Ditto
by Jeong-kwon Kim
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Actor: Ha-Neul Kim, Ji-tae Yu, Ji-won Ha, Min-joo Kim, Yong-woo ParkDirector: Jeong-kwon Kim
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Chinese (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); Korean (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Running Time: 113 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-09-17
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Tai Seng
DVD Reviews of Ditto
DVD Review: "I let go of him from my heart..."
Summary: 5 Stars
"I can be your diary for awhile. Your talking diary."
This love story from Korea has the tenderness of snowflakes carried gently from the heavens on a soft winter breeze. From its sepia hued opening to its final shot, this film will gently squeeze your heart until you feel the ache of love which remains even after we are gone, as does its scent. Filled with moments of great romantic beauty and heartbreaking sadness, its complex story told with a simple grace and elegance, it makes my personal list of all-time favorites.
Kim Ha Neul is endearing as Soeun, a shy college student in love with classmate Donghee. Their story of slowly getting together has a sweet innocence which is in contrast to the story of IN (Yoo Ji Tae) and his girlfriend. She is brash and quarrelsome, and is worried she may be an alcoholic. But underneath there is a yet untapped depth which will flourish near the end of this story.
Souen's life in college consists of going to see her her best friend, Sumi, in the hospital with a broken leg, and talking to an unexpected voice in the night, from a HAM radio given her by another student. It was not supposed to be in working order, yet she and IN begin to talk, at first in contentious manner, he thinking she is joking with him about attending the same college nearly 20 years earlier. Much to his girlfriend's displeasure, he makes arrangements to meet Souen.
Both think they were stood up, until her sincerity about current events leads him to give her news of future happenings, and both realize they are living in different times. Whereas most films would use this as a device to propel their love story, director Jeung Gueon Kin and photographer Kwang Suck Jung take this in an entirely different direction. The two come to care for each other, IN becoming her diary for her fledging romance with Donghee, while he wrestles with his girlfriend's drinking and initial disbelief at what he's telling her is happening.
His sudden realization that his parents are attending college with her leads to a romantically heartbreaking bit of information which changes both their lives forever. It also changes his girlfriend's mind about what has been happening, and she decides to support IN. In an emotionally wrenching scene, he discovers the scent still remains. To reveal anything further would ruin the experience for those who have yet to see this piece of film magic.
It begins slowly, and in such a simple manner, you do not expect the touching depth finally revealed. The two most wonderful things about this film are Kim Ha Neul's lovely performance, and the hauntingly beautiful score which helps set the unique atmosphere of a film which takes part of your heart with it, but gives more back. A very special film so heartfelt words cannot adequately describe its effect on the moviegoer. A must own film for anyone with a heart.
DVD Review: History and Love intertwine!
Summary: 4 Stars
I heard of this movie year's back but never had the opportunity to watch it until last night. Into the first half hour of the movie or so I thought it was okay but the more it progress the better it became. The story revolves around the relationship that develops between two college students, So-eun (Kim Ha-neul) and In (Yoo Ji-tae of "Attack the Gas Station!"), who connect via a ham radio one night. However, when they decide to meet on campus and miss each other, it is revealed that they are separated by 21 years, with So-eun in 1979 and In living in the present day, 2000. Eventually, they become comfortable with the supernatural phenomenon that has brought them together, as well as their correspondence. She relates her camaraderie with her best friend Seon-mi (Kim Min-ju) and her pining for fellow student Dong-heui (Park Yong-woo); while he talks about the unwanted attention he receives from fellow co-ed (Ha Ji-weon). However, as the on-air relationship deepens, it is revealed that their ties go far deeper than ever imagined.
True, the plot of "Ditto" is eerily similar to a Hollywood production released that same year, "Frequency", in which a young man is able to communicate with his late firefighter father through a ham radio. However, there is a difference between the two films with respect to intent. Whereas "Frequency" was more-or-less a sci-fi suspense-thriller, "Ditto" ends up being a bittersweet drama that offers up some interesting perspectives on the national psyche of South Korea.
To appreciate the significance of the two timelines in "Ditto", 1979 and 2000, one needs to be familiar with the history of South Korea, a relatively young democracy with a turbulent past. The South Korean people made the painful transition from one political extreme to the other in the span of a single generation; it is not surprising that the country's filmmakers have been influenced by such upheaval. Underlying the 'love across time' genre is the dichotomy between the lessons of the past and the understanding of the present, not unlike the themes addressed in the films of Wong Kar-wai ("In the Mood for Love"). All the characters in the genre's films struggle with trying to make sense of events in their past, often catastrophic, and using that knowledge to better understand themselves and their current circumstances.
Melancholy and humor were balanced out with the innocence of the female characters; it never got overly heavy with sadness. "Ditto", along with the other films of the Korean 'love across time' genre, is a thoughtful reflection of the national psyche of South Korea, a country that has matured into a functioning democracy in a relatively short time, yet still bears the scars of that long and difficult struggle. Recommend for viewing.
DVD Review: nice little movie but a very good point rarely made
Summary: 3 Stars
The point of this movie is about praising not touching someone with a family. This movie is okay to recommended watching but not worth purchasing and possibly not worth a netflix rental. DVD Review: A bittersweet travel into the past and future
Summary: 5 Stars
I just happened to watch this film in Arirang... and wow, I don't know what opportunity I would have missed if I had changed the channel!
The story revolves around So-eun and In, two people who only knew each other through a ham radio. As they become friends, they find out that they are separated by 21 years, as So-eun lives in 1979, and In lives in 2000. But they are not only connected by their ham radio talks... soon they find out that they are actually linked to each other by a web of human connections which makes you think that the world is really small.
Watch it and it would make you realize the other possibilities that could have happened in your life. Yes, the thought of this could make you cry, because it could make you regret... but at the same time, it could make you laugh at yourself for making the wrong choices. This sometimes slow, sometimes funny, thought-provoking, poignant, and unique tale about the mysteries of time and the people within its dimensions surely deserves 5 stars.
DVD Review: The deep thought quality of what-if's in Asian romances
Summary: 5 Stars
If you loved Il Mare - you will love this too. Love reaches once again across time. Alternating between 2000 South Korea and the country in the 70's, two people fall in love across the divide. This will have you wishing there was such a thing as a time machine.
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