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Shinbu sueob (2004) is a Korean movie. In-mu Heo has directed this movie. Sang-Woo Kwon,Ha Ji-Won,In-kwon Kim,In-mun Kim are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2004. Shinbu sueob (2004) is considered one of the best Comedy,Romance movie in India and around the world.
Kyu-sik is a seminary student, who one day falls during a church service, dropping a precious, pope-blessed relic. As punishment, he and his comic relief friend Seon-dal are sent away to a small church in rural Korea to work in a sort of 'priest limbo' until they get their act together. Upon his arrival, Kyu-sik ends up in an awkward position with a groggy Bong-hee, a pretty girl who just flew in from America to visit her uncle-the priest of the rural church. However, Bong-hee's true reason for coming is to see her beloved boyfriend, but things don't go terribly smoothly and she is stuck in the church without a way home. Of course, all while she and Kyu-sik are slowly testing each other's nerves. Hate soon amounts to affection and the film gradually moves from playfully mean situations to the cute fuzzy ones banking on Kwon Sang-woo's and Ha Ji-won's endearing chemistry.
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Shinbu sueob (2004) Reviews
Lackluster Korean Romantic Comedy.
SPOILERS! Love So Devine is Korean film from back in 2004. Korean cinema was on a roll with a number of stellar romances and rom-coms around that time. Unfortunately, this isn't one of them. There's nothing drastically horrible about this film, but there's not much that stands out either. It's rather ordinary and occasionally dull, and it seems to be a little underwritten and haphazardly thrown together. Your story has a young man soon entering priesthood who has second thoughts after meeting the spunky niece of the priest of the small town church he's sent to. It's a pretty straight forward opposites attract romance. The two seem a poor match for each other, which is the entire point I guess, but it results in few sparks between them and they really don't make for an endearing or believable couple. She's too wild for him, and he's too tame for her; you can't help but feel these 2 people just don't belong together, and will never be able to stay together over time. This film seems as if it was more or less just put together to give Ha Ji-won a chance to prance around some while looking pretty. While she can certainly do that well, there's not much going on otherwise that's worthwhile. The story is pretty sluggish throughout, and rarely does it strike a chord of being cute or charming or romantic enough to really invest in. Our two leads spend more time together as the story progresses, and they start to develop feelings for each along the way. Those feelings soon start to slowly blossom into love, and from there it's just a matter of seeing whether they'll be together or not. There's an inexcusable musical number that breaks out for some reason I can't fathom. I suppose this was included to add some element of whimsy to the whole affair (or maybe the director just has a fondness for movies from India), but it's just out of place overall. Then, when it appears the two leads won't be together, our young priest cries for about 20 minutes (Uggh!) until the story wraps up. That's really about all there is to it. I guess you could watch this film if you're huge Ha Ji-won fan, but that's probably the only reason to check it out. It's not very entertaining otherwise, and there are many better Korean romantic films and rom-coms out there to choose from. Feel free to skip over this one. Bottom Line: 6 out of 10 stars.
Great Movie!
I'm a Catholic seminarian myself and I was able to emphasize with the story of "Love so Divine". The acting although not very technically superior, was certainly witty and engaging! Kwon Sang-Woo could have passed for a real seminarian! Ha ji won on the other hand was really, really sassy and carried out her role very well without making it too sweet or too stubborn. They had perfect chemistry right from the start. The ending, although predictably positive as in any romantic comedy, had a very interesting twist. It is good to note the slightest details in the story to fully appreciate the final outcome: locket, shoe, "Deo gratias", rosary, and even the theme song and its lyrics etc. I believe the team did their research well especially as to the life and formation of seminarians as well as the many problems they face. The set, as well as tye costumes, was also well-designed and realistic. Great theme song and dance number (epithalamium) too! I saw the MTV and I liked it as well. I highly recommend this film.
And then a slaphappy K-pop song was played in the church and everyone danced...
