Sometimes we get to be so inhumane and think of only us, sometimes we can’t understand the feelings of others until we found ourselves in the same situation or close to something in particular. This movie showcased this dichotomy trough a somewhat very touching subject and more so in the actual world we living right now. This movie will be very polemical for those who have strong views on its subject. The movie started with a great phase, super atmospheric with a great l sense of urgency and an upcoming claustrophobic ascending issue that explored quite in unexpected way. I dint expect this plot to be what it was regarding to , non the less very well phased and incredible chemistry between each actors and actresses exchanges.
This movie was very bombastic with a lot of A-listers giving a fully engrossed action, suspense, thriller and true realistic historical references that were just that. Which was done as backdrop and trough dialogs, making this fictional plot ramifications feel believable to a point. This movie covered all bases for people that like different kinds of topics wrapped into what was two hours of a blockbuster. After watching this movie, one of the things I would loved to see, was the backdrops for those who also partook in screen time as one of the main character who was the only one that trough his point of view the movie shared his storyline. Would have given more to this ensemble cast a from of cohesiveness and attachment engrossing the experience broader. But how long can you stretch more than 125 minutes without being too much of what it already gave. A great movie that for me, dint messed up but missed some opportunities to include more good storytelling. But seems like that was not its main focus.
This movie has some interesting characters with intriguing characteristics complementing each other in this heavy dialog semi-thriller and semi-light comedy about how white collar crime is often seen and handled. Scripted scenes that leaves a sour taste of how some crude dialog humor has been portrayed, falling into a dramatized entreteinment rather than a full thriller. The start of the plot was enough to see how it all developed to the end.
Here is where I found this movie fall into this category exactly like most movies that tends to critique what the movie explore, which is the discomforting part of politics and the history behindit. The core aspect trough the story I loved about this movie was the fact what the titled represented withing this plot, which it is some sort of continuation from the dealings of what happen in 1997 with the default state that Korea back then fall into, which there is a movie based on that story named "Default". Here is when this movie nods to the occurrences happen in 1997. Great deal.
This movie felt like if it was ripped from one of these girls journal, mainly the main protagonist. About how their mundane lives were impacted by the occurrences of their every day life, into this horrific decade they lived. What I liked a lot about this movie is how they dramatized the script, to make it feel as such withing the confines of a normal movie sequence.
Stellar movie the same King’s story in the same decade of 1442 trough the completion of this King’s desire for his country to be fully autonomous from Ming's dynasty which was a decade for this King battle and the worst war when even his own subjects plot against his ruling. The thing that fascinated me the most about this other movie, that it feels a well cohesive continues telling and have the same flow as the previous movie “The King’s Letters” which in that one only focuses on how the King fought internally to keep a secret the opportunity to create a dream that decades later became a reality.
And here is where this movie “Forbidden Dream” feels like a culmination which entangled the same history as a one cohesive thread with a distinct plot showcased with his desire to study the stars and learn trough astronomy. Which if you followed this movie already previously watching “The King’s Letters” one became the most important for his cultural history which was presented in “The King’s Letters”.
Even though this movie dint had the same actors, which the most important actor would be the same one who acted as the King in the previous movie “The King’s Letters” that dint make this movie feel oddly off or incoherent based on that simple different, knowing that it was made from different director and written, the outstanding essence of this King storyline feels unaltered from the other movie which like I say feels like a well continuation from it. Both are a must watch for people that are into history and the cultures.
I like how the movie showcased this crucial history event in Korea that made that nation be and have what it has right now. It’s own language. Thinking about it, even though it was very dramatized with reference that eludes to this history, I can’t imagine the real struggling process not only as a nation but as king and subjects by maintaining a sense of honor and pride to regain a purpose of ownership of life and worth for a nation that was at a brink of loosing perhaps his own essence. Just like what happen again further in time 1940s.
These legendary historical events continues at outstanding phase, continuesly recapping the story of Yi Sun Shin in this prequel. This film has been an outstanding continuation prequel from this fantastic tale. As to how Yi Sun Shin, who fought for his homeland over and over again having the same core feeling exactly in all aspects from previous movie named “Roaring Currents” gave in all accords.
