Bogex

Thoughts while watching the movie:
- (Didn't take a look at the actors beforehand) First visible moment of the movie: "KANG HA-NEUL!" Omg, I love this actor so much.
- I almost never even flinch at jumpscares, only really rarely (thanks to Pewdiepie for making me almost immune xD), but that woman got me at the kinda beginning.
- Okay, this hyung either has a multiple personality disorder or he's living a double life, OR perhaps it really is all in dearest Kang Ha-neul's (Jin-seok's) head. That jumpscare woman definitely is, but idk about the hyung. Not wearing/needing his glasses, the limp disappearing, smoking, swearing...
- Either I didn't pay close attention (though I rewinded that part) or the hyung listed the taxi too at their fight even though Jin-seok didn't mention that to him. Hmm... [HA, I KNEW IT!]
- Okay, well, something is still wrong with Jin-seok too because he keeps seeing these weird dreams and hearing noises from that locked room. And I don't think that these have to do anything with Yu-seok (or "Yu-seok"), only if it's his torture room or something. :'D
- Ooooh, mom is in it too! Or, again, it's all in Jin-seok's head.
- Lol, "Mr. Park"? "Mr. Choi"? Are they doing some sick experiment on Jin-seok? Come to think of it, that mover guy even asked Jin-seok if Yu-seok is really his brother (Jin-seok laughing it off with an "I know we don't look alike" comment). HMM... At this point I'm not even sure if the medicine they give Jin-seok is really an anti-anxiety medicine. [Hehe, call me detective. xD] He first followed his hyung when he forgot to take it, so... :thinking:
- I love that last time when Jin-seok stepped out after 12:30 AM, there were quite a few people, but when it's a chase where he would be in need of someone outsider, there's literally no one on the streets. :'D
- OH, SNAP. So I still bet either on the sick experiment or the brainf*ck. His "family" propped the house full of older stuff, they used flip phones, he even had a Discman... but how could he not notice all the modern sh*t when he stepped outside? Only when he went in the police station? And he never looked in a mirror before to not notice his age? Eh, maybe it is his mind playing games with him, not actual people.
- Wow. The plot is becoming too wow.
- Uhm... yeah. No wonder why did he erase that period from his memories.
- I don't get why did Jin-seok lie and protect that scum doctor, but I'm glad that the hyung (well, now dongsaeng, I guess) didn't believe it.

Sooo... I came to watch a thriller and be spooked, but that only worked for about 1 hour of the movie, the other (almost) half just made me sad. The ending was disappointing for me; I was hoping for something more of an experiment or hallucinations (like I tried to guess above), but at least it answered the first half of the movie.
So let's see what we got instead. A car accident, a broke and desperate survivor, a likewise broke and desperate father, an unfortunate accident, an unfortunate following semi-accident, a quarrel leading to a fatal accident... then, 20 years later, a sick interrogation method, and finally a double suicide.

And all I wanted was some spooks.

I came with high expectations since it's a well-known horror, but these almost 40 years didn't do any good to it, it seems.

The actings were terrible, I swear the little boy did the best of 'em all. Jack was overdoing it by a mile (even when he was still sane), and Shelley (Wendy) was like as if she read the lines from a screen. Scatman (Mr. Hallorann) did kinda good.

At first the pace was nicely slow, then it became boring, then it straight-up started randomly jumping around. The twins only appeared to Danny twice, the (seemingly) chemical-burned woman once, the bloodwave from the elevator was wtf, not even mentioning why did Jack call himself Johnny in the (probably) most iconic scene.
It mainly felt like a game of how-many-horror-elements-can-we-force-into-one-story. And I don't know if it's King's fault (him being the original author) or the movie was this poorly done regarding its logic. There were so many storylines introduced, yet almost all of them were just forgotten by the next scene. Why did Danny have that power? What exactly was that power? Why did the isolation have an effect on Jack but not on Wendy or Danny? (Well, Wendy did have a hallucination after Jack tried to chop her down, but then...) Why tf did Wendy hallucinate about a furry giving (and please, tell me I'm mistaken) a BJ to a man? And who choked Danny? Why did they hurt him?
These are just some of the questions left unanswered. Well, in fact, after watching the movie, I think I have more questions than answers. But at least I laughed a lot instead of being scared, and humanity gained some memes out of this movie.

