It was just... 'wow.' I have always underestimated Korean movies, maybe because I am Korean and I know how most of the stories end (yes there are so many cliches). When I was talking to my Italian friend, however, she found them very unique, which was the exact opposite to my thoughts. On the other hand, I found Italian movies quite different and amusing, which obviously didn't correspond to her thoughts. It is incredible how culture plays its role in differentiating each person's taste. Anyway, I watched a Korean movie today. Not because of the argument of me and my friend, but because I just missed Korea. I just wanted to see Seoul and just feel like I was there. Yes, I have lived in different countries for many years now, and I am used to this. But sometimes, amazingly especially nowadays, I do miss Korea. I do get homesick, I do miss the food and the people. How ironic people can be! I used to detest everything about it. The people, the lifestyle, the transportation... It doesn't mean that I completely love everything about it, but I just have matured to accept these things. And there are some parts I truly miss. After all, I am a Korean. I can never undo that.

The movie's name is 'Secrets, objects.' But I find the Korean name more... real. It has more feelings to it, it seems. 사물의 비밀. There is something deeper in this name than the English name. Basically the English name is the translation of the Korean name, but there are things that can be expressed better or carry deeper meaning in different languages, and this is one of those cases. The name was actually something that caught my attention. It was something different, I could feel. After watching the trailer, I was drawn to it. I couldn't resist but watching it. But then again, I hesitated a little. I thought, 'what if it's one of those cliched Korean movies and I would be wasting my time?' However, I couldn't not watch it. I wanted to know more about the movie and how it will display itself in front of my eyes.

The objective itself was very 'fresh.' Ordinary objects from mundane activities having thoughts and feelings about their owners, observing them as closely as one can, and describing how they feel... There are many methods of writing a story with different perspectives, but this was innovative. Not that I haven't read a story in which an object was the storyteller. But there was something beautiful about this story. Maybe the secretive observance of the objects and the main characters caused this feeling? I am not sure.

Everyone has their own secrets. We all do. We just pretend that we don't. But maybe, like in the movie, those objects we always carry or see, they might be watching us, our little secrets. This doesn't mean that we should be ashamed of what we do, or that we should stop it. Because those objects themselves have their own secrets.