Dachimawa lee

Dachimawa Lee is an action-comedy featuring some of my favorite actors and actresses. The movie is light and funny, and to be honest I really didn’t find a whole “point” to watching this film, except that it was about the Korean colonial period. Like American comedies, there is the existence of MANY “zany” characters throughout the show, two of them which left an impression was Dachimawa, the Korean spy who was so powerful it was too good to be true (which usually means that it is) and Mari, his pretty sidekick (much like 007) who has her weird moments that can bring a smile to a person's face. Despite all this, the “Zaniness” of the characters actually made the movie a lot more fun than just its plot. However, I really think there should be a limit on the amount of “zany” a film should have. A little is fun, but too much weirdness can be irritating and may seem somewhat desperate. An example of too much is the misuse of Chinese (and possibly Japanese, but I don’t speak Japanese so it’s just a guess) throughout the film. The impersonation of the Manchurians of this movie is just upright insulting to a Chinese, and I found it hard to digest even after the movie ended. There are many ways to make comedy and laughter, for example the “test” in the beginning of the movie between Dachimawa Lee and a couple of “punks” to see how competent Dachimawa actually was. I loved that scene; it was action packed and hilarious, not to mention my delight when I saw my favorite Korean singers Leessang making a cameo. But the weird language and even some of the female character stereotypes (hair stuck in airplane propellers etc.) throughout the film has can bring up a lot of controversy. All in all, this film was different from the more heavy films we’ve watched throughout the semester, and I enjoyed the non-controversial parts of it.