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Finally, get a hand in this movie. Really hard to find, usually when I search for The Beauty Inside, the majority it’s all linked to the drama, not the movie.

What intrigues me to watch this movie, of course the summary. What would you do if you woke up with a new face every day? This happens to Woo Jin (WJ), a man who designs furniture, who has lived with this condition since his 16th birthday. WJ changes his body everyday to an elderly man, a little boy, a chubby woman, a foreigner, etc… The only people that know of his illness are his mother and his best friend, Sang Baek.

One day, WJ meets Yi Soo (YS), a girl who works for a furniture store and instantly falls in love with her. Since his physical identity changes frequently, he continues to visit her daily, acting as a customer that she has never seen before. When the perfect day with the ‘perfect face’ comes, WJ finally musters up the courage to talk to her and ask her out on a date. WJ knowing that his face will change once he falls asleep, attempts to stay awake for as long as he can. WJ managed to stay awake for three consecutive days and made YS fall in love with him. However, at the end of the 3rd day, WJ can no longer fight sleep, he passes out and wakes up with a new face. What will happen to WJ & YS story? Will WJ tell YS about his condition? What will Yi Soo think?

What’s best about this movie, besides the interesting plot, is the realistic portrayal of what would happen if we were as YS & WJ. I can put myself in their shoes…

What I don't too like is the stupid decision YS made in the end.

That’s overall the story… Overall this one unique movie you can check it out…

Below I'll write a little bit SPOILER. So read it at your own risk!!!












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SPOILER ALERT!!!
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For you who want to know… Yes, WJ finally tell YS about his condition & they started dating. YS tried her best to overcome WJ's condition, but eventually it all came at the cost of YS mental health. You imagine your man changing his whole body into someone new. At first maybe it’s gonna be fun, but later you'll have trust issues & everything else… Like what YS experienced, it’s quite realistic, I can imagine myself in YS’s shoes.

After YS starts to have mental problems, WJ consult his mom & find out that it turns out his dad also had the same condition with WJ, and it concluded his condition is genetic. WJ’s mom tell him YS will be OK as soon she separated from WJ, cause that’s turned out happen to herself & WJ’s dad. Hearing his mom's experience, WJ decided to leave YS.

What would you do if you were YS or WJ? If I were WJ, I'd also make the same decision with WJ. And if I were YS I’d also gonna leave WJ, especially cause WJ first already left me.

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Almost Love? It's more like Unfair Love

The beginning of the movie is very beautiful and filled me with good feelings, it is a young passion that inspires you to follow your true dreams, to be resilient and enjoy the company and affection that someone can have for you, but all of this was lost after from halfway!
What's unfair is that Yu Jiao Yang did everything for Zhou Can, always supporting his dream of being an artist and what happens? Following this path everything ends up going wrong for him and it ALWAYS seems to be her fault, even though she has the best intentions.
After some twists and turns, I hated seeing her alone at the end, while his life seemed to have turned out all right.
THAT GIRL DESERVED MUCH MUCH MORE!!!

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What it says on the tin.

Kuchinai Sakura is a visually appealing film set in semi-rural Aichi prefecture, Japan, with a solid cast, an exemplary soundtrack, and a rather unexpected plot.

Yes, this is a crime mystery drama film. However, the synopsis, while looking like it gives away too much, barely scratches the surface. There is a complexity, weaving all the threads together to tell the story. Most pleasingly for me was the subtle but largely unexpressed undertone of something else, of a softer nature that plays to contrast to the stark events of the opening.

If you are looking for an action-thriller crime drama, best look elsewhere. This is a dialogue-heavy film and linguistically challenging for those who might see it in cinemas. It isn’t absent of all action, but it certainly focuses more on nuance.

The pinnacle of this film, for me, was the final scene. The choice to conduct the ending in the way they did was thought provoking, emotion-driving, and I love the refusal to give the “clean cut” closure many would want from such a film. To put it simply, this film does not stray from the realm of plausible reality, and that is very much a strength.

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Is beautiful!

I ended up looking for the film by coincidence. I was researching the backgrounds of the actors in Antumn’s Concerto when I saw the story of Tiffany Hsu’s marriage to actor Roy Chiu, co-star of her film Man in love/2021.
I was curious, since the actress had a very intense love life and her relationships were long. I got to know Roy Chiu a little and loved his cinematic history.
The film was a choice by affinity. Is beautiful!I loved! I found the performance of both protagonists exceptional. He was a spectacle in itself...it's not without reason that he received several awards for the character. Bright!
Great film, Great distraction...although, I was sad with the ending.
Anyway, very beautiful, I recommend it from the bottom of my heart...

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Transformation of Pushover to Mighty Guy.

The typical plot of school ragging. The cast was impressive. A normal yet abnormal boy transforms into a Massiha of the Loser's Club. The moments where the ML imagines himself in different yet funny situations were interesting. The urge of ML to make new friends because he never had friends in previous schools. Supporting characters were also amusing. The comedic duo of Namkoong Dahl and Yeong Seong and their journey towards friendship was worth watchable. Also, the teachers do not seem to be that serious. I mean they are funny. Overall it was fun to watch this movie.
The Underrated kind of thing. If you enjoy school bully comedic stories, then you must watch it.

