I was 29 minutes in when i got the feeling of wanting to rewatch it already and i knew that im gonna rate it no less than a 10.
In movies like "Ballerina" or "Terminal" you won't get a "character development" as you know it. And you don't actually need it. But instead of that you'll get to understand character through their background.
And they did it perfectly in this movie. I don't need to see her past as a bodyguard or whatever she did for work. Because Okju herself never cared about it. She said that herself. The only thing she cared about was her friend. The only person in her life who gave her some kind of happiness. Through flashbacks you understand that Okju was able to see beauty of this world only through Minhees eyes. And that what matters the most. And seeing her killing all those men was a really great experience. Because after hearing Okju saying "i owe her that" you understand that she is doing that because she believes that its only fair. Because Minhee was a light in her life. And Okju fulfilled her last request for that. As a gratitude.
Separate appreciation deserves light and camera work as well. I couldn't make myself look away. Each shot was a masterpiece itself. Movie pace was perfect and gave you time to rest from fight, get deeper into the character and plot, and prepare to the next fight.
And last but not least. Actress who played Okju did amazing. All the emotions, all the different parts of personality. She showed it perfectly.
Such a great movie that deserves so much more attention than it got.
Review by snjorBlockedParent2024-02-10T22:52:49Z— updated 2024-04-02T00:05:54Z
I was 29 minutes in when i got the feeling of wanting to rewatch it already and i knew that im gonna rate it no less than a 10.
In movies like "Ballerina" or "Terminal" you won't get a "character development" as you know it. And you don't actually need it. But instead of that you'll get to understand character through their background.
And they did it perfectly in this movie. I don't need to see her past as a bodyguard or whatever she did for work. Because Okju herself never cared about it. She said that herself. The only thing she cared about was her friend. The only person in her life who gave her some kind of happiness. Through flashbacks you understand that Okju was able to see beauty of this world only through Minhees eyes. And that what matters the most.
And seeing her killing all those men was a really great experience. Because after hearing Okju saying "i owe her that" you understand that she is doing that because she believes that its only fair. Because Minhee was a light in her life. And Okju fulfilled her last request for that. As a gratitude.
Separate appreciation deserves light and camera work as well. I couldn't make myself look away. Each shot was a masterpiece itself.
Movie pace was perfect and gave you time to rest from fight, get deeper into the character and plot, and prepare to the next fight.
And last but not least. Actress who played Okju did amazing. All the emotions, all the different parts of personality. She showed it perfectly.
Such a great movie that deserves so much more attention than it got.