Really hard to keep that expectation buzzer turned off when stumbling upon these romantic comedies that subliminally whisper to you that this one could be special, funny and even heartfelt without becoming nauseatingly teary and making you thankful of the invention that is the fast forward button. I think 2003 and 2004 were particularly great years in Korean cinema, so from time to time I head back and try to find some features that I might have missed and could be worth the while. From the initial looks, the premise seemed somewhat fresh. An opposites attract story of a dedicated seminarian on his way to becoming a priest, encountering a girl doing her best impersonation of Lindsay Lohan stranded in a small village. Sang-woo Kwone plays Kim Gyushik, who gets sent to a parish with his troublemaker friend, where he stumbles upon Yang Bong-hie, played by the statuesque Ji-won Ha of Sex Is Zero shame-fame. He doesn't necessarily fall for her at first sight since she acts rather rudely and proclaims that she's got a boyfriend. Few drinks later, he gets to carry her to a motel room in a scene either set to play as a homage to MSG or show disregard for imitating, resulting in a successful transition of them suddenly becoming nice to each other the next morning. Instead of strengthening the bond between these characters with a sensible dialogue and situations worthy of being called 'romantic' in a such unorthodox setting, more time is stretched with them tugging at each other with overly self-excruciating and teasing phrases. Acting wise, Kwone did everything he could for his character, while Ji-won Ha was a joy to watch purely for her looks. In the end, a film which had a nice start with some promise, but decided to hold on tight to the same old formula of comedies gracing the Korean theaters on monthly basis. There will always be a market for it, but it doesn't mean there aren't better films of the same genre to choose from. If I had to recommend something of similar mold with a layer of creativity it would be Someone Special and Rules of Dating. Films that weren't afraid to stray from the dotted line.
Amusing romantic comedy
Possible spoilers ahead: A light-hearted, only mildly irreverent romantic comedy about a pious Catholic seminarian falling in love with his free-spirited catechism student, during his stay at a parish in rural Korea. This film basically follows the typical romantic comedy blueprint, and the ending is rather predictable for anyone who knows the genre. Relatively respectful treatment of the Church and its doctrines, though hardcore Catholic traditionalists may be offended at jokes about horny seminarians and drinking holy water. If you're a fan of romantic comedies or light-hearted takes on Catholicism, you might want to give this a look.
A story of disrespect and disregard for what Love really is!
I was disappointed and furious with this movie by the ending. While I had hoped that these two (searching) people, would find a true, DEVINE love, all that was realized was lust. Yep. Lust wins. I think I could have accepted it if the two individuals had come to an honest realization of what love and devotion was and then made a conscious decision to each other, (which didn't have to preclude their love for God.....) Love is Love. And I've been taught God is the greatest love of all. But all this movie does is turn an honest searching and loving young man who is on the path to a lifetime serving God into a bumbling idiot who can not control his "desires". And the girl. Oh please. She was a horror from the beginning her totally insulting irreverence to anything good or true. She mocks the Faith of the young man, and instead of his being steadfast and perhaps even showing her the true Light of life, he becomes just another fallen man, unable to resist the twitching of a female; he must accept he has "sinned" and turn away from the true Love his life. Oh, and I must mention, the film even positions Our Blessed Mother against the heroin of the story...and yup....the twitching insolent female beats our Lady at every turn. I am most disappointed that the young ones of our society will view the film and see it as a victory for what the film's definition of "true love" is. There is no love, no romance, no sacrifice and dedication between two people in Love, no expression of "true love". And even though I was pretty disgusted watching this story play out, I kept holding out that in the end, .maybe there would be some redeeming quality to the woman, something that would make her worthy of the young seminarian turning his back on his vocation. And what were we left with? Her again drinking the Holy Water directly from the basin, not because she was thirsty, this act had remained what is was from the beginning of the movie....and act of insolence and disrespect. Don't waste your time with this story, but if you do, please post your opinions somewhere so the public isn't left only with the movie's opinion on the subject of "Devine" Love.