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Best Fricking Thriller K Movie!

I've only seen a few clips, so I didn't know if the movie would meet my expectations. However, it very much went beyond it! Everything was pieced together so well, and I truly enjoyed it. I could and would definitely rewatch this. Each scene was so captivating, and the ending was pleasant and pleasurable. The characters are interesting in a good way! I can't express how much I LOVE this movie, especially since thriller is my all-time favorite genre. I was always looking for this type of thriller with this insane serial killer with interesting characters, and I've finally found it. I've got to give credit to the cast, director, writers, and producer. You can tell everyone's efforts and hard work made into this film. This is just a 10/10 masterpiece.

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Where reincarnation meets romance

It started out pretty good, but then the plot became so much weirder, and so did the age gaps. It's like Until We Meet Again (TH drama) if it was straight and didn't give a fuck about morality, so I wish it had expanded more when it comes to the connection between characters, like you know, the "love" lingers, but it takes different forms now, the characters still appreciate each other, but don't try to get together again, as a couple. That just left a bitter aftertaste.
Random commentary:
* They should've hired more actors to play their older selves, that one scene where they call Meguro "middle-age looking" while he looked exactly the same was insane.
* It was hard at the beginning to hate Tanaka Kei's character, but his acting was so good I genuinely wanted to punch him, specially when he's chasing them in the car, the face--- pure sickness.
* The soundtrack was pretty solid, it was also a very sweet surprise to hear Arimura Kasumi's voice in the credits.
* The acting was pretty good, I don't think I need to say that. Though the child actresses disappointed me a little, but that's a given I suppose.
It's not that bad overall but because of the plot I don't think I would ever rewatch it.

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Highly recommend

I loved it then, I still love it now. I rewatched it after a long time, I remember when i first watched it, I enjoyed it so much that i recommended it to many many people. I still feel the same way, I could still smile so big and get excited for every scene. This is absolutely perfect, and i would say realistic, a beautiful introduction to whoever is curious enough about it. I love how it looked closely and carefully to every single thing. how you can find information, how you can start, how you can and should treat, how feelings are apart from orders and you can't force love, how you should take responsibilities for the decisions you make for instance the one night stands. It tried to comfort people who belong to the group that they're just fine. It went beyond my expectations. The movie was and is absolutely perfect.

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Kindred Spirits

General spoilers only. Lovely short story (14min). The leads are both members of the boy group TNT and have a true magnetism between them. The characters click with each other and their friendship grows strong fast. I like how the look of one boy's place changes (from messy and dark to clean and sunny) to indicate the steady, lasting change they make in each other's lives. They are together every day and plan to be that way from then on. They protect, comfort, and encourage each other.

This could fall under the Bromance category since it's made within China's censorship constraints, but I felt like the bond between the characters was palpable. It was fulfilling and made me smile. Surprisingly touching, since the story is quite simple, as the emotions are fully felt. Really great casting choice for this. Also some nice cinematography.

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It was good movie

I liked this movie even though it wasn't very scary. I get nightmares very easily but i still love horror movies so i watch them a lot. This one was perfect for me to watch at night because I can still sleep peacefully without being scared at every sound or movement. It was nice to see a horror movie where almost everyone was happy at the end and I really loved the last part. I think that u should give it chance if u are like me. And i saw my favorite actress Milk there so I give it on extra point for that and I liked the other actresses as well they were all good. Sorry about my spelling mistakes English isn't my first language bye:)

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If you watched the drama first, disappointment is a risk.

If you watched the drama first, disappointment is a risk. However, as a non-drama audience, it’s a 9/10 — Okay, let me elaborate:

First of all, I want to point out the obvious. The movie has this filter which gives off a “more expensive budget” but personally, I find it pretentious. The drama was in no means low-budget or lacking in editing skills. However, the drama’s cinematography gives off a unique and refreshing vibe. Basically, it’s lighthearted in a good way. On the other hand, the movie had this really heavy vibe going on. It’s not awful but it’s weird okay. It takes away the “it” factor of the drama.

Second, the movie is 2 hours long so the storyline had to be compressed. Some say that the movie is a rehash of some drama scenes. Personally, I don’t agree. The movie, as a standalone/ for non-drama audience, is actually good. It starts off slow (not in a bad way) but definitely does a great job in redeeming itself with the twist in the end. On the other hand, as drama audience, be ready to be disappointed if you expected to see (even just snippets) the other characters from the drama. At the very least I expected a cameo by Zhan Yu, Yang Chaoyang, or even Han TengTeng. Sadly, they’re not there. The only (drama) characters aside from the main leads are Gao Ge, Maizi, and Gao Guangming. To be honest, I truly don’t know how to feel about this. I’m trying to be understanding of the movie’s restricted running time but I really am sad to see them missing. Shining for One Thing (drama) was amazing, not just because of the ML and FL but because of the spectacular side characters and their fleshed out arcs. I mean, even Maizi’s friends who weren’t in the drama had more screen time than Gao Ge. Like???

