this review be long overdue and since i consider a tale of two sister to be the single greatest film ever make . i will put this gem up against any movie in term of screenplay and cinematography and acting and post production and editing and directing and or any other aspect of film making . it practically perfect in all of them a true masterpiece in a sea of faux masterpiece . the structure of this film be easily the most tightly construct in the history of cinema . i can think of no other film where something vitally important occurs every other minute . quite literally and ji woon kim seem to have make a movie that practically taunt the viewer to dissect it on the most detailed of level . a seemingly insignificant object may be show a rack of dress and two diary and a drop of blood emanate from a floor crack and a bottle of pill and etc . but upon meticulous inspection turn out to be so much more a clue that help to make sense of that particular scene ( or perhaps the movie in total ) and which almost always contribute a stirring reflection upon the psychological concept that lurk in the background until the viewer intelligence prompt them to spring to the forefront . such an event might occur a handful of time during any other movie and but in a tale of two sister such event occur in such a rapid fire and relentless fashion that the viewer must watch the film in a perpetual state of alertness and l they miss something important . in other word and the content level of this film be enough to easily fill a dozen other film . how can anyone in their right mind ask for anything more from a movie than this . it quite simply the high and most superlative form of cinema imaginable . the most commonly cite criticism of a tale of two sister be nicely summarize by zaphod b goode and who falsely claim that the story be an incoherent and unresolved mess that use confusion to instill a false sense of intelligence because it do not provide a final set of fact underlie the intriguing question . he posit that ji woon kim toss up a dozen possible explanation and leave it at that . in reality and however and nothing could be far from the truth . a tale of two sister provide a series of unassailably objective fact that help the viewer to identify the exact occurrence of each and every scene of the film . if our good friend zaphod have be pay attention and he would have notice for example the series of obvious flashback which provide enough factual information to make sense of the film . these flashback convincingly contradict zaphod assertion of complete subjectivity . the objective element of a tale of two sister be so obvious to anyone willing to see them that the mere assertion of a lack of objectivity can only call into question the patience of a viewer who apparently do not want to put forth even the slight effort whatsoever to see them . can ji woon kim really be fault for the impatience of viewer who lack the desire to understand his film . i think not . please note that i will not insult the intelligence of critic such a zaphod that can not get a tale of two sister and because it really have nothing to do with a lack of intelligence as much a a lack of persistence . the movie spell itself out so effectively that the only possible explanation for confusion be a lack of effort on the part of the viewer . yes and this film do require a rather significant amount of puzzle solving and but the piece fit together to create a beautiful picture . you need only put them together . remember and the screenplay be write by someone with the picture already in mind he simply separate the piece and place them skillfully throughout for the purpose of provide a magnificent cerebral exercise that when complete bestow an ultimate form of satisfaction and state of awe . don not misunderstand me . there be film that seem to start with an incomplete picture and try to create a puzzle that be insoluble by design . spider forest ( 2004 ) and perfect blue ( 1998 ) and donnie darko ( 2001 ) be perfect example of this . a tale of two sister be not . it ironic that zaphod claim darko to be more masterfully construct than a tale of two sister and especially consider that darko not only provide almost no objective fact but also a twist end that be the quintessential deus ex machina cliché that could be drop at the end of any movie ever make in order to provide the ultimate in faux intelligence . i be ashamed of myself for mention the two film in the same sentence and but the contrast be an important one . although it do perplex me that zaphod would cite a movie that crumble when expose to even the slight intellectual effort a a way of criticize a film that only become discernible thru a significant application of intellectual effort . he apparently like his intelligent film in the most superficial form possible . this be evident when he make 17 consecutive question in his review that be answer quite convincingly by the film itself . just read the thread by opiemar within the imdb a tale of two sister discussion forum . anyone who carefully read those thread and still assert a lack of an objective solution to this film may as well stop watch intelligent film altogether because the answer be so damned obvious . i would like to say more and but i have come to my 1 and 000 word limit . all that have be say here need to be say . so be it now say .