Incognito

This movie is a very realistic portrayal of the dark side of humanity. How through seemingly normal situations we sometimes end up in the deepest recesses of someone's hell. As far as the subtext goes this film says a lot that will stick with you for a long time. Showing the life of the two main leads. Yoon-Jae (Kim Shi-Hoo) is a transfer student at his new high school. He begins to hang around with mysterious student Se-Joon (Choi Tae-Joon). They become involved in a case involving their junior student Eun-Young (Mun Ka-Young).

The film never spells anything out you have to see it and come to your own conclusions. But basically the relationship between Yoon Jae and Se Joon starts from innocent feelings to obsession from Se Joon's end. Where he starts torturing the bullies who harmed Yoon Jae and ends up getting messed up when Yoon Jae isn't with him.

There's a girl Eun Yung who starts out having a crush on Se Joon but then she's hanging out with Yoon Jae because it's obvious she's developing feelings for him. And Se Joon sees Yoon Jae is interested in her too and his feelings of obsession and pain over not being able to express himself, it all starts creating a storm inside Se Joon which is metaphorically shown by the Jason Mraz guitar getting sold which was the most important dream he had. Not just the guitar itself but his dream was to play it for Yoon Jae.

That's when it all comes crashing.

The movie is just so engaging and painful to watch at times but I fell in love with this story.

That ending where even then Se Joon was the one who blurts out his emotions.

You know that if one or few things had happened different none of this would have happened. If Yoon Jae hadn't been so dismissive of Se Joons feelings, they might have had a different kind of ending.

Really amazing film.

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This movie is so f^cked up so naturally I loved it lmao but honestly this was like Let The Right One In, where supernatural beings are actually an allegory for something, and I think in this case Night was the one true love but also Wine's alter ego. I feel like loving Night was basically Wine finally loving himself after the things he hears from Tee who is his first love and you can tell there's something off about the other guy too because he's also technically offering his apartment for sex. And there's a lot of dark humor, something screwed up is happening and you'll end up laughing or sincerely falling in love with the characters in their cute moments. Very unique, transgressive, beautiful, and violent.

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So first off there's just something about the background music that was kinda creepy I don't know why! It was just a little weird I guess.

So here's the low down, the main actor playing Kano was a little disappointing. That's the main reason for this not being a ten rating.

But there was something about the movie that felt very artistic and that's the part I loved. Gratefully pretty much everyone else was acting well, especially felt bad for Tojiro! But let's face it, all the sex with Kano was borderline non con or at least dub con.

It just felt like Kano let those men take advantage of him, even though he was so much more powerful than any of them ! But that's the thing I kinda loved about this story, it felt like despite being one of the best swordsmen in the school, Kano was mentally submissive - but I feel like that's also what causes his darkness.

I mean the guy basically admits that the only reason he joined the samurais was so he could kill. That means he had that darkness inside him all along, which he kept hidden underneath his beauty. I mean ffs poor Tojiro was clearly in love with him even when he finds out that Kano screwed him over, and pinned the murder on him, the second Kano said 'im sorry' he basically fell for it again and that's how Kano was able to kill him.

But then in the end, I feel like the Samurai who was telling the Captain the story of the two men, basically despite saying he was a homophobe, it was obvious he was also pretty much struggling with his own sexuality.

But what happened to Kano , they didn't show anything and it happens off screen but it's still impactful because basically Kano let the darkness take over and it drowned him too in the end.

I feel like it's also about the fact that giving anyone the power to kill is wrong because no matter how many Samurai codes you have, in the end, a person can still fool everyone and use the power of death to destroy.

And it's not really mentioned but it's obvious that Kano's story must have started from sexual abuse which turned him cold and murderous. It was like he couldn't believe that anyone could truly love him. And then he knew he was powerless to the men who were trying to get him in bed, so he wouldn't refuse them but ended up killing them after.

As for the sex scenes, they're pretty tame, but still serve the purpose to show us more about Kano and the other men.

Personally I also feel like because of whatever happened to him in the past, Kano was actually unable to feel love for anyone but kept saying things like 'i like you ' and literally even flirting with that one guy who the Captain appoints to take him to the Geisha place but Kano ends up not doing anything with the woman and instead acting like he wanted to sleep with that guy. Even though it eventually turns out that Kano doesn't have feelings for anyone, but uses these tricks to basically lure them to their deaths.

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One of my favorite lakorn and one of my favorite couples !

