Dream [Bi-Mong] (2008)
Dream [Bi-Mong] (2008) 5/10
Dream, or Bi-Mong, is Korean auteur Kim Ki Duk’s latest film. Like all his films, Dream is a love it or hate it film. It is obtuse and carries with it a dreamlike quality. By Kim’s standards, the film has a surprisingly significant amount of dialogue. The story, is about how a man’s dream becomes intertwined with the life of a woman, such that she carries out what he dreams. The film’s logic is labyrinthe and not always logical, while Kim moves with his usual style and flair. To me Dream was similar to his earlier film Time: both alienated me and i did not enjoy them. Still, i can appreciate Kim’s ambitions and his unwillingness to churn out easy, crowdpleasing efforts. Dream is challenging, difficult, obtuse and the classic stereotype of arthouse films. I didn’t like it, but i certainly admired it.
