Korean's like most of its Asian neighbors has a very rich culture but also has its history for discriminating women because its male-dominating hierarchy. The story of Chunhyang,a true-t-life story by the way, does by far relates to it. The story, though told in a "Pansori" way was kind of different and new to international viewers like myself, but fairly gives justice to as to its expressionism for its way of telling the tale.
As a whole, the story is very romantic telling the endless tale of lovers Mongryong and Chunhyang, emphasizing their faithfulness with one another. It also depicts Chunhyang's ability to fight for her love for Mongryong in the time when women, most especially a courtesan like herself, have no say in society.
After you have watched this, and you'd like to try something new but related to this maybe you'd like to watch Sassy Girl Chunhyang. The outline of the story is kind of the same, only with a modern touch to it and contains no "pansori". ;)
As a whole, the story is very romantic telling the endless tale of lovers Mongryong and Chunhyang, emphasizing their faithfulness with one another. It also depicts Chunhyang's ability to fight for her love for Mongryong in the time when women, most especially a courtesan like herself, have no say in society.
After you have watched this, and you'd like to try something new but related to this maybe you'd like to watch Sassy Girl Chunhyang. The outline of the story is kind of the same, only with a modern touch to it and contains no "pansori". ;)