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Feng Xiao Gang played the title role of Mr. Six with all the depth and a bit of coldness, which is what made this film. The way he faces people who are dangerous but despite being a former gangster he follows his own moral code which basically means he doesn't hurt anyone who doesn't deserve it in his eyes, namely anyone who crossed him or screwed him over. But this film tackles a subject that you rarely see being touched -- what it's like to become old, having a failing body but your mind remains that of a young gangster. How devastating it is to watch the younger people be disrespectful just because of your age. And the irony of media that shows a forty something guy and calls him 'middle aged.' All of this is just done with such raw power as far as the actor's talent is concerned, everyone from Yi Feng to Kris just nailed it. And I love how realistic the portrayal of real poverty and the sense of desperation you feel when the only reason your child is in danger is because you don't have the ransom to pay his kidnappers. The thing about this film is it relies on raw realism. Especially that scene where Mr six tries to get the ransom money to get his son YiFeng back from Kris, that was so touching, just beautifully done.
So that father who calls you a sissy because of the way you look, doesn't suddenly go around saying keep this look, and gets super woke all of a sudden, it just shows that even someone who thinks you're 'a sissy' can still love you. But it doesn't provide justification for the wrongs the father did but when Yi Feng tells him why he resents him you can tell Mr. Six would do anything to do things different if he had the chance. And in a way the reason he wants Yi Feng to 'clean up his act' and act tough is because Mr. Six knows his own health is deteriorating and Yi Feng clearly doesn't have loyal friends so in his mind having a tough exterior will protect Yi Feng at least a little from people like Kris.
But the absolute genius of the film is the way even Kris is clearly shown to have a controlling, abusive father who basically imprisoned his own son to manipulate Mr. Six in a desperate situation because sure the girl said she snuck Yi Feng out of Kris's custody but if Kris really wanted to capture Yi Feng or hurt him he could have done it anytime, but it wasn't Kris but his greedy, selfish father who sends YiFeng to the hospital , breaks his skull. Because you can tell when Kris hears of this from Mr. Six he even apologizes and he has tears in his eyes throughout. So he was sincere.
But okay, the reason I can't give it a higher rating is honestly because the ending - it just felt trite and didn't match the rest of the film it was anticlimactic you can say. I would have been fine if it just faded to black where they show Kris crying but you don't actually see anything on screen. That scene and everything before it was so well executed! But the ending just didn't work for me, the whole son feeds birds like the father after father dies its so played out.
Still this film, despite its minor shortcomings, is a must watch.
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Really hard to rate this drama. On one hand I got attached but on the other the main couple their relationship always feels a bit lacking. Good dramas they don't have to tell you someone is in love, they SHOW you. Saying these things only makes sense if I can see their bond on screen. In the absence of this it felt shallow, not just their relationship but pretty much every character acts so random , like omg I love you will become omg this guy loved you more than me lol like what XD it didn't make any sense. But the absolute worst thing about the drama, okay see I don't mind stories about second chances, and if you choose to stay in an abusive relationship, physically or emotionally abusive I mean, I completely get where you're coming from because of something called trauma bonding. But trauma bonding like Stockholm Syndrome, is something that happens to a victim of abuse and if they make bad decisions because of this very real phenomenon, I would never blame the victims. But in this drama what really made me frustrated was the way everyone around Namon kept saying 'if she's abusive so what she's your mother' WTF. And they make her feel like a villain for it! I'm sorry but if Hitler got hit by a car he would still be a genocidal monster! Imagine someone telling his victims 'oh its okay so what if he committed genocide he's hurt now feel bad for him.' People, you do not have to maintain abusive relationships because they're 'family.' So that's what I mean the writing wasn't terrible but this is their thinking ffs. But bro, Lee Thanat is so gorgeous Lol he kept making me watch lol and there were some great moments and basically this i s the drama where you think this is going to happen and it does lol definitely guilty pleasure and I really thought the beginning was really good but sank in the middle.
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It's basically a sociopaths version of Mafia Game with life and death consequences. This honestly had the potential to be a series, they could have given details about a lot of things but then again that's not the point of this film.
