The Bow (2005)
The Bow(2005) 8/10
This is a Kim Ki Duk film. That’s all that needs to be said. You either like Kim’s film, or hate it with a vengeance; there is no middle ground. It bears the hallmarks of Kim, viz isolated backdrop, beautful Zen-like imagery, the use of silence and the subjugation of women. Although it seems to share quite abit of similarities with The Isle (even with a sly fishhook reference), Kim takes the film in different directions. As expected, the film is obtuse and befudding at times, but since when does Kim make easy to understand films?
