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the biggest dissapoitment ever

seriusly why i have decided to watch this shit movie through the trailer and the comment i was waiting for a gem but overall i wasted my time..it can be a masterpiece if it will be well develloped but saddly big confusion a plot twist after another with no real sense ..i felt like the screenwriter just wanted to make as more confused about the real intentions of the characters..the ending was no comment what the hell he means why an open finale..this need another movie for more explanation..i felt like being tortured while watching this distusting movie .. plz do not watch it

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Not a typical story

The first part kept me interested, but it actually mislead me into labelling it a certain way and have expectations of what the movie should be, when in actuality it's a story with a lot of symbolisms. I appreciate it for what it is and usually this kind of stories are within my tastes, but with this one I didn't manage to connect all the way. Maybe, the way it was presented didn't do the trick for me. If you watch it once you'll certainly need to give it another try to interpret the scenes.

The scenery, was beautiful and the acting worth watching.

I do not recommend the story to someone who expects a regular movie formula. If you are into more unconventional movies, then check it out, otherwise you'll get tired.

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Power of Love

Beware: this is NOT a fairy tale with sugar coating and unrealistic happy ending. Please watch it nevertheless. Even if you prefer movies that are light, entertaining and mood-improving.
This movie shows a stark contrast between what's healthy, normal or socially acceptable and our characters, who are neither of these things. We soon learn that those "normal" people are not necessarily moral and their "socially acceptable" behaviours might be plain evil. Our characters, on the other hand, who are absolutely defenseless against society, bear all the brunt, become judged, misunderstood, discriminated against and isolated. Yet they never give up their struggle for love and self-determination. As a result, they might not be able to live happily everafter, but their love prevails nevertheless.

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I have a good cry on this

Its a Japanese sad romance film. Very heartfelt and touching movie it brings the "Fault In Our Stars" movie vibe by giving us hope. I know that theya re both have hopeless journey in their battles but they find ways to be hopeful and be happy in their own simple ways. One is afraid in dying and the other one is looking forward to see heaven but when the FL meet the ML she make fondness of him and makes him feel that he has a special place in her heart and she felt she was special and gives her to be afraid of losing him. They both find ways to make memorable moments that they may treasure. They make sure they make special efforts to make sure that they brings joy to the both of them. They know that they feel loved with each other but had no chance on saying it. When the FL is gone the ML felt bad and sad for it but instead continue in fighting for his battle. Long enough he knew that the FL was making him special in her heart by seeing her last post on socmed the real symbol of the 3 stem of Gerberas. He was happy to know that he makes the FL feel special before she was gone. And not so long ago the ML has also is gone, he is gone happy for he knew that he makes the FL happy he feels happy and content with it.

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Supposed to be inspirational but falls flat

First - kudos to the actress/director Jia Ling for managing to lose 100 lbs in a year! I don't blame her for wanting to make money/get popular from it too in the form of a movie. I feel like fans seem to be divided on the whole weight loss stuff but good for her on getting more healthy. A Lululemon deal doesn't hurt at the end of the journey either, lol. So get that bag sis.

For the movie itself:
PROS
❀ Character growth
In the beginning, we see Le Ying essentially get bullied by everyone in her life. She's a people pleaser and thinks about others before herself - even to her own detriment. Her sister walked all over her, her best friend and ex-boyfriend walked all over her (and cheated in the meantime), and even her lover/coach walked all over her in the end. Boxing was the one thing though that she genuinely wanted to do for HERSELF. Getting into that ring and having a sparring session. She stayed strong in that regard and eventually got her goal in the end. One might think that winning the boxing match is her goal, but I think a more subtle - and important - goal is the ability to say no. And I enjoyed how that manifested at the end of the movie.

❀ Decent cinematography
I really liked the filters they used - it almost reminded me of a Wes Anderson color scheme. The shots were done pretty well and the boxing match was great. I heard that they consulted with an actual famous female boxer on that scene and it shows.

