KimJi-young (Yu-mi Jung, Train To Busan) is an ordinary Korean woman in her 30s who is often distressed by her everyday life as a full-time mom and housewife. Although being married to the man she loves and the struggle of raising a baby girl have forced her to give up on many things, Ji-young believes she is content in life. However, her husband, Dae-hyeon (Yoo Gong, Train To Busan), notices

A story of Kim Ji-young, a young woman in her thirty's, discovering both the struggles and the strengths of being a woman. Starring- Jung Yu-mi and Gong Yoo. Directed by Kim Do-young Mar 29, 2023 • 3 min read Movie Kim Ji-young, born 1982 1982년생 김지영Director Kim Do-youngWriters Yoo Young-ah and Cho Nam-joo author of the novelCast- Jung Yu-mi, Gong Yoo, Kim Mi-kyung as Mi Sook Ji Young's mother, Gong Min-jeung and Kim Sung-cheol as Kim Eun-young and Kim Ji-seok Ji Young's sister and brother, Lee Bong-ryun and the movie-Kim Ji-young, born 1982 or 1982년생 김지영 is a 2019 movie adapted from the bestselling novel under the same name written by author Cho Ji-young, born 1982 is a story of Kim Ji-young, an ordinary woman in her 30's, who suddenly shows signs of being inhabited by women around her like her mother, her older sister, her best friend, and also talks about stories of people connected to her.*This review may contain spoilers. If you have already watched the movie, please continue reading. If you haven’t watched the movie yet, you can still continue reading or you can come back to the review later.What I loved about the movie-The movie is adapted from the novel and they have presented it beautifully. The movie is fabulously made. It's every woman's story, isn't it? All of ours. My sister suggested that I read this book and I loved it with all my heart. And the movie, I loved it just as much. All the additions in the movie blended seamlessly into the story. The movie does justice to the book. I wouldn't say tribute but the book and the movie are a gift to the women around the are addressed as someone's mother, someone's wife, someone's daughter, etc. We women want to be all that and someone else, someone much more. We want to be ourselves and feel enough. We do not need to be embarrassed, do not need to feel less, and do not need to feel like we owe our lives to anyone we be proud to to be born as Women? Shouldn't others be proud that we were born as a woman too?The world convinces you into thinking that you are not enough, that you need to compromise for someone else's benefit. If I continue to live the way others expect me to, I would feel like I am living in someone else's body, living someone else’s have a lot of empathy for each other. I watched an advertisement a while ago where two women are seen complementing each other out of the blue. A kid watching this entire scene asks them why they were doing so, and one of the women replies by saying that it's us women who need to uplift each the Characters, the Actors, the Writer and the DirectorThe MVPs of the book are Cho Nam-joo, the author and all the women characters that she poured so much life into. And the MVPs of the movie are director Kim Do-young and all the women characters. Each woman in the movie has so much to tell and so much to teach. Jung Yu-mi as Kim Ji-young and Kim Mi-kyung as Mi-sook are so pure and raw. Movies like this prove how extraordinary these women are as actors and as individuals in general. They are so imperfectly perfect in their portrayals, of the lives and the struggles of all the women out there and they are the best at representing are a few changes in the movie compared to the movie. Gong Yoo's character Dae-hyun is extremely supportive in the movie, in spite of all the inhibitions he holds and all the prejudices he has. Dae-hyun is willing to change himself and his thinking and support his wife and her growth despite the struggles they are going to face together. Gong Yoo is admirable in his portrayal of movie showed a change in the attitude and behaviour of Ji-young's father and brother and it is such a wonderful addition as movie consists of a phenomenal star cast and each and every actor is Kim Do-young- I do not have enough words to express my gratitude to Kim Do-young for creating this beautiful piece of art. It takes a lot of courage to take up a topic as sensitive as Kim Ji-young and put it out into the world. She is representing all the women and the movie is like a gift from a strong, talented, brave and hardworking woman to the women of the world. I am looking forward to more amazing and extraordinary work from director Kim Do-young because the world needs them more than I can all the Women of the world,Thank you for teaching me that Women are amazing human beings. Thank you for teaching me that Women are strong, independent and courageous and when they are supported, uplifted, encouraged and empowered, they are capable of greater you are a book lover please do read the book and also watch the movie. But if movies are your thing, I highly recommend that you watch this astounding creation.

