심청전 Dive 편
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심청전 Dive 편
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In late 2021, Harvard student Julia Riew was saddened by the lack of Korean representation in Disney's animated princess films. South Korea has a rich history of folktales, thus inspiring Riew to draw upon ""The Tale of Shimcheongjeon,"" also known as ""Sim Cheong: The Dutiful Daughter."" The main moral of this folktale is to highlight the filial piety, sacrifice, and redemption that Sim Cheong undergoes throughout her struggles to restore her blind father's sight. In doing so, she sells herself to sea merchants and learns that she must sacrifice herself to the sea. Impressed by her filial piety, the Dragon King, also known as the Sea King, returns her to the human world. In this act of self-sacrifice, Sim Cheong is reborn with truth and reunited with her father.
The sea plays a large role in Shimcheongjeon as it is associated with the ""Kingdom of Truth."" Her act of drowning and appearing in the Kingdom of Truth marked the ""death of the existence of one's self."" Thus allowing her to become “the truth” in her resurrection. Once she returns to the human world with her true mind she is able to teach those around her that it is not them who are blind, but it is the eyes of their minds which are blind.
Riew composes this song to encapsulate the moments leading up to Sim Cheong's final dive into the sea, highlighting the power that the sea holds to drive Sim Cheong's decision. When Sim Cheong states ""all of this fish in the sea can't stop me, all of the waves in the world can't rock me,"" we see the definitive strength, intensity, and energy that the ocean provides in comparison to Sim Cheong's ultimate decision. In Shimcheongjeon, the ocean is the inspiration for clarity as well as power within ancient Korea.
This song was animated by Cobb Studio in collaboration with LG for the LG gram 360 commercial.
The sea plays a large role in Shimcheongjeon as it is associated with the ""Kingdom of Truth."" Her act of drowning and appearing in the Kingdom of Truth marked the ""death of the existence of one's self."" Thus allowing her to become “the truth” in her resurrection. Once she returns to the human world with her true mind she is able to teach those around her that it is not them who are blind, but it is the eyes of their minds which are blind.
Riew composes this song to encapsulate the moments leading up to Sim Cheong's final dive into the sea, highlighting the power that the sea holds to drive Sim Cheong's decision. When Sim Cheong states ""all of this fish in the sea can't stop me, all of the waves in the world can't rock me,"" we see the definitive strength, intensity, and energy that the ocean provides in comparison to Sim Cheong's ultimate decision. In Shimcheongjeon, the ocean is the inspiration for clarity as well as power within ancient Korea.
This song was animated by Cobb Studio in collaboration with LG for the LG gram 360 commercial.
Date
09/22/2022
Medium
Audio
