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A must watch
NOTE: This review is full of spoilers, because it's me rambling about this movie since I have no one to talk about it.
I kept Forgotten on hold for a long time and I kind of regret that now. This masterpiece perfectly hits my taste. A psychological thriller which will occupy your brain and leave you questioning.
As the movie began, I was pleased by the adoration JinSeok had for his brother. From the synopsis, it was clear or can be guessed that elder brother was kidnapped and replaced by an evil lookalike. But the series of revelation had me questioning my choices back-to-back. There were lies, deception, a mental trauma coping mechanism and not to forget— A manipulative timeline. I had not saw that 20 years of leap coming.
After the revelation of truth, when JinSeok said with full confidence that he didn't kill the mother and daughter. I really believed him and doubted that SeongUk might have got the wrong person. And I was wrong. AGAIN. They showed his POV, all that misery and sufferings and still I didn't get disgusted by him. Because it wasn't his fault. All the murders that happened wasn't his fault, it happened by accident and all of that was because he wanted to save his brother, his only family left. But in all that, he created another orphan like him. No matter what, I couldn't ever bring myself to hate JinSeok. He wasn't a monster, situation made him.
Another major twist was fake YoonSeok (SeongUk) being the victim's family. An orphan. How hard it must've been for that poor soul to live in this cruel world all by himself. My heart ached for both of them equally. Both of them were victims of disturbing fate and both decided the worst possible, yet most relieving decision to end all the misery— suicide.
About HaNeul and MuYeol's acting, it was good and admirable. All their emotions of pain, betrayal, fear were on point. Especially, HaNeul's acting when he was scared or being tortured or was sitting isolated in his room. I could feel his anxiety out of the screen.
Initially I was going to rate this drama a 7.5 overall. But directors pull out that scene in end where they both met each other 20 years ago before all of this happened, which made me cry for them more and gaining a point more. So, I'll give it 8.5.
I kept Forgotten on hold for a long time and I kind of regret that now. This masterpiece perfectly hits my taste. A psychological thriller which will occupy your brain and leave you questioning.
As the movie began, I was pleased by the adoration JinSeok had for his brother. From the synopsis, it was clear or can be guessed that elder brother was kidnapped and replaced by an evil lookalike. But the series of revelation had me questioning my choices back-to-back. There were lies, deception, a mental trauma coping mechanism and not to forget— A manipulative timeline. I had not saw that 20 years of leap coming.
After the revelation of truth, when JinSeok said with full confidence that he didn't kill the mother and daughter. I really believed him and doubted that SeongUk might have got the wrong person. And I was wrong. AGAIN. They showed his POV, all that misery and sufferings and still I didn't get disgusted by him. Because it wasn't his fault. All the murders that happened wasn't his fault, it happened by accident and all of that was because he wanted to save his brother, his only family left. But in all that, he created another orphan like him. No matter what, I couldn't ever bring myself to hate JinSeok. He wasn't a monster, situation made him.
Another major twist was fake YoonSeok (SeongUk) being the victim's family. An orphan. How hard it must've been for that poor soul to live in this cruel world all by himself. My heart ached for both of them equally. Both of them were victims of disturbing fate and both decided the worst possible, yet most relieving decision to end all the misery— suicide.
About HaNeul and MuYeol's acting, it was good and admirable. All their emotions of pain, betrayal, fear were on point. Especially, HaNeul's acting when he was scared or being tortured or was sitting isolated in his room. I could feel his anxiety out of the screen.
Initially I was going to rate this drama a 7.5 overall. But directors pull out that scene in end where they both met each other 20 years ago before all of this happened, which made me cry for them more and gaining a point more. So, I'll give it 8.5.
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