Virgin Snow Review
Virgin Snow stars Lee Jun Ki as Min, a foreign-exchange student from Korea trying desperately to fit in to a school in Japan. He has to overcome some social stigmas about Korean boys, face bullies, and deal with a language barrier, all while trying to woo Nanae (Aoi Miyazaki).
This movie seemed like a gimmick to just fuse two of the biggest stars from different countries into one film. Unfortunately, the film's language barrier proved too much for the two stars, causing the dialogue between the two leads to be a bit too concise. Much of the communication between Min and Nanae relies on body language, and scenes where the two "connect" are scenes where one character is teaching another character a new word. The climax is a very stereotypical Korean drama situation where a misunderstanding ruins the relationship between the two lead characters. The resolution was also stereotypical. What I did think was interesting about the flick was the cultural distinction that the movie highlighted, namely, the social conservativeness of Japanese girls versus the flirty nature of Korean boys.
Lee Jun Ki's character of Min exemplifies the director's view of Korean men in general. Aggressive, goofy, and extremely flirty. In one scene he is shown wooing Nanae by jumping outside her classroom window, causing her to be extremely uncomfortable. Yet despite being a great actor, I felt that he didn't really get to show off his acting skills in this movie. His character was one-dimensional and at sometimes frustrating.
Aoi Miyazaki plays the shy Nanae, perhaps she also embodied the director's perception of Japanese women. Although conservative, she somehow falls in love with Lee Jun Ki's assertive character. She plays a girl with a troubled past and a somewhat sheltered life. It didn't seem like she had a lot of personality in this film, which was even worsened by the fact that there wasn't a lot of dialogue in the movie anyways.
Virgin Snow is only a mediocre movie. I believe it was an interesting concept, but with flat acting and a few plot devices that didn't work well. It was also very stereotypical, and while I'm not hating on Korean movies in general, I'm finding it harder to like Korean movies because they seem to be rehashing the same storylines.
Written by Lance
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Virgin Snow Cast
Lee Jun Ki as Min
Aoi Miyazaki as Nanae