On the other hand, the second part goes a bit too far in terms of story, which eventually becomes quite naïve, as revenge and counter revenge start dominating the narrative. In that fashion, the first part functions as a kind of romantic story, at least till the ending, filled with sensualism ( including a long, quite steamy sex scene) where the built up of the relationship and its repercussions are excellently built-up and portrayed. The issue however, is that the two parts are quite different as much as they are uneven. Yim Pik-sung directs a film that is split into two segments, with the events following the return of Hak-kyu to the town serving as the dichotomy.
Soon, however, tragedy appears once again and revenge becomes the main theme of the story.
The film then leaps 8 years later, where Cheong-i has become a genuine playboy, to the annoyance of his daughter. When he decides to return to end things with her, tragedy befalls her and his family, in the harshest fashion. Eventually, the allegations against him drop, and he returns to Seoul to teach at the university, leaving behind a disgruntled Deok-i, who does not hesitate to follow him to Seoul. While being there though, he starts an affair with a local girl, Deok-i, with the two of them soon becoming the object of much gossip, to the utter frustration of the girl's deaf-mute mother. First, he is accused for a sex scandal by a student of his, which forces him to leave Seoul and his depressed wife and daughter, Cheong-i, in order to teach in a small, rural town. Literature professor Hak-gyoo is a gorgeous man, whose beauty seems to put him constantly in trouble. Morally speaking the definition of good and bad may differ also. and those feelings may contradict themselves too. But it is the human drama that really is the thing that will impact you. Just in case that matters one way or another to you. That all said, there is a quite some sexual tension and some situations of that nature. I doubt you could do that here - it may even surprise you in the final minutes to be honest.
Even more so than some movies do from other countries, where you can guess the direction the movie is going a few minutes into it. Of course that may not be true of all the movies, but it true for the movies that really make an impact. Korean cinema does not care what you expect or what you want to see on screen - it delivers on a different level. and really takes our feeling and spins them around. Those aside though, the movie is quite strong and takes us in different directions.
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