An impactful lesson-filled short story
"Dear My Name" (2019) was a 6-episode web series for 10 minutes each which was later re-released as a 2-episode show. However, do not get distracted by it, not every good story has to be long just as how short stories can be as awesome as novels, "Dear My Name" was as awesome as any other full-length TV drama.
The acting was simple and the production and direction captured the spirit of the plot. A story about soulmates, liking each other, rejection, moving on, courage to confess, and having the freedom to choose who we want to spend our lives with. Having presented these "stages of relationships" in a total of one hour tells us the talent of the actors, actresses, the writer, and the director.
Could it have been done longer? Sure. But it won't be as perfect as what it is with its current format.
The ending killed the episode.
It was going very well for a full 10 stars until the last few scenes where she made a call knowing full well it can be traced back to her. There are a hudred ways to lead the "bad guys" to her without making her the dumbest experienced detective in the world.
A story you will never forget for the rest of your life
Practically a movie, 2 hours and 20 minutes running time. I would say that by approaching this from an episodic method, they were able to tell the story in a simple and yet very touching way. If they turned this into a movie, it wouldn't have the same impact as the expectations and requirements for one is far different.
This proves that great stories does not have to be long, it is the execution and delivery that matters. I also love how they embedded the importance of studying mathematics and science--something that students need to understand--by throwing a modern student into the past where their survival lies on it, just as how important these are today.
I can't believe I only discovered this today. I will never forget this story for the rest of my life.
This is a 2020 series and already finished, so I don't understand why it's listed as 2021 here and in other sites.
"Mind Jumper" is actually a 2020 TV series from Singapore. The main female character is autistic and they did well in portraying an autistic working mother. This is rare and I applaud them for getting it right and for the actress portraying her character properly.
Trust is the magic that changes the world, not technology.
Can someone add Season 2 information? The official streaming website is: https://www.iq.com/album/2c1yna4728d
New episodes are released every Friday and Saturday. Here's the schedule:
1 - April 3
2 - April 9
3 - April 10
4 - April 16
5 - April 17
6 - April 23
7 - April 24
8 - April 30
9 - May 1
10 - May 7
11 - May 8
12 - May 14
13 - May 15
For those who are not aware, the Korean movie "#ALIVE" is based on the 2019 script by Matt Naylor. This same 2019 script was also made into an American movie entitled "Alone".
For more information:
* American version based on the same script: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alone_(2020_horror_film)
* Korean version based on the same script: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alive_(2020_film)
Great film!
Lessons:
1. Don't be greedy
2. Don't wish … instead pray for it.
3. "For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" Mark 8:36 KJV
Have Faith, Hope, and Love.
Infinite is a 2021 movie starring Mark Wahlberg. It was based on the novel The Reincarnationist Papers by D. Eric Maikranz which he self-published in 2009.
A short review of the adaptation: while the action scenes were great, the film was lacking in many ways, one such is depth. The story of the adaptation has potential but unfortunately the movie format is very limited, so it ended up going everywhere and nowhere.
This should be adapted into a TV series instead.
In the end it became a mashed-up of The Matrix + Assassins Creed + Kill Bill. A pure entertainment movie that does not care about the story.
7 out of 10 stars from me.
I wasn't aware Eiko Kadono's novel "Kiki's Delivery Service" had a live-action film adaptation in 2014. I love this movie, it's sweet, lovely, and touchy. Even though the CG for the baby hippo was not so good, overall that can be easily overlooked because of the acting, story, production, and proper setting. Highly recommended for the family!
This is actually good! It's slow at first, building the story of the group of assassins. Then it picks up and showed us amazing sword choreography. Great acting by Ueto Aya and even though she looks beautiful and pretty, she was able to exude her character's fierceness and one-mindedness of a true assassin. I can not help but compare her to Battousai whenever Azumi the Assassin shows up.
In memory of the original 10, and the perfectness of the production, story, and cast, I give this a perfect 10.
The story has potential but the production seems to be lacking in budget and time. Also, they need to get an experienced English translator for their embedded translation or just include one and leave it to their partner streaming sites to do the English translation for them.
I hope the sequel, if there ever will be one, will have the budget and time to allow the writer and director to tell the story. A good story shouldn't be wasted like this. Make it count.
Last but not the least, the robots does not have to be "stiff". What they lack are emotions not oil. They came from a very advance universe. The virus may have had removed their emotions but it did not made their motor movements like a robot prototype of the 1900s. Make them relax. I mean, look at that female robot host to the virus, not once did she act stiff. Why are the other robots stiff? They don't need to be. Even the fighting scenes of the robots, it was like watching someone do the robot dance.
I hope this improves in the sequel.
Thank you for a great 6-season series! We all want it to continue but live-action shows has to end some time. I hope the CW-DC will continue the story in another medium, like say comics (again based on CW-Supergirl) or serial novel (or ebook). I for one will buy those, especially now that Kara revealed her identity.
Regardless, thank you. This was the #1 CW-DC series for me, even though I'm a big fan of The Flash and Green Lantern.
