Reviews

firstly I think that I would be a Happy ending but.......

no it is not the ending make me cry out so loud even I when I completed this movie I was kept thinking that the producer's will bring him back 8n another season I want the another season with happy ending but i still crying 😭💜✨ I want them together forever'best best movi saw ..........................
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not that deep

everybody keeps on claiming that it has depth, a background or a solid logical base. no my lads, it doesn't. a doctor tries ro implement will to live thru r@pe. it feels lije somebody wrote smut and then tried to add some plot or a base to it. theres no match, pacing sucks, holes in the plot timeline... there was no real shift to affection, no post trauma behavioral disorders or any legit reaction- even stocholm syndrome would make sense in this unimportant piece of work but no, they skipped it for the sake of "good mutual fixed love ending". nobody needed a happy ending, nobody even expected it. they could stick to a effed storyline and make it all about ass@ult or whatever but no, they have to establish all them cute tropes.

sometimes i write last minute essays on my phone- but even them have a better plot structure than this thing. if any of you dig into this movie and find something of value- it is not because of the movie, but it is your own productive and logical thinking skills. Superficial and boring, but yea hornyjail.

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Life, Lust, Cancer an a whole lot of bad relationships

There may be a gay relationship in this drama but this is definitely not a romance, or a very pleasurable watch it is more of an artistic, raw depiction of relationships, cancer and figuring out life around it.

To be honest some of the editing will make your head spin being a little bit too artistic and the nudity is pretty much in your face with a lot of heavy breathing and sexual content this is not the typical movie about cancer, having it start of with in loving memory of the writer of it makes it feel just a little bit more real as you know there will not really be a happy well anything in this.

Though there are a few moments of love and support (very few) most of this movie is pain, being taken advantage of and more pain. I love how they show us that contrary to what people often believe or is shown in other movies getting diagnosed with cancer does not automatically cure the broken relationships of the past. This movie even had me thinking who the h*** wrote loving memory when nobody around him seems to care.

Turning this otherwise oddly paced, a bit to artistic feel to it movie in to something worth so much more than most movies out there that show illness. Making me want to recommend it to any one in the mature audience as it has some pretty extreme shots of both sexual content and other situations that are definitely not appropriate to watch without proper guidance of a mature adult. As it is 18 + for a bunch of reasons.

There are also a bunch of pretty shots of scenery and some beautiful artistic nudity too, as not all are raw and in your face... + it does seem to show life with a stoma in a sad but beautiful way.

So watch this for its story when you are up for an artistic yet probably realistic depiction of Life, Lust, Cancer... And a whole lot of bad relationships.

P.S: What takes away points it the too artistic at times, a bit too much nudity and the odd pacing.

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People do seem to feel attraction

This short film is oddly slow paced, and most of the attraction is shown by use of gaze. There is not a lot of dialog and I found myself going back to see if I missed something in there, as I find myself confused at the end.

What actually happened?
Why did it happen?
Was it all just attraction?
Or was there more action between the lines that I just did not really get?


So this review may be completely meaningless but for you watching this thinking you will get a 14 minute romance, this is not the place to go but if you want to watch people feeling attraction in situations that they probably should not act upon this is a good place to look for it. Maybe my confusion is that the gazes seemed to show me longing more than attraction...

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Wonderfully Stupid

Is it a masterpiece? No.

But was it the perfect comedy to unwind on a Sunday evening? Absolutely.

I’m not a big horror person, but I love objectively silly zombie films “Shaun of the Dead” and “warm bodies”; there were parts in this movie that reminded me of both, so I was sold. If you like these movies and Korean media, I think you’ll like this one. I watched it on Amazon prime uk, which it is free on at the time of writing this, under the regional name of “zombie for sale” rather than the one listed here.

I saw a clip of it online that made me laugh, and I’m glad it made me watch. The ending was perfect. Definitely give it a chance if you’re not sure what to watch this evening.

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Pretty ocean and then ...

