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superb acting but pretty bad pacing (misleading title tbh)
honestly, i enjoyed the movie. it was interesting to watch and the acting from the 2 mcs was incredible. i enjoy watching these types of movies based on true stories cuz of the educational value and the dramatized version just makes it more fun to watch.
however, the film itself was meh. (major spoilers ahead)
like i knew the story beforehand and yea that was fine, but the pacing of the film just ruined the whole vibe for me. i mean yea, the movie was almost two hours long but it just felt so so rushed. like he was turning away all the food served and then suddenly out of nowhere he starts eating and talking/hanging out with all the villagers and then suddenly the coup planning and then it actually happening and then it ended after what felt like 5mins... and then yk the ending happened. it just all felt so quick. like boom boom boom one after another and then end. like yea there's the mcs' friendship but like the progress and when they actually became friends was SO quick and not explored deeply.
idk this is just my opinion
i just wished they gave us more screen time with the king and his warden. since that was the title of the movie, i thought it would focus more on that, rather than the like actual events that panned out in history. the title was a bit misleading tbh. like maybe just a slower development between the two, more time for us to understand them both and how they came about to being super close would've been way better imo. we only get a few scenes of them actually connecting yk.
anyways, park jihoon's acting was great (as usual) he's just on another level fr. he's the goat. and yoo hai jin was great too. he acted very well.
however, the film itself was meh. (major spoilers ahead)
like i knew the story beforehand and yea that was fine, but the pacing of the film just ruined the whole vibe for me. i mean yea, the movie was almost two hours long but it just felt so so rushed. like he was turning away all the food served and then suddenly out of nowhere he starts eating and talking/hanging out with all the villagers and then suddenly the coup planning and then it actually happening and then it ended after what felt like 5mins... and then yk the ending happened. it just all felt so quick. like boom boom boom one after another and then end. like yea there's the mcs' friendship but like the progress and when they actually became friends was SO quick and not explored deeply.
idk this is just my opinion
i just wished they gave us more screen time with the king and his warden. since that was the title of the movie, i thought it would focus more on that, rather than the like actual events that panned out in history. the title was a bit misleading tbh. like maybe just a slower development between the two, more time for us to understand them both and how they came about to being super close would've been way better imo. we only get a few scenes of them actually connecting yk.
anyways, park jihoon's acting was great (as usual) he's just on another level fr. he's the goat. and yoo hai jin was great too. he acted very well.
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