I hope Season 4 is not the last. Them guesting the characters from the prequels smell like this is a farewell to the franchise.
Can someone refresh this? It's stuck at 1 episode.
This is what happens when a vital feature like "refresh data" is hidden behind a paywall … your own database is obsolete when your third-party source is not.
What a perfect ending! How they closed this show in the final episode guaranteed I will always remember the entire series.
That's how you end a show, with a bang. Always leave a lasting impression.
It's so perfect, I am sad and teary-eyed that it ended. I will remember them in my what-ifs and treasure the lessons they gave us.
LOLs. I had no idea negotiators in Korea will rush closer to the scene without wearing a bullet proof vest.
I love this. Simple but the fight choreography, effects, and the idea are solid.
They can turn this into a TV series and explore more about the technology, the enhanced kids, history, and more character and world development.
This season finale is anticlimactic lols. Also, what was with the sudden back-out from Earth-Prime? They even changed the look of John Diggle to complete this.
Though from what I've read in one interview of showrunner Todd Helbing, they've always known this is how it will be since they started Season 1 because of the changes in the other shows related to the wider Arrowverse, and originally S&L was to be part of Earth-Prime. But wow, why did they have to wait for Season 2 finale to reveal this.
I don't know about other people but it affected the entire show negatively on my end. I prefer to have known it in Season 1 than to have been toyed around only to be left very dissatisfied in the end. From where I stand, this was a very bad decision.
Right now, you'll have to convince me why I should watch Season 3.
It was a simple, nice, and feel-good ending. It's a good way to end this show after all the killings and the violence and the kidnapping and the pain. It is a journey about life, the things we may regret, and how to move on and heal ourselves and others.
There is also a very good message they left the audience: life is short to worry too much about the future, live your life by being healthy and happy, and say the things that matter to the people you love today, now, while you still can.
Definitely a show worth re-watching when we feel down or need a reminder.
The best episode so far. I love it. Hahaha. I hope the next episodes are as fun and hilarious as this one. I never laughed for an hour and half for years. The best!
The film was doing good, even though the government agents were acting like college students, until Nick tried to win back his ex-wife outside their friend's garage. That was a very long chit-chat. It could've been shortened without losing the impact and the feeling of them getting back together. That lengthy dialogue dragged the film. It was doing good until that part. :)
Very good adaptation. I love it.
Too bad it aired at the same as "Big Mouse / Big Mouth", BM took the attention away, and it reflected even in the Koren ratings and news wire.
But worry not, Today's Webtoon Korean adaptation still earned fans. ^_^
You know it's Korean fantasy when there is an old woman selling old stuff on the streets, overpass, underpass, and speaks about times of old. And then … boom … a miracle.
^_^
That was it? The ending was lacklustre. The entire season was subpar compared to S1 and S2. What happened? S3 plot was a missed potential. S3 was everywhere and nowhere. It would've been better if the new plot was extended to S4, just like how the original plot was for S1 and S2.
S3 felt like a series finale, just a way to close the S2 ending. Leaving the S2 ending as is would have been better in this case, open endings are not bad at all. It could've sparked fan fiction works, and if you're keeping your adaptation of "War of the Worlds" open for shared world, leaving the series on S2 can invite shared world /parallel fiction in the tradition of the original War of the Worlds.
Two possible ways to end the series: (1) open ending, leaving it at Season 2; or (2) the new plot covering S3 and S4. Why did you not choose from those two better options?
If you still plan on making S4, I hope you retcon S3 since time travel is a thing in your adaptation any way.
A very touching episode. A must watch. A lot of lessons for everyone here.
As they say, "and the plot thickens".
Great episode. I love the various conflicts and dynamics at play and how the episode ended.
Except for how a supposed to be trained hunter held the bow and arrow.
What an awesome film. It touched my heart too.
How they split the different part of his life, and in order of importance instead of chronological, that was a brilliant idea. It helped built the foundation of the story, the major message, while at the same time allowed them to insert other lessons along the way.
It was also not about the main character, but it also reflected the lesson for the other characters, most especially the senior grim reaper.
The CGI is perfect. If the CGI becomes ever more realistic, it would only distract the audience. If it was less, it would make the film cheap. It is important to strike the balance between eye candy and the message of the story. Well done.
Choosing to set this story as a film instead of a TV show, or an episodic film, was itself a good decision. Keeping it as a film guaranteed the focus remain true, instead of adding other side stories that can lessen the impact of the story (and even distract the audience).
If you can still SKIP this episode, you better do. You've been warned!
Episode 15 ruined the entire series.
Sure, the series is a comedy. But this episode? You'll laugh not because the script and story are funny, you'll laugh because of all the silliness in this episode, and you'll cringe too.
They were overacting. It was all shouting and running. Nothing about this episode moved the story forward or added anything to it. They even had the silliest and cringiest (is that even a word?) hostage taking ever. It did leave a lasting impact, epic disappointment.
Endings are important too. The final two episodes can make or break an entire series (or season). The show was doing good. I love where it is going. But episode 15 happened and ruined everything.
