I was thinking of watching it this year... But because of Jisoo I don't know anymore.
Does the life of a painter make his painting less beautiful? Mostly the reason people avoid exposing themselves to the work of 'fallen individuals' is because they don't want to feel guilty for enjoying it. The drama has already been made. Avoiding it won't unmake it. If the allegations are true (which they haven't all been proven yet btw so innocent until proven guilty) then karma will come for Ji Soo, there's no doubt. I actually find it a bit ironic the type of role he is playing since his character is the victim of abuse.
There are some really nice scenes of Jin Woo and Hyun Min together. You really got to see their affection for one another. But their relationship isn't the only focus of this story, so people might be a bit disappointed if they're expecting this to be a true BL (where the plot is 90% about the main couple). The story here, however, revolves around Jin Woo. The writers kept the discrimination pretty tame in my opinion which is either a good thing if you are sensitive to such subjects or a bad thing if you are looking for a more impactful plot. All in all, this was a good movie.
oh this sounds interesting, I just hope it has a happy ending, I've realized I can't watch anymore LGBTQ movies…
I feel you lol. After years of being a loyal LGBTQ film fan, I think I'm finally ready to begin the process of healing the scars left by oh so many sad endings.
The writing felt contrived at times and the overall production value was a bit lacking for me. Historical bl's are my favourite thing though so I can't say that I disliked this. I just wish it had more of something but I can't quite put my finger on what. More plot, maybe? More smooches, maybe? Also, I felt the chemistry between the the two leads was lacking a bit. They were both great for their roles individually, but together they fell a bit flat. They didn't have that spark, that pizzazz, you know?
I wish they had hired an actor to play the older Chang Shik who actually looked somewhat like the younger actor. That took me out of the story a bit because they have two totally different faces, but overall was a decent film. There's some difficult bullying scenes just a warning.
Ye Joo was really depressed and resigned to her fate at the beginning but slowly as she spent more time with Min Shik she started to look and feel better, like with the lip balm he gave her and then later when she got her hair cut. He made her start to care again, and that's what was so devastating when he ran away from her after she'd been raped. He must have thought she sold her body for the goat, and only realised it might have been an assualt when he saw her staring at her attacker in the church.
Anyways, the goat is obviously a metaphor for Ye Joo. Min Shik found it just like he found her. He could have chosen to leave it in the pit just like he could have chosen to leave Ye Joo to fend for herself. If he had done so, the goat/Ye Joo would have died. He rescued them, however. Even though he wasn't perfect all the time, he at least got them out of the pit they were in. Now, when he turned his back on Ye Joo after she'd been attacked, he turned his back on the goat, too. He didn't care to rescue them anymore. He'd been hurt because he misunderstood the situation. And then he went one step further to avoid her afterwards rather than hear her side of the story. She then buses with the goat to the church and deliberately steps in the muddy puddle. I think this is because she wanted to muddy up the floors of the church on purpose, maybe to throw it back in the community's face how dirty they made her feel. It might have been a 'you're right, I am dirty, now bask in my filfth,' kind of moment, but that's only a guess.
The overall message this film left me with was be careful what choices you make because they are sometimes irreversible. At the end, Min Shik realised his mistake but it was already too late. He couldn't get back what he had already let go of, and a metaphor for this was the very end scene when he saw the goat and tried to catch it but he tripped and it got away. He had a moment of mental weakness, but it was a moment too much. He let go of the rope and could never grasp it again. Don't let go of the rope, guys lol.
One more thing, it's intereseting that Snowflakes is an alternate title. I wonder what the significance of that is? Ye Joo said snow made her sad, and then it snows at the very end and Min Shik starts crying/is sad. Maybe she killed herself and went up into the sky and the snow falling over him was her crying in heaven or something. Any other theories??
Thanks for telling me! It looks like it was deleted from youtube. The film can also be found here; https://ok.ru/video/2418639833719
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So that kid at the orphanage, at the very end, was that her true son? If so, how the heck did she find him?? Also,…
I watched this a while ago but if I always thought the kid at the orphanage at the end wasn't her son but the other little boy that was being kept in the same area as Min Su with the corrupt cop??? Was that actually her son????
Homunculus is basically like a distorted little man in our brain. So every part of that man in the brain actually…
I've read the whole wikipedia page on it which mentions the guy who apparently coined the term 'Homunculus' and what his reasons were for creating it. I've read and re-read it a hundred times. Like, is it just some crazy dude's theory that there is a little person living in your head? But then the wiki page mentions something about 'preformationism.' I won't even try to get into that. I just can't come to terms with what the point of the creature is lmao. Thanks for trying though!
MAJOR TRIGGER WARNING. This film shows strong themes of sexual abuse so please be warned before deciding to watch. It is here on youtube with English subs; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3bF1vfcACg
Anyways, the goat is obviously a metaphor for Ye Joo. Min Shik found it just like he found her. He could have chosen to leave it in the pit just like he could have chosen to leave Ye Joo to fend for herself. If he had done so, the goat/Ye Joo would have died. He rescued them, however. Even though he wasn't perfect all the time, he at least got them out of the pit they were in. Now, when he turned his back on Ye Joo after she'd been attacked, he turned his back on the goat, too. He didn't care to rescue them anymore. He'd been hurt because he misunderstood the situation. And then he went one step further to avoid her afterwards rather than hear her side of the story. She then buses with the goat to the church and deliberately steps in the muddy puddle. I think this is because she wanted to muddy up the floors of the church on purpose, maybe to throw it back in the community's face how dirty they made her feel. It might have been a 'you're right, I am dirty, now bask in my filfth,' kind of moment, but that's only a guess.
The overall message this film left me with was be careful what choices you make because they are sometimes irreversible. At the end, Min Shik realised his mistake but it was already too late. He couldn't get back what he had already let go of, and a metaphor for this was the very end scene when he saw the goat and tried to catch it but he tripped and it got away. He had a moment of mental weakness, but it was a moment too much. He let go of the rope and could never grasp it again. Don't let go of the rope, guys lol.
One more thing, it's intereseting that Snowflakes is an alternate title. I wonder what the significance of that is? Ye Joo said snow made her sad, and then it snows at the very end and Min Shik starts crying/is sad. Maybe she killed herself and went up into the sky and the snow falling over him was her crying in heaven or something. Any other theories??
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