To understand Summertime (2001), one must look back to the 1980s. The film is actually a remake of the 1981 classic Declaration of Love (or A Flower on the Equator ). By updating the story for a 2001 audience, the filmmakers were able to utilize more explicit visual storytelling, which was becoming more common in the post-censorship era of South Korean cinema. The Plot: Voyeurism and Obsession
Symbolizes the moment the populace "wakes up" to break free from the status quo.