especially Steven and YJ. Allan Kim showed depth no young actor in recent years have shown, and Han Yeri, who i clearly believed was the heart of this film, should have gotten a nod too (that last scene with Steven at the side alley of a store was deeply moving, and only an Actress with her caliber can deliver). I'm thinking, is the water in South Korea reallly that diffrent? How are this country producing these great acts? Like seriously? BTS? Bong Joon Ho? Now the cast of Minari? (arghhh).
WOW! This was such a beautiful analysis of my new favorite film 🌱 you just got yourself a new subscriber. Some people were disappointed with the ending. However, I believe it was the perfect way to bring the family back together like you said. Thanks again for your effort into the details of an analysis 💻
The ending was what made the film better for me so I completely agree. Thank you for watching!
Where can I watch this
@@mcchilde2903 Yo you can rent it for $20 on Amazon Prime Video :) It is worth the purchase especially to support the creators because Minari made little money so far.
Yo Jonathan didn’t expect to see you here
@@cocunutcrab3853 YOYO ARIK! WHATS UP BRO
I have watched almost every review of this movie that comes out every day, this is by far the best review/ commentary I’ve heard. Very well said and made me want to watch the movie again.
I saw so much of my own parents in Jacob and Monica. Especially in Jacob’s determination to succeed even if it kills him, and Monica’s more realistic approach. If there’s one quality that I’ve always admired in my father it,
his fierce determination and almost limitless optimism. My dad lost his job and was basically out of work for three years. All while he had a wife and four sons who were dependent upon him. To put it in his words, and this applies to jacob, he said when your kids are depending on you, you can’t allow yourself to have negative thoughts because that’ll destroy you, you have to know that even though you no idea how to get there, you know that you will get there. That’s what I think we see in Jacob
Incredible!! I'm half Japanese and was raised sharing a room with my grandma too! Except I sacrificed the twin bed for the floor so gramma could sleep better!!
Yea honestly I was surprised they put grandma on the floor hahaha not on the bed
@@TangoTangerine12 I’m thinking maybe to show that they’re migrating from their traditional Asian ways of elders first, to a more Western lifestyle. Maybe haha
Even tho it's almost a year, I've got to post this as a long-time k-drama fan and for anyone reading this in the future. Traditional Koreans *prefer* sleeping on the floor rather than on a Westerner's bed; thus the quilts piled up on Gramma's dresser. At night they're taken down and put on the floor. I hope you noticed Gramma's pillow was the traditional Korean block of wood. I honestly don't know how they can have a good night sleep and not wake up with a huge pain in their neck. No, really, I'm serious.
어제 한국에서 미나리가 개봉해서 봤는데 미장센과 연기가 너무 섬세하더라구요. 정말 저 어릴때 한국 할머니와 어머니의 모습을 볼 수 있었습니다. 그와는 별개로 한국에선 북미만큼의 호평을 대중들에게 부터 듣기는 어려울 것 같단 생각이 들더라구요. 정말 미국적인 이야기라고 생각했습니다. 너무 아름다운 영화라서 영화가 끝나고 마구 토론하고 싶은 영화가 아니라 말을 삼키고 곱씹고 싶은 영화였네요. 얼추 알아 들었지만 나중에 한글 자막이 달리면 다시 보러 오겠습니다 :)
정확하십니다... 한국계 미국인 가정의 이야기임에도 불구하고 상당히 웨스턴적인 감성이죠 ㅎㅎ
저도 미나리에 빠져서 매일매일 관련된 내용 리뷰 영상만 찾아다닙니다 안타까운건 미국에선(서양에선) 외국어영화(한국영화)라하고 정작 한국에선 웨스턴감성이 짙은 미국회사가 제작한 미국이민가정이야기니 한국토종사람들은 이해 혹은 공감이 잘 안 될 미국영화다라며 서로 밀어내ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 인종차별만 이슈될 게 아닌 것 같기도 해요 이게 아직도 재미교포들이 느낄 괴리감? 의 현실이겠구나싶어요
미나리는 그냥 다른 배경 상관없이 그저 한 개인이 구성원으로서 속한 가족의 울타리, 가족이라는 게 결국 모든 시작과 끝이라는 메시지. 거기에 제이콥과 모니카의 결혼생활 속에서 겪는 여러 고통과 슬픔 후회 이기심 연민 사랑 지지 뭐 이런 내용으로 더 받아들여져서 슬프고 가슴아팠어요 저는.. 다들 미나리 생각보다 별로다 지루하다해서 좀 슬퍼요
전 외국안가본 한국사람인데 미나리 너무 인상깊어서 몇번을본지몰라요....전 똑같은경험은없지만 다른지역이사나 이별등등의 경험으로 마음으로 이해하며 봐서 하나도 지루하지않고 몰입감좋았어요 !! 사람나름인가봐요
@Carol 윤여정.한예리 배우가 미나리에서 보여준것보다 훨씬 연기를 잘하는 배우라서
저정도 연기가 감동이라니~ 하는 한국인으로서의 여유?가 아닐까요?
