In Hong Sang-soo’s In Water, the blurred focus symbolizes cliché and invites multiple interpretations, emphasizing the importance of the audience’s subjective interpretation, which is the essence of art. In doing so, the film creates an artistic moment that communicates with the viewer. The semiotic approach does not work well in analyzing Hong Sang-soo’s films. This is...
What does the blurred focus in Hong Sang-soo’s In Water symbolize, and how does the diversity of interpretations reflect the nature of art?
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