Arrivingon a wave of anticipation and controversy, the adaption of the feminist novel KIM JI-YOUNG, BORN 1982 had a commanding debut as it filled 829,000 seats (USD 6.29 million) over the weekend, with 1.12 million spectators (USD 8.28 million) recorded since its Wednesday bow. Reviews for the film, which stars JUNG Yu-mi in the title role

Starring critically acclaimed actress Jung Yu-mi as the titular character, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 is an examination of the many ways misogynistic pressures underlie the everyday experiences of the modern South Korean woman. Adapted from Cho Nam-joo’s book of the same name and directed by female director Kim Do-Yong, Kim Jiyoung markets itself as a tale about and for the Everywoman. Narratively, the film follows much of what occurred in the novel, weaving together the most striking incidents in the novel — told through flashback — in conjunction with the everyday happenings of Jiyoung’s present reality and the representation of her psychosis. The seamless transitions between such scenes streamline the broader theme of the story in a way that differs from the novel, which often appeared disjointed in the seemingly disparate elements that were given overt significance only later on. Throughout its non-linear structure, Kim Jiyoung is constructed as more of a visual portrait of a woman than the society she inhabits. Close-ups on Jiyoung’s reactions center her expressions, mirroring her responses to her daily interactions. The film’s use of its spatial surroundings, in which Jiyoung always appears to be confined to a specific room in the house with her daughter or in a specific domestic occupation, implies the stifling nature of these spaces. These spatial and symbolic meanings add to the visceral portrayal of Jiyoung’s life in the domestic frame. There is a clear departure in tone at the ending of the film, which differs significantly from that of the book. The film’s ending is considerably more optimistic, and Jiyoung’s character is given the space to develop as time goes on. Here Jung Yu-mi’s performance is especially brilliant; she manages to capture not only Jiyoung’s hopeless defeat and quiet desperation within her stances and facial expressions, but also the burgeoning anger that Jiyoung experiences as everyday incidents of sexism accumulate. Whereas the novel seemed to structure itself as more of a clinical account of gender inequality in South Korea in its incorporation of data and statistics, the film humanizes gender inequality in a way that has viewers empathizing with Kim Jiyoung as a character and woman. It is worth noting that Gong Yoo’s role as Jiyoung’s husband Dae-hyun resonates in one of the most memorable performances of the film. Viewers may have seen Gong in his most heroic moments as a self-sacrificing father in Train to Busan, but in Kim Jiyoung Gong plays a man who is inherently good but has unconsciously internalized the misogynistic sentiments of society in his own thinking. He is simultaneously playful and emotional, harsh and kind. These complex determinants of a husband’s identity explain his interactions with Jiyoung and give his character the kind of depth that doesn’t necessarily justify his actions, but takes note of them as a societal issue across the country. This in-depth character portrait is given to many, if not all characters in Kim Jiyoung. There is a tense kind of relief, for example, in Jiyoung’s playful and lighthearted interactions with her siblings, which seem to be the only respite from her everyday life. The backstory of Jiyoung’s mother is given more meaning in her compassion for her daughter; this theme of maternal love in the context of the domestic space is elaborated on through emotionally resonant scenes of concern and anger. Jiyoung’s headstrong sister sacrifices her dreams for her family, but nonchalantly dismisses that sacrifice as familial responsibility. And in a particularly simple but poignant scene, Jiyoung’s brother attempts to figure out Jiyoung’s preferences for bread with Jiyoung’s father, but instead confuses Jiyoung’s preferences for his own. With any comparative reading, of course, it is necessary to acknowledge that a film and a novel are very different mediums and that each may be effective at addressing its subject matter in its own way. Each version of Kim Jiyoung has its imperfections, and the film does possess such imperfections in its somewhat understated nature. Yet while many may turn to the novel version of Kim Jiyoung for a more comprehensive and conspicuous depiction of the gendered dynamics in South Korean society, the film Kim Jiyoung is a more specific account told through the subtle visual symbols in Jiyoung’s life, which is where its merit lies. From a Busan Bank apron — a stunningly mundane and yet powerful representation of Jiyoung’s life that is gifted to Jiyoung by her mother-in-law as a present — to the significance of the spilled coffee on a cafe floor and the subsequent derogatory remarks that ensue, the film’s visual cues of a society’s divisions shape the life