So I'mma just slowly walk away and pretend I didn't see all the comments stating the total opposite of my opinion.

I don't understand this. The plot was questionable even before Soo Hyun woke up, but after that... Why did Yong Joon say he was not fine and that only Soo Hyun is the one who feels okay? Maybe Yong Joon meant his part because he can't be together with Soo Hyun - but then the question rises again: WHY? Meekyung knew about them. She even asked Yong Joon a bit about them. Then her memory just wiped out all this information after Soo Hyun woke up, and she calls both of them her sons? WTF.
So yeah, the plot had a lot of holes in it.

Sometimes the story was really slow, but I think most of the time it was more of a calm slow than a boring one. It reflected well how long it must've felt for the characters to see Soo Hyun that way (though I missed a proper indicator of time because it was unclear how many weeks/months had passed by while Soo Hyun was in a vegetative state).

The third thing which bothered me was the lack of scenes with only the two boys. I get that Korea is just trying to experiment and take things slow regarding LGBT-themed dramas and movies, but even if we're not talking about a kiss, a few more hugs or holding hands would've made the story more believable. Because this way, for me, it seemed like Yong Joon was really into Soo Hyun, but Soo Hyun just... I don't know, kept him around for no reason at all.

This was one of the most anticipated movies for me for more than a year now, and even after waiting so many months for good-quality English subs, I was really hyped that I could finally watch it. Maybe that's why it's such a huge disappointment now.

I'm hopeful regarding the future of Koreans accepting the idea of LGBT movies and dramas, so I'll just think of this movie as a big step towards the ultimate goal. It was sad, it had a(n open) bad ending, but it was about two boys' love for each other (even if it wasn't portrayed well on one part), and don't forget that no one died! (Which is clearly a good sign after all the Chinese LGBT dramas and movies with at least one of the main characters dead or killing themselves...)

Random thoughts throughout the movie:
- I'm sorry, a 13-year-old child with tattoos? With 3 f*cking tattoos?! Man, that's ridiculous...
- I can imagine how desperate and relieved could have the sister been, but not even looking into his eyes? That would be the first thing I would do. (And I'm not just saying this because the only really visible difference was their eyes. When I'm seeing someone after a long period of time, I'm looking to their face, and clearly, I have to look at their eyes too.)
- Okay, so even if they really couldn't see much of the man's face at the beginning, didn't they see that he was (around) 23, not 16 when they took his picture? (And, once again, THE EYES.)
- How could Nicholas have a nephew remembering the happenings? Nicholas should've been 16, I assume his sister wasn't that much older - and even if she was, how could she have a child of at least 5-6 years (to be able to remember a specific day's events)?
- Lol, okay, I should've thought that he was going to create a somewhat believeable lie about his eye color.
- Maybe it's just because I know the whole story as a viewer, but the things that the private investigator and the psychologist(?) found out about the two Nicholas' not-matching ears and accent, I could've easily doubted the "teenager" in front of me by these facts. Again, I can only imagine how relieved and happy that family was to not notice anything, but also, I can't emphasize how careless (or simply stupid) they were to not recognize that the boy in front of them isn't Nicholas, and isn't even a 16-year-old teenager.
- Okay, if the sister actually welcomed the imposter back home knowing the he was an imposter, and the mother laid down on the floor refusing to give DNA samples... then yes, that family is just f*cking stupid.
- So, um... Yeah. Things are getting interesting.
- Who was that person who put a damn phone INTO HIS CELL? WTF is wrong with people?

