Life, Once Again!
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he remaining 40% was decided by the young ones.
“Their one-line assessments were quite entertaining too.
There are many that are even more evil than a critic like me, and there were a lot of funny ones too.”
“Personally, this gave me a deep impression: ‘It looks like the cow didn’t get enough guarantee, that is, feed, from how it kept yawning’.”
“That was pretty funny.”
“I found it absurd though.
This is not a joke.
I frowned as soon as I looked at it.”
The drama writer clicked her tongue.
Jangho did not reply.
A rampaging pony was better left alone.
“Since it’s a youth film festival, the eyes of the professionals may be important, but I think we should take into account how it appealed to their peers.”
The film director pointed at the blue piece of paper on the table.
It contained the 10 films that received the best scores from the youth judges, as well as their criticisms.
“First up, the film that tried to be heavy awkwardly didn’t make it onto this list.
The problems of the era, environmental, and religion.
I can praise them for their challenging mindset and deciding to handle those topics, but there were too many of them who just skimmed the surface and went downhill during the conclusion without any clear points at all.
Some of them had the wrong approach in the first place,” said journalist Kim Dongwook.
“They must have hit a block while shooting.
Anyone can say that there is a problem, but it’s impossible to take that next step unless you have a deep reason for it.
There were many that tried the topic out but ended up with an awkward ending because they hit a block.
While I can understand them, if you end it like that, it just goes to show that the director doesn’t have any plans when he or she shoots the video, so it’s even worse of a reason to the point that it’s displeasing,” Jangho added.
“Meanwhile, the works at the top have a shared point.
It’s the point of sympathy.
The ones that handled school life especially, got a good score.”
“That’s to be expected.
Children around that age project themselves into fiction pretty easily.
Even though there’s no power in the story, there were many pieces that got good scores purely because they could sympathize.
That’s why I don’t trust this assessment.”
The drama writer flipped the blue assessments on the table.
“Don’t be too critical and be a little gentler when it comes to this.
You might be a professional, writer, but these fellows aren’t.
Just think of it as them trying hard,” said the film production CEO.
The drama writer seemed to have liked that flattering tone and eventually nodded.
“For me personally, I liked these ten pieces that the young judges have picked.
Especially when it comes to the acting.
Leaving aside a sense for a topic, and the production quality, I’m not opposed to the idea that these 10 will receive the prize based on acting skills alone.
What do you all think?” Park Taeho, one of the top actors in the country, gave an assessment about the acting.
Jangho didn’t want to retort to that.
Above all, just as Park Taeho said, the ten works picked out by the youth judges showed a pretty decent level of competence in terms of acting.
It was clear that they weren’t shameful to look at.
“Based on acting alone, maybe, but if you ask me about other areas, then, I’m not sure,” said the drama writer.
Park Taeho smiled and nodded.
He didn't say anything.
“We just have to decide by this afternoon, so I guess there’s no need to try so hard right now,” said the journalist as though to mediate.
“Since we’re at it, can I ask you a question, actor Park?” the film director asked.
Park Taeho replied after drinking some water,
“I always get nervous when directors say they want to ask me a question.
What is it?”
“It’s nothing much; I’m just curious as to why you decided to participate in this.
I mean, considering the name values of everyone here, the rest of us can’t hold a candle to you, can we? I thought I saw the wrong person when I first came here.
I was wondering why such a bigshot was here.”
Park Taeho shook his hand.
“Oh, no, please.
I’m no bigshot.
I’m just an actor.”
“If you’re just an actor, I might as well throw away my film director title.”
“What can I say if you keep doing that? Please, don’t lower yourself so much.”
While everyone was laughing, the drama writer stared at the film director with a pissed expression.
She looked as though she didn’t want to be lumped with the rest.
“I just had a personal interest.
I wanted to see how young people do acting and how they produce a film.”
“From what I hear, it seems that you are preparing to become a film director yourself.
Did you come here to see if there are any promising ones?” asked the film production CEO.
From how his eyes flashed, the businessman side of him became more intense.
“No, not a film director.
I’m just trying my hand at writing.
I’m learning little by little from someone I know, and it sure isn’t easy.”
“I see.”
“Anyway, I quite wanted this spot because I would get to see the acting of young people.
I can see young actors in the field from time to time, and how should I put it… they’re good, but I never get the feeling of wanting to do something with them.
Before, there were many people who gave off the feeling of a rough stone to the point that I couldn't find a way to deal with them, but these days, they all look like smooth pebbles.
Their overall acting skills may have risen, but it’s hard to find people that stand out.
Maybe because of that, I want to see raw acting from those that haven’t learned properly.”
“I guess it’s like that these days.”
Jangho nodded as there were parts that he sympathized with.
“Let’s pick out ten recommendations for now.
I think we will only be able to finish in the evening if we pick them out before lunch,” said the journalist as he picked up the list.
It was lunchtime already.
Jangho picked five pieces that he had decided on his mind.
There were quite extreme pieces, so it wasn’t hard to pick them.
Creative and fresh ideas were good, but Jangho placed more importance on the basics.
“I picked mine.”
“Me too.”
The lists written by the six people were gathered in one place.
Jangho combined the lists together into one.
“Let’s get back to it after lunch.
We need energy to talk even more.”
The film production CEO stood up.
The four others followed suit.
Jangho, who stayed behind until the end, had a look at the list of pieces that the other judges had picked.
Just as he had expected, there were quite a lot of overlaps.
Among them were ones that were beyond just ‘decent’ and could be called good.
“Kids these days are good at everything.”
Jangho left after putting down his pen.
[1] A Korean TV program that airs at six in the morning, usually targeted at elderly people.
And like what it says, it usually shows a bunch of everyday life stuff.
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