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–http://lang-8.com/179352/journals/582347
–http://woosoo.tistory.com/366
Most of us have seen or at least heard of the movie “My Sassy Girl,” which was a phenomenal success all across Korea and even inspired Hollywood film makers. When the movie first hit the Korean theaters in 2001, it amused people by keeping the scenes realistic but at the same time funny.
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–http://www.ygosu.com/community/?bid=computer&idx=2750
–http://cyberpr.kbs.co.kr/cm/movie_show.html?cd=819
The main character, for example, meets his soon to be girlfriend inside of a subway train drunk. This is pretty common so no suprise there.However, she suddenly pukes on a passenger and suddenly says “Darling” to a complete stranger, the main character of course, right before blacking out.
A lot of the humor in the movie is not so much as verbal as physical. As a result, people of all ages were able to understand it and enjoy it. I believe this is the biggest reson why the movie was a huge success.
Seven years after its release in Korea, “My Sassy Girl” was remade into a Hollywood film. The remake is very similar to the original movie in terms of theme and setting.
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–http://www.vnbits.org/my-sassy-girl-2008-720p-hdtv-x264-vietsub–s-298.html
–http://www.ampedasia.com/movies/My-Sassy-Girl/
To name a few similarities, the main characters meet at a subway, the girl has an outgoing personality unlike her boyfriend, and eventually a breakup leads to a makeup.On the other hand, there is a slight twist in story. The original is more focused on the interactions between the two characters while the remake primarily showcases individuals’ lives.
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–http://www.vinok2movies.com/2010/11/my-sassy-girl-2008-english-version.html
For instance, there are many scenes that were devoted to revealing personal distresses of both the man and woman which were not emphasized as much in the original like in the remake. In addition, minor details such as the man’s age and the woman’s family have been changed. But despite all these differences, it is amazing how two different interpretations of the same movie can have the same effect on people: laughter.
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