This documentary was just as expectable from the summary, then totally different because of some twists, then back to predictable. It was a bit strange, a bit interesting, a bit confusing. I feel like we didn't get much true information on the case, it was basically the lies of Frederic and the stupidity of the family of Nicholas. We didn't know what really happened to Nicholas, we didn't know what caused Frederic to pose as as many children as he did (just to receive some love?)... So it was kind of a meaningless documentary for me.

I'm sorry, but if you fall in love with an AI in less than 10 days without even doing anything special together, then you're either not in love with your partner (after 10 years together this would be a little more than awkward situation) or you fall in love way too easily. I don't really know which was the option in Xiao Fang's case, but neither one is too promising...

How could Hao Wen connect the dots so early? He just received an ad(?) asking if he wanted a customized companion for the night. It didn't say anything about the companion possibly turning into a real human, yet HW was flashbacking to all the different scenarios he saw XF talking to or interacting with a seemingly invisible someone.

Lin said if someone touches for example Xiao Fang's phone, they'll be able to see him (Lin). So when Xiao Fang touched his co-worker's phone, he could see his customized companion - which is 100% logical. But when he got Hao Wen's phone into his hand (at the time he went to bring the drunk HW home), he didn't see HW's companion leaving the bar, nor afterwards when HW played the piano in the middle of the night and was clearly talking to and laughing with someone in the room.

Though some people might see it as a movie with a happy ending, I'm sure, I was absolutely opposed to this idea from the moment XF even considered the literal replacement of HW to Lin. A human who supposedly loves someone (and for 10 years, no less) even taking the idea of changing his loved one into an AI and the AI into a human seriously is no less than frightening and evil in my mind. So when XF drugged HW and wanted to get his DNA to put him into the cyber world... Man, I wouldn't even take a step towards XF after this stunt of his - let alone ditching my AI who's actually supporting me and not trying to replace my boyfriend in the real world. Not even talking about getting back together with my ""boyfriend"" who would've calmly sent me into his phone.

The plot was really good; I would definitely watch a show with this (well, maybe not anymore because this movie had all the tension and almost all possible scenes that could be done with this concept). The actors could've been better, but they were not that bad. Like I mentioned before, a more... human ending would've been the best for me (like HW ditching XF for good), though I'm not mad at all because of XF's stunt. Sure, the logical side of it was meh (10 YEARS VS. 30 DAYS, FFS!) but I'm glad it didn't and all rainbows and sunshine with both of them uninstalling their customized companions without any regrets.

Random thoughts while watching the movie:
- Why the F did he honk 5 times? He could've stopped after the second one; Jeong Su already called them on the phone and said he heard a car's horn honking. Also, bringing a clumsy rookie with you when there's a life on the line... Pretty reckless.
- Lol, when the 안전한 ("safe") part of the sign fell down after the second collapse.
- I can somewhat understand why doesn't he turn off the phone (he can have an incoming call from Kim Dae Kyeong anytime), but I would at least turn on the battery saving mode and put the brightness level on the lowest.
- Literally after Mi Na said she wanted to make a call, Jeong Su started dialing. She didn't even say the number she wanted to call, lol.
- It's fine and all that they have a little to drink (and Jeong Su a little to eat), but where do they do their other... needs? Especially Mi Na. Jeong Su can somewhat easily get out of his car to pee/poo, but Mi Na has no options. [Okay, nevermind that. :'c]
- Jeong Su should've checked her pulse first when she didn't respond. That way he could've saved some more water.
- He could've been really bored (and stupid) to try the dog's collar on and even press the button. :'D
- Is his wife alright? She dares to threaten him (don't even try to deny it, Se Hyeon) when he's been isolated, seen a woman die, is dehydrated and starving for almost 3 weeks? WTF is wrong with her?!
- Driving through a tunnel right after his trauma? Man, I wouldn't wish anyone a wife like Se Hyeon.

The movie started out really good. I think it went a little downhill a bit after Mi Na died. They dragged this story on too long, so it became more and more unrealistic as the minutes passed. Realistic is Mi Na's part. You can't survive for more than a month basically alone, without any food, drink and major injuries in a collapsed tunnel - let alone when they blast two pack of TNTs near you. (Don't even get me started with the dog's survival skills.)

