"Classic", a representative Korean romance movie introduced last time, is known as an excellent Korean film, and I think you all know that it has already gained tremendous popularity in Korea. However, if it's a great Korean movie like this, I'm sure there are many people who think that it's not only popular in Korea.
Because of this, this time, we will look at how "Classic", a representative Korean romance movie, is evaluated overseas. I think foreigners will be able to understand the movie "Classic" better by seeing how the Korean movie "Classic" is evaluated.
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A study on the overseas market of the movie "Classic"
The Korean film "Classic" has gained considerable popularity in overseas markets as well. The film was released in Asian countries such as Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore in 2003, and recorded sales of 250 million yen in Japan. The film was also screened in the US, Canada, France and Germany, and in 2004 was invited to the New York Asian Film Festival in the US. The OST of the movie was also well received overseas, and there are many reports that both the original song in Korean and the translated version in Japanese were released in Japan.
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Foreigners evaluate the movie "Classic"
Overseas critics' evaluations of the movie "Classic" are varied.
Some critics praised the film's touching story and beautiful OST, and praised the film for showing Korea's traditional values and culture. Also, the acting skills and harmony of the main actors of the movie were highly evaluated.
However, some other reviewers criticized the film's story for being too simplistic and predictable, and pointed out that the film did not sufficiently explain the connection between the past and the present. It also pointed out that some scenes in the film do not live up to realism.
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We can see that there are quite a lot of positive evaluations of the movie "Classic" by foreigners.
On the movie review site Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 100% freshness rating, with an average rating of 8.5/10. Audiences praised the film's touching story, beautiful visuals, and OST.
It also has a rating of 7.8 out of 10 on the movie review site IMDB, with over 5,000 reviewers participating. Reviewers highly praised the film's emotional lines, acting skills, and director's directing.
Not only that, it has a score of 76 out of 100 on the movie review site Metacritic, with 4 experts leaving reviews. Experts pointed out that the film's story is complex and predictable, but praised the film's emotion and atmosphere.
The influence of the movie "Classic" on Korean cinema and Hallyu
"Classic" can speak of a positive influence on the history of Korean cinema. The film drew 1.54 million viewers at the time and grossed $7.58 million at the world box office. The film was awarded and nominated at several film festivals. For example, Son Ye-jin received the Best New Actress Award at the Baeksang Arts Awards and the Most Popular Award at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. This movie is considered a representative work of the Korean melodrama genre, and is also considered a life movie by many people.
The movie "Classic" can be said to have a positive impact on the Korean Wave. This movie is considered a representative work of the Korean melodrama genre, and is also considered a life movie by many people. The film was well-received both domestically and internationally for its acting skills, beautiful visuals, and excellent background music. In addition, this film led the Korean Wave craze when it was released in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
Especially in Japan, it was released in 2004 and earned 1 billion yen, and in 2005, it was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Award at the Japan Academy Awards. It can be said that this film set the standard for Korean romance films and played a role as a pioneer of the Korean Wave.
