Linkto the review HERE. After finishing the novel, I thought to encourage all the men I know, especially my close Asian friends, to read Kim Ji-Young, Born 1982, to have them see viscerally the effect of gender discrimination on women. Any men who took pride in their identity as a feminist, for purporting to acknowledge the suffering of women KimJiyoung, Born 1982 contains examples of:. Familial Bodysnatcher: Jiyoung is possessed by her mother at the start of the book.; Family Versus Career: Appears frequently, since the book's main theme is sexism.. Jiyoung's mother wanted to be a teacher, but she had to quit school to go work at a factory to support her brothers' schooling. J. Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 is a film about a woman in her 30s named Ji-young (Jung Yu-mi) who has recently given birth to her first child and acts as a stay-at-home mother while her husband Jung Dae-hyun (Gong Yoo) continues working. Since the birth of their child, Ji-young has started acting strangely. Justfinished watching the movie Kim Ji-young Born 1982 and I recomend it. DISCUSSION. This is a movie about an average woman that takes care of her small child as a housewife while the husband puts bread on the table. I want to start by saying this is a very good movie and all the characters are good, responsible people. KimJi-young, Born 1982 is one of the most important movies of the century because of the following reasons: 1) Author's authentic writing to highlight casual sexism occurring on a daily basis. 2) Woman's unpaid labor and lack of recognition both inside and outside of the house. KimJiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo My rating: 4 of 5 stars We are introduced to Kim Jiyoung as a young mother who spontaneously channels other women's thoughts. This would be an interesting premise, and one I wish was developed a bit more but most of the book is a life sketch of Jiyoung, with particular emphasis put on all the ways a typical South Korean girl has to struggle for equality ChoNam-Joo. Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 begins with the eponymous protagonist taking on the speech and mannerisms first of her mother and then of a college friend, in what seems almost like possession, to the distress of her husband and his family. She is then referred to a psychiatrist, whose perspective provides the conclusion to the novel. ChoNam-Joo's novel 'Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982' centers on a woman who goes about her daily life in South Korea. It sounds simple enough. Yet the story—about everyday sexism that women face in their personal and professional lives—is moving and makes you think. 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Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 is a film about a woman in her 30s named Ji-young Jung Yu-mi who has recently given birth to her first child and acts as a stay-at-home mother while her husband Jung Dae-hyun Gong Yoo continues working. Since the birth of their child, Ji-young has started acting strangely. From time to time, she will be seemingly taken over by another person’s spirit, such as her mother, or deceased grandmother, and speak as if she is that person rather than Ji-young, referring to herself in the third person and taking on personality quirks of whoever is “possessing” her at that time, like wanting to drink beer. Afterwards, Ji-young has no memory of it, and puts the lost time down to simply being tired following childbirth. Dae-hyun naturally is worried, thinking she may be experiencing postpartum depression, and asks her to visit a psychiatrist, although he doesn’t tell her she has been acting “possessed” from time to time. From here, the film jumps between important events of Ji-young’s past and the unfolding story of the present to flesh out Ji-young’s character, her influences, and how she came to be the woman she is today. Societal and Individual Misogyny For me, there were basically two main ingredients to the film the dynamics of the family both Ji-young and Dae-hyun’s parents and siblings, and how difficult it is for an ordinary woman just to exist in such a male-dominated society. Both of these aspects worked very well, for me. The performances of all the characters are excellent, especially Ji-young and Dae-hyun, you can really feel the warmth, the worry, the love and the pressure of it all. Ji-young prepares dinner at Dae-hyun’s parents house, her mother-in-law supervises and the men relax in the living room The focus on how society is skewed towards men is handled very deftly as well. It’s not exactly subtle, but neither is it a simple “MEN BAD” message. While some men do behave very poorly, it’s not always out of malice, but rather an insidious and instilled attitude baked into society. It can be as simple as an expectation of who will be cleaning or cooking dinner, or as serious as sexual harassment. For example, Ji-young feels pressured into being a staying at home mother and bearing the brunt of child-rearing simply because if Dae-hyun applied for paternity leave at work, it would become exponentially more difficult to be promoted after he returned. This, combined with women’s earning power being less than men’s anyway, essentially traps Ji-young into the role of stay-at-home mother. It’s not Dae-hyun’s fault that society is structured this way, but even so he’s not perfect either. Individually, a person may be caring and supportive, but it’s a good deal harder to free yourself from the constraints placed on you by society, and unlearn prejudices widely propagated and endlessly perpetuated by that society. Of course, the film is focused on South Korea, but this type of attitude and male-skewed society is prevalent the world over. Dae-hyun prepares to leave for work, Ji-young stays home with their child. The feeling I got watching this film wasn’t that I was being chided for participating in society as it is, but rather the importance of opening your eyes to what’s going on in the world. It doesn’t explicitly tell you that you yourself need to change whether you’re a man who is profiting from how society is structured or you’re helping keep these kinds of attitudes alive, be you man or woman, but rather shines a light on the types of attitudes and practices that do need to change, on a societal level. It gives you an idea of the depth and breadth of issues women may face, simply for existing. Through this, hopefully you would come away from the film feeling outraged, or enlightened, or motivated to change things on your own. And hopeful that things can change. Maybe some combination of all of that. I’ll probably think about this film quite often, and I do hope I can help contribute to a fairer society, in whatever way I can. 8/10 Discover More Film Positivity!

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