Still, it was pretty enjoyable. It kept me on edge several times, and the acting of Ha Jung Woo was amazing. And with all those cool effects and camerawork, it was even more realistic.
Like I mentioned, I would've liked it more if this was at least a little shorter, not dragging on the plot for 30+ days, but it was still a good movie. The ending was a bit abrupt, though.

Random thoughts while watching the movie:
- That teacher didn't see at all that everyone was staring at Lynn's hand (or at least at her direction) who was sitting in the first row? Not even when only like 15 kids were left there writing the test? Lol.
- I get that they were mad at Bank who crashed their car's mirror (accidentally, I believe), but isn't beating up and throwing a teenager to a dump a bit... I dunno, exaggerated? [Lol, I wasn't suspecting foul play without a reason.]
- That barcode part is genius, but I don't really get how they want to realize that plan. It's not like they have the time or equipment to create pencils with the answers while they're taking the test. [Ah, okay, nevermind.]
- Bank's rage scene when he found out that Pat sent those jerks to beat him up was 12/10.
- That phone-in-the-tank-of-the-toilet plan could go wrong in so many ways. Like what if you can't take off the lid in the toilets of Sydney (or in that particular building)? Or what if someone uses that exact toilet you chose to hide the phone in in the break? All that planning can be ruined in a split second. [I really should be a fortune-teller...]
- Standing up right after the teachers says the word "break" is a liittle not so subtle.
- Wooah, that effect when Lynn slided across the exam room to the piano!
- Okay, now, I'm 103% sure that Lynn choking on her pencil was noticeable for... basically everyone in that quiet and still room. Yet somehow everyone acted so surprised to see her vomiting.
- Why are they chasing Lynn? Because she just left after throwing up? I don't think they have evidence on her since she hid the phone. And chasing her all the way down the streets and the metro station...

I was stunned by the acting. Good Thai actors are so hard to find, especially young ones, so I was really glad about the cast.
The planning of cheating on the high school tests and on the STIC one was mind-blowing. So creative methods!
I was a little meh about Bank turning into a mad businessman at the end - that's absoluety not his character (he almost threw up from actual anxiety or panic in the toilet!). It would've been somewhat believeable if they hadn't have gotten caught in Sydney - giving him adrenaline, money, good scores and all that jazz, but this way... I don't know. Though I guess that had to be done in order for Lynn to have her happy(ish) ending.
I would've watched this movie for a bit longer, just to know where the 4 main characters end up. Or to learn what kind if punishment did Lynn face at the end. I feel like this ending was left too open for the viewers.

Overall, I really enjoyed this movie. At first it seemed way too long, but now I understand why. The plot had its small holes (like every other one), but I would recommend it for anyone.

I came to watch this movie with high expectations - hearing about all its nominations and seeing all the positive feedback. It disappointed me. Very big time.

Most of the scenes and dialogues in the first hour didn't make any sense. The two guys developed feelings from nothing, they barely even encountered or hung out with each other - let alone did something memorable that would lead to catching feelings for one another.

Like how other people commented here, the supporting characters had absolutely no role in the storyline, hell, maybe even the parents had unnecessary roles. But the most disappointing fact is that even the two main characters had no depth, no logical thoughts and actions. I get that Elio is supposed to be a 17-year-old, but even a teenager hasn't got that much random stuff going on in their head and in their actions as he does.

The sad thing is that the actors had a great chemistry but this storyline and these dialogues just stomped all that built-up passion into the ground. Like WTF was that scene with penetrating that poor peach?! Or that one where the movie got its title from? Why would you ask your loved (in this case, "loved") one to call you by their own name instead of yours? That's just f*cked up...

There were only 3 things I liked about this movie: the BGMs, the scenery and the penultimate scene when the father gives all that smart advice to Elio. This story had so much potential, but I guess people who read the book were right - this movie totally ruined it. I should've just read the book.