“Take Care of My Cat” by a poet named Bae Doo-na, and the smoke of a stray cat

Let's meet again

"You always divide people into those who leave and those who stay."

"Just because you left doesn't mean I hate you."

Tae Hee helps handicapped poets with their dictations for free. Tae-hee types out the poet's words on a typewriter instead of a computer. The act of typing not only overlaps with the act of the girls communicating through email on their cell phones, but also completes the image of Tae-hee Bae Doona as a poet. The last words that Tae Hee types on a typewriter in this work are not dictated by a poet, but are her own words.

Tae-hee, who suffers from the psychological violence of the patriarchy, wishes to go somewhere far away from here. Tae Hee suddenly makes an unreasonable request to a foreign worker to take him on the ship. Tae-hee lies on the boat and lets herself be carried away by the flow of the river. Tae Hee chose to stay in her hometown after The Graduate from high school, but she also has the right to leave. Even if I leave, I won't hate this town or anyone. She doesn't differentiate between those who stay and those who leave.

“Take Care of My Cat 4K Remastered Version” ©2001 by IPictures and Masulpiri Pictures.

The scene of the five people coming together at the end of "Take Care of My Cat" brings tears to my eyes. One winter day, the five of them, unable to go indoors, continue to dig in the ground with shovels to stay warm from the cold. The girls are having fun. This act, which seems to have no special meaning, has the innocence of the girls from their school days. And there is a possibility that this gathering will be the last gathering of the kittens' lives. Tae-hee is always there for Ji-young, who tends to compare her situation with those around her and is struggling financially. Ji-young returns home while everyone is sleeping, leaving behind a letter. "Let's meet again".

``Take Care of My Cat'' does not judge each person's life choices. Those who leave here and those who remain here. Even if you leave me someday, it doesn't mean I'll hate you. The innocence of those days may be lost. Even so, the ``goodbye'' they will eventually say is another way of saying ``I'll see you again.'' Even if we never see each other again. Goodbye, see you again.

Text: Daiji Miyashiro (maplecat-eve)

Movie criticism. Contributed reviews to ``Leos Carax: Movie Wanderer'', Eureka's ``Wes Anderson Special'', Real Sound, Soen, otocoto, Toshio Matsumoto Special Pamphlet, etc.

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©2001 by IPictures and Masulpiri Pictures.