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Discover how Korea's youth have been represented in modern Korean cinema, Paul Quin reviews "Missing You - 2016" for Hangul Celluloid, one writer argues that Park Chan-wook's "Oldboy" is a modern Greek tragedy, and is the 4DX cinema technology developed in Korea really worth it?

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"4DX Cinema: Gimmick Or Game Changer?"

Tom Bulter, writing for Yahoo Movies, casts a critical eye on South Korea's 4DX technology and asks if it's worth the price of admission: "Cineworld's punt is on 4DX. The technology, developed in South Korea, immerses cinemagoers in the film using seats that move, mirroring the action on screen while smoke, water, and scents are spayed at you in your seats".

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"Youth Is Alive"

Representing Korea's youth has been an important aspect of modern Korean cinema. From young love stories to the hardships of school and life in general, the country's cinematic dreams have not shied away from youth-driven narratives that matter. In this piece, Jason Bechervaise examines the journey of youth in Korean cinema: "From the mid 1990s, some features moved away from social "Attack the Gas Station!" (1999) were more aesthetically vibrant through the use of colour tones, cinematography and soundtracks but again, focusing on the problems experienced by Korean youth".

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""Oldboy", the Greek Tragedy: Adaptation & the Tragic Form"

Here's an unusual look at Park Chan-wook's award-winning film "Oldboy" by Justin Morrow. Is the film a kind of resurrection of Greek tragedy? "Park Chan-wook has managed to give the audience a story that stays with them far beyond the experience of the film, just as the effects of the film's causes will continue to resonate beyond the filmic universe in which they take place, affecting the characters forever".

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[Film Review] "Missing You - 2016"

Hangul Celluloid's Paul Quinn reviews Mo Hong-jin's 2016 thriller "Missing You - 2016": "While many of the narrative elements of "Missing You" will be very familiar to fans of Korean cinema, its story of one young woman's need for revenge is engaging enough to make the film worth watching, its strongest point being its ultimate conclusion".

...READ ON HANGUL CELLULOID

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