of the woman it portrays. As a fictional narrative, Kim Jiyoung’s nuance lies in its specificity. Yet this specificity is what makes the film — and the character it portrays — a truly empowering account of reality. ReviewKim Ji-Young, Born 1982 - Korea Selatan saat ini telah menjadi barometer industri perfilman di Benua Asia. Setelah Parasite, kini ada satu lagi film asal Negeri Ginseng berjudul Kim Ji Young, Born 1982. Dibintangi Jung Yoo Mi dan Gong Yoo, film ini menyajikan cerita yang begitu sarat akan pelajaran sosial. “What do you want from us? The dumb girls are too dumb, the smart girls are too smart, and the average girls are too unexceptional?” These are lines in Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo, the Korean novel hailed by The Guardian as a “South Korean MeToo bestseller.” With the recent release of the English translation by Jamie Chang, the groundbreaking feminist novel is now available to readers who seek to understand how society has designed the struggles of the modern Korean woman. The book focuses on the silent and subtle injustices experienced by a woman named Kim Jiyoung, whose name is implied to represent the Korean “Everywoman.” Cho’s narrative tracks the progression from childhood to adulthood, with inequality as the central aspect of Jiyoung’s life. These stories, which read more like third-person anecdotes, are interspersed with commentary and statistics that problematize how gender inequality manifests in South Korea. To that effect, Cho’s reportage emphasizes the broader contexts of sexist practices and institutions, while Jiyoung herself serves as the individual microcosm where daily sexism becomes apparent. The almost “hybrid” nature of the book is instrumental in illustrating the dynamics of womanhood. It is here that Kim Jiyoung evolves beyond a specific literary character and is given greater depth as the representation for a societal issue. As a child, Jiyoung is forced to endure a classmate’s daily harassment under the justification of “boys will be boys.” As a young adult, she cannot get hired because she is a woman; when she does get a job, she cannot get promoted. When she is married, she is forced to sacrifice her job to be a wife, which is implied to be the “only” job that she needs. When she is pregnant, she is told she is entitled for arriving to work late. When she becomes a housewife, her domestic labor is demeaned. At its core, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 expresses a woman’s struggles with what has become mundane and mediocre, products of a society that relegates women to inferior positions. These instances of sexism express the book’s central idea that not only is it difficult to be a woman, but also that cultural values have influenced a woman’s identity. As such, these values have become embedded into the very fabric of South Korean society. They have come to determine how women are allowed to live. There are so many poignant moments in the novel that it is difficult to only talk about one. Rather, it is necessary to examine the entirety of these moments as a composite whole. Within Jiyoung’s experience, both the mundane and the mediocre stem from the denial of equal opportunity and upward mobility for a woman. Yet they are also reflections of how for the Korean woman, mediocrity becomes normalized. Jiyoung experiences the imposition of gender constructs through both microaggressions and blatant attacks. Her subliminal acts of rebellion against these constructs involve her assuming the role of different women she has known throughout her life, including her mother. She is suspected to have postnatal depression, but it is psychosis that she has been driven to by a patriarchal society. What Cho does superbly well is create an atmosphere of suffocation and frustration. She evokes this all-consuming sense of helplessness within the emptiness of Jiyoung’s life; there is a constant idea that for Jiyoung, there is no way of dismantling the patriarchy other than losing the identity that she has created within it. The disintegration of Kim Jiyoung’s identity becomes a kind of rebellion, and the chronological structure of the book adds to its power. The reader does not just witness Jiyoung’s sadness as a housewife, but the quiet anger throughout her life as a woman. The English translation of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 is admittedly not without shortcomings. There are parts where the language becomes so stiff that the book is difficult to truly comprehend. At times, the dialogue is awkwardly stilted, one of the issues that comes with translation as a process. But Chang handles Cho’s simplicity with skill, rendering the same ideas that were so powerful in the original. With Cho’s sensitive and forceful writing, Jiyoung becomes more than the profile of a Korean woman. She becomes universal, an expression of not only the “Everywoman” of injustices, but the “Everywoman” of human experience. “What do you want from us?” Jiyoung asks. Cho never gives an answer. 0xlA.

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