Left an impression
It really left an impression on me. I cried and laughed. Wholesome but depressing at the same time. It really brought out characters.I'm not really a movie watcher because I feel the short time span doesn't give the characters enough time to develop and doesn't get us as attached to them as series would but this really took the cake.
It made me laugh when the characters did something funny and I got attached pretty fast which made the ending even sadder for me.
Very well made movie. Best movie I've seen in a long time.
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A film that will forever have an effect on me
I didn't really pay much attention to the plot summary which is a blessing in disguise because I think it increased the quality of my watch, hence why I won't reveal any spoiler in this review. My advice is, if the trailer captured your interest, then it is most probably worth the try.I think it would be useful for some if I state some trigger warnings if you're planning to watch this movie. It has bullying, violence, and blood. This film is very emotionally charging so I hope you are prepared for that.
Bullying is a theme that is nothing new when it comes to all sorts of media, but I think what makes this shine above the others is the writing, the cinematography, and specially the acting.
First of all, I'm not really a film person, it is rare for me to be really affected on a movie I watched, because I feel like I need more time to care about the characters enough that I feel involved and engaged to whatever is happening in the story... but I must say, that this is one of the rare ones. It's been 9 months since I watched this movie and I still cannot get over how incredible it is. I admit, I initially wanted to watch this because I have a knack for emotionally damaged/troubled people leaning on each other for support and this one satisfed that, though the hint of romance made me want for more.
Here we have two leads who are both strong in their own ways. I appreciate the way the writing did not shy away to depict the harsh reality of Chen Nian (FL) and Bei Shan (ML). It is amazing truly, how the actors, Zhou Dongyu and Jackson Yi portrayed their characters so well that I feel tremendous hurt as I watch them go through those tough things, and my heart weeps in joy when they get their rare moment of peace, comfort, and happiness. I really thought I was prepared for the heaviness but halfway through the film of me sobbing, I realized just how emotionally charging this is.
I personally don't like rewatching stuff but I would really love to watch this again, sometime, when I have seem to forgot how moved I was when I first watched this. So I could see the little things I didn't notice before, and still appreciate what makes this movie great.
I want to end this review with a quote written by the female lead, Chen Nian in the movie, because I think it is a good presentation of the premise and the message resembles that of what I think the movie is trying to convey:
"We are in the gutter
but some of us are looking at the sears."
(If you want to see more of what I have to say about this film, most of which includes spoilers, here is a thread I made on twitter: https://twitter.com/aeipathyforher/status/1357701103903592451?t=Q8obK7rddaA5hfUzTfoDgg&s=19)
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The best werewolf game installment
The werewolf game is a series of survival movies involving highschool students tasked to kill it each other. It's like battle royale but remade seven more times which is a lot, I know, but The Beast Side is a good start, sometimes the only part worthy of watching.Tsuchiya Tao is, as expected, excellent in dark roles. She was cunning and manipulative, a character that everyone would truly hate. I would love to see her in more similar roles like this.
Other than the main character, the rest of the cast performed well too, showing the carelessness of teens, the desperation of those who wants to live, the pain of betrayal.
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Tsuchiya Tao & Mamiya Shotaro's chemistry is the best!
The movie is a pretty simple youth/sports-themed story. It tells the story of friends and colleagues working hard together towards a certain goal so expect a lot of energy clashing through the movie.Perhaps the main highlight of this movie in my opinion was the electric chemistry between Tsuchiya Tao and Mamiya Shotaro! Their banters felt natural, their comedic timings match, and watching them together just easily make you root for them. I hope to see them in another project again as they have one of the strongest chemistry in J-ent that I've watched!
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461 Days of Bento: A Promise Between Father and Son
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a story about a son and a father who make a promise to each other.
my heart felt very happy watching this i must say.firstly, this was wonderfully directed. the cinematography was just amazing. all the shots were so pretty. a visual masterpiece imo.
so then what about the story itself? well, in a way it wasn't anything but in a way it was everything. it shows the relationship between a divorced father and his teenage son. it captures the flaws of both of them and the simple life they live. in a way it gave us nothing and everything. there is nothing out of the ordinary, no massive fights, no major drama. it is simply a story about daily bentos made by a father for his son. nothing more, nothing less. and with that, it gave me everything. i loved how simple it was. normally i would find something like this boring but it wasn't. i don't know what about this was so enchanting. it put a spell on me i swear.
acting wise, i must say inohara yoshihiko's performance was perfection. it was delightful. i loved watching him as kazuki. michieda shunsuke...he was the reason i watched this honestly lol. i want to say he was stiff but i think that was just the character. kouki seemed like a very aloof character but when kouki was a bit more expressive micchi did really well. im use to seeing him loud and expressive from kieta hatsukoi so it was a bit of an adjustment lol. everyone played their parts well. i enjoyed the emotions micchi conveyed. i understood him very well.
music. god where do i start? at first, i was like oh, not really my taste but then i really got into it. i want to add every song onto my playlist lmao. the rapper dude? hello? who is he? he was so good? oh in the end when micchi and inohara sang together my heart melted. their voices went really well together. i liked all the songs.
i mean i would rewatch it when it's rainy and i miss my dad (hes not dead hes just a very distant person not like physically we live together lmao but like emotionally yk?)
anyways 9/10. i enjoyed it and i would recommend. it felt like a happy, relaxing buzz.
