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Extremely emotional
I rarely post reviews but this movie totally deserved one. It was a great extremely emotional movie that got me by surprise. Life is so unfair to some and very generous to others. It is a masterpiece that left me crying so much. Those of you who have lost a brother would know how sad this kind of movies can be. Especially if the actors are playing their part so well. I read comments about the movie being disgusting and such- well these people are not mature enough to understand the great work that has been put in this movie. Oscar performance on all accounts. It would be really hard for me to watch it again but may be later on i will definitely do. I was not able to warm up to the ML but the brother got all my attention. I really wanted her to choose him.Was this review helpful to you?
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This movie is a Korean teen classic. This movie will also give you whiplash with how quickly it changes genre and tone and story purpose and shoes and socks and the lint filter in the dryer and the sheets on your bed.And I fully admit to loving and enjoying it for that very reason.
One minute we're in a typical Korean teen movie love triangle. Next minute we're in a teen gangster movie watching an action sequence. Next Next minute an important character is dying and we're in a melo. Next Next Next minute... Do you see where I'm going with this?
There's a whole, long weird bit (and by long I mean most of the movie) where one character has a crush on another character it is inappropriate for them to have a crush on, and I will say it again for the people in the back, It Is Weird.
But I don't even care. It never goes anywhere, the character they have a crush on never has a clue, and then the movie gives you a reason to be really sad for the character with the crush, so you forget about the Weird Crush altogether and just cry instead.
This movie literally goes everywhere a movie could go, and I love it for it.
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2000s core and grandma slay
Ah, where to begin... The beginning of the movie was really captivating. Unfortunately the best scenes are clumped together 20 minutes in, leaving the remaining 95 minutes a boring wait for something as great as the first scenes to develop (hint: it does not).The stereotypes were stereotyping HARD: the men fight and take whatever they want. The women are passive but pretty standbyers. But it was made in 2004, so I get that it's a product of it's time. Albeit, an excessive one. But I love the nostalgic 2000s vibes the movie spoils ut with.
What I felt the movie was lacking was the establishing of the characters and their development. From the get go,
The characters did not get a chance to settle down in their new roles and environmments (I'm thinking of Han Kyung's move, becoming the new student etc.) before the drama kicked in. And while captivating, I did not feel for any of the characters during the entire movie just because I did not know anything about them. There was so much left unsaid that I want answers to: Why do they like each other? Is there a reason why Hae Won specifically likes Han Kyung?
The movie is very fanfic-esque, which I usually enjoy but this one was over the top. When watching this I kept questioning why people still make fun of Twilight when this movie exists. Perhaps this is Korea's counterpart to Twilight?
And it must be said; the grandma from Australia slayed with her outfit. I was gagging the whole time. She was the moment. 10/10 for the furry diva vibes.
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"Você tem que lembrar de mim da próxima vez. Promete?"
Esse filme com certeza envelheceu mal. Essa foi uma das situações em que fui de cabeça por causa das resenhas positivas e acabei me dando mal. São tantas coisas que eu desgostei nisso aqui que é meio difícil apontar o que mais pesou, acho que foi o conjunto de tudo.Primeiro de tudo, os personagens. Praticamente eles não mudaram nada nessas quase duas horas de filme. Pra mim a principal continua a mesma, por exemplo. A personalidade deles podia ser algo bom e diferente lá em 2004, mas hoje você bate em uma árvore e caem 10 iguais. Na verdade, o maior culpado é a falta de construção de personagem, falta de individualidade. E de todos o que eu mais odiei foi o Hae Won, que cara mais chato. Ciumento, insistente e não respeita o espaço de ninguém.
A história em si não tem muita reviravolta, na verdade, na metade do filme você já tem uma ideia de qual vai ser o final. Até mesmo as falas dos personagens são bem genéricas, não tem nada que seja exatamente marcante. Falando das atuações, a única atuação que eu gostei foi a do Kang Dong Won, parecia ser a única realmente convincente nas cenas tristes (o que é importante já que isso aqui é um melodrama), fora ele só a nova personagem que aparece bem no final. A trilha sonora eu mal lembro de uma música.
Não é um filme que eu assistiria outra vez, afinal, não queria ter assistido nem essa vez.
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