Well, I did not really want to watch this but it somehow popped up on my viki search so I decided to give it a go since it is so short!
I do not regret watching this though I would not go as far as recommending this either!

What I liked:
- beautiful shots of the winter sea and beaches covered in snow
- Han Gi Chan who plays Ba Da (ocean) a shy & innocent fool of a chef
- surprisingly good chemistry between the leads
- udon! I want some! Now!
- short episodes edited together into a movie (what's with Koreans and 10min episodes bls?)
- music; there are a couple of really nice songs
- the title

What I did not like:
- director who seemed to have high school level skills: it was all over the place!
- Holland who can't act (but sings beautifully)
- the annoying girl and the even more annoying kids (why do Koreans treat all the children as little emperors? Low natality issue?)
- unnecessary time skip
- ugly poster

Ba Da a skilled chef comes to a seaside town in order to recover from a bad breakup. He opens a udon restaurant on the beachfront but is unsuccessful until Tommy comes to his rescue. A month later BaDa's ex shows up creating a bit of drama.
Ocean Likes Me had a lot of potential which was not realized. The best is Han Gi Chan! He is handsome, talented and charismatic and I wish he would get bigger and better roles outside BL as well!

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One last dance <3

First of all, this movie needs to be separated from the drama. It’s not a continuation, the film’s inspired/adapted from it. Nonetheless, they managed to create another masterpiece that’ll be another great hit. When I first finished watching the series, I fell into a rabbit hole and couldn’t get out. I kept watching the bts and all the stuff I could find. It took some time to finally be able to get out lol.

I had the opportunity to see this in Taiwan hehe. It has all the surprise elements and keeps you on your toes. Although it’s a fantasy plot, the characters are extremely detailed and makes it all feel real. The story feels like you’re playing connect the dots, clues will be given, but you’ll not realize it after everything’s revealed, and your mind’s blown off to the moon lmao. All your attention is needed (like the series) and pls don’t blink as you’ll miss important stuff lol. Acting is amazing as ever as we already know :)

Don’t get me started on the music. I have downloaded every single song, it’s soo good!! It contains many that were used before but they added 3 new ones (I think) and they’re great. They’re all available on Spotify.

Now I wanna rewatch the series again though I already watched it 2 times haha. This movie is a rly good closure and the best way to say goodbye. Like the drama, it’s a film I’ll remember and cherish forever…

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What could go wrong with a movie based on an amazing book?
For those who know the book or watched the series, they can make some connections, but those who don't, see just a bunch of disconnected scenes. Obviously, it is not possible to present all the details of a book in a series, still less, in a film. The screenwriter of a film has to prioritize the best parts of the book, however, he must maintain a sequence that synthesizes the logic of the plot. The screenwriter chose random scenes and hindered the understanding of the plot.
The director started by making a mistake in choosing the female lead, as the actress has no facial expression and her voice is just the reading of a text without any feeling. He chose a sequence of scenes for editing that made the film nonsensical. The special effects are a roller coaster ride, some good and some bordering on 'special defects'.
The performances are poor. Yang Yang was all smiles and charm, but he had no one to play with. There was not the slightest chemistry between him and the female lead, so, as much as he had emotions expressed in his face, the scene was not round, as there was no cooperation from the other party.
The costumes were well crafted and pleasing to the eye.
The soundtrack chosen was well below expectations.

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The film tells the story of what happens after the death of Kung Min. To be honest, overall this film was very drastic and from my perspective it felt so real. We see what happens to students and what consequences their words and deeds have. However, even though it's not shown explicitly, the way the story is shown indicates that it's from an adult's perspective. Why do I think so? Because throughout the video, things are shown that may have influenced Kyung Min, but there is no confirmation as to what actually made her act. The adults didn't really want to listen to Young Hee who might know something about the cause of Kyung Min's death. They just made up their own narrative to what she said. They completely ignored the fact that she mentioned her suicidal thoughts.

As viewers, we don't get a clear reason for what ultimately led to Kyung Min's death. It could have been many of the situations mentioned in the movie or something that has never been revealed.