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First Korean show that got me interested
The first South Korean movie piqued my interest and the first one that got me to fall for Jo Jin Mo! Love the story! I love that it tackled both the (then) rising interest in cosmetic surgery and the real meaning of beauty. Love how she ends up being empowered and that no man is actually worth a woman's attention.I'm actually amazed at how all the actors and actresses stay looking not a day older even to this day. As for the music I love the soundtrack although it's only 1 song that she sang but it's something that is memorable.
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This movie really embodies the saying "Divided we fall." If they had only listened to Cobra from the beginning, when he tried to tell them that they needed to work together against an outside threat. But no, they knew better. Well, all of them but Murayama, of course, who is so smitten with Cobra that he would agree to anything he said, so.What really hurt was when a part of the Hoodlum Squad - his own people for whom he fought and bled in the past! - turned against Cobra, too. Not that I didn't get Tetsu's desire to help his father but he, his father, the others they were making a deal with the devil and after everything they'd been through in the past, I didn't understand how and why they even trusted Kuryu. Kuryu's henchmen literally murdered people to get what they wanted, how could've Tetsu believed that his dad would win anything in this equation?
(And considering what happens to Cobra in the next movie, it hurt even more because if only his people trusted him...)
But really, Cobra has guts! Like, holy smokes! But he's also wise and not easily provoked. I loved how he kept coming to Rocky, again and again, to change his mind. And when Rocky insisted on this doomed exercise of his, Cobra still told him that, alright, but if Rocky needed help to just let him know. And then he came to Rocky's help, after all, even unasked. I love that Cobra doesn't let his ego get in the way, that's a really fantastic thing in today's entertainment industry's obsession with overblown macho-ism.
Also, Murayama! He is really head over heels for Cobra, isn't he? Like, he doesn't even try to hide it. When he went to Hyuga and fought him to make him join Cobra's plan! Cobra didn't even ask him to do it, he did it on his own initiative, for Cobra. If there's any romance at all in this franchise, it's definitely Murayama's one-sided smittenness with Cobra.
Another thing I loved? That more Exile members - and 3JSB members in particular! - joined the cast! It's so much fun watching them all punch each other's daylights out! Ha!
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A quick enjoyable movie
I was looking at 5-9 that popped up on my main page and Yamashita Tomohisa caught my eyes as he's definitely still eye candy thru the years and so i watched. I thought it was a cute movie of first love for both of them. It really bugged me that Mirei did a petty thing because she was jealous that huruka liked yuri. I liked how he reacted when he'd see her crinkle her skirt, touch her earlobe or pet the, cat he would could sence something off thru i feel the cousin did the right thing of not ratting huruka out as he did help her escalate her Eng. score very fast and he openly said he wanted to marry. Im happy with the ending PS: remember this is from 2014 EnjoyWas this review helpful to you?
I love the message of this movie..
I watched this because of Min Seok but I love how I fell inlove with the other two too because of this movie. This movie is about how knowing martial art is important and where it can be helpful but it's not directly telling you that everything needs to be solve through brutality and trouble instead, it teaches you that it is important to know martial arts because you can use it when you're in an inevitable situation but if you can avoid using violence to solve something, it is better to proceed in that way. I think it is a realistic situation, like how we, humans, can be carried away with different situation and on how we face its consequences (Just like how Woo Sol chose to be imprisoned).Was this review helpful to you?
