버닝
"The truth is all in your head."
Director: Lee Chang-dong
Cast: Yoo Ah-in, Steven Yeun, Jeon Jong-seo, Kim Soo-kyung, Choe Seung-ho
Burning — Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
귤이 있다고 생각하는 게 아니라, 귤이 없다는 걸 잊어버리면 돼요.
Context
Hae-mi says this while pantomiming eating a tangerine outside a Seoul store.
Meaning
Establishes the film's central philosophical theme regarding subjective reality and how belief replaces absence.
나한테 세상은 미스터리야.
Context
Jong-su explains to Ben why he hasn't been able to write his novel yet while visiting Ben's Gangnam apartment.
Meaning
Highlights Jong-su's creative paralysis and difficulty understanding modern life.
비닐하우스는 다 태워버려야 해요. 가끔 비닐하우스 태우는 취미가 있어요.
Context
Ben shares his secret hobby with Jong-su at dusk on the Paju farm after smoking weed.
Meaning
Serves as the film's turning point, linking physical destruction to a dark, hidden metaphor.
리틀 헝거는 배고픈 사람이고, 그레이트 헝거는 삶의 의미를 찾는 사람이에요.
Context
Hae-mi describes a Bushmen ritual she learned in Africa.
Meaning
Establishes the difference between basic survival and the existential void driving her actions.
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