What can I say, the cast won me over. First off you’ll feel like the mafia boy is larger than life but when met with real evil corporate it turns into the David versus Goliath situation and you can’t help but root for the dysfunctional mafia family with their fun stupid antiques and comradery you’ll just end up in love with most of the cast and the total run time being close to 30 hours it really makes you get attached to the cast.
The chemistry between the cast was there whether romantic or friendship or villainess, the cast seemed like a group of friends that decided to work on the project, it felt close to the regular family drama relationships which feel genuine.
A good analysis of the necessary evil was sprinkled around. Is it okay to kill if you think you are on the right side? Necessary violence and retributional justice coming from one side while the other side does the same with their vision of what’s right was fun to analyze but never fully expanded upon.
The espressos and tailored suits and pastas, copying Italians, was my favorite part, because I love espressos, good food and suits and I feel like having the main lead go in this route may seem tacky for some but for me it was amazing, in the slower pace of the story, the team behind the drama either gives you amazing cinematography or excellent suits and food, it’s a Korean lead in Korea acting Italian and for me it was good because I got to experience both of my favorite cultures.
no matter what kind of door opens before us in life…and even if the moments we share make us sad at times, i wish to be able to love tirelessly. just like that, we decided to love the fate that chose us. just for today and only today. And forever.
Let me plead my case , dear oppas, noonas , Comrades , haters and all those who lie in between. Right now in the public discourse a cliché is the villain, public enemy number one, where the writer’s skill is put under scrutiny for using what was once an original idea which got milked until it reaches the cliché point. Some scholars said a cliché interferes with the writers originality. BUT a good writer can make you feel right at home with the excellent familiarity of clichés, Kim Eun Sook has mastered the art of using cliché to her advantage while making sure her production can garner more finances but still not losing its charms. Cliché means something unoriginal and borrowed and overused, but cliché itself is a French word, borrowed and overused. So in order to defend this amazing drama I have to say, it has a 100 elements which were all used at one point, but is done in an excellent manner with the familiar faces that we are used to. So you could say it’s a cliché story with the cliché cast. Does that make it bad? Of course not. It makes better. Watching all bruce lee movies and expecting anything other than kickass by Bruce Lee is weird.
Now the one thing the drama wanted to do is be this epic shit golden diamond expensive time bending monarch theme romance bromance show that will blow your mind. it didn’t blow my mind, but I was entertained, and I smiled a lot. And in my current life, smiling a lot means everything. So it’s a 7.5/10
Flower of evil 8.2/10 “Do you know what hurts the most? It’s the fact that you kept another secret from me.”
What’s most exciting about this story is the darkness we see but the characters in the story don’t, every secret you as a viewer see, isn’t seen by others and the build up it amazing.
Would you rather find out the truth or live in your own reality that you wouldn’t want to be shattered? It’s like the pill theory, The terms "red pill" and "blue pill" refer to a choice between the willingness to learn a potentially unsettling or life-changing truth, by taking the red pill, or remaining in contented ignorance with the blue pill, and the story has a strong grip. I love the family dynamics and their awkwardness, the actors did an excellent job, all of them even the side characters I loved them.
The drama is meticulously written and the cinematography and excellent use of brown / grey colors is amazing. Normality is a blessing we all ignore.
Aoi Haru 8/10 At first look, it seems like a very strange movie and not relatable. But as you keep watching, the weird school and students start feeling more realistic. With everywhere having news of bullies bullying someone to death or the bullied kills his bullies, it doesn’t feel too strange after all.
The main character Kujo wins a game of "Clapping" and becames the boss of a gang at an all-boy high school. The idea of the game is to clap as many times hanging from a roof-top fence without falling to your death. At first he finds his role mildly amusing as he deals out punishment to anyone who disrespects him or his best friend Aoki. But when he moves on and ends up alienating Aoki, things start to change.
Bullying is not a word that can define a full situation of what happens or what is absent like the absence of justice. When the teachers act like robots that are just there to dictate without the effort of teaching or caring, the whole system starts spiraling.
Teacher: flowers are meant to bloom, not to dry up. Student: aren’t there flowers that never bloom?
Hiroshima Mon Amour 10/10 “Look how I’m forgetting you. Look how I’ve forgotten you. Look at me.“ “Her: You know I have dubious morals. Him: I want to meet you again tomorrow, I love dubious morals.”
Emotionally devastating and beautifully shot, this might be one of my favorite romance movies. A must watch.
