generally ive come to love Japanese bl, and i come from an intense anime watching background, so i say this with…
Fiction doesn’t automatically equal endorsement. Well, not all characters are black and white, sometimes characters and people are also grey. They are not normalizing anything they're just telling you that some people do this. We shouldn't pretend that it doesn't happen. When writers write they do so from their own culture, social location and society.
As an international fan, you should also realize that you're consuming other people's culture and they will be things you agree or disagree with.
Sometimes authors are exploring, sometimes they're provoking, sometimes they're just telling a story. So saying “this exists, therefore the author endorses it” is often an oversimplification.
saying “BL normalizes X” as if the whole genre does the same thing is factually inaccurate.
It had really great dialogue in terms of talking about infertility, trauma and violence. I think they tried to make it less heavy but the message still came out loud and clear.
Especially in some societies where motherhood is a priced position,being unable to conceive is a heavy burden.
I feel like most of the comments misunderstood the film, or maybe they were too young to understand such a deep topic, and how domestic violence does and messes up people. I think it's a great film told in a very interesting way.
A young man trying to find himself, questioning his violent legacy, and whether or not he will be like his violent father. This is something that a lot of men will not talk about or admit, how their violent upbringing impacted them.
I like that he tied his hands in the end, because he is so scared to be like his father.
An eye for an eye will make you see deathly hollow, really, when they assaulted the victim. Even when victims are dead, they should just worry about the perpetrators.
The free stock ojisan was such a great concept in the age of people using people's images without consent and working all these freelancing jobs, especially stock photos. It was such a genius concept...you're free, your value is not free. Oh I'm here too (haha)
This film is about misogyny and how even a blind person being a man still got protected from his crimes by a society that protects men. She was ugly because she was a rebel, not physical ugliness. She dared to tell the truth and confront men and that made her ugly.
In the end history is still retold to protect the "man" and misogyny of society. Korea is known to protect men even after they've done terrible things because they're "a treasure or national hero". They're invincible while the women are invisible.
It's not bad, really liked the concept and numerous predators, but they tried to make it too comical. That flying kick from the T-Rex (hahaha) and droppings on the old man.
Damn, what a chaotic movie. At first, I was just going to watch it to see if I liked it, but it was so captivating with its unhinged cycles of abuse. The saddest moment was when the brother turned out exactly like the father. The closing scene was perfect, though.... continue eating your soup like nothing happened.
As an international fan, you should also realize that you're consuming other people's culture and they will be things you agree or disagree with.
Sometimes authors are exploring, sometimes they're provoking, sometimes they're just telling a story. So saying “this exists, therefore the author endorses it” is often an oversimplification.
saying “BL normalizes X” as if the whole genre does the same thing is factually inaccurate.
Especially in some societies where motherhood is a priced position,being unable to conceive is a heavy burden.
Happiness is indeed complicated.
A young man trying to find himself, questioning his violent legacy, and whether or not he will be like his violent father. This is something that a lot of men will not talk about or admit, how their violent upbringing impacted them.
I like that he tied his hands in the end, because he is so scared to be like his father.
Its almost 60 years old but still such a great movie.
In the end history is still retold to protect the "man" and misogyny of society. Korea is known to protect men even after they've done terrible things because they're "a treasure or national hero". They're invincible while the women are invisible.
The saddest moment was when the brother turned out exactly like the father.
The closing scene was perfect, though.... continue eating your soup like nothing happened.