Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

Excelente

A contemplative journey through a monk's life with sprinklings of humor and genuine pathos. Visual storytelling par excellence.

the movie depicted nature of mankind. wrong behavior, curiosity, inner urges. what made me notice was the acceptance that the ostad had. acceptance of the nature of the boy. my question is why the ostad and the boy were "boy" not girl. and the other question is when guru wanted to burn him self, there were tears on the paper on his eyes, why?

One of the most beatiful movies I've seen.

Ki-duk Kim has created a beautiful world within this serene setting. The camera doesn't flinch, but it looks upon this world - and the characters within - with a steady-but-soft gaze that kept me enthralled. My enjoyment came from my experience of the aura and environment and the characters as they existed within it (with some exceptions). The direction that the plot took was a bit surprising, and I'm not sure the whole thing gelled. But I liked it none-the-less. And I loved the doorways!

I fucking love this movie. One of the most memorable movie watching experiences I've had.

It was a beautiful film, and it had potential to be a great film, but during the fall section - it felt a bit melodramatic and even it was a necessary element to the story, it could have been done less dramatic.

Beautiful and Deep. At least I think it is deep, I'm still not entirely sure what it is about, but it is VERY beautiful.

This is a move that few can appreciate.

Another movie where Director is also writer and on of the lead actors. When in US films this is bad combination, it looks to be working in oriental films. The movie is about different stages in life. Specially the summer, where everything is at the peak, was every a bliss.

Every scene is highly memorable and deliberate, though the pace may be slow, it's a wonderful cinematic study in the Buddhist concepts of the circle of life, mindfulness and presentness, forcing viewers into a state of peace and tranquility. Beautiful. Acting could use a little work, but I've realized that Asian standards for acting are different from American ones.

I love Kim Ki-Duk, and this is probably the first movie of his that you should watch. The way he films and the way he tells stories is so unique and refreshing and always just beautiful to watch. This movie, like many of his, is more of a genuine work of art than any movie I can think of. If you liked this movie, you should watch 3-iron (empty houses) from him next, and, my personal favourite, Address Unknown, at some point, but this one may not be for everyone.

I left this film feeling unmoved and frustrated. Things didn't add up, (a child raised solely by a Buddhist monk would commit cruelty to animals, AND the monk would observe this without interfereing?). The enlightenment thread of the entire film just felt manufactured to boot, everything falls neatly into place.. . I DID like the nuances/imagery. The 5 pets, the change in directions of the hut/life. As my own Buddah Vern would say, it's overrated, sincerely.