I have been enjoying the Korean movies that I have selected from
Amazon Prime Streaming. Last night I watched Aein (aka Lover & The Intimate), a Korean movie that stars Dong-Hyuk Cho and the beautiful Ye-ryeong Kim.
Aein tells the story of two strangers who meet by chance in an elevator. It follows their journey through the day and night as they discover each other. It reminds me of one of my favorite movies Before Sunrise in its treatment since the lovers are nameless and the entire movie occurs in 24 hours. They do call themselves Boy (Jo Dong-Hyuk) and Girl (Sung Hyun- Ah) as they play the usual courtship mind games: playing coy, being aggressive, and taking turns hitting each other as they fall into each other's arms.
While this sounds like a typical romance movie, it is not! Yes, it has some of these expected elements, but it also explores the accepted idea that people should bond for life when in fact most people would love to have unexpected lovers throughout their long-term relationships.
I recommend this movie.