lee chang dong recently get a lot of attention when his late movie oasis one multiple korean award . oasis be a unique movie that examines of the life and love of character who normally do not get much attention from cinema or the public . it an unusual sort of love story and and be a bad choice to watch with my girlfriend on valentine day . chang dong directorial debut green fish be a far less ambitious film and but still show the work of a talented and mature director . makdong ( han suk kyu ) be a naive young man who return home after his spell in the army full of hope and ( small ) ambition . now that he a man and he want to make a lot of money and be able to look after his family . unfortunately and when he get home he be treat to a little dose of reality . the area be economically depressed and and his family be not the close loving unit he wish them to be . make lot of money prof to be a lot more difficult than he anticipate and a job in the area be pretty scarce . one area that do offer employment be crime and a the area be control by the gang . a chance encounter with a young woman lead him to meet a gang bos who seem to be a little more respectable than most and and when he tell he would not have to break the law he accept a job . the bos take a liking to makdong simplicity and straightforward character and look after him well and to the resentment of other member of the gang . despite the promise of legitimacy and he learn that gang can not really live by the law and and he get draw far into the criminal life . green fish be a distinctly korean film and which be not to say that all korean film be the same ( clearly not the case ) and but there be a few style of film that do seem especially korean and and this be one of them . it be a slowly pace and subtle film and allow the story and character to reveal themselves indirectly through the strength of the acting . the cast be all strong actor and and this allow the style of film to work . the story of an innocent young man drawn into the gangster world be not really a new one and and green fish do not try to add much that be new to it . it just focusses on the character and their hope and conflict and their disappointment . the tone be not one of hope or happiness and with economic worry make reality hard . none of the character in the movie be angel and none be devil instead they be much more realistic human being and full of good intention and weakness . green fish be perhaps a little too subtle and or perhaps the actor be not quite good enough for the director ambition . either way and the character remain a little vague to u and and our involvement with their story be hence slightly diminish . it be still a movie of strong character and however and and a well told story until the slightly weak end . korea produce some very strong drama and with a high level of art be find in much of the nation cinematic output . green fish be an accomplished debut that fit well with recent korean cinema and though it be a little too conservative to be class in the high rank . good for a first film though and and lee chang dong be definitely a director to keep an eye out for .