Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

What? No review? Well here I go. This is not a very known movie, unfortunately, but one of the most profound movies I have ever seen. The movie is about a young boy living with a monk on a temple floating on a little lake. The movie progresses through all seasons and each season is represented by a different stage in the boys life: Child, Adolescence, Adulthood, Old Man.
Similar to nature, each stage/season is showcased by the unique struggles the boy is facing.
The cinematography is beautiful, great directing and camera work, and the score is very fitting.
The movie would've not worked as well if those were not spot on, since this movie does not rely on dialog. Yes, you read right. This review probably contains more words than the entire movie and this is how I promote this movie to friends as well. This movie does not need to rely on language to reveal a part of human nature and the human struggle, in each and everyone of us.
If I judge a movie by the impact it had on my life, if any, this movie is at the very top.
In order to be enlightened, keep an open mind!

if you watch this and don't give it a 10, sorry for your life!

A quiet, unhurried meditation on the lessons and warnings of Buddhism, given form by a basic narrative in which a lonesome monk ages, errs, matures and accepts his place in the world. Set on a floating temple in the center of an expressive, isolated Korean lake, the gorgeous scenery is as much a character as the very small cast.

With the shifting of each season, the story turns the page on a new chapter, many of which skip decades at a time. While this allows the central character, who is never named, to grow vastly in spirit between appearances, it also makes the task of forgiving his larger sins more difficult for the audience. Which is, in a way, a lesson in itself. Delicately framed, it's a beautiful picture that's slow-moving and deliberate on the surface with a wealth of hidden meanings beneath.

The original title of the film is Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Gyeoul Geurigo Bom.

A visually appealing movie about the life cycle and human nature depicted metaphorically through the changing seasons.

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