
This is the first dance drama film in South Korea. The film, which is being premiered through the One World One Flower International Buddhist Film Festival, captures the cycles of past and present lives experienced by the main character during the period of Cheondojae. For the depth of artistic quality stands out, thanks to the performances of actor Park Ki-ryang, who is currently working as a dancer in the National Dance Company of Korea, and actor Lee Jung-hoon, a specialist in mime and performance.
In the film adaptation, director Jon M. Chu turns each musical number into a massive show stopper, with grand set pieces and a wealth of diverse dancers. Yet, in this attempt to show reverence for the people of the Washington Heights barrio, Chu, or maybe more specifically those in charge of casting, left out a crucial part of the community, Afro-Latinos.
When it comes down to it, The English explores what happens when power is unchecked and how those who seem powerless, have more strength than most through their convictions for justice.
Trolls: World Tour doesn’t just pay lip service to diversity and inclusiveness. There is no white-washing of the voice actors. From the actual K-Pop group Red Velvet voicing the K-Pop Troll bounty hunters to Keenan Thompson playing the Tiny Diamond baby to Kunal Nayyar’s Guy Diamond, the cast includes more than just token minorities.
The three themes of lessons learned from HBO Max's Station Eleven are the same as the pandemic: love, regret, and art.