A Diamond in the Rough (2019)

You should cherish what you have

I feel this is a beautiful and sad story telling a mother’s uncommitted love to her children, especially Ki-kang whom she felt sorry to. Perhaps she was still a traditional woman who believed that eldest son must carry the family name, and Ki-kang also tend to get into trouble, which made her to be more worried about Ki-kang. Despite having poor health (she had heart disease) and being an illiterate, Soon-ok relentlessly went around finding ways to reduce Ki-kang’s sentence. It is heart-wrenching to know she was not able to visit Ki-kang several times despite making a long trip from her island home, and I really teared when Ki-kang was looking forward to meeting his mother but only learnt of his mother’s death. This is another story not just to praise a mother’s love, but also to remind us to treasure our loved ones before it is too late.♡

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Kid's do not do stupid s***, also there will not be a Dimond, so do not look for it.

To be honest this started off a bit boring and is one of those movies that seems to spoil itself... it was not really that the pace was slow or anything wrong with the start it was just kind of cliche with the slight difference that the lead was not very lovable which I kind of liked...

"That boy is going to make something of himself" did however not age well unless death row is making something of ones self... which it kind of is, so maybe I will take this back and just say... pay attention to those words... and think about what they can do to a person...

However as the story goes on it does get more and more interesting and actually does manage to bring a tear or two to my eye, even if it has highly predictable twists, they are done pretty well. With quite a few touching scenes it also shows complicated family ties and the difference between the friendships that build you and those who destroy you...

I guess the lessons here are pretty ok...

The scenery is pretty, the acting is good the OST is just full of violins... and not much more.

However this feels real in a way many similar movies and dramas do not...

Definitely a movie worth watching if you just get passed that first not so mind-blowing half...

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