하여튼 우리나라 영화인들 못말리는최고 👍👍
기가막힌 영혼들!
나도 한국인!!!
국뽕^^
Your eloquent analysis always clearly highlights the beauty of what these films try to do. Keep it up
Spikima!
I just watched Minari and couldn't quite tell what to make of it. Thank you for giving it context to South Korea, and for explaining the signifigance of the fire and its tragedy that I missed. Hope to see more awesome vids in the future!
Can we talk about the beautiful music of the film. I'm so obsessed with Minari's music
I got to see this at Sundance last year before covid. One of the most beautiful films that I’ve ever seen.
Thanks for your great analysis.
"Sometimes tragedy is what stops tragedy from happening". This quote reminds me of one of the most interesting theological question Theodicy, which is a debate of why does God allow evil to exist.
스피키마님 댓글 첫 문장에 마음이 찡하네요(전 그저 한국에서 자란 평범한 한국인이지만).
영어가 자유롭지 않아 항상 영어자동자막 켜서 보는데 스피키마님 낭독과 자막의 싱크로율 정말 엄청납니다.....👍
덕분에 영어공부까지 잘 하고 있습니다 감사합니다!
한글자막 올라오면 또 보겠습니다.
조만간 영어자막도 제대로 만들어야 할텐데...봐주셔서 너무 감사합니다 :) 한글자막도 올라왔답니다!
I would never have heard of Mulholland Drive if it wasn't for this wonderful channel. What a great movie that was. And now it looks like I got another to check out.
If you like Mulholland Drive, then make sure to watch Lost Highway, Blue Velvet and Under the silver lake
mulholland drive is one of the most confusing movies ever to me.
@@garbagebin8282 And that one funny scene it has is funnier than full-length comedy movies, you gotta love David Lynch🤣
I see Minari to be a film about faith. Not in a higher being, but in your family and love ones. Jacob not only deny all things superstitious which I can relate, but he also disregard it despite Monica's belief. When he accepted the finder guy in the end, I don't think he's converted. He just choose to accept help for the first time and put his faith in the people who loves him.
I’ve never seen this movie but you’ve made me want to! I love your channel man! You introduce me to so many new films :)
Man A24 just keeps making bangers.
It's beautiful to see films like this. I wish that more storylines of this nature came to the silver screen from more american asians - I'd love to see a great filipino immigrant one
i think this movie doesn't get the praise it deserves. i really liked ur editing and thoughts!
I see you are one of us. When you mentioned '정' I was like... Yeah Boaaaaa you got that right!!!!!
Minari was such a beautiful film and really brought me back to my childhood. My family went through almost the exact same conflicts they had- from poverty to being a non-white in a mostly white-dominated environment. What really hit home was the constant worry and arguing over money and the long trips into the city when an emergency occurred.
이렇게 수준 높은 분석 영상을 올리시려면 많은 노력과 시간이 필요할텐데...정말 대단합니다.