This romantic contemporary tale, explore a quite few shocking topics that are the realities lived by some or most citizens that take advantage of a social system for good, bad or because there is no other choice but to deal with such situations to obtain the consequential outcome that has been pursued in that way. Here both topics are being explore trough the eyes and mind of a woman's perspective, which feels as her personality is. This movie explored how difficult this unfortunate environments cause a fake love romantic endorsement. While at the same time, expectations are made out of such circumstances and uncertainties of and by life choices. The movie also explore and incredible social and economy issue study with these characters, which affect in a personal and psychological way each of the couples and more the female protagonist when you feel her reaction to a phone call at the end. Where stoic-pragmatic personality affects a prolong life relationship which could be a great experience. With topics such as stagnation, lost in translations and misunderstandings. The backdrop of this movie I found it very interesting as important after watching the movie and understanding the whole picture of what the movie said and where it said it. Which was in Mong Kok, at Golden Plaza; a significant location for the story for its message. Being a great compensator with what the story previously and continuously kept alluding to with its main plot.
This movie became an experience, outstanding to say the least, with a theatrical-like experience where the streets of Heilongjiang province is and have as much of a characteristics and presence by itself as the characters in the movie.
Both sharing equal qualities merging into a great epic contemporary neo-noir with a plot that exposes everything in its time with such elegance, with this dark looming subject in the streets of Heilongjiang province, making you feel like you living in a dystopian novel.
A beautiful tale about country, life and sacrifice for what matters most to natives; which is as important as the bloodline of family. The livelihood of a nation trough language and what it meant back then to those who gave more than enough.
When I saw "Home Sweet Home" I was impressed by it, then went to see what else this director made, came across with this work. As well, I was surpised. Having these sci fi thriller crime themes with an interesting plot enough to captivate the attention elegantly with this sort of shakespearean like plot lines that were enough to evocate the intention made.
Great movie with unique plot about this gangster turned into a politician by the most comical but heartfelt reason that catapulted him to change his lifestyle. With a great deal of action and drama that was enjoyable.
This movie was wild to say the least. Not only in the way the characters were portrayed, but how each handled the situation given each circumstances. Even though the screenplay was not that impressive, it was not bad either, surely the acting compensated an ordeal as its subject matter which was a very delicate subject.
One which is as seriously underline quality placing us between with what is proper and just, which both characters portrayed many facets of both dilemmas in the most outrageous ways leaving all sorts of impressions which was an obvious intent because how good both acting was.
This movie has a unique approach to a well know and sad worrying topic as delicate as is, more so when it was present in the way is done. I dint expected to be this moving and so personal with the implementation of its premise, but for me it worked. While things might seem odd and some beat points might feel out of place, like the movie tries to have a comedic factor as well as serious one, it shines when the plot still manage to maintain its focus finalizing a touching story in the way it did.
So fascinating and touching movie, with such honest and humble plot as the amazing introspection of these lives that lived in this small town.
Wow, wow. I love this movie so much, movies like this with a great humane story to be told about with a lot of heart are so amazing. While the movie exposes a deep rooted issue most or all societies/countries have, with people that struggled so much and most of them end up living in the streets with so many stories to tell and never known it is an eye opener to the state affairs and the importance this people tend to fall for society. The importance to invest by really helping people has more value than anything else.
An extraordinary movie, more so than expected. It is an incredible story, based on real events that surely makes you feel emotions and more so because its makes you understand that only you have the power to move forward or stagnate. No human is limited.
The relationship of father and son is the soul of this whole plot, how circumstances it was a endearing transition from what both share with their past and what the present lead them towards that end. Reminded me to another great one called “Zero to Hero”.
Extraordinary movie for sure with a very thrilling plot .One of the things this movie managed to uphold the entire time was the way it presented bit by bit of the story and the finally that really was the perfect entangled bittersweet ending for each of both sides.
This was a great watch to say the least, more so when the movie has a realistic story to tell within its own developed screenplay as a fictional plot by getting to the point of it all. Which is one of the greatest issues Asian countries and their citizens has to deal with when falling under this prey acts against them by being unaware as targeted and the repercussions of this whole ordeal. The movie takes an action and crime genre to unmask and point bluntly the greater picture, and to think about it; an unresolved worldwide dilemma of deceivers using phone calls as tools to scam, which in it of itself is one of the most horrific moments in life one can go trough, knowing how depleted the affected victim falls into, not counting mentally or psychologically this accidents give a sensation of burden on the affected person’s outcome. A movie that has a point to make which did it very clearly.