CONS
✕ Anticlimactic ending
I know I went off about the character growth lol but I thought the results of the boxing match would have been more... inspirational, I guess. This is probably the American in me lol. You kind of end it with an "all that and for what?" thought. I mean, obviously for the MC's own internal growth. But it makes it less powerful when the physical reality doesn't match the mental. I think maybe, they were aiming for a match like in Rocky where the journey is what matters, not the outcome. Basically if you give it your all then it doesn't matter what happens. But for some reason it doesn't feel as satisfying. Yes, she discovered her self-worth in the end, but I feel like she was so abused/mistreated in the beginning that the trade-off doesn't really match.

OVERALL
YOLO is one of those movies where right after I ended, I was like "this all?" But after sitting with the message, I started to appreciate it more. Is it inspiring? It's supposed to be, yes. It didn't quite reach the mark for me, though, although I can still appreciate the intent.

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This movie isn’t for everyone… but it’s definitely for me.

To start off this review: if you don’t like films like Jordan Peele’s cinematic universe, Hereditary, or most of the films (esp horror films) coming out of A24 or other indie movie distributors, then this movie is definitely not for you.

This film takes a lot of artistic liberty, and presents itself as a arthouse film, and I definitely think it deserves that presentation. It feeds off of mainly showing and not telling the audience and is very lax with the pace it uses.

If you’re not familiar with shamanism and other indigenous Korean rituals, then this movie is also definitely not for you. I think if you’re also used to the more romanticized version of shamans that a lot of Kdramas have will not prepare you to the actual intesnity of some of the means they use (i.e. the pigs, slitting the throat of a chicken, dousing things in horse blood) and the way it is presented for the audience. There is gore and violence in this film, it reeks of death and mourning, and if you were expecting a less intense story of shamans (like The Matchmakers) then this film will shock you and make you uncomfortable. Those with a weak stomach should probably avoid this film since there is a lot of bodily harm, throwing up blood, and just in general a lot of blood.

Now that’s out of the way, I’m gonna talk wayyyyyy too much about how I love this film. If you’re autistic like me and like hearing endings, keep reading if you’re comfy, if you’re not I hope you have a good day!!

Exhuma is a perfect storyteller for the lives of all of the members of this ragtag group of traditional practitioners. (Maybe it’s my adolescent interest in Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service that made me excited to see a different type of indigenous mythology even if some of it is based on the same scripture.)

The film starts really slow, and I think it’s a perfect way to play out how all of the four main characters are connected to each other. Instead of just telling their relationship, especially between Hwarim and Bonggil to Sangdeok and Younggeun, as they are quite different people, it shows how they have a work relationship that is still friendly. Also their personalities are well displayed; Hwarim being someone who hides behind confidence and her own abilities, Bonggil as someone who may seem very servile but is quite brave, Sangdeok cares deeply about his family even if he doesn’t like that his daughter is marrying a German man (also he is a boomer I hope this helps explain so many things), and Yeonggeun is a very frugal undertaker who is quite cowardly unless in the face of money.

I think the family drama of the Park family is so good, even if for a bit you’re confused who is who in the family. (Since the film is through the lens of the group, it makes sense that we are only privy to a tiny bit of information about them.) There is an air of holding their breath about the grave of the patriarch’s great grandfather, and it had me guessing until the final reveal that he was a fascist who followed that Japanese annexation of Korea. It’s such a perfect blend of history, and of the fact a lot of rich people hide the atrocities of their ancestors. (But also the ghost wanting to take all of his children with him is so good when you realize he is angry that they left Korea for America.)

Also, the detail of a Japanese monk being the one to give him a burial, which was auspicious to him but terrible in Korean geomancy, is literally the icing on the cake. Though, after this the movie takes a very dark turn, and I think it still fits with the storyline especially when the reveal of the monk’s true identity, and Sangdeok finding out that the “grave robbers” were just geomancers.

The supernatural aspects genuinely interested me even if they weren’t really meant to be scary. It shifts the tone to more emotional, sentimental in the way we view these characters.

We see the biggest changes in Hwarim and Seongdeok, because the anima drastically changes the tone of the double internment. Bonggil getting hurt after trying to distract it and protect her, shakes her very deeply. When he is in the hospital she gets desperate, her confidence is gone and she stays by his side trying to bring him back. She takes risks that could kill all of them just to get him free from the anima, and feels terrible when Seongdeok gets hurt in the final battle.