더불어 나레이션에 더 없이 좋은 목소리까지 갖추고 계시니 영상을 볼때마다 귀도 호강합니다.
노고에 감사합니다.^^
This video was so beautifully made.
Very powerful. Thank you.
Beautiful video essay. This channel is becoming a fast favorite for me
This is beautiful ...... I watch the film last night, I was in awe of its simplicity and its profoundness at the same time.
오랜만에 극장에 갔더니 생각보다 많은 분들이 미나리를 보러 오셨더군요. 오랜만에 극장에서 좋은 영화를 보고 왔습니다. 잔잔하면서 울림있는 영화 중 하나인거 같아요. 인물간의 갈등 그리고 그 속에서 인물간의 정을 잘 표현한거 같고 배우들 연기도 좋았어요! 사운드트랙도 좋았고요! 오랜만애 극장가길 잘한거 같네요! 너무 좋은 영상에 한글자막까지 너무 감사합니다! 미나리 오스카 노미네이트 응원합니다! 다음 영상도 기대할께요:)
오스카가 기대되긴 하네요...ㅠㅠ 봐주셔서 감사합니다 :)
Watching this and listening to the OST makes me wanna cry all over again :'-)
I just wept my eyes out in an empty movie theater after watching this
I have but one word.
Ding-dong broken broken ding-dong
i am no linguistics expert but that’s multiple words
@@fruitoson4227 yeah but there's only one ding dong
@@fruitoson4227 you must be fun in parties...
I've heard about the film and want to thank you for making it. It's beautiful ..... in so many ways. Congratulations on winning an Oscar!!
What a great review of a foreign film. Watching foreign film via subtitles r hard but with this in depth review without spoiling the whole movie, makes one understand the beauty of MINARI movie.
I really appreciate this video. I loved this movie, and I so felt that nostalgia part, even if I didn't quite get why with how my childhood was. So everything you talked about and got into in this video really helped me see just what it was that was itching at me for my fondness to this movie. It's a remarkable movie, because it allows itself to be honest to what we might consider isn't.
I grew up in a filipino family with my grandmother being an immigrant. The deterioration of soon-ja after her stroke not only reflected my own grandmother's physical deterioration, but also allowed me to gain closure. This film saved me from a cycle of emotional repression. Thank you Minari
So many more should see this masterful piece of art about finding home away from "home". Thank you for sharing such a beautiful narrative and insights.
Great video essay. Just rewatched this last night. My first time watching this since my Halmeoni’s passing two years ago. This film is a beautiful and tragic masterpiece.
I hope he wins Oscar award...he deserve it...
Minari is a movie where you can strangely relate to its story despite your cultural background
한국 개봉 전 부터 미나리에 대해 좋은 소식들이 들려와서 너무 궁금했었는데 막상 보고나니 어떤 부분이 사람들을 감동시키고 이렇게 많은 수상을 하는지 잘 모르겠어서 해외 리뷰 찾다가 여기까지 왔어요. 이민자의 삶을 다 이해할 수는 없겠지만 영화에 대해 다시 생각해볼 수 있는 기회가 되었네요. 리뷰 감사합니다. :)
와우 제가젤좋아하는채널에서 미나리리뷰를..! 이번영상은 특히나 정성이 더 느껴집니다ㅜㅜ감사합니다!!
영화를 보러 갈 상황이 아니라 이 리뷰를 보게 됐는데.... 정말 미묘하고 아름다운 영화네요. 좋은 리뷰 감사합니다. 이 리뷰만 보았는데도 마음 한 구석이 아려옵니다.
등장인물의 심리나 관계에만 국한된게 아니라, 그를 넘어선 고향이란 키워드를 제시했을 땐 이민자가 아님에도 이 영화에 깊이 몰입할 수 있었어요. 아시안계 미국인들의 이야기이지만, 어쩌면 도심 속에 뿔뿔이 흩어져버린 현대인 모두가 공감할 수 있는 영화란 생각이 들었습니다. 좋은 영상 감사해요 :)
This is a beautiful review. This made me realize the hidden and subtle messages of the movie. Thanks for this.