The movie was quite the heartfelt as things moved forward to a conclusion. Knowing how much the repercussions of her father's accident led a far greater revealing issue in which she had to struggled with in the only best way possible she could, against a world were wolves and sharks prey on the weak. This 113min of run the movie have is the right amount that encapsulated a great and well thought out script with a fine and slow breathing exposition of it all.
Very entertaining and strong movie based on a few subjects on mathematics and the beauty of being interested in that world. Not boring and with a joyful, hopeful and encouraging themes of struggle, acceptance to one's self to determine ones potential and the courage to pursuit that illusion of fulfillment in a world of frogs inside a bucket. Which surpisingly enough is one of the interwoven plots that gave this joyful movie that serious and grounded experience.
Fantastic movie. I liked how the porpuse of what contains with a raw and a clear script, telling one of the most important aspects of these two nations that even though they are close by one land their separated by what hinders them both more.
This is quite the dulcet mother and daughter story, with a partial coming of age tale of the mother and her hardship development to care for her child. Which the movie has a great gut punch melancholic development that resonates more when you get to understand the IMF true story behind its development and how detrimental was for every citizen back then in the 90s. And oh boy what a fantastic subplot of events that carried the main plot to a deeper emotion.
That small detail right there, gave the plot an extra layer that resonates even more with both of these characters development and the reasoning of how even the movie ended, as to the "why’s" her mother sacrifices the time she had in the way it all happened, it is a fantastic movie for sure and the subplot of those events being the sole purpose of the main protagonists dilemmas made this movie an experience, at least for me.
This movie surely is something, having a crude satirical comedian plot, with direct serious undertones of how news anchors expose the supposed truth by profit and benefits that are directly tied to their supposed real coverage. The movie has a good delivery for sure, with a comedy that shifts to this serious undertones of what these plots entangled us with and that is a bitter pill to swallow. Given the fact that crimes are serious matter, all kinds of crime. And as such, the movie played with these two themes making the end feels more like a great theatrical commentary joke on how the truth his handled.
This movie has all the right tones with quirky and joyful moments regarding the life of this young adult and his father who had an ever lasting impact on both lifes. The movie has beautiful pastel and vibrant color pelettes expressing warmth and a youthful premise but not loosing the focused of what this movie is going to take us, which is a serious event that made this whole experience quite memorable and hard shift to a dramatic plot that surges as organic and well phased as it ends.
A sweet story with an everlasting affection. Really memorable with a delicacy and humbling touch, of these mutual feelings shared trough the chemistry that was shown with both characters from the moment of their encounter to their final moments.
Quite the dulcet story of this man falling in love with this simple local attractive woman, with a back story that resurges in to existence as their love just started to blossom. Here is when the tragic happens and diverge them from the honeymoon phase, while both began facing live changing experience that will test their love in a rather interesting take with believable expression given both situation. With an ending that was as heartfelt as their beginning.
This movie surely has a vivid presentation about social domestic dilemmas, vulnerabilities and mentally distraught characteristics with each character. Guiding the plot in a strong and heavyweight two hours that felt uncomfortably and all due to how raw the topics where exposed. A beautiful friendship ensued trough the hardship of both main leads sharing a unique bond that in two scenes gave it a much need it lively fresh air to this often somber story.
Quite the sad and romantic movie where the evident true love shines trough and endures the atrocities of what live and time took away but couldn’t break apart with such emotions.
Fascinating espionage movie about a group of spies who risked their lives to inform the world about what the Japanese empire was doing during the second sino-Japanese war. Which where in Pingfang district of Harbin where the movie and such events took place around 1937 – 1945 in the second World War. Delivering a slow phase experience, but still inviting narrative trough the lenses of these spies and their struggles to be undetected and reveal what the Japanese forces have done, which was what the unit 731 who where the responsible for all those killing to Chinese soldiers and citizens. As a movie itself it did deliver an undeniable enriched attention to detailed as how they traversed to finish such mission with beautiful scenarios to complement this long process of survival entangled with a soothing soundtrack to exhibit an experience that did got me focused the whole two hours.
