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Confusing story
I unintentionally watch this movie in 2021 (after all drama of So-min and its pop-out) and I re-watch it after I finished with a lot of confusion “with some explain”. But for me, I have a different point of view from previous explanations*SPOILERS*
As the SHAMA and the HWAN mentioned, the way HYE-JOONG said in the beginning (also late end) that she "killed" someone. For me, it was not a "physically kill" but it was about "MENTAL kill". She killed HWAN in her memory and he is completely lost in her mind since 4-year-old.
1st, the time-life I figured out that “Present” is 2014
2nd – they are siblings and I believe the – imagination bed scene was just put there for movie promotion. 01:21:48 - 01:22:13 Bed scene with empty Fish-tank switch into a full tank, then JOONG woke up with empty-tank and asked herself this dream or not. And the fact that she cants not know which is real or not.
From the past
- 21-March 89. 01:34:36 SOO-RYUN began her work, then she had an affair with JOONG‘s Dad while JOONG’s Mom could not stand by herself.
- 28-March 90. 01:13:28 HWAN said it was his birthday and the calendar in 1990. He also mentioned that he’s afraid of being FORGOTTEN than dying.
- in late 1990. 01:35:40 – 01:37:01 , In HWAN’s room, SOO-RYUN asked JOONG to take care of HWAN, without her. Which means she was forced to leave as Soo Ryun’s Mom at 37:14 “your baby was taken away again?”
(+1)The rabbit was clean, then it moved to the scene they thrown the clean rabbit with baby HWAN, I think, buried him alive.
SOO-RYUN tried to kill 4-year JOONG – for revenge, but she can’t when JOONG said HWAN's name in her dream (& she loved JOONG). Then she hung herself, left the Pink- Bundle – which hold by her crazy-mom after her death.
1991. 01:28:41 : JOONG’s Mom asked “Are you STILL missing her?” after he refused to hug due to painting. Then, JOONG’s Mom, & grandma, the old concierge death.
28-March-1991: Her dad suicided on returning from France. (it could be 91 or 92 due to the left-diary of JOONG Dad 14:43 )
Until March 2014 - at 07:28 (also at 01:19:44 ) - Calendar is March/ Horse year – 2014
JOONG woke up and made breakfast for AUNT, she got hurt but she told “FOR SOMEONE I LOVE” as she was told by SOO-RYUN at 01:29:25. (after SOO-RYUN got hurt, JOONG took a knife, the camera move back, there is nothing left there, no SOO-RYUN, no cutting board….its not real)
17:47 While the SHAMA talked about a talisman that kills soul, and she said to AUNT “without your mom knowing” (AUNT’s Mom – JOONG‘s Grandmother) and there was another talisman from the one who stared or witnessed the ill-fated circle – Grandma again, well, she also sat there and heard it too.
JOONG just came to Wonderland and couldn’t realize which real or dream, due to her memory, she only dreams about dying which led to blood, anything else.
After all, she remembered HWAN, who was “mentally killed/ deleted” by her memory.
In the end, and once again “GOT HURT FOR OUR LOVE”, HWAN pushed her and opened the talisman to seal him and his mom, to save her life. Then both baby HWAN and SOO-RYUN smiled just like forgive.
(+2)… However, I still have another theory, that when SOO-RYUN was forced to leave. JOONG took care of HWAN.
As she did before 01:53:40 (HWAN cried and was saved by dad). JOONG feed him candy or something like flowers 01:32:56 - she put something in her mouth , and unlucky, JOONG's Mom ignored and Dad came late.
JOONG did kill HWAN by mistake (I don’t think she used a knife due to the clean rabbit).
Which led to HWAN need her remembered him to resurrect to the next life, if not, have to kill JOONG. So HWAN did the same as I mentioned above.
And in 2015, the HWAN picture was blown out by the wind, which is in the song as “the wind, the spirit’s love…my spirit always with her”. For me, it is just a reminder that even HWAN is dead, he is still with her, and She also remembers about him.
“I will always watch over you because I love you deeply in my heart” (sign-language Dad & JOONG & HWAN knew).
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I didn't like it
I do not know how I watched this and sat through all of the confusion it got me.I watched this because the title of it really got to me like i was hooked just by it and it the summary looked so good and the top two reviews seemed to like it but i did not know what I was getting myself into when I watched it. Hate is a strong word for it, i just didn't like it and it bored me so much.
