Chunhyang (Im, 2000)—Module 02

Questions for this day (based on premodern reading and material to be screened on this day)

NOTE: True for this and all other films in this class — Please write down these questions on a sheet a paper, perhaps leaving space underneath each for notes, so that you can jot down thoughts while you watch the film.

1. Is the evil governor drawn more simply in the film?

2. Is Chunhyang's "devotion" shown with more clarity in one of the two works?

3. Is "devotion" the correct word, above, or is "loyalty" more accurate?

4. Compare the beating scenes. Are any traditional values being modified for the purposes of the film?

5. If this movie has an American setting, present-day, with the setting being here at Berkeley and the two lovers being Berkeley students, what core value would you think is the first thing that needs to be modified.