Green Fish
1997 · 111 min · Director: Lee Chang-dong
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Returning home and finding his town drastically changed, a former soldier falls in with gangsters.
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Emotional fingerprint
Green Fish (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 32%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness32%
- Anxiety25%
- Empathy20%
- Tension13%
- Melancholy10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Empathy
- Nostalgia
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Nostalgia
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Empathy | Nostalgia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 43 % | 35 % | 27 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Empathy | 42 % | 26 % | 34 % | 13 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Nostalgia | 44 % | 31 % | 35 % | 18 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Tension | 46 % | 41 % | 31 % | 8 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 46 % | 44 % | 30 % | 0 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Tension | 52 % | 51 % | 30 % | 0 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Tension | 55 % | 53 % | 30 % | 0 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Humor | 52 % | 44 % | 31 % | 10 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Nostalgia | 51 % | 35 % | 42 % | 24 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Empathy | 56 % | 36 % | 49 % | 18 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 56 % | 43 % | 40 % | 10 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Humor | 49 % | 39 % | 34 % | 13 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Tension | 54 % | 47 % | 43 % | 6 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 67 % | 60 % | 55 % | 0 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Empathy | 69 % | 62 % | 57 % | 0 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Tension | 61 % | 56 % | 45 % | 0 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Tension | 56 % | 47 % | 44 % | 19 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Nostalgia | 55 % | 35 % | 47 % | 43 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Nostalgia | 39 % | 19 % | 29 % | 33 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 108′ | Tension | 26 % | 14 % | 13 % | 15 % |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Manager Park
Mak-dong's 1st-eldest Brother
Mak-dong's 2nd-eldest Brother
Mak-dong's Sister
2nd Brother's Wife
Chan-jong
3rd Brother's Wife
Sandwich Man
Details
- Directed by
- Lee Chang-dong
- Written by
- Lee Chang-dong, Oh Seung-uk
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1997
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Country
- South Korea
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
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