It's a story about a bunch of disturbed students and their abusers. How these things ruined their lives. It's about these same people finding out the meaning of life, or at the very least, finding meaning in something in their lives. It's dark and gruesome but so beautiful.
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I did feel sad at those parts but not enough for the guy to react in the way he did after basically being 'a good person ' all this time. I couldn't see his crazy, i couldn't feel that switch flipping in his brain, so the end I'm not opposed to dark nihilistic endings but this one just wasn't believable.
Still, for the overall story I feel it's worth watching.
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Okay so here's what I honestly think. This film is just a brutal, gruesome look at the reality of suicide.
It also tells us to have a connection with ourselves before anyone else which yes, it's profound but personally think it's not as powerful a sentiment as it's supposed to be considering its the movies philosophy.
Because if you're this connected to yourself that you don't need anyone else, then isn't that the opposite of the other message of the film which is to not be selfish and self serving?
And even this is a matter of opinion, so I'm not at all dismissing the creator for it but what did bug me was that one antagonist who is quite obviously Tim Currys character from Rocky Horror and if he was trying to pay homage I don't know but it just didn't fit and kept bugging me.
But, all those problems aside this film is still very much a masterpiece. Yes, it's depressingly gory but then gore is not of the itchi the killer variety it's not supposed to shock, or give glamor, but create the same creepy, surreal, hypnotic vibe this film is set to give. Which wilk make you feel like you just witnessed a group of girls get mangled under the train .
But like I said this movie does it not to be some splatter gruesome edgy movie, it does this to connect you to the characters and the story.
It was definitely brilliant in so many ways but it's disturbing like nothing so please bear that in mind.
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It's hard to explain but the feeling I got watching the drama was how it feels to fall in love with someone for the first time. Not some fling that you were peer pressured into having, but the first time someone moves you.
I didn't know this was by the same people who created my two favorite shows, Death Note and Haru Ga Kita but now I know they're geniuses!
This story is about the repurcussions of trauma and how they tend to make you isolated. How easy it is to fall into the trap of coldness and cynicism and pretend your very human feelings don't exist.
Because, as long as no one hurts you, it's all good, right?
But this drama shows you that what you might believe are your personal decisions have a bigger impact on the people around you and especially the ones you love.
And how that kind of cynicism makes you take selfish actions and these actions have consequences.
This drama will move you.
It will make you a better person.
Because all of these dilemmas are universal. And so is heartache and denial.
And unless you open yourself up to someone, you'll never stop feeling so completely alone.
Oftentimes, the loneliness we wallow in so frequently is also our own fault.
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I literally just was searching through Viki's Japanese collection and this one popped up randomly and I started watching it. I didn't even know what it was about.
But this turned out to be such a beautiful, cinematic, atmospheric movie I kept getting sucked in.
Byung Hun seriously had me bawling. The whole cast was just right.
The script was unique, and the visuals mesmerizing.
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It's not easy making a good enough on the premise they chose naturally it leaves you a little underwhelmed.
But it was interesting and would have benefited from more episodes and a proper resolution.
Acting wise it's okay but the product placement was too on the nose. to the point where even the organ donor message which btw important message no doubt, but the way they did it was very obvious and just preachy.
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Excellent mystery and the two main leads, Park Bo Young and Song Joongki made me feel everything from love to sadness.
The ending... God.
Anyway, my kinda love story with plenty of heartache and passion.
The length of the movie was about 2 hours which is a good duration to really get attached to the characters and the creators did it so well and the casting was good too.
Yeon Seok as the villain gave a powerful performance as the self serving antagonist.
But the real strength of the story was the bond between Bo Young and Joongki, they are both so beautiful no doubt but more than that they brought their characters to life.
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I love this trilogy and even though I personally didn't like this one as much as I wanted to it still is a solid film that you need to watch.
I love how this whole trilogy can get pretty dark and this one the main lead Lee Yong Ae was just perfect!!!
I loved how she doesn't try to be a 'good ' girl that is by other's definition of the word.
Her entire personality is defined by that scene where she asks the much younger Kim Shi Hoo's before screwing him "are you the type of guy who gets turned off when a girl does this kind of thing ?" And only when the boy vehemently responds no does she proceed lol one of my favorite scenes!
Very poetic and just beautiful
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