Upon close inspection of body kinesthetics, it appears to me that this was the original orientation of the actors for this shot. Note how Song Kang-Ho’s fingers appear to bear no weight, apparently hanging in repose or extending flat into thin air, while Kim Ok-Vin’s toes, foot arch, and knee bend are symmetrical and show clear lines of force. Given the physicality she displayed in her performance, it’s not surprising to see her strike a dancer’s pose such as this.
All of the tension in this shot originates from her, extending throughout her upper body as well. If it weren’t for the compositional consideration (noted below), I would assume the decision to flip the pic were solely to obviate how thoroughly he melts into the background behind her feisty portrayal. She certainly enlivened her starring film role with equal panache.
Although it was edited to appease South Korea’s Media Rating Board’s objection to depicting a priest in an ostensibly sexual pose (her legs were removed and his arms were more ambiguously arranged aside her torso), it’s a shame that the original image (actually implying the figure of a “Bat” - the Korean title) was not restored for American release. It seems unlikely that they would fail to understand American “thirst” for sex (there, I said it) in the cinema, so one may unfortunately infer that the reach of their country’s censorship extends to their exports.
That such affronts to artistic integrity still exist in our world, now that’s a damn shame!
<3
Is that Nick Cave =?o
Somehow I’ve never got around to grokking him,
(latecomer to lyrics - music consumes me)
but everything I’ve since the festival release of
Wenders’ WOD has been transcendent.
Latest record even has me by the balls.
BTW: The more the merrier, I always say.
PS: May I bring Pooh or Babar?
The Jackal is a member of any of three (sometimes four) small to medium-sized species of the family Canidae, found in Africa, Asia and Southeastern Europe. (via AngeIhead)
I did a double-take, as this image reads differently to me: like one of those early 20th c. bridal/marriage photos where the bride is propped up underneath the elaborately cascading tresses of her gown spreading out in all directions. I can’t shake the illusion.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
—
Aristotle (via littlemiss) (via lallygagging)
And here, all this time I was thinking I was just capricious 8^o
PS: Thanks for the shout out M, though I can’t seem to figure out how to retrieve mail here, unless I’m not receiving it elsewhere… Anyhow, tea tomorrow is fine anytime. As posted via MeetUp, I’m in SE, so pick your favorite landmark and a time to rock.
steamy
sans dolors pour ses yeux
elle a des rêves joyeux
elle peint des étoiles
où elle va à voile
son sang bouillonne écarlate
sous un autre soleil
tandis que son coeur éclate
l’eau s’infiltre ses oreilles
my hero