Overall it's a good movie. Unfortunately, it was boring at times. The actors did a great job and the camera work is a big advantage for this film.

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Clueless girls being oppressed, thus silenced

Started slow with steady mystery build-up that ended on an abrupt screenplay shift. This is primarily this movie's substance.

Joo-ran/Shizuko (Park Bo-young) was sent to an all-girl's boarding school outside of Seoul but was actually a sanatorium, and the sudden change of her environment made her into a quiet and shy student. Her adjustment was slow but expected, which also made the story slow. The plot really picked up its pace when mysterious events are now happening and she was always the witness and her body now somewhat feels stronger, which was unusual since she has tuberculosis when she first arrived.

The horror and thriller parts could've been made more suspenseful and even with the "terrifying" background music plus "chilling" camerawork on scenes where jumpscares were almost certain, it failed to scare me even a bit which was odd for someone that is easily spooked. Furthermore, the pacing of the story could've been made more tense by adding more scenes that would've made me anxious even at the beginning of the story, since as what I mentioned earlier, it was not really mysterious and I didn't know that this was a mystery horror movie. But still, there was a steady build-up of mystery on the unusual events that occured on said school/sanatorium.

This movie's highlight would probably be the "sismance" between Joo-ran/Shizuko and Yeon-deok/Kazue (Park So-dam). Their relationship was portrayed to be just close friends but their chemistry was too strong to think that maybe they were more than friends. It was Yeon-deok/Kazue that really helped Joo-ran/Shizuko adjust to the school life as well as rediscover her old bubbly self. I was more emotionally-invested in them than the plot itself.

The mystery itself was not a mystery anymore, as I knew already what it is based on the context clues scattered in several scenes. However, I was shocked more on the basis of said mystery which was correlated to the time setting of the movie, and I was now able to get the relevance why it was set during the Japanese occupation of Korea. This was not only really a tragedy-in-the-making for the clueless and innocent students of the school, particularly to Joo-ran who had now experienced something strange in her body but also eerie since the school's headmistress Kato Sanae (Uhm Ji-won) has no remorse on what she has done, and will do everything just to be recognized as a loyal citizen of the Japanese empire, even at the expense of her Joseon compatriots.

After watching this movie, I was confused as to why is it called "The Silenced" when it wasn't really explained throughout its run? My interpretation would be based on its premise of having clueless girls being oppressed, thus silenced.

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Just Like the Series, Very Boring

The movie/series: See my full review for the series about the storyline, script, and acting. All of it applies to the movie too.

The movie: Overall, they did a great job editing the series into a movie version. However, I wish they had fixed the weird editing choice from episode 7 because it does seem out of place and affected the mood for the next scene.

Random Notes:
You basically can skip the series and watch the movie version because there was very little that was edited out. As I stated with the series, you can wait to watch the movie until you have some time to kill and have nothing better on your must watch list.

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If you become me, who will become you?

I absolutely love this 7 minute short movie. The profound message in those 7 minutes is so relevant given the fast and furious rush we find ourselves in to 'become somebody'.

The script is tight but the way they have brought it to the screen was expertly done. The sets and music complement the tight script ... there is nothing lacking ... there are no gap fillers ... everything seen and heard has purpose and it beautifully flows from one scene to the next and the actors are just perfect for the message being conveyed. It is so rewatchable ... and I seem to get something new out of it each time.

It is called "A Better Youth", but the message is actually very 'generational'. There are 'take aways' across the generations at an individual level and at a family level. Because of this, the question becomes not so much "what is a better youth" ... but "what is a better person". If, like Wallace Chung's character, you missed out being a 'better youth', then while you still draw breath, it is never too late, and you are never too old to become a better 'you' ... you still have a future.

"What do you want to be in the future?"

"I want to be like Papa."

"If you become me, who will become you? You don't have to be someone else to be better, you just ought to be your better self."

Brilliant ... profound ... beautifully executed and so rewatchable as a good 'pick me up' when you get lost in the drama of existence \( ͡❛ ᴗ ͡❛)/

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