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Young-goon is admitted to a mental institution. Believing herself a cyborg, she charges herself with a transistor radio. Il-soon, a fellow inmate, steals the other inmates' personality traits and beli... read more read more...eves he is fading and will one day turn into a dot. When Young-goon refuses to eat, Il-soon decides it's his job to get her on her feet again. This charming, tender and visually arresting film cements Park Chan-wook's reputation as one of the most gifted and stylistically playful filmmakers working today.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 47 min.

Directed by: Park Chan-wook, Chan Wook Park

Release Date: December 7, 2006

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DVD Release Date: October 4, 2011

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  • flixsterman
    March 18, 2012
    flixsterman
    "I'm not a psy-cho. I'm a cy-borg."
  • groaningbitch
    October 23, 2011
    groaningbitch
    what inspires me into seeing this movie is an essay called "cyborg manifesto." it describes the condition of third-world females as the cyborg humans who offer their human resources in those high-tech factories which produce latest eletronic goods while the third-world males are ... read morecastrated by the social non-producitivity (un-employment). as for the idea od cyborg, in addition to the mundane understanding of it as a robot, cyborg symbolizes the collapse of boundaries since the essence of cyborg is miscellaneous while the concept of culture is distinctively demarcated by various systems drivated from binary oppositions (human/animal; man/woman..etc.) thus, cyborgs are the marginalized outsiders segregated right on the borderline. this movie "i'm cyborg but that's ok" is a female mental patient who fantasizes herself as a cyborg while her fellow male inmate schemes great many ways to rescue her from her deliberate starvations. there're also many sequences of dreams which would remind you of that famous french movie "amelie" which celebrates the magnitude of dreams as the poise of naivete is mighty enough to redeem misery and reverse catastrophes, at least within your mind.

    the idea of insanity also suggests a collapse of boundaries as the movie chooses to overlap the idea of cyborg with insanity. the only difference between genuine cyborg and insanity is the place of subjective identity, and the woman in this case aims to eliminate the sentimental subjectivity within her so she could rid of the empathetic pain she feels toward her neglected grandma who also fantasizes herself as a mouse. deluding herself into a cyborg is a course of self-reification as she metaphorically askes the man to thieve away her sympathy and her senses, which turn this apathetic society into something intolerable. but she cannot change the world but herself, therefore she is a cyborg.

    funnily, the woman in this movie also works in an eletronic factories. the first seuqence of the movie features her wrist-cutting herself, plugging a wire inside her veins then turning on the eletricity to eletro-shock herself. but there's nothing defiant in her attempt of self-mulitation, all she wishes is a peace of mind which is denied due to emotional alienation. her profession as worker in an eletronic factories coincides with the mockery of third world woman in "cyborg manifesto" and she chooses no resistance but settles in a secluded asylim where she meets another socially dysfunctional inmate who loves her. cyborg-dom here is a menchanism devised by the individual as inward survival. despite how sweet their love is, but they still remain discriminated within a district of their own, which grants them aesthetic salvation - the magnitude of dreams, while everything out there maintains its status quo: she still stays within the asylum, those relatives who mistreat the grandpa are still carring their selfishly content lives outside without a strike of condemination.

    in a nutshell, "i'm a cyborg but that's ok" is an aesthetic haven which is designed to be apolitical, non-involved in the domain of ideology. but strangely that non-involvement attempt itself is also a passive statement of postmodernity where individuals, or let's say third-world female individuals. yield to a voluntary self-lobotomization due to the void of personal empowerment.(since she IS a cyborg, but she says that's ok) in other words, it's a pessismistic statement of non-action wrapping itself up with farcical rejoice just to cover some un-speakable pain.
  • gor41
    November 22, 2009
    gor41
    Left field under sells this bizarre but sweet love story. Open your mind to the strangeness and gradually it starts to make sense - sort of. Beautiful imagery helps you along. Challenging but rewarding if you persevere.
  • rezpatriot
    November 18, 2009
    rezpatriot
    A very cool and amusing movie which is really a great piece of DVD rental choice in the Wolrd Cinema section. Some of it was quite baffling. At times it made me think a lot and laugh after.
  • 5oclockcoffee
    October 22, 2009
    5oclockcoffee
    Funny, different, touching and cute.

    "Fine! I'll admit it! Last night, I stole Thursday".