Kingdom season 1 9/10 Picture a nation already gripped by political chaos that finds itself afflicted by a plague so new that no one understands its properties yet. Offff, right? Well the story obviously is deep and about the hungry peasant class of the 1600 Korea, well if you are hungry, eat the rich, literally. What made kingdom stand out for me is not the zombies and amazing sword fights or the excellent costume design, it’s how a nation falls if they aren’t United, the real “baddies” aren’t the zombies but the people who failed to work together to contain the Zombiiesm, is that even a word. Well. Acting 10/10 Story 10/10 Few dislikes but overall love.
Navillera 8.4/10 What are dreams ? Is it some prestigious club that average men can only join in their sleep? Of course not, don’t limit yourself by your own ideas. I loved this drama, the journey and conveying of “it’s never really too late” after all a dream remains a dream if you haven’t acted on it.
Acting : well I can’t rate the acting since some people rocked and some people need to work harder on their dreams Story : 9/10 Music : 10/10
“There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.” – Douglas H. Everett
Kaili Blues 8/10 All twists and turns are concealed in a flock of birds, the skies and seas cannot see them, but with dreams, they become visible.
The time is in a constant back and forth in his movie, making you feel how heavy the trauma the main character went through which are shown symbolically and figuratively. A doctor travels back to his rural home to save his nephews life, sounds like a simple heartwarming story but this one takes a heavy turn. This is my vibe of depressing movie with heavy messages.
Memories, I wish they were more palpable, as if you can touch them but only “as if”.
Floating Clouds 8/10 The life of a flower is very short, that’s why it should be appreciated immediately.
Just like the movies name, floating clouds, well they are there and we see them but no one takes the time to notice them and so are human emotions, if you constantly feel estranged and distant towards your own feelings, they’ll end up passing before you really get to see them and appreciate them and before too long we become aware of those very things we callously taken for granted that are now tragically and irretrievably lost.
“Close your eyes, tell me what you see, is it the blue sky? I see the blue sky but it’s also turning into your handsome face.”
It’s a good movie, the cinematography is excellent, the story is simple. Some dialogues are really well written, but they’ve could have done much more with it.
Sansho the Bailiff 10/10 The story, we're told in a prefatory note, took place in "The story takes place when the world was in dark times, an era when mankind had not yet awakened as human beings." By that the director may be referring both to the story and to aspects of totalitarian society and rule , in which everyone's role was rigidly defined, and authority flowed from the top down. Ironically the movie is named after the villain, or maybe it’s signify the role of such merciless bullies even in our own personal stories.
“I found that humans have less sympathy, for things that don’t directly concern them. They are ruthless.”
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First off you’ll feel like the mafia boy is larger than life but when met with real evil corporate it turns into the David versus Goliath situation and you can’t help but root for the dysfunctional mafia family with their fun stupid antiques and comradery you’ll just end up in love with most of the cast and the total run time being close to 30 hours it really makes you get attached to the cast.
The chemistry between the cast was there whether romantic or friendship or villainess, the cast seemed like a group of friends that decided to work on the project, it felt close to the regular family drama relationships which feel genuine.
A good analysis of the necessary evil was sprinkled around.
Is it okay to kill if you think you are on the right side? Necessary violence and retributional justice coming from one side while the other side does the same with their vision of what’s right was fun to analyze but never fully expanded upon.
The espressos and tailored suits and pastas, copying Italians, was my favorite part, because I love espressos, good food and suits and I feel like having the main lead go in this route may seem tacky for some but for me it was amazing, in the slower pace of the story, the team behind the drama either gives you amazing cinematography or excellent suits and food, it’s a Korean lead in Korea acting Italian and for me it was good because I got to experience both of my favorite cultures.
Easy stress free watch with amazing cast.
8.3/10
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8.5/10
Autumn leaves in every hue of red and yellow
Float down the stream woven like brocade.
The melancholy and gentleness of aging plus the fears of being alone is portrayed excellently.
just like that, we decided to love the fate that chose us. just for today and only today.
And forever.
Let me plead my case , dear oppas, noonas , Comrades , haters and all those who lie in between.
Right now in the public discourse a cliché is the villain, public enemy number one, where the writer’s skill is put under scrutiny for using what was once an original idea which got milked until it reaches the cliché point. Some scholars said a cliché interferes with the writers originality. BUT a good writer can make you feel right at home with the excellent familiarity of clichés, Kim Eun Sook has mastered the art of using cliché to her advantage while making sure her production can garner more finances but still not losing its charms.
Cliché means something unoriginal and borrowed and overused, but cliché itself is a French word, borrowed and overused. So in order to defend this amazing drama I have to say, it has a 100 elements which were all used at one point, but is done in an excellent manner with the familiar faces that we are used to.
So you could say it’s a cliché story with the cliché cast. Does that make it bad? Of course not. It makes better.
Watching all bruce lee movies and expecting anything other than kickass by Bruce Lee is weird.
