This movie I Can Speak is very typical Korean movie which is like the first half is cheerful comedy and the latter half part creates anger and impression at the same time. This movie gives moral about the truth of the world and how it is cold-hearted through the content of the comfort women standing alone to testify their pain and ordeal that they suffered. This movie shows Na's future instead of appearing her past life as comfort women, which is to send a message of that she is not a stuffed history anymore, who is our neighbor living the present.
2017's I Can Speak argues that what happened to the comfort women was bad and these women deserve justice. To illustrate this, I will analyze how the film appeals to its audience's sense of compassion by using an unlikeable character -- Ms. Na (played by Na Moon-hee) -- who said history is slowly revealed. The film establishes Ms. Na's credibility by her past, that she was a comfort women for Japanese military. However, it also uses through her civil complaints on district office, which may alienate the audience because she complains for everything even a mere trifle.
My object of study is a movie, called, 'I can speak.' On 2007, United States Congressional Hearing passed Japanese army comfort women apologize as anonymously. Ms. Lee and Kim who were the actual victim of Japanese military sexual slavery, they gave evidence on the hearing. They were asked for the speech from the hearing which was for demand an apology from Japan to the victims including Korea, China, etc. This movie is imaginary story based on this matter. Na is the protagonist of this movie who is Ms. Lee as fond.
Na is called as goblin granma between people in her village because she finds fault with everything one does even a mere trifle. Na always files a civil complaint trivial matters from the village where she lives.The ward officials consider her as unwelcome person. Her neighbors despise her, slander and evade her because they were wondering if she finds out something to complain, but she doesn't care how people treat her.
Even though people dislike her, she was a very enthusiastic on what she wants to do. She had a brother who was adopted to America when he was young, because their mother was anxious about her son's future. She wanted to talk to him even on the phone. The problem was they don't speak same language. So, she studied English by herself. One time, she was trying to call her brother, but when she heard his voice saying 'hello,' she couldn't say anything and just hang up, because she doesn't know what to say in English.
One Day, there was a new ward official at the district office. His name is Mr. Park (Played by Lee Je-hoon) was transferred to general civil service office. Na saw him speaks English very well. She asked him to be her English tutor, but he refused flatly. She didn't give up. She went to the district office everyday with complains to talk to him for help. Park gave up through her persistent. He decide to give her a test with most unuseful and difficult words, and if she passes the test, then he is going to give her English teaching. She tried so hard on memorizing the words to pass the test. Finally on the test, she passes with perfect score. Park was surprised on her her enthusiasm, so he started teaching her English. As they having tutoring they became very closer as best friend. Park was wondering why this old woman try to learn English. Na opened one's heart. She told him about her brother. He felt compassion, so he called her brother, but as soon as her brother pick up the phone, he yelled that he doesn't want to talk and doesn't remember his sister, so he doesn't want to meet his sister. Park was very flattered and couldn't tell Na about this because he worried about her shok. So he just told her that he doesn't have time to teach her anymore.
One day, Jung became as a terminally ill patient, Na's friend Jung who was also comfort woman. Jung was speaking in the world about comfort women and registered for comfort woman on the Minister of Gender Equality and Family. Na didn't do that because she was shame and wanted to hide about what happened to her past. When Jung's health getting worse, she was frustrated, because she was called to the hearing to testify, but she couldn't because of her health. Na decide that she has to bring a matter to light instead of her. Through her decision, Na was reported on the news and she resented her mother about her life.
Park decide to give English tutor again to Na for her speech on the hearing and helped her to be able to speak on the hearing. Finally hold a hearing, after Michelle's speech who was from Netherland and was a also comfort woman, Na stand up as a one of Korean comfort women. When she stands up to speak, she got afraid, because members of the House of Representatives disagreed Na to speak for lack of evidence. Gladly at time, Park came in with evidence which is a picture of comfort women including Na at the time. A chairman accepted it as evidence. As Park came in to the hearing, Na gets courage to speak. A chairman asked her "Can you testify?," and she said "Yes, I can Speak," just like the title of the movie.
Na showed her stomach with lots of scars from Japanese military, and says that Michelle, all the comfort women who are all alive, and herself are the evidence. She spoke in both language in Korean and English. She reveal her true feelings in Korean and read English script that she prepared. Her speech gave a big impress, and made people to give a standing ovation on to her. After the hearing, representatives who were disagree her speech, came to her to apologize and appreciate for her brave. Even this happened, Japanese representatives came to her and asked her that how much money she wants through this, and told her that she is making a big mistake. But, Na told them in Japanese that she doesn't want that dirty money, and they have to acknowledge their faults, and give apology.
Through her effort, her brother decided to meet her, and reunited with her. Then the movie ends with the scene of Na. heading to san francisco to give a speech on the city council. An examiner of immigration asks her if she speaks English, and she says of course. This movie gives audience an interest and creates impression. This is based on the true story even it's added a little of fiction; still ongoing, because Japanese government strongly deny about the happen. The purpose of this movie is for the audience to remember again about the pain and ordeal of comfort women experienced.