Seongdeok gets obsessed with the plot and finding out what’s so wrong with it. He visits it multiple times in an attempt to figure out what he’s missing. The unknown draws him in and eventually gets him hurt, and he accepts death, until he realizes he wouldn’t get to see his daughter’s wedding.

I’m leaving so much out because I want whoever is reading this to find joy in some of the things I left out, hehe. Though, the ending is happy, and I’ve seen people confused by it and I wanted to say I think the ending was nice. It reminded me sort of like the ending of Extracurricular, in which it is left vague because they are marred by the experiences, but life goes on.

I also think that Lee Dohyun still playing one of the most normal characters but still being given his usual insanity was so good. This man goes 0-100 in five seconds and it’s why I love him. Great madman, will miss him dearly until he comes back from his compulsary service.

Damn this got long, I just love this movie a lot. Thank you anyone who reads this absolute essay of a review. I am mentally ill and love me some sad happy shit.

(edit: I also forgot to mention that there isn’t a “romance” plot but there is an obvious connection between Hwarim and Bonggil that I just refer to them as soulmates instead. They are each other’s confidence, and safety. They live together and have known each other since they were teens, they care very deeply about each other and I don’t think we need to label it.)

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Como adrenalina pura.

No soy fan de Godzilla, anterior a esta película, vi la de 2016 (?) con Hasegawa Hiroki e Ishihara Satomi y a pesar de que HaseHiro es de mis actores favoritos, esa película me pareció muy aburrida porque careció de lo que tiene esta de la que vamos a hablar.

"Godzilla: Minus One" es una montaña rusa de emociones, aplaudo mucho el hecho que en esta peli le dieron el protagonismo y respeto que se merece la criatura, es decir, sí tenemos a un protagonista humano para que haya un hilo a seguir en el filme pero NO le roba el protagonismo a Godzilla, así como tampoco existen los diálogos sinfin que no llevan a nada, son directos y clave para que avace la historia y les den paso a las escenas de acción.

Con poco presupuesto, ganaron un Oscar (ya todos lo sabemos pero honor a quien honor merece) a mejores efectos visuales y de verdad son bastante buenos e increibles, tan así que esas escenas de acción (sobre todo las de la última hora) son tan disfrutables, todavía recuerdo la emoción (tan positiva!, me sentí como niña pequeña jajaja) que me dio verlas, hace tanto que no me pasaba eso con una serie o película... dificil de igualar o encontrar.

El cast es bueno, eligieron a actores reconocidos y muchos de ellos ya con una gran trayectoria, mi favorito fue el profesor sin lugar a dudas (interpretado por Yoshioka Hidetaka), además de ser pieza clave en la historia.

No tengo ninguna crítica negativa, creo que la película así como está es una joyita, todo está perfectamente equilibrado y ufff la emoción señores... que buena película.

Recomendadísima de principio a fin. 10/10.

La encuentran en Netflix :)

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soft movie with no fault.

A movie that offers a very sweet, soft and enjoyable perspective on today's relationships without overwhelming or boring you. If your mood is low and you don't have a boyfriend or girlfriend, this movie can make you feel relaxed for 1-2 hours and give you peace and a little hope. Both of the leads were very sweet in their acting. They are both cute together and seperately... The sexuality and adult material was just right, neither making the movie erotic nor turning it into a children's movie. If you are looking for a teardropper this aint for you... And thats all.. If you like sweet love stories just watch and enjoy.

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cool but... weak?

Brave Citizen is an ok movie for me and the reason is because the plot is childish and unrealistic.

I mean, why and how there would be a boxing tournament in a SCHOOL where students are watching and the TEACHER is fighting against a student? ?
How on earth this would be approved to happen?
Don't get me wrong, the bullying thematic is indeed important but it shouldn't have been so childish.

The Male Lead was interesting but he started to turn into a cartoon villain at the end in my opinion.
Plus, after the whole fight, how the teacher didn't ended up arrested? She beat up her student (the bad boy) and nothing happened? Even though he (student) had a powerful family that could do anything to arrest her?


