So what does all of this have to do with an incipient South Korean revolution and a Fascistic government response? Hinzpeter travels to South Widower and is attempting to raise Eun-jeong himself, despite a career which is hardly paying the rent (it isn't, actually), let alone anything else. It's too late, the film once again traverses from almost slapstick comedy to some heartfelt emotion as it reveals that Man-seob's real prideĪnd joy is his spunky daughter Eun-jeong (Yoo Eun-mi), a sweet little girl who nonetheless doesn't suffer fools gladly, which has led to some knockĭown drag out fights with the little boy next door, who unfortunately for Man-seob turns out to be the son of his landlord and landlady.Ī Taxi Driver is piling on untold amounts of character data and interrelationships, with an added element being that Man-seob is a After a raucous opening that sees himĬaught up in some of the political discord but still able to get an expectant mother in labor to her appointed rounds at the maternity ward before Has obviously seen better days, but which is his pride and joy, at least in the mechanical department. Man-seob drives a pretty ratty looking lime green compact which It details some adventures of Seoul taxi driver Kim Man-seob (Song Kang-ho). (something this film rather artfully maneuvers through at various subsequent points), after this dour setup, the film becomes almost whimsical as As some introductory textĮxplanations which begin the film offer, the South Korea of that era was fraught with political discord, with a dictatorship giving way to a militaryĬoup that may in fact remind some folks of at least some of the political underpinnings of North Korea. The fact that this particular story takes place in 1980.
A Taxi Driver couldn't be more relevant in a way considering how much Korea has been in the news lately, despite Reminiscence during the final credits by a German journalist named Jürgen Hinzpeter (portrayed by Thomas Kretschmann in the actual film), atĪre obviously factual. A Taxi Driver purports to be based on true events, and as evidenced by a rather touching brief
A Taxi Driver without that " A" would be, well, Taxi Driver, and while there's a certain urban grittiness to both films, they What a difference a little indefinite article can make. Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman, April 18, 2018
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