![]() ![]() The visuals don't stop there, though, as we're taken on a tour de force throughout various locations - from the seaside areas to the temple ground where the monks adopting the two children stays and later to a mountainside temple where the movie got its name, which, incidentally, is apparently based on an old Korean legend about a place where wishes come true. Having lost their home, they've also been struck with another cruel twist of fate when Gami loses her eyesight the very same day they lose their mother. ![]() ![]() Starting out at a Korean countryside, the movie wows you with lush art and coloring, coupled with computer graphics being put to good use to visualize various weather or seasonal conditions as we're taken directly into the life of Gilson and Gami, two orphans trying to get by out in the wild. While Korean animation in general doesn't have the same history or past as Japanese animation, Oseam easily shows us the sheer potential this country have in producing excellent features.Ĭompared to White Heart Baekgu - an excellent piece of animation in itself - it's easy to see that the production values are top notch. Oseam is a fairly new movie from a fairly new phenomenon animation from Korea. The drama unfolds as Gilson follows a monk up to a mountainside temple to learn more about the soul's eye, so he can teach it to his sister so that she can see the world again with her own eyes.įrom the director Sung Baek-yeop, whose earlier work I beheld in White Heart Baekgu, comes another animated piece. This is a Korean animated feature, and while not strictly "anime" by the Western definition, we are reviewing this title as a service to our readers.īased on a fairy tale by by Korean writer Jeong Chae-bong, this is a tale about orphan boy Gilson and his blind sister Gami, who are taken care of by Buddhist monks at a temple. Notes: Based on the novel by Jeong Chae-bong, and directed by Seong Baek-yeop (White Heart Baekgu). Distributor: Currently unlicensed in North AmericaĪlso Recommended: Grave of the Fireflies, Kiki's Delivery Service, My Neighbor Totoro, White Heart Baekgu ![]()
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