Slow start, then lots of action and character building
My first impression based on the trailer:”Is this a Marvel movie?” The outer space and the unique characters that gave the Guardian of Galaxy vibe.Story
From the the CG is overwhelming in positive light. Instantly feels like a blockbuster movie.
The start was a bit confusing as in which direction the movie is going to and what is happening.
Plain text in the beginning didn’t got me directly immersed in the movie. However, some reveal scenes could have been moved to the beginning to start of the movie to add more impact and understand at least the main character’s situation and where we are going to.
To me the beginning (not sure how far into the movie approx 30-60 min in the movie is character/world building. To get immersed into the world of the movie. Then the story moves at more advancing pace and one can expect lots of awesome action.
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Acting/Cast
Cast is amazing and the main characters have portrayed lead roles in Korean series.
Their acting and action scenes were enough for me to feel immersed and relate to their character. The back story also had more impact as it felt sincere and true.
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Music
Unlike most Korean series which has many songs. The movie has many background music and it just serves its purpose to give that immersive experience. The sounds were blowing me off the sofa :D
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Rewatch Value
Maybe once in a 3-5 years it could be rewatched. I don’t like movies with a slow start.... so I probably won’t rewatch the movie.
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Overall
I find the movie more enjoyable once the introductions were done. Actions are definitely the highlights of the movie!
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Sequel?
Space Sweepers does have the potential to continue!
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Female leads confusion takes away the build up to the conclusion
The transition to movie felt lacking. Although acting was solid and the new soundtrack made it feel more like an original interpretation of the original anime.Mostly felt certain strong feelings were missing , which made the anime memorable imo
Such as the numb feeling the MC got after working many years without any passion and seeking for “something” that makes him feel alive.
The other strong feeling and essence of the story was the unrequited love. The build up was there, but not impactful enough when the most important seen where both adults passing each other…
All in all I would only recommend this movie to Makoto Shinkai fans that are interested to see how the live action turned out.
But for others…. It is a lacklustre movie that is not very interesting for the general audience. My mother was confused at times… even me when we both were unsure who was the surf girl or the girl from primary school….
And the unrequited love part was kinda overshadowed by the confusion who is who….
I think this issue could be solved by focusing only on 1 couple. The surfing girl felt a bit
unnecessary. It didn’t add much to the story, except that MC is missed the mark/timing from small till now and has sort of grown/learned from his first love… it might be important to his character growth, but in the red line of the story it was more of a nuisance to me and source of confusion.
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Makjang/Family drama
Before we start definition of makjang is basically over the top nonsense where you have to suspend all disbelief and just sit back and enjoy the absolute chaos and madness. (From redditor Burke_Dennings)About trailer/teaser
Started watching without too much expectations… trailer/teasers gives an idea of the characters, but story wise it is still unclear.
Pacing of story, it goes rather fast first few episodes the characters /main couple/family got set up. Some drama happens and then moves further closer to the present…
From experience watching other makjang dramas “Young lady and gentleman”, “Beauty and Mr. Romantic”, “Iron Family”, “What’s happens to my Family”, usually around episode 25-30 the pacing slows down or shifts more to the side characters, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing as the Main couple also needs a break and we might be curious what happens with the side characters and how they will influence the story.
Characters in the story are clearly set up that you either love of dislike. Although some characters are super mean but sometimes can’t help but feel they are cute in their own way… without spoiling too much… have you ever felt like someone sending you photos of their favourite daily actor/actress that it felt like violence to you xD
Either way you will know if you want to watch all episodes if you like the characters, else it is better to watch a different series.
SEVENTEEN FANS…..
Also …. I thought the eldest son of FL family “Bae Youn-Kyu” looks a a bit like Dino (from SEVENTEEN)
To conclude for now….
This is my primary/favourite series this season.
On second priority I’m watching Spooky Love, Our Sticky Love
And on third priority…. “See you at work tomorrow”, “My beloved thief”
To give an idea of my taste….. recently finished “Love in Sync”: enjoyed for the cuteness and fluff (ML acting improved a lot and FL was for me amazing, although I saw opinions saying she was bad)
“Reborn Rookie”: enjoyed. Interesting story and it kept me wanting to know how the story would unfold. Definitely recommended if you like character growth and how they will take on the big bad villain(s)
“Sold Out on You”: mediocre though it has its cute and fun moments.
“Filling for Love”: same, mediocre though it has its cute and fun moments.
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