I love that you used the word “echo.” It totally recontextualizes how I perceive the movie. I noticed a lot of Western ideologies mixed in with Korean concepts, and thought it might be a little haphazard, but now it feels more a bit more like a genuine attempt at cultural exchange.
The last time I felt this kind of goodwill from the mainstream towards an animated property was the A:TLA series! I spotted a toddler playing clips on an iPad on the bus home over the weekend and bopping his head to Takedown…
The movie wears a lot of Korean culture on its sleeves and at no point did it feel disengenuous or skin deep, but the story "feels" like a product of western culture. It doesn't follow any major tropes in modern Korean storytelling, but I think that's part of what makes it work.
And... yeah. I think the catchyness of the music is definitely keeping it alive among school-aged audiences.
I'm sure that Sony Animation understands that they have a massive IP on their hands here, but the fact that we haven't heard about anything else besides a potential sequel in the future some time is a bit disappointing.
I love that you used the word “echo.” It totally recontextualizes how I perceive the movie. I noticed a lot of Western ideologies mixed in with Korean concepts, and thought it might be a little haphazard, but now it feels more a bit more like a genuine attempt at cultural exchange.
The last time I felt this kind of goodwill from the mainstream towards an animated property was the A:TLA series! I spotted a toddler playing clips on an iPad on the bus home over the weekend and bopping his head to Takedown…
The movie wears a lot of Korean culture on its sleeves and at no point did it feel disengenuous or skin deep, but the story "feels" like a product of western culture. It doesn't follow any major tropes in modern Korean storytelling, but I think that's part of what makes it work.
And... yeah. I think the catchyness of the music is definitely keeping it alive among school-aged audiences.
There should be a webtoon version - imagine all the new readers.
I'm sure that Sony Animation understands that they have a massive IP on their hands here, but the fact that we haven't heard about anything else besides a potential sequel in the future some time is a bit disappointing.