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Oki's Movie (2010)

Film

DirectorHong Sang-soo

Meta takes4

Figures

Characters

The male protagonists, Jingu and Professor Song → The Fragile Alpha

Locations

The recurring real-world locations (Acha Mountain, university campus) → Cinematic Psychogeography

Form & technique

The film's four-part narrative structure
The contradictory and overlapping narrative segments
The non-linear and repetitive temporal flow of the narrative
Oki's voice-over narration in the final segment → The Unreliable Narrator

Tropes

Oki's role as the narrator and central consciousness in the final segment → The Male Gaze
The signature use of the snap zoom lens

Films most connected to Oki's Movie

Gloria (2013) — via The Male Gaze, Cinematic Psychogeography
The Notebook (2004) — via The Fragile Alpha, The Unreliable Narrator
Jacob's Ladder (1990) — via The Fragile Alpha, The Unreliable Narrator
The Butcher Boy (1997) — via The Fragile Alpha, The Unreliable Narrator
Nightcrawler (2014) — via The Fragile Alpha, Cinematic Psychogeography
Twilight (2008) — via The Fragile Alpha, The Male Gaze
The Hangover (2009) — via The Fragile Alpha, The Male Gaze
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) — via The Fragile Alpha, The Male Gaze