minghao
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I did not need to see that much skin...
This is definitely not a movie to watch with your parents in the room. It is graphic. It has sex scenes, fighting swords, bloodshed and more. It is definitely not for the faint of heart.The relationship triangle that is happening in this film makes your heart break. Watching your main character's all suffer from the internal struggle of who they love versus what is right given the social norms of their time is very interesting. It's not a genre I ever thought I'd see LGBT representation in but I am very glad this film exists.
Watch it if you want to see love and death, all in the space of 90-ish minutes
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The Good:
The way the instant messages and animations are done is amazing. It is really refreshing to be able to see the texts on screen in a way that doesn't mean showing the phone screen over someones shoulder. The two mains manage to have good chemistry without even meeting, which is impressive. Kim Jiwon's character is amazing too, she does the rich family's daughter act really well.
The Bad:
The ending is the one of the two things that put a dampener on it for me. It didn't feel complete. We saw the four years later shot but it still didn't feel well rounded. If they could add a third episode with the conclusion of the story then it'd be a 10/10 drama. I'm not really sure where I stand with the morals of this story either. I mean both people are cheating on their significant others and we're just supposed to be fine with it?
Conclusion:
Watch it if you've got a spare two hours! It's definitely worth it. Just be careful if you don't like incomplete endings.
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They really said lets make 'Gay Panic' a super dramatic b movie
This short film is just gay panic stretched out over 6 minutes.Half way through there was a weird overlay of their faces. It's not my style and in fact put me off watching a bit. The music also took me out of the story, what little story there was. I just didn't understand it. Maybe I am just looking too deeply into it.
They also used a woman as a pawn for no reason? There was 0 reason for her to be in the movie at all. She didn't add anything, in fact she was just treated like crap and then slapped someone. This movie definitely wasn't for me.
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Lets get down to it.
The good: I really like the shoes theme within this drama. With a plot as common as the one found in this drama you've got to have something a bit different to help it stick out and the shoes definitely stuck out in my mind. The other woman (Manager Kim) was kind of the redeming thing for me in this drama; watching her go from crazy in love to 'you know, maybe not' was a nice change to see but other than those two facts it's just your run of the mill love story.
The bad: After watching this drama i can understand why Hong Jonghyun is usually cast for more villianous characters. Something abaout his acting just screams deviant who is plotting to ruin everything. With both characters maintaining one expression throughout the entire series it was hard to bare at some times but we made it through.
The ugly: If you love awkward kiss scenes then this is your drama. The kisses in this drama made me feel something I've never felt before and it wasn't nice. You'd get a better reaction from me by shoving two barbie dolls together. Honestly, it felt like I was intruding on a weird staged moment.
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The two leads don't have outstanding chemistry. They act more like strangers who have entered a contract friendship which is why this film is so believable. While Nasa is working through her editorial on whether rented friends can actually just be friends, we see the progression of their relationship.
While all this is happening, there is also a really interesting side story about Nasa's roommate who is a musician. Along with Sota, she makes music that is infuriatingly catchy. So catchy that I found myself humming the melody while washing up hours after watching the film.
It's an easy watch that is definitely worth watching, especially if you need something you can switch your mind off to.
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The good, the Bad and the Ugly.
The good:An Chuxia is a strong female lead, and who doesnt love that? She doesn't bend herself backwards to satisfy any men and that's great.
It's a light easy watch with short episodes. 5 minutes of each episode is title sequences and ending scenes too, so it's even shorter than you think!
The bad:
At one point there's 4 men interested in our female lead. That's just too many people to keep track off!
This one doesn't affect the story at all but nurses don't dress like that! School nurse or otherwise, nor do they have portraits of themselves pushing their chest out hanging around their office.
The mother is ridiculous. You think your son and the young woman you've taken into your house for your dead friend might be getting a bit steamy in the bedroom so you wait outside to listen? What a weirdo.
The downright ugly:
The dubbing in this drama is by far the worst I've ever come across. It's like they filmed one drama then dubbed it over with completely different dialogue.
It ended on a cliff hanger. I can't deal with cliff hangers so now I'm going to have to sit through another 20 episodes of horrendous dubbing to find out what happens.
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