2017's I Can Speak argues that what happened to the comfort women was bad and these women deserve justice. To illustrate this, I will analyze how the film appeals to its audience's sense of compassion by using an unlikeable character -- Ms. Na (played by Na Moon-hee) -- who said history is slowly revealed. The film establishes Ms. Na's credibility by her past, that she was a comfort women for Japanese military. However, it also uses through her civil complaints on district office, which may alienate the audience because she complains for everything even a mere trifle.
My object of study is a movie, called, 'I can speak.' On 2007, United States Congressional Hearing passed Japanese army comfort women apologize as anonymously. Ms. Lee and Kim who were the actual victim of Japanese military sexual slavery, they gave evidence on the hearing. They were asked for the speech from the hearing which was for demand an apology from Japan to the victims including Korea, China, etc. This movie is imaginary story based on this matter. Na is the protagonist of this movie who is Ms. Lee as fond.
Na is called as goblin granma between people in her village because she finds fault with everything one does even a mere trifle. Na always files a civil complaint trivial matters from the village where she lives.The ward officials consider her as unwelcome person. Her neighbors despise her, slander and evade her because they were wondering if she finds out something to complain, but she doesn't care how people treat her.
Even though people dislike her, she was a very enthusiastic on what she wants to do. She had a brother who was adopted to America when he was young, because their mother was anxious about her son's future. She wanted to talk to him even on the phone. The problem was they don't speak same language. So, she studied English by herself. One time, she was trying to call her brother, but when she heard his voice saying 'hello,' she couldn't say anything and just hang up, because she doesn't know what to say in English.
One Day, there was a new ward official at the district office. His name is Mr. Park (Played by Lee Je-hoon) was transferred to general civil service office. Na saw him speaks English very well. She asked him to be her English tutor, but he refused flatly. She didn't give up. She went to the district office everyday with complains to talk to him for help. Park gave up through her persistent. He decide to give her a test with most unuseful and difficult words, and if she passes the test, then he is going to give her English teaching. She tried so hard on memorizing the words to pass the test. Finally on the test, she passes with perfect score. Park was surprised on her her enthusiasm, so he started teaching her English. As they having tutoring they became very closer as best friend. Park was wondering why this old woman try to learn English. Na opened one's heart. She told him about her brother. He felt compassion, so he called her brother, but as soon as her brother pick up the phone, he yelled that he doesn't want to talk and doesn't remember his sister, so he doesn't want to meet his sister. Park was very flattered and couldn't tell Na about this because he worried about her shok. So he just told her that he doesn't have time to teach her anymore.
One day, Jung became as a terminally ill patient, Na's friend Jung who was also comfort woman. Jung was speaking in the world about comfort women and registered for comfort woman on the Minister of Gender Equality and Family. Na didn't do that because she was shame and wanted to hide about what happened to her past. When Jung's health getting worse, she was frustrated, because she was called to the hearing to testify, but she couldn't because of her health. Na decide that she has to bring a matter to light instead of her. Through her decision, Na was reported on the news and she resented her mother about her life.
Park decide to give English tutor again to Na for her speech on the hearing and helped her to be able to speak on the hearing. Finally hold a hearing, after Michelle's speech who was from Netherland and was a also comfort woman, Na stand up as a one of Korean comfort women. When she stands up to speak, she got afraid, because members of the House of Representatives disagreed Na to speak for lack of evidence. Gladly at time, Park came in with evidence which is a picture of comfort women including Na at the time. A chairman accepted it as evidence. As Park came in to the hearing, Na gets courage to speak. A chairman asked her "Can you testify?," and she said "Yes, I can Speak," just like the title of the movie.
Na showed her stomach with lots of scars from Japanese military, and says that Michelle, all the comfort women who are all alive, and herself are the evidence. She spoke in both language in Korean and English. She reveal her true feelings in Korean and read English script that she prepared. Her speech gave a big impress, and made people to give a standing ovation on to her. After the hearing, representatives who were disagree her speech, came to her to apologize and appreciate for her brave. Even this happened, Japanese representatives came to her and asked her that how much money she wants through this, and told her that she is making a big mistake. But, Na told them in Japanese that she doesn't want that dirty money, and they have to acknowledge their faults, and give apology.
Through her effort, her brother decided to meet her, and reunited with her. Then the movie ends with the scene of Na. heading to san francisco to give a speech on the city council. An examiner of immigration asks her if she speaks English, and she says of course. This movie gives audience an interest and creates impression. This is based on the true story even it's added a little of fiction; still ongoing, because Japanese government strongly deny about the happen. The purpose of this movie is for the audience to remember again about the pain and ordeal of comfort women experienced.