Then i decided to watch this. And i realised the reasons why.
This movie is such a painful one. Yet, you'll feel a little warm because of the personality of each character. But truly, this movie is a painful one actually. This might look like too painful for me, like this is just another melodrama movie, a fiction one. But if we consider again the events that happen around us nowadays, this one isn't that fiction. Harassment and violence to children is no longer just a fiction, but an event that has now become reality in today's society. This movie is really breaking my heart. I cried, i cursed, i pray, i cried, i cursed, i pray, and so on.
If i were Im So Won i won't be that strong. I would broken inside and outside immediately. It would be hard for me to recover. And also if i were her parent. I don't know if i can even think clearly. It would be hard for me thinking that killing is a crime if what happened to So Won also happened to my dear, my lovely, future daughter. (This sounds weird because i still a teenager. But, during this film I always pray one day this will not happen again in the real world, especially to my beloved)
There are so many good things, or things that can be learned from this movie. While, i can't decide what bad things from this movie. So, just watch this and found out by yourself what happen here and what things that you can learn from here.
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The strongest girl I know
I remember hearing about this case about a year ago and learned a few days ago it had been adapted into a movie, I was hesitant to watch it but it was late at night and thought why not. I cried the entire movie, so many times I felt my heart break into a million pieces that I can’t even comprehend how heart broken Hope’s parents must’ve been. This is not something that should happen to anyone let alone any child. Hearing the sentencing again in the movie truly broke my heart beyond repair. That little girl and her family is so strong, it’s beyond words. May that bastard survive his punishment in hell and burn for eternity, ay his crimes be returned to him in tenfold and may he die a slow and painful death. May the bastard experience similar torture and “forget” before being inflicted pain worse than anything he’s done all over again. Scum of the earth who can’t even be referred to as human, even animals show more compassion to their prey. Words cannot express what I want done to that bastard. May he never know peace in this life and all the ones that come after.Was this review helpful to you?
It is a movie that is hard to watch but is so worth it. The movie is based on a true story of a little girl that suffered an enormous amount of pain. Knowing that the movie is based on a true story is truly painful. Throughout the movie I was so captivated and while watching the little girl and her family going through the effects of the terrible accident I understood the amazing message of the movie, that is that you have to have hope that it will get better even through the toughest times.
I have to applaud both the girl actress and the actors playing the parents. Their acting is some of the most believable acting ever. The roles must have been so difficult to play and it was done so well. The movie is truly amazing and I would definitely recommend it! However it is not for the fainthearted.
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sick
For starters I recommend not eating while you watch this movie, I almost threw up several times. This movie is so heartbreakingly amazing. I know amazing doesn't seem like the right word but the acting alone is deserving. The fact it's based on a true story will rip you apart. I've never cried so much through a movie. As a mother and a friend of a victim of sexual abuse, this hits me personally. This film is not for the weak or faint heart. Unfortunately, this shows the dark side of the law. I honestly, will never watch this again and from what I hear the movie seems to have come out not long after the real incident. I condone the real victim for her bravery! The only thing that gets me through these terrible emotions is imagining the "man" got the Jeffrey Dahmer treatment(and I know I'm not the only one thinking it).ANYWAY, I hope viewers learn something from this film and I pray God chooses us differently...
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Father-daughter relationship
So the father-daughter relationship in this movie was undoubtedly the best part of it, and I really wish we had seen more of the before-after scenes with them. These scenes were so touching that scenes with the mom honestly paled in comparison and I just didn't love her as a character at all; her subplot felt very extra and I was also just not very interested in her conversations or reactions.What I was interested in was the reaction of the children; I was honestly expecting this movie to be a lot more depressing, with instances of the community reacting with disgust or blaming the parents, or with other students being nosy/gossipy and there being bullying. But this wasn't the case at all and the movie delivered exactly what the title promised: Hope.
That's not to say that it was all positive, as of course there was the commentary on the legal system. It was interesting but they didn't go much into it and I kind of have mixed feelings on that.
Overall, this was a pretty touching movie and I did feel emotions — but it wasn't consistent.
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Ennél többet én nem tudok egy filmen sírni. Képtelen lennék rá.
Egészen döbbenetes mit műveltek velem. Itt nem könnyeztem, nem pityeregtem, hanem tisztán sírtam… Bőgtem, mintha nem lenne holnap…A Hope egy olyan alkotás, amelyet legszívesebben mindenkinek ajánlanék, de közben meg talán óva intenék bárkit is attól, hogy megnézze… (Persze ez utóbbi nem is annyira igaz!) Azt tudom valójában tanácsolni, hogy ne olvassatok utána. Semmit. Egy sort, de még csak egy rövidke leírást se! Nézzétek csak meg, aztán meglátjátok…
Lehet, hogy sokat láttál és olvastál már… Azonban a Hope – szerintem – téged is meg fog lepni. Nekem kicsit olyan, mintha most újra gyerek lennék. Aki hatalmas szemekkel rácsodálkozik a világ ilyen fajta kincseire. Meg talán kicsit önmagára is.
A film egyik legnagyobb csodája egyébiránt az, hogy minden annyira realisztikus és hiteles benne, hogy nincs egyetlenegy mosoly és könnycsepp sem, amely nem jókor és jó helyen csillanna fel benne. Kétség nélkül állítom, hogy ez a 2013-as produkció egyszeri és megismételhetetlen. Olyan, amely úgy mesél – többek közt – a szeretetről, ahogyan nagyon kevesek tudnak.
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Esta película está basada en una historia real y muy dura y se comenzó a hacer más popular hace unos años porque era inminente que el acusado cumpliera ya su pena de cárcel y gran parte de la población surcoreana estuvo en contra de esto.
Como dije en la historia, Hope es una película muy dura, sobre todo teniendo presente que ocurrió en la vida real, y que por lo tanto no recomendaría a las personas que sean muy sensibles y que se dejen impresionar fácilmente. Aún así, a pesar de su dureza, creo que es una historia que merecía ser contada y que merece que el público, no sólo coreano sino mundial, la vea y podamos reflexionar sobre ello.
Por lo tanto, si os interesa la historia y saber qué ocurrió, os invito a que la veáis, eso sí, preparad un paquete de pañuelos porque vais a llorar y mucho.
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