ThefilmbeginswiththetitleChorokbamfillingthescreen,whichisamazingtosee.Thisistheverymomentatwhichtheaudiencedecidestotrustthisfilmwithouthesitation.Intermsofhowtofillandemptythesquareframe,thefilmisboldandskillful.Chorok,meaninggreeninEnglish,isthecoloroffateinthismovie.Theproblemsofallthefamilymembersahopelessfatherwhoworksasanightguard,amotherwhoiscompletelyexhaustedwithhouseworks,apoorsonwhoworksforthedisabledandtheirfuneralceremonyarealldominatedbythecolor,green.Itisnotbrightorfancybutdarkandscaryinsomesense.Withattractiveimagesandscenes,thefilmdevelopsaseriesofworldlyepisodesofafamilyuptothelevelofpoeticsentimentofbluesanddepression.(JUNGHanseok)
