Doomsday Book

Doomsday Book

(Yim Pil Sung, Kim Ji Woon – 2012)

3 segments from 2 South Korean directors

PLOT:

1.      A couple sat around in a park bench after dinner. During the kissy woosy session, a group of schoolboys harass them. The man stood up and beat the living hell out of them, only to amaze himself with the super power he unexpectedly had. Little did he know, that the power came as the first symptoms of the transformation. Like everyone in the city, he’s turning into a flesh-eating zombie.(Brave New World)

2.      A technician called out to a test out a domestic help robot in a Buddhist monastery. He is required to verify a claim, that the robot have received enlightenment, therefore now a Buddhist robot. As the robot have become an important member and consultant of the monastery, the technician faced his biggest mechanical hiccup issue.(Heavenly Creature)

3.      A daughter of a billiard enthusiast dented her father’s 8 ball. To prevent him from noticing, she threw the dented ball out the window and go online and went to a shady website to order a new one. After two years, the 8 ball she ordered finally arrived; as a giant asteroid that threatened the country.(Happy Birthday)

NOTES:

Ilove this one.

These three stories here are a part of those chains of stories that need no explanations at the end. So many things left buoyant because they just are.  Some philosophical values are weakly presented, but it’s a great compilation of possible absurdity nonetheless.

I can provide you more spoilers but still you need to watch this one yourself. Proper entertainment. You get to see Bong Joon Ho’s cameo appearance here and, of course, nothing can go wrong if Bae Doona is in it <3 p="">

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