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This is a fairly new Korean movie by Kim Ki-Duk about a Buddhist monk and his protégé. The movie gives a present day spin on the life of a Korean holy man and his young understudy. The movie provides a unique perspective of the mind of a Buddhist monk as well as insights into how Buddhism interfaces with the lives of ordinary Koreans. The movie is worth a view for it’s Asian imagery and natural beauty alone, but it also has a believable storyline, which is about how a young monk falls from grace and reawakens to return to the simple life on a floating monastery. The struggle of ones mind and body is vividly portrayed through the life of the young monk who eventually is able to overcome the pitfall of “desire” by subjecting himself to rigorous physical discipline. From a laymen’s perspective, the movie provides a realistic portrayal of Buddhist thought and how it influences a culture and the behavior of people who seek to live in harmony with their surroundings and overcome misery in it’s various manifestations. The movie includes a love story and has a few scenes of nudity and love making which make it not fit for family viewing during those scenes, but other than that, it could have been rated PG-13. I rented it at Blockbuster. " target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.spiritualityhealth.com/shimages/film/springsummerfallwinterlrg.jpg
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