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yoooooo
bro this girl is soooooo sassy XDDBabe nege banhaebeorin naege wae irae
Duryeopdago mulleoseoji malgo
Geunyang naege matgyeobwara eottae my lady
Ring ding dong, ring ding dong
Ring diggy ding diggy ding ding ding
Ring ding dong, ring ding dong
Ring diggy ding diggy ding ding ding
Ring ding dong, ring ding dong
Ring diggy ding diggy ding ding ding
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Ring diggy ding diggy ding ding ding
Butterfly neoreul mannan cheot sungan
Nuni beonjjeok meorin stop
Beri dingdong ullyeosseo
Nan marya meotjin nom chakan nom
Geureon nomeun anijiman
Nareumdaero gwaenchaneun bad boy
Neoneun machi butterfly
Neomu yakae ppajeosseo
Neomu sunhae ppajeosseo
Neol gyeote dweoyagesseo
Deoneun geokjeong ma geokjeong ma
Naman mideobomyeon dwejana
Niga neomu mame deureo
Notchil su eomneun geol
Babe nae gaseumeul meomchul su oh crazy
Neomu yeppeo gyeondil su oh crazy
Neo animyeon piryo eoptta crazy
Na wae irae
We wanna go rocka, rocka, rocka, rocka, rocka, rock
(So fantastic)
Go rocka, rocka, rocka, rocka, rocka, rock
(So elastic)
Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic, fantastic
Elastic, elastic, elastic, elastic
Ring ding dong, ring ding dong
Ring diggy ding diggy ding ding ding
(Ojik neoman deullinda)
Ring ding dong, ring ding dong
Ring diggy ding diggy ding ding ding
(Meorissoge ullinda)
Ring ding dong, ring ding dong
Ring diggy ding diggy ding ding ding
(Nae gaseume ullinda)
Ring ding dong, ring ding dong
Ring diggy ding diggy ding ding ding
I called you butterfly
Nari gamyeon galsurok
Moshi bakyeo neoran girl
Heeonal su eopttaneun geol
Nareul seontaekae (dorikiji malgo)
Seontaekae (domanggaji malgo)
Nege ppajin baboin na
Nal chaegimjeoya dwae
Babe (hey) nae gaseumeul meomchul su oh crazy (hey)
Neomu yeppeo gyeondil su oh crazy
Neo animyeon piryo eoptta crazy
Na wae irae
Nan chakadi chakan
Jeunghuguni geollin neoreul ihae motagetta
Neon gakkeumsshik geureon gojeong imijireul talpi
Iltalhaebwa gwaenchanta
Break out
cant believe she died tho ;O
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Cute, almost silent short film
Overall: There is only 1 spoken line in the 7 minutes. Watched on YouTube.Content Warnings: none
What I Liked
- it's a simple, cute story
- watch the credits because it was nice to see the other perspective* and it gave some helpful information to the viewer
- the hint of the title of the song on his phone
Room For Improvement
- *the scenes were out of order according to the other viewpoint in the closing credits which was confusing
- 1 line isn't subbed (you're late today)
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When you only live to survive
Even when I finished watching the Brother hood of blade, I don’t feel the urge to write anything. Only after I’m done with Brotherhood of blades 2, which is considered the prequel of the first one, then it gives me some motivation to put down some thought.
In Brotherhood Of Blades 2, our main lead Shen Lian( Chang Chen) was caught in political conspiracy with his assignment to kill rebel painter Bei Zhai ( Yang Mi) , whom he later fell in love.. Later, the story revealed with more plot twists, schemes, betrayals and everyone met their loose ends.
As the same in the first movie, the second one was also packed with so many spectacular action scenes. Those were shot in wide frame, presented in continuous shots, thus it is more realistic effect.
The fighting scenes were also raw and original, this is a truly original Wuxia that your eyes were feasted with tension and captivating scenes.
Also, I still think this part is even better in term of dynamic plot and character developments . The love between our main lead develop slowly, subtle but you can see their eyes communication speak louder than words.
And of course, the success of the movie also lay in the stellar performance of castings : a cold, calculated, but also yearn for love Chang Chen’s Shen Lian; a funny, witty, brave Lia Jie Lai’s Pei Lun, and a vulnerable, but brave and independent Yang Mi’s Bei Zhai.
Overall, this is such a wonderful movie to enjoy and another great movie of Chang Chen
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A pack of emotion, plot twist and superb acting
The story started with Liang Wen Chao (Chang Chen), a prosecutor, was near his final stage of cancer, wanted to do everything he could to support his wife and in born baby. Hence, he decided to take on the high profile murder case of Wang Shicong, a CEO of billionaire biotech corporation.
The Soul is a sci-fi thriller with murder mysteries, and many plot twists. It is heavily dark, blood and violent but at the same time, there are also many tear-jerker emotional scenes.
Despite some overuse and repeat of spiritual belief, I am sold by Chang Chen and Janine Chang’s performance. Both portray mixture of strong emotions, but at the same time resolute, solid and intelligent. Their love is unconditional and that they would do everything for their partner.
Knowing Chang Chen has to lose almost 10kg( 20lbs) to make his cancer patient’s character believable, I’m sold. His acting is stunning. His body movement portraying his character half paralyzed after undergoing brain surgery is impeccable and flawless.
The final scene is smart, but it’s predictable to me: Love will always remain.
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your life is always worth living
If you're having hardships at work, at school, or at anywhere and struggling to keep yourself alive, please watch this movie. It definitely will be worth watching, I promise.It will open a door for you to see where you're standing and what for.
I always like to watch movies that touch on depression, suicide, etc., since mental health issue is becoming a common issue in our age and getting scary day by day. This movie is one of the best that portrayed these issues very well, in my opinion. It awakes your deep thoughts in you in a good way and makes you feel like a drunk person questioning your life. ^^
Story: It was almost perfect only with minor issues.
Acting/cast: Actors did a great job, all fit their roles.
Music: It was good for a movie. I liked the closure song the most.
I've just finished watching the movie and am still feeling dizzy, having a headache full of thoughts. I was not expecting to see this quite strong message behind the movie, that's why it hit me hard. So, please be prepared to be hit by this movie.
If there is hope, life is always worth living.
Please go and give a watch to this masterpiece.
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