Well, besides everything i said, the actors did their jobs amazingly, it would be waay better if the whole story had taken a new path so they would have shined even more


obs: i loved the teacher's "meoow" lol

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"You look too stupid"

Eunuch of the Western Palace trotted out the evil eunuchs complete with a secret letter everyone wanted to get their hands on. Don Wong, Meng Fei, and Doris Lung starred as the sword carrying rebels determined to rid the country of corruption. Wu Ma wrote and directed the film from 1979.

Don Wong is given a letter by a dying rebel. Lo Lieh saves his life, but refuses to become allies. Don meets up with Meng Fei, Doris Lung, and an unknown Taiwanese actress called the Invincible Sword. The rebels split up and are hunted by the eunuch’s men, including Lung Fei. Yuen Shen plays one of the leaders with knowledge of the eunuch’s wrongdoings who is trying to get the information to the emperor.

There was a lot of bouncing back and forth and circling around with the narrative which didn’t make much sense except to kill time. The much sought after letter faded in importance as the movie went along. The fights were about average for the time though a couple of them were filmed at night which made it almost impossible to make out the action. Time has not been kind to this movie with many frames darkened and/or blue in places.

The biggest reason to watch this film is if you are a fan of the cast or just enjoy old kung fu movies. I’ll watch about anything with Lo Lieh in it. He played the Doc Holliday style character with TB and a sense of honor. Don Wong, though stuck with a wig that looked like it had been run over by a carriage, held the rebel cast together with his presence. Doris Lung seemed to be having fun as a competent fighter with a wicked sense of humor. Meng Fei’s rebel was rather bland and dense. Tsung Hua chewed up the scenery as the power-hungry eunuch and Lung Fei could always be counted on as a believable baddie.

Eunuch of the Western Palace didn’t break any new ground in the evil eunuch genre or feature spectacular fights. It was watchable if you like any of the actors and the final fight in a snowstorm wasn’t bad. As always, I grade these old, low budget niche films on a curve.

3 July 2024

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A heartbreaking and beautiful story.

The film is about two 17-year-old boys, the girl only has 6 months to live and the boy only one year to live.

It is a strange story to see, it usually happens that only one of the two characters is sick and dies. But in this case they were both in the same situation, only one had longer to live than the other.

The two really had no desire to live, and at first they surrendered to their destiny, but thanks to they met they both learned to want to live.

Although neither of them said it implicitly, through the meaning of the flowers they already knew that they loved each other.

There are no unnecessary dramas or anything like that, you just see how they try to spend as much time together. And when Haruna dies, Akito tries to make the most of his remaining time for Haruna.

I'm not a person who cries easily but this movie made me cry. Maybe it's because I'm going through something familiar. And I don't know if I'll make it to my 30s.

The important thing about this movie is that although life can be cruel and you don't even know why you have to experience things like that, when we are supposed to have a whole life ahead of us, it makes us appreciate every moment we live as if it were our last. Not to give up even though we already know the result. Just enjoy the company of a loved one, a friend or your family. Those are the moments you should cherish, even if they are small and other people think they are insignificant.

It really is a gem, I cried a lot but I'm glad I saw it.

The performances are impeccable and although the cinematography focuses more than anything on the hospital, the production made the hospital look like the characters saw it. A beautiful place, with many meaningful moments.

I didn't listen to the OST much. When I have more time I will listen to it calmly but from the little I was able to hear I liked it a lot.

You will cry, that's for sure, but you will take away a great life lesson.

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Years wasted on this movie for this disappointing result

It’s an alright but confusing movie. If only they properly explained about wonderland services and their characters, it would be easier to understand what’s going in on the plot.
It’s hard to know which characters are real or virtual in some scenes like with Gong Yoo. I thought he was virtual, but then he was real, and then back to being virtual? It was difficult to tell who was real or not.
Tang Wei arc is beautifully well-written; however, Suzy & Bogum arc is good but ends abruptly, leaving questions about what happened to their relationship. The same goes for other arcs; most of them are undeveloped and have plot holes.
Suzy and Bogum kind of carried this movie because their chemistry caught everyone's attention. The movie is a huge letdown, but their acting and the cast saved it. Honestly what a waste of years on this project for it to end up like this.

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