  • kiriyamakazou
    July 28, 2009
    kiriyamakazou
    Chan-wook Park goes slightly softer with a bizarre and imaginative romantic comedy. It's only slightly softer as he still finds time to cram in suicide attempts and imaginary mass shoot outs. Anyone expecting a detailed and informative discussion into mental illness or health car... read moree should go somewhere else. This fantasy is filled with a number of beautiful and unique scenarios and some wonderfully crafted relationships. Park has a real eye for visual stimulation and never seems to sacrifice his emotional punch. The humour is offbeat and the film very much a very sweet and sugary treat, however it is never sickly. As Young-goon refuses to eat we are shown the fantastic lengths to which Il-sun will go. Rather than force her to consume, like the doctors are, Il-sun nurtures her imagination and dilusions in order to help her. Something the doctors fail to grasp. It's a charming and enjoyable film with much to love and go back for. After one viewing the music was so catchy I was humming it immediately. Some may find the lighthearted dealings of mature and dark subjects a bit off putting but overall it's an absolute visual and cinematic feast.
  • garyX
    March 11, 2009
    garyX
    Chan-wook Park shifts gears for his follow up to The Vengeance Trilogy and produces a charming little oddity featuring a young girl who is committed when she refuses to eat in the belief that she is a robot. The entire film is set within a mental institution populated by an amusi... read moreng collection of likable loonies. Park does get the opportunity to express his trademark inventive imagery by realizing the delusions of the inmates in his inimitable style and it looks as glorious as always; there are even a couple of (imagined) lead-fuelled bloodbaths to keep the action junkies happy. The pairing of Su-jeong Lim and Rain makes for a very endearing couple, despite the factor of Rain's massive thespian handicap (he's actually a pop star.) It's true that the film is very deliberately "kooky", which for me at least can be like having a root canal, but here it's restrained enough to not grate on the nerves. Always amusing, but rarely laugh out loud funny, it's rather lightweight in comparison to Park's previous work, but it is fun. I just think it's destined to languish in the shadow on the far superior Amelie.
  • newvogueravyn
    March 7, 2009
    newvogueravyn
    I found this really beautiful, moving and sympathetic.
  • DragonEyeMorrison
    February 20, 2009
    DragonEyeMorrison
    Park did this movie for his daughter? That would explain a lot. A full star just for some fancy visuals and seeing some of the support cast of the revenge trilogy in some minor roles. I would give it two but the lead actress was annoying beyond belief. Also, the romantic and suga... read morery take on mental illness disturbed me a bit. If this was suppose to be some sort of commentary about human relations, social outcasts and what not then it fails to deliver. Watch Oasis for a serious take in that.
  • Saxia
    December 19, 2008
    Saxia
    Entertaining 'Romantic Comedy', and quite something else if you've seen (or going to see) the the 'Vengeance Trilogy'.
    Like I said, entertaining; nothing more, nothing less.

    I loved Su-jeong Lim in a Tale of Two Sisters, and she stole my heart in I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK n_n... read more

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Critic Reviews

Derek Elley
March 26, 2008
Derek Elley, Variety

Witty, playful, romantic, tragic, Park Chan-wook's I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK is a whole chocolate box of emotions in a highly decorative but absolutely characteristic wrapping. Full Review

Jeffrey M. Anderson
October 14, 2011
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

It's almost as if the peculiar I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK was lurking beneath the surface of his psyche and needed to come out before Park could continue down his chosen path. It's not exactly brilli... Full Review

Dennis Schwartz
July 11, 2011
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Playful lightweight romantic psychodrama set at a mental institution. Full Review

Adam Lippe
May 2, 2011
Adam Lippe, Examiner.com

Park's casting of Korean pop star Rain is as subversive as if he had cast a Beatles-era Paul McCartney as a serial killer in a slasher movie, but still instructed him to underplay his charms. Full Review

Joseph Proimakis
May 6, 2008
Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses

allokoti erotiki komenti, glykia kai sygkinitiki se simeio ligomatos, kai arketa asteia gia na hahanizeis san palabos se oli tin eksantlitiki tis diarkeia Full Review

Kim Newman
April 6, 2008
Kim Newman, Empire Magazine

It's mental but charming, so that's OK. Full Review

Chris Tilly
April 6, 2008
Chris Tilly, IGN Movies UK

A confusing mess of a movie that lacks the marvellously sharp structure and cohesion of his previous efforts. Full Review

Anton Bitel
March 26, 2008
Anton Bitel, Film4

This uncategorisable asylum-set ensemble dramedy backs up its extraordinary visual effects with a lot of heart. Full Review

Matthew Turner
October 18, 2008
Matthew Turner, ViewLondon

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