while most hardcore kim ki duk fan will hate on this for be too amainstream and simple and or even over dramatic and the bow be and a expect from this director and nothing short of genius . comparison between this and past kkd film like 3 iron or spring and summer and fall and winter . and spring make by narrow minded critic be a little unfair and and it a damn shame . a film set entirely on a lonely fishing boat and the bow be about a 60 year old man who take a young and lose and 7 year old girl in a his own and raise her like a daughter and and make big plan to marry her when she turn 17. a the day of her 17th birthday approach and the more and more our naive and young and mute nubile be grope and attack and and drool over by visit men there to fish . the old man and to protect the girl and ward the men off with his bow and a weapon that be also use a a kind of hypnotic musical instrument ( base on the er hu ) many time throughout the film . the bow protects and soothe her a the boat distance her from outside evil . despite it odd moment and life be perfect and simple for our couple and until a young man our heroine age board the ship and intrigue her with his care disposition and his kind face and and his knowledge of the modern world outside of the boat . what be to come be a suspenseful tale of jealousy and trust and possessive love and and innocence . nothing can describe the confusing mix of emotion i felt watch the bow very late at night or early in the morning this week . a story of an age man raise a young girl to be his future wife be kind of hollow and with little depth and thanks to it use of very little dialogue and but kim ki duk masterful story tell make up for it and rely heavily on subtle and yet convince physical expression and and some help by a great soundtrack and and breath taking cinematography . with absolutely no spoken dialogue between our two main character and a series of bizarre incident ( see the way the old man and his girl read fortune ) and i be leave out to sea to piece the bow puzzle together on my own and no one or nothing to help guide me wrap my head around this mysterious couple and experience ever change and intense feeling of anger and disgust and wonder and and and ultimately and sadness . a you can see and this be really no different from what expect of mr. kim ki duk and a he remind u how confusing and cruel both love and life be and and we can never be able to entirely control either one . the end to the bow make some unexpectedly touch on the super natural briefly and which may throw some viewer into a quirky loop and but our director pull it off most gracefully and without be too over the top . the old man decide to set his girl free in the most shocking way one could imagine and leave u to question his seemingly selfish motif .