Something about the lightnening in it and their low voice in acting and the story being slow and confusing,, i don't know i just didn't find it that interesting to watch . it didn't start out strong to begin with and it's really confusing in general.
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Story goes on by our female lead had a night mare which actually cause a real death of people in real life. So, to find the main cause of the night mare and to recover her forgotten past memories. She goes on a trip to a cottage where in the past she had spend holidays with her family. There she meets our male lead who runs the cottage " Wonderland" and by recovering the memory falls in love with him. Through some mystery events happening around her and comes to realize that she is living in the paranormal world of her own past. Where, how she met our male lead and the cause of his death. The story goes on by explaining that for a ghost to reincarnate to a new world then he/she's love of the living person should remember their love towards the death person even though know one in the worlds knows about the dead person.
Well I should say this story is slow moving, emotional, romance, and a bit scary. If people who love to watch horror i would definitely recommend it. Kindly note that you cannot be distracted while watching this movie as even a small scene is missed you could feel difficult to understand theme.
Enjoy your time. Bye.
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Tension, Nightmares, Dream Reality. Blood, Beautiful AND Nothing You Expect.
I hope potential viewers read many of the reviews for a more balanced understanding of what is ahead of them. (I usually prefer not to be influenced and didn't read until afterwards.)If you haven't watched many surealist films (there are actually many) perhaps it will be confusing. There are in a way more than one story being told. The linear movement that leads to the change of location and gives the main character her instructions AND the story which is contained within the nightmares and flashbacks of the main character. The nightmares become clues for the viewer despite not yet being clues for the dreamer. There are also clues to look, AND listen for in the dreamy reality of the daytime scenes.
Some have complained about the subtitles but I didn't even notice. In most dramas or films I usually have to rewind several times to catch what is said.
The music is a nonentity except for the occasions where it is performed by a character. This is when the subtitles are a bit more difficult.
The cinematography is beautiful.
In my opinion the acting was great.
I liked the script.
Therefore I think the director did a great job.
Some reviewers thought there was not enough fleshing out of the family members shown in the actual memories. I suggest this be interpreted as how the main character experienced those people.
Rewatch potential; immediately after watching I thought, well if I could see it on a larger ( TV ) screen rather than my tablet I might.
After reading many of the reviews I feel more eager to watch again.
It is Beautiful AND Nothing You Expect.
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Beautiful and Twisted Take on Alice in Wonderland
The casting for this film was definitely perfect, and they each performed their roles too well. The music, visuals and acting was stunning. It's a very beautifully shot film, and there was a lot of keen eyes for details. This is one of those types of films you /really/ have to pay attention to to understand the progressing story. It's not too fast or too slow paced, by at least 20 minutes into the film you're already in another world, but there are a lot of hints to look out for, especially of how the movie was put together. The movie starts off a bit tense, but the phycological horror aspect catches up quick before you even realize. It was my first time watching Hong Jong Hyun in a movie, and he was soo adorable as Hwan! Overall, this movie stays as one of my /weirdly/ comfort movies... and I've already watched it 3 times. Definitely high rewatch value for a stunning film.Was this review helpful to you?
***The cinematography is absolutely beautiful for the film. There is no doubt that the location is meant to be a hidden wonderland in the real world.***
Acting: This is not the best acting on the parts of the main cast, but it was well suited for the script. I think the actors did their parts as well as they could with what was scripted. The chemistry that develops between Hong Jong Hyun and Jung So Min is a little fast, and it could have benefitted from a few more details but the ending ties up the loose ends well enough before leaving you slightly frustrated.
Musc/Sound Effects: Pretty great! The overall soundtrack, vocal and instrumental, is very nice. It is a soundtrack I would love to download if I could find it. The songs are well placed and even aid in the plot and relationships between characters. The sound effects are very well done. Everything amplifies the experience, creating moments of intense thrill and softer moments of melancholy. This is one of the best features of the film I think.
Rewatch: Honestly, I would rewatch this film multiple times because of everything you can experience and what you can take away each time. This is a film that contains enough hidden details and vague moments that you can understand more each time it is watched. If anything, you should at least watch it once.
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