Fun but Fell Short of its Potential
Perfect Crown started off strong. I’ve watched the first 4 episodes multiple times while waiting for the next one, I was that hooked. The entire cast did amazing, they really pulled off their respective roles. The chemistry between everyone really sparked the screen and it kept me going despite some disappointment with where and how the story is going. Honestly, the set up of the first few episodes really upped my expectations. They made both the main leads’ characters as these strategic (at least to me they had that effect in the first episodes), individuals but instead of coming off as strategic and being the one leading their story, they became the firefighters fighting all of the fires their enemies would set, they looked quite naive in some scenes, not what you would expect from the characters that they are playing. But that was more of a script issue than the actors’.The other thing that got to me is the editing, there were a lot of scenes from the past and present that they would insert, and that would have been fine if it was all neatly tied to the story. Some foreshadowings could have been a red herring to confuse the viewers, but I just view it as loose ends and weak story telling. I feel like they could have used a couple more episodes to tie every bit of foreshadowing they added.
Overall, Perfect Crown brought me back to the K-Drama land, I enjoyed watching it, I had fun reading theories from other viewers, and I would still rewatch it but I wouldn’t take it too seriously.
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A zombie movie that will make you reflect.
A great watch inside of the cinema!The creator/s packed this film with all the ingredients a movie needs to succeed. A death of a good character for someone not worthy, a smart lead, a strong lead, characters you would root for to survive, characters you would root for to trip and die, circumstances that made you clutch your friend beside you... Colony's formula might not be unique but the execution, for me, was one slap away from being fantastic (if you watched it, I think you know whose bully's ass' deserved to be b*tched slapped, I know everyone I watched it with was hoping for it to happen). They stuck to their plan and it landed well.
Most importantly, Colony isn't just a zombie movie that is all thrill and jump scare, at the core of it, the movie conveys multiple messages and truths to its audience. Humans, like any animals are just animals: it's one for all, until self preservation says it's all for one. There are many, but what struck me the most, based on my own interpretation of what was shown on screen, was something that reflects where I currently am. People, especially, when it comes to politics have this hive mind. They would defer to their number 1 like brain dead zombies, until they end up spinning round and round until all that's left are shells. It's really important to think on your own, humans, have their own brain, they should use their own brains and form their own thoughts end decide what they, as an individual should do.
It's funny to me how this movie, showed that one character Koo Kyo-Hwan’s character wants to connect all minds for everyone to get the same exact message with all the feels and nuances to avoid miscommunication, because I feel like, social media is just one step away from controlling us this way…
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