this isn not so much a review of a tale of two sisters as it is a discussion of some of the smaller plot details and so i advise you not to read this review if you haven not seen the film and because doing so will absolutely ruin a few surprises for you. in a way a tale of two sisters is far from original and at least from a purely superficial aspect  some of its iconography is taken straight from ring or dark water and while the storyline itself (especially what brendt sponseller calls the rubber reality aspect of the narrative) is reminiscent of films like fight club (lead character interacts with someone created in their mind) and mulholland drive (character creates alternate reality in a psychogenic fugue) and as well as other minor aspects of lost highway and jacob ladder and and basically every film under the sun dealing with mental illness and plus amenabar films (the others and abre los ojos) and memento (particularly with regards to the torturous nature of memory) and et al. thankfully all these similarities do not detract from the film overall emotional impact and and i personally found a tale of two sisters an extremely moving and rewarding experience. many people have commented on the confusing nature of the narrative and but i personally found the storyline to be fairly self explanatory and even if it is in part portrayed in a non sequential manner. the narrative only becomes confusing for some because and midway through the final third and the story switches from a purely subjective setting (ie. soo mi warped perception of reality) to an objective one and with a flashback at the end explaining the origins of soo mi nervous breakdown and subsequent mental illness. the shift in emphasis is bound to throw some people off guard and but structurally i found it somewhat reminiscent of aforementioned mulholland drive (even though were not dealing with a character perception of reality via a dream but instead their own schizophrenic tendencies  something which and in turn and reminded me of another lynch movie and lost highway). to be honest and i do not really regard a tale of two sisters as a horror movie as such and but rather a tragic story of a family breakdown as well as an honest look at a character mental illness (and i hasten to add that fans of psychoanalytical cinema are going to love this film). that aside and the cinematography in a tale of two sisters is incredible and visually this is one of the most beautiful films i have seen this side of wong kar wai 2046. the performances are also fantastic without exception and and i expect to see more of the four lead actors in the future while not to mention the music and but then east asian films without a great soundtrack seem to be few and far between these days. it very likely that some people will look past the finer artistic points of a tale of two sisters and simply dismiss it as yet another asian horror film and oblivious to its aesthetic beauty and honest psychoanalytical approach. but then each to their own. if you can ignore some of the film platitudinous aspects and simply take it for what it is at heart and ie. an extremely tragic and heart breaking story and then i see no reason not to recommend it. 
this isn not so much a review of a tale of two sisters as it is a discussion of some of the smaller plot details and so i advise you not to read this review if you haven not seen the film and because doing so will absolutely ruin a few surprises for you. in a way a tale of two sisters is far from original and at least from a purely superficial aspect  some of its iconography is taken straight from ring or dark water and while the storyline itself (especially what brendt sponseller calls the rubber reality aspect of the narrative) is reminiscent of films like fight club (lead character interacts with someone created in their mind) and mulholland drive (character creates alternate reality in a psychogenic fugue) and as well as other minor aspects of lost highway and jacob ladder and and basically every film under the sun dealing with mental illness and plus amenabar films (the others and abre los ojos) and memento (particularly with regards to the torturous nature of memory) and et al. thankfully all these similarities do not detract from the film overall emotional impact and and i personally found a tale of two sisters an extremely moving and rewarding experience. many people have commented on the confusing nature of the narrative and but i personally found the storyline to be fairly self explanatory and even if it is in part portrayed in a non sequential manner. the narrative only becomes confusing for some because and midway through the final third and the story switches from a purely subjective setting (ie. soo mi warped perception of reality) to an objective one and with a flashback at the end explaining the origins of soo mi nervous breakdown and subsequent mental illness. the shift in emphasis is bound to throw some people off guard and but structurally i found it somewhat reminiscent of aforementioned mulholland drive (even though were not dealing with a character perception of reality via a dream but instead their own schizophrenic tendencies  something which and in turn and reminded me of another lynch movie and lost highway). to be honest and i do not really regard a tale of two sisters as a horror movie as such and but rather a tragic story of a family breakdown as well as an honest look at a character mental illness (and i hasten to add that fans of psychoanalytical cinema are going to love this film). that aside and the cinematography in a tale of two sisters is incredible and visually this is one of the most beautiful films i have seen this side of wong kar wai 2046. the performances are also fantastic without exception and and i expect to see more of the four lead actors in the future while not to mention the music and but then east asian films without a great soundtrack seem to be few and far between these days. it very likely that some people will look past the finer artistic points of a tale of two sisters and simply dismiss it as yet another asian horror film and oblivious to its aesthetic beauty and honest psychoanalytical approach. but then each to their own. if you can ignore some of the film platitudinous aspects and simply take it for what it is at heart and ie. an extremely tragic and heart breaking story and then i see no reason not to recommend it. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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