Excellent analysis for an excellent movie. Thank you for the extra insight into the importance of the minari plant in your own life.
What an absolutely beautiful commentary on the film! More power to you, man.
I really loved your approach, thankyou for creating and sharing !
I think it is not only a story about just u.s. immigrant family but also every beginning family. Im korean who was born and raised in korea, but after watching this film, this movie made me think about my parents very first married life. probably they made every trial and error, spend some teary nights. nowdays, I asked my mom and dad that do they want to go back to younger days if they can, and they refuse to goin back. they said that it was happy time and also hard time at the same time. they dont want to go through that pain again. but they have some nostalgia about that time. This movie leaves everyone nostalgic for the innocence of their hard times.
The mixing of language at the same time is same as speaking taglish to my siblings and friends.
Amazing essay!
Been discovering your channel piece by piece.
Great content!
Much love
한국 사람으로서 정말 의미있게 봤는데 미국에 정착한 한국계 미국분들이 과연 이 영화를 어떻게 보게 될지 정말 궁금해집니다. 잔잔하면서도 묵직하게 울렸을 미나리를 이제서야 보고 댓글 남기네요. 늘 좋은 영상 감사합니다.
I'm very used to super analytical video essays, but with this you did such a good job of honoring the humanity and emotion of the movie!
I just finished this. I remember seeing the previews and thinking it looked too lighthearted for your typical A24 film. After watching it, I can understand why it's an A24 film. It hits hard but is a beautiful film.
Thank you so much for your great interpretation of the film!
This film reminded me of my old foreign exchange classmate from Korea
Thank you for this beautiful explanation of Minari's movie. Thank you❤️
I cried a lot watching Minari. Why’d you have to make me cry again watching this essay?? Lol
This movie especially Jacobs ego really reminded me of Walter White in Breaking Bad
I see this film as a study into how people become apart of a larger system, after being potentially torn from their original. Numerous growth, religious and rebirth allegories are used to support the idea. It's a intimate look into a family with different ways in which they chose to approach planting themselves into their new universe. It's also a secondary look into the disparity between first generation immigrant parents, and their slightly more American children and how that plays out as a plot device. Minari can seemingly find a warm nurturing place to grow no matter where it is placed, reminding us of our journey to becoming part of a whole. I'd put this as the most beautiful film I've watched this year.
Thanks... because at the ending of the film I thought they where done. I did not understand that the relationship had lasted because of that scene. I was pissed where it ended but now since you explained... its a better ending.
I don't usually watch movies and I also don't dwell on them much but because of UA-cam recommendations I finally got time to watch it. This review is so awesome! Your comments are on point and helped me to appreciate even deeper the wonderful message that Minari is. Thank you for this!
Wow...This is regit well made footage...done great job...where's my ten minutes? ^^ Thank you so much for this.^^
Excellent presentation, and amazing analysis. I liked your review from a Korean perspective. Thanks for the video
Amazing analysis! Great video!
Thank you for the excellent video and a most poignant perspective and the film Minari. I look forward to seeing this film.
Thank you for what you do, I will enjoy this movie in due time.
your analyses are always so beautiful. Thank you so much for creating videos that help my heart feel so much joy in sorrow. Your channel is a blessing to watch, keep up the fantastic art!!
Really deep interpretation of the movie; I can relate so well to this movie
Thank you, I understand the movie a lot more now and want to watch it a second time.
영상과 해석 퀄리티가 엄청나네요 영어도 접할겸 이전것들도 정주행하려고 구독합니다
감사합니다 :)
Monica put $100.
Grandma: *Are you sure about that*
I loved it it was beautiful and inspiring and every actor even the children were fantastic congratulations to all of you especially the Oscar winner “grandma” The problems and trials and tribulations they went through can be experienced in any family anywhere in any culture or country. I’m so happy I watched it’.