Life is Cool

Infobox Korean Film
name = Life is Cool


caption = Theatrical poster
director = Choi Ik-hwan
Choe Seung-won
producer = Lee Tae-hun
writer = Choi Ik-hwan
starring = Kim Soo-ro
Kang Seong-jin
Kim Jin-soo
Park Ye-jin
music = Jang Min-seung
Jeong Jae-il
cinematography = Sin Gyeong-won
editing = Wang Sang-ik
distributor = CJ Entertainment
released = June 12, 2008
runtime = 98 min.
country = South Korea
language = Korean
budget =
admissions = 3,951
gross = $24,905
website = http://cafe.naver.com/cjarthouse
kmdb_id = 09560
imdb_id =
hangul = 그녀는 예뻤다
hanja =
rr = "Geunyeoneun Yeppeotda"
mr =

"Life is Cool" (그녀는 예뻤다, "Geunyeoneun Yeppeotda") is a 2008 South Korean animated film, and is the first rotoscoped film from that country.Lee Hyo-won, [http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/06/141_25412.html Rotoscoped Film Shows Life in '4D'] , "The Korea Times", June 5, 2008. Retrieved on June 29, 2008.] The film's original Korean title translates as "She Was Beautiful".

Plot

Three thirtysomething best friends—a heartbroken Romeo, a hopeless romantic, and a goofy playboy—meet up for the first time in ten years. However, things get complicated when they all fall for the same woman.

Production

"Life is Cool" was one of four films produced by CJ Entertainment to receive investment from Keyeast, a media contents company co-established by actor Bae Yong-joon. [ [http://www.hancinema.net/top-star-invests-in-domestic-films-6156.html Top star invests in domestic films] , "HanCinema", May 25, 2006. This article originally appeared in [http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/ "The Korea Herald"] . Retrieved on June 29, 2008.] Although actual shooting only lasted for one month, it then took almost two years and 140 artists to complete the rotoscoping, a technique in which animators traced over live action footage frame by frame. Visual effects were created by local production company DNA, who had previously worked on "The Animatrix".

Director Choi Ik-hwan has said that he was inspired by the Richard Linklater film "Waking Life", and that the film's plot was based on a real life story of one of his friends.

Cast

* Kim Soo-ro ... Baek Il-kwon
* Kang Seong-jin ... Kim Tae-yeong
* Kim Jin-soo ... Seong-hoon
* Park Ye-jin ... Kang Yeon-woo

Release

"Life is Cool" was released in South Korea on June 12, 2008. [http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Life_is_Cool.php "Life is Cool"] , "HanCinema". Retrieved on July 11, 2008.] On its opening weekend it was ranked 16th at the domestic box office, receiving 2,183 admissions and grossing $6,398. [ [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2008&wk=24&p=.htm South Korea Box Office June 13–15, 2008] , "Box Office Mojo". Retrieved on June 29, 2008.]

As of June 29 grossed a total of $24,905, [ [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2008&wk=26&p=.htm South Korea Box Office June 27–29, 2008] , "Box Office Mojo". Retrieved on July 11, 2008.] and as of July 6, the film had received a total of 3,951 admissions.

References

External links

* [http://cafe.naver.com/cjarthouse Official website]
* [http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Life_is_Cool.php "Life is Cool"] at HanCinema
* [http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/md_basic.asp?nation=K&p_dataid=09560 "Life is Cool"] at the Korean Movie Database