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1997(1st) ~ 2024(28th)
Off the Fantastic
Abraham LIM
USA / Korea2009 96 min HD C World Premiere
Korean-American Tim works at a comic book store. His dream is to compete in the Game Narrative contest in Chicago. Tim, who spends all his spare time thinking up storylines, asks his buddy Bob to do the illustrations. Tim manages to get his entry ready, but the problem is getting to Chicago. He puts out an ad in the newspaper for people to share the expenses of a road trip, and finds Meredith and Alex. The addition of Bob’s friend Lindy, who suffers from the aftermath of a car accident, rounds out the motley crew of five. Thus begins the precarious journey of these precarious youths from differing racial, religious, sexual, and physical backgrounds. God Is D_ad, a curiously absorbing and noteworthy road movie, intermixes their odyssey to Chicago with the adventures of the fighters in Tim’s fictional game world. In the process, it explores what we must strive for in life. ‘Winning or losing’ is certainly important, but what constitutes winning or losing is for each individual to decide. Just as the fighters in Tim’s game embark on a quest for victory, the film’s protagonists set out in search of ‘victory’ over their suffocating lives. And the game begins anew at the movie’s end, right where each finds his or her mission. (SOHN Hee Jeong)