Fri, Jan 07, 2005 - Page 17 News List

Lesbian passion preferable to blind love

`Butterfly' and `A Man Who Went to Mars' offer different takes on romance and affection: one challenging and raw, one traditional and predictable

By Yu Sen-lun  /  STAFF REPORTER

After growing up, Seong-jae becomes a mail man, continuing the job of delivering joy to mail recipients. But So-hee has become a businesswoman in Seoul.

The two are separated and the secret of going to Mars seems to be long buried in the snowy mountain, until one day.

Starring Kim Hee-seon, Korean top actress and model, the film may have some attraction to local fans of Korean TV drama. But as far as the movie goes, it is little more than a nicely packaged cliche; after half of the movie, the audience can already guess the melancholy ending of the story.

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