Now the one thing the drama wanted to do is be this epic shit golden diamond expensive time bending monarch theme romance bromance show that will blow your mind.
it didn’t blow my mind, but I was entertained, and I smiled a lot.
And in my current life, smiling a lot means everything.
So it’s a 7.5/10
8.2/10
“Do you know what hurts the most?
It’s the fact that you kept another secret from me.”
What’s most exciting about this story is the darkness we see but the characters in the story don’t, every secret you as a viewer see, isn’t seen by others and the build up it amazing.
Would you rather find out the truth or live in your own reality that you wouldn’t want to be shattered? It’s like the pill theory, The terms "red pill" and "blue pill" refer to a choice between the willingness to learn a potentially unsettling or life-changing truth, by taking the red pill, or remaining in contented ignorance with the blue pill, and the story has a strong grip.
I love the family dynamics and their awkwardness, the actors did an excellent job, all of them even the side characters I loved them.
The drama is meticulously written and the cinematography and excellent use of brown / grey colors is amazing.
Normality is a blessing we all ignore.
8/10
At first look, it seems like a very strange movie and not relatable.
But as you keep watching, the weird school and students start feeling more realistic.
With everywhere having news of bullies bullying someone to death or the bullied kills his bullies, it doesn’t feel too strange after all.
The main character Kujo wins a game of "Clapping" and becames the boss of a gang at an all-boy high school. The idea of the game is to clap as many times hanging from a roof-top fence without falling to your death. At first he finds his role mildly amusing as he deals out punishment to anyone who disrespects him or his best friend Aoki.
But when he moves on and ends up alienating Aoki, things start to change.
Bullying is not a word that can define a full situation of what happens or what is absent like the absence of justice.
When the teachers act like robots that are just there to dictate without the effort of teaching or caring, the whole system starts spiraling.
Teacher: flowers are meant to bloom, not to dry up.
Student: aren’t there flowers that never bloom?
10/10
“Look how I’m forgetting you. Look how I’ve forgotten you. Look at me.“
“Her: You know I have dubious morals.
Him: I want to meet you again tomorrow, I love dubious morals.”
Emotionally devastating and beautifully shot, this might be one of my favorite romance movies. A must watch.
9/10
Picture a nation already gripped by political chaos that finds itself afflicted by a plague so new that no one understands its properties yet.
Offff, right? Well the story obviously is deep and about the hungry peasant class of the 1600 Korea, well if you are hungry, eat the rich, literally.
What made kingdom stand out for me is not the zombies and amazing sword fights or the excellent costume design, it’s how a nation falls if they aren’t United, the real “baddies” aren’t the zombies but the people who failed to work together to contain the Zombiiesm, is that even a word.
Well.
Acting 10/10
Story 10/10
Few dislikes but overall love.
8.4/10
What are dreams ? Is it some prestigious club that average men can only join in their sleep? Of course not, don’t limit yourself by your own ideas.
I loved this drama, the journey and conveying of “it’s never really too late” after all a dream remains a dream if you haven’t acted on it.
Acting : well I can’t rate the acting since some people rocked and some people need to work harder on their dreams
Story : 9/10
Music : 10/10
“There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.”
– Douglas H. Everett
8/10
All twists and turns are concealed in a flock of birds, the skies and seas cannot see them, but with dreams, they become visible.
The time is in a constant back and forth in his movie, making you feel how heavy the trauma the main character went through which are shown symbolically and figuratively.
A doctor travels back to his rural home to save his nephews life, sounds like a simple heartwarming story but this one takes a heavy turn.
This is my vibe of depressing movie with heavy messages.
Memories, I wish they were more palpable, as if you can touch them but only “as if”.
8/10
The life of a flower is very short, that’s why it should be appreciated immediately.
Just like the movies name, floating clouds, well they are there and we see them but no one takes the time to notice them and so are human emotions, if you constantly feel estranged and distant towards your own feelings, they’ll end up passing before you really get to see them and appreciate them and before too long we become aware of those very things we callously taken for granted that are now tragically and irretrievably lost.
8.1/10
“Close your eyes, tell me what you see, is it the blue sky?
I see the blue sky but it’s also turning into your handsome face.”
It’s a good movie, the cinematography is excellent, the story is simple.
Some dialogues are really well written, but they’ve could have done much more with it.
10/10
The story, we're told in a prefatory note, took place in "The story takes place when the world was in dark times, an era when mankind had not yet awakened as human beings." By that the director may be referring both to the story and to aspects of totalitarian society and rule , in which everyone's role was rigidly defined, and authority flowed from the top down.
Ironically the movie is named after the villain, or maybe it’s signify the role of such merciless bullies even in our own personal stories.
“I found that humans have less sympathy, for things that don’t directly concern them. They are ruthless.”