The list contains the best, new and most relevant save the planet movies ordered by relevance. Watch full episode of save the green planet dramacool. However, as an eternal optimist, i believe that every little bit counts and. Korean cinema loses its marbles in save the green planet, a thoroughly surreal alien invasion movie that makes the highoctane frenzy of mars. Save the green planet 2003 and my discovery of korean. Ill admit that save is an interesting word choice, especially considering that many scientists think that we are beyond saving after the environmental devastation we have put earth through thus far. The films main character is a young man named lee byeonggu shin hakyun, who believes that aliens from the andromeda galaxy are about to attack earth. Contemporary asian cinema encompasses longtake social dramas, stylishly abstract personal statements, hyperkinetic action movies, quietly.
A traumatized young man abducts korean leaders, believing theyre toxic reptilian aliens a fifth column launching a takeover of beloved earth. A smart idea hits most of its targets in the macabre comedy save the green planet. Empower yourself immediate to make a difference in our environment. T the book of the green planet by william kotzwinkle. Probably one of the greatest accomplishments of contemporary korean cinema, save the green planet is a great movie that manages to combine slapstick comedy with science fiction, film noir, thriller, and horror, with exploitation elements in the most impressive way. The hero of save the green planet is a mentallyunbalanced young man on medication who believes that aliens are plotting an imminent assault on the planet earth. With his childlike circusperformer girlfriend, he kidnaps a powerful executive whom he believes to be a top ranking extraterrestrial who can contact the prince of these aliens during the upcoming. The genreblending korean film save the green planet. Wikiproject film rated startclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. It has a very strong and valid message and it handles its genreleaps very skillfully succeeding in making me cringe, laugh, saddened, thrilled and amply entertained. Like the feature film debuts of many directors, jangs save the green planet. It has to be raised by someone like aoc because anyone with any intelligence would see it for what it is complete insanity. The film was inspired by misery, particularly the directors dissatisfaction with the characters being onedimensional. Eugene lim, acclaimed science fiction and experimental fiction author, will be the keynote speaker at the university at albanys writing and critical inquirys film festival and.
Baek yunshik, hwang jeongmin, shin hagyun and shin hakyun. After much research, mostly through viewing bgrade science fiction films and reading some very nonmainstream books, he determines that the head alien in charge of leading the. With vermin supreme, robert kimberk, lydia eccles, chris korda. Eating more fruits and veggies positively impacts the planet. Throughout this website you will find useful information about the save program and how it works. Green planet films nature and environmental films from. Byeonggoo believes that all of the planets troubles are the consequence of aliens that inhabit earth and that unless he can. If the democrats are really going to let her dominate the party, then they are courting their own destruction. Directed by jang junhwang and starring shin hagyun, baek yunshik, hwang jeongmin and lee jaeyong.
Pic about a deranged serial killer who thinks hes helping. At the time that was their model, theyd have three indie or foreign films for one week, and the next week was a new selection. Michael moorebacked doc, planet of the humans, tackles. Byeonggu believes that the world is on the verge of an alien invasion, and sets out to save the world.
It premiered last week at his traverse city film festival. Believing that aliens in human form are systematically destroying the planet and all humankind, byunggu. Watch the movie trailer for save the green planet 2005. The recommendation service has sorted out exciting, serious, suspenseful, humorous, semi serious and captivating films and tv shows about with save the planet, danger, escapades, heroes, space and aliens, adventure, save the world, imaginary, chases and races and explosion plots mostly in scifi.
Thats the provocative question explored in the documentary planet of the humans, which is backed and promoted by filmmaker michael moore and directed by one of his longtime collaborators. In 2003, vic who programmed the cinema arts center in huntington got a print of this movie out of a film festival to show in the theater for a week. He believes that all of earths social ills are the evil doings of aliens. Perhaps one should be apprehensive of a film that seems so undecided on what it wants to be but save the green planet knows perfectly well what it is. Take a visual journey to 18 different destinations around the world and experience the beauty and emotion of dance with over 20 dancers wearing stunning. Korean youngster lee byeonggu builds an isolated basement command posttorture chamberfilm studio to force the. All of the posters, movie trailers, advertised it as a full dumbanddumber. The film s main character is byeonggu, a man who believes that aliens are about to attack earth and that he is the only one who can prevent them.
For that reason, the left may be reluctant to embrace this film, as it has moores other, more electionfriendly projects. Save the green planet has trouble coming up with a final 25 minutes as wild as its opening 90the reverse of the not as cool as it sounds moviesbut it has a strong ending, and its most memorable scenes are thematically rich. The basic story begins when the main character, lee byeonggu, kidnaps another man, convinced that the latter is an alien. The linda, wamcs performing arts studio, 339 central ave. The genreblending korean film save the green planet im not sure how many here have seen this film, but i find it to be a bit of a hidden gem within korean cinema. Red all over before you choose a side, understand both full, free maverick movie duration. The first half of the film focuses on the problems with solar and wind energy, calling them desperate measures not to save a planet, but to save our way of life and concluding, humans are. When a swarm of bees attacks lee, his futile attempt to shoot them down one by one is funny, neatlooking, and symbolic of shins own efforts to save the earth by. This planet is beautiful, full of amazement from snowcapped mountains to lush green valleys, from burning deserts to ice cold glaciers this planet is more beautiful than the most beautiful. Stumped law enforcement geniuses halfseriously hire a disgraced, disheveled private detective with a longago history of supercrime solving. Citizenship and immigration services, a component of the department of homeland security, and is dedicated to providing program support to participating agencies. See more films during our new korean cinema series and save.
Save the green planet, for one hour forty minutes is a superb film, the fusion of the genres while possibly seeming farfetched is an utter success but more importantly the narratives and sub plots which drive the story forward are plausible and engaging. It is unique, full of life and millions of years old. Without narration or spoken word, the films primary language is dance, a universal medium. Michael moorebacked planet of the humans takes apart. Save the green planet 2003 jang junhwan, jang joon. Dance your life is a beautiful, emotional, poetic and aesthetic film about dance around the world. Green planet films is a nonprofit distributor of nature and environmental films from around the globe. What we have been calling green, renewable energy and industrial civilization are one and the same thing desperate measures not to save the planet but to save our way of life, gibbs says. Overall, save the green planet is an excelent film from one of the best directors working in korean film, or film period. Trailerasian horrorsci ficomedy trailer 2003 south korea director. But among these planets, there is only one planet named earth. The genrebending black comedy scifi thriller save the green planet.