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Beautiful in every aspect
So it was early 2020, the pandemic had just hit hard and I was confined at home, when due to so much extra time on my hands at home and good advice from a Korean friend, this movie was actually the first Korean thing I ever watched.At that time I was bored to death by all Western production who had long given up good story telling and exchanged it for crudeness, every absurder sex stunts stuff and political messaging on end. It had been years, many years, since I last saw anything remotely good, let alone something that really touched my heart or managed the rather impossible (compared to others) - and made me cry.
I started watching this movie without any expectations and boy was I in for a surprise.
The main story is set in 1991, with a group of teenagers, and particularly the beautiful love story between Beom-sil and Soo-ok. It's told in retrospective and it's a tragic story of two young innocent people who, due to unfortunate circumstances, in the end, can not be together.
I do not want to spoiler this story, but what I can say is that apart from me being glued to my screen for th full length of the movie, this story hit me hard, and I was, to my own surprise, crying my eyes out for the last half hour of the movie and even after I couldn't stop crying. I think I never experienced that before and - although I have watched many touching K-drama stories meanwhile - also never after that movie.
It is beautifully shot, set on a Korean island in the 90s, and the main characters played by Kim So-Hyun and Doh Kyung-soo are portrayed so touching and realistic, I was in positive shock back then, as I just hadn't seen anything that authentic in many years.
If you like beautiful but tragic love stories, watch this, but be prepared it's a real tear jerker. Six years later now and I still haven't forgotten this movie and like to watch it from time to time.
Oh, and on a side note: for all those saying Doh Kyung-soo can't act? I disagree after having seen him in this movie.
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The story itself isn't new, it holds that feeling of movies about youth that were a lot on TV on the afternoons when I was a kid. But, even if the story is a cliche, it was so well done and delivered that it feels kind of new.
The acting is simply superb. You laugh when they do, and you dehidrate yourself to death when they cry. The young actors showed such strong emotions you can't help but get choked up at times. It's like you are member of the group as well. Kim So Hyun and Kyungsoo were obviously the main ones, and it's easier to bond with them, since we see things through their eyes. But the other young actors did such a good job, you can't help but relate and feel whatever they're feeling too.
The OST was good and fit well in the story. Specially because the movie plays itself around a radio show, if the music was messy it certainly would not have had the same impact.
I wouldn't watch it again, simply because the movie was about the plot twist, at least for me. Now that I know what happens, I don't want to inflict that pain upon me again. But if I do need to cry, this a go-to, at any time.
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Sweet nostalgia
I'm not sure if it's just me but as much as I like youth romance movies, my enjoyment is almost always hampered by the addition of a really depressing and dramatic third act, which we sometimes, like in this movie, know is coming from the beginning. While I thought the story was sweet, it's also another instance of "maybe it would've been better in drama form," and we would have more time with these characters, like in the Reply series.Was this review helpful to you?
I'm a crybaby for movies, dramas, series, and pretty much everything you can think about it, but I wasn't expecting to cry while watching Pure Love. But, when I realised, I was already in tears with my mom in the next room asking why was I crying so loud lol
I also didn't expected a hell of a story, however, the purity, simplicity and the development really touched me.
I really appreciate So Hyun's acting, it's the first movie she stars in that I have watched, but she was such a good actress as she is on dramas (that's for me, at least).
It's a sad yet touching story, and the lightness that surrounds the narrative helps a lot the "crying like a baby" process.
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Unexpected ending
We were about to drop it half way. It was a cute story about a group of teenage friends. Confuaed plot at the beginning. Was about to drop because there nothing so exciting or interesting in the story lin but ended up having an unexpected plot which put us to tears. Was also very confusing as why did the friends go through so much to do a funeral and the father wasnt even present at the time. I get he was not well because he had already lot his wifeWe did get bored but then there was an unexpected twist at the end that caused tears.
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I loved the story and the acting was fantastic. I'm still speechless how good Do Kyungsoo actually acts. He is really talented.
All in all this is a really good movie with lovely characters and a good plot.
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if you didnt cry, sorry to say but u have no heart..
i actually watched it because i love kyungsoo, but i have rewatched it and still its just good stuff
i liked the story, its uniq
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Un bel film!
Un film bello emozionante e divertente nonostante tutto.Un film che racconta la vita spensierata che si ha da giovanni,da ragazzi che però a volte ci mette alla prova e per questi ragazzi la prova è tosta. Un amore adolescenziale mai confessato.un legame di amicizia che solo a quel età si crea.
Preparate i fazzoletti perché farà versare le lacrime anche ai più stoici ma soprattutto emozionante e commovente l'amicizia.
Per una serata emozionante ma anche divertente consiglio vivamente la visione.
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Memórias que doem, mas aquecem
As Primeiras Histórias de Amor é aquele tipo de filme que carrega a juventude dentro de uma garrafa, como se dissesse: sente de novo, mesmo que doa um pouco. É nostálgico, agridoce e inevitavelmente trágico, mas de um jeito tão humano que fica difícil não se apegar.Voltamos para os anos 80, onde um grupo de amigos retorna à ilha natal para passar o verão com Soo Ok, a amiga que nunca pôde acompanhar a turma na cidade devido à limitação física. Ela sonha alto: quer fazer a cirurgia, estudar, virar locutora de rádio, ser maior que aquela ilha que a aprisiona. Sonho bonito, desses que a gente torce junto. Mas a realidade, como muitas vezes na vida, não sabe ser gentil. A ignorância do pai, a desonestidade médica e o peso da época empurram a história para um desfecho que corta fundo.
Décadas depois, já adultos, um pacote misterioso chega às mãos de Beom Shil, agora apresentador de rádio. Dentro: diário, lembranças, músicas. E basta abrir a caixa para que o tempo volte, com cheiro de maresia, risos adolescentes, cicatrizes que ainda ardem. Cada página, cada canção (e sim, Dust in the Wind nunca mais soa igual) é um portal de volta àquele último verão. Àquele primeiro amor. Àquilo que o tempo não apaga, só transforma em eco.
A força do filme está na simplicidade sincera. Não é grandioso, é íntimo. A dor não grita ,ela pulsa. A felicidade é breve, mas vibrante. E o elenco entrega isso com verdade crua: Kim So Hyun e D.O brilham, sustentam a inocência e o peso da perda com naturalidade impressionante. A trilha sonora fecha como laço, suave, memorável.
Não espere finais perfeitos ou amores resolvidos. O filme não promete alívio, promete lembrança. E cumpre.
As Primeiras Histórias de Amor é sobre o que fica, mesmo quando tudo vai embora.
Para assistir quando o coração quiser voltar para um tempo onde amar era simples e perder era aprender a crescer.
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