Third, I also have compliments for the movie. I watched the movie right after the drama so I may be a bit bias but really, I did somewhat enjoyed the movie. That said, what the movie did better than the drama is the “I will love you in every universe” trope. In terms of that trope, the movie was brilliant. That’s why I said earlier that if you watch the movie as a non-drama audience, you’ll definitely enjoy it.

Fourth, let’s talk about Maizi. Now, I found him adorable in the drama. Even with limited screentime, the actor stood out to me. He still embodied Maizi from the drama. I also really liked how they kept Zhang Wansen and Maizi’s friendship, because that was definitely one of the strong points of the drama. Even in the movie universe, Maizi’s loyalty to his friend was just heartwarming & heartbreaking. I’m even willing to overlook the loophole of how Zhang Wansen and Maizi became friends, when the drama established multiple times that they became friends after Maizi beat up Zhang Wansen because of Gao Ge. This was canon regardless of when Lin Baixing time/space-traveled. The movie, on the other hand, tells the audience nothing at all. Nevertheless, since Maizi is still the loyal & kind Maizi everybody loves, I’ll overlook this heh

Fifth, let’s talk about the acting. For a non-drama audience, it’s moving. On the other hand, as drama audience, even love for the drama cannot make me gaslight myself enough to ignore some quirks. Zhang Wansen’s actor kept 90% of his character from the drama. His mannerisms were still there and all that. Acting wise, it’s good but emotionally, it doesn’t feel genuine. On the other hand, Lin Beixing’s actress was just disappointing. It was so so so unfamiliar to the point of being borderline uncomfortable. Imagine this, I’m seeing the same Lin Beixing face and hearing the voice from the drama but the familiarity is not there. The mannerisms of Lin Beixing is simply not there. Adding fire, Lin Beixing’s character in the movie is simply not fleshed out. Not even the movie’s runtime can excuse this problem. Lin Beixing in the movie is simply a girl who Zhang Wansen likes and a girl who likes Zhang Wansen, nothing more, nothing less. Now, as a non-drama audience who watched the movie for the romance part, you probably won’t mind. But as a drama audience, no other words can describe it other than disappointing. Drama Lin Beixing was her own person, someone who actually had their own personality. I really related to Drama Lin Beixing because she was honest of her fears for her future after graduation. Everyone around her seems to have their own dreams and plans while she felt lost. Now, that Lin Beixing was truly a character. Looking at Movie Lin Beixing, I am simply not moved.

Sixth, the music. The movie did not have any standout music, which is unfortunate since what made the drama 10x better is the ost.

In conclusion, I really couldn’t enjoy the movie as a drama fan. I’m trying to be reasonable and give my compliments to the movie. I mean, I do have sincere compliments to the movie which is how they truly did a spectacular job with the “I will love you in every universe” trope. However, from a non-drama perspective, the characters really are not fleshed out. You’ll only truly enjoy them if you are already acquainted with the drama. The irony is, as a drama audience, disappointment is really a risk.

P.S. Some will argue that the drama characters and the movie characters are not from the same universe so that’s why they’re not exactly the same. The problem here is not “not being exactly the same” but rather, it definitely feels like a caricature of the drama.

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Being perfect with flaws is what makes the difference!

"It's easier to give up when it hurts, to leave when it gets tiring. But what you really need, is patience. If you only held on you would still learn those things."

This is me finishing the last movie of KathlNiel with puffy eyes and heavy heart. And if you ask, "how's is it?" I would say, you need to watch this yourself to feel the emotions I felt.
It might be a cliche to some but someone out there will still enjoy this movie as it is.

This is literally a break-up story of a young lovers Primo & George, who went through ups and downs in life just to realise they belonged together forever. But their realisation was not easy as they ended their relationship in bad terms. The believe they had in eachother started fading with the each year and oneday the feelings outbursted, they were left scarred for life.

KathlNiel's acting once again was undoubtedly brilliant. You can not tell if they're acting or just being themselves. As they we know they were a real couple (currently they're not anymore) which really helped them to intensify their chemistry. The emotions were portrayed unfiltered, real and raw, so that you can put yourself in their place and judge the situation.

Now the only problem I have is, I expected it to be an open ending or a sad ending than a happy ending because that would give proper justice to FL and what she's been through. ML is not a jerk but still he left her when she needed him the most. I believe breaking up once shows how fragile that relationship is. It doesn't matter how many times you try to put it back together, the crack will be still there poking the old wounds.

But regardless of all the shortcomings I thoroughly enjoyed it and recommend it to all the happy ending loving romanticists. Make sure to have enough tissues.

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Why wasn't a perfect Ending?

It is important to be truthful in a relationship. If you fall in love with someone despite being married, it is better to face the truth and confront it instead of resorting to deception. You should give a clear signal and then start a new life. The main characters faced hardships in their relationship because they started it in the wrong way. After three years, both of them were living separate lives. One divorced her husband, while the other was still living with his wife unwillingly because of her manipulative behavior. Eventually, they met again, but the ending was tragic. I was hoping for a perfect ending, but the unsatisfying conclusion left me disappointed.

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