The romance, and okay I'm a sucker for a dick antihero but this ml made me swoon over his gentle but obsessed love for the fl from pretty much the beginning .

The plot is the perfect amount of angst and light moments just an overall engaging story and the plot twists keep you involved.

I feel like there were times when the fl could have been less manipulative to the sl like just keeping him around when she was in love with the ml but for some reason this show didn't give me sls lol maybe cause the main couple was just so ship worthy!

Of course I felt for both the boys though. They deserved better. Having hate and revenge on your agenda especially when you're that young isn't a great idea.

But seriously I just absolutely LOVE it

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Didn't work for me, and i tried i really did because so many handsome men, it should have been something I'd have fun watching, but this was just SO LAME AND TEDIOUS I wanted to give up but literally the only couple that was somewhat interesting - Ram and King I watched it for these two. Because at least their characters were interesting and their makeovers weren't terrible, like omg why creators why??? Guy playing Duen is decent looking so why does he have such bad make up in this? And the make up isnt even all, its his BORING SELF RIGHTEOUS character ugh. I hated the boring goody two shoes characters with less personality than a twilight movie female character. If you think Bella was bad wait till you get a load of this guy. Then the other couple i couldn't enjoy because of major technical issues with the voice of one character that seemed like some stranger was dubbing his voice. And so if there was one saving grace it was Ram King because I love ne some stalker love lol and their makeover s werent terrible and I just loved Ram's character, it was very unique and interesting. I feel like they should have been the main character s/couple. It wasn't even cute and funny like 2gether. So the jokes werent funny, the writing was just so lame, and the characters dull and boring.

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Fun, silly movie with some emotional scenes and entertainment for the whole ride if you like dark humor and Japanese weirdness lol I do so I enjoyed it. Tori is my fave but in this he plays a character who's very much someone you're supposed to dislike. And then I also really loved the older couple story and the space alien one but the most hilarious to me was the Okada cameo with the seer woman it was the best! But also ADORE Kubota and Yano!!! They were so cute together and those couple of scenes were definitely impactful. I wish there was a spin off LOL But I digress. Coming back to the movie, the one thing ruined my experience was the story of the gangster ex who was basically telling the parent to HIT HIS DAUGHTER BECAUSE HE LOVES HER FFS AND HE HITS HER THEY SHOW IT ON SCREEN AND ITS CHILD ABUSE. So, it would be wrong to not give credit where it's due, it's not the actors fault but the creator. So, watch it because it's entertaining but this part is really problematic. I can hardly believe a Japanese film which is obviously progressive enough to show a gay couple could be so ignorant about this. I haven't even seen this in Chinese film or drama these days despite the fact that their government is conservative af. So anyhow you can see why it bugged me. And another thing is they were making a mockery out of sex addiction which you can joke it's fine, but when they had serious discussion about lying, and other things, they should have had a serious discussion about sex addiction being a mental illness.

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This drama is so realistic at times it will trigger you. And I don't know about anyone else but that ending was perfevt. This show is brave in its rendition of a society that's ready to destroy and lynch someone and taking part in victim blaming, why didn't he call the cops, why didn't he leave, why didn't he get him arrested -- all of these comments you'll hear in review sections of such dramas because people don't understand the way trauma destroys your will to live, let alone fight, it many trauma bonding and other mental illnesses will develop which leave the victims completely disoriented and confused and even paranoid, which in turn makes you further retreat into your shell and pretty much your life is destroyed. This is what this book talks about. These effects. And the way they did it was excellent.
And I love how realistic Kengs behavior was after when he's still trying to get Shin back, practically blackmailing him and blaming everyone but himself and still saying he loves Shin. Typically sociopathic narcissist behavior.
And the problem which I think that ending really emphasized was that it's obvious Shin still has feelings for him.
Just screwed up.
And honestly James was always cute in LBC but now he's playing this part so well, you can see the pain and desolation in his eyes. Even Oat played his role well.
Definitely a good drama.

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Seriously this film just takes you in dark corners and just shakes you. The way it's shot, a mix of surreal and extremely realistic. So when things happen you see something raw and poetic but also interspersed with a kind of fantasy. I did have trouble getting into it in the beginning because the main actress felt a bit boring and wasn't expressing herself as well, or maybe it was the coldness of her character that gets to you-- regardless I was into within a few minutes. But also a shout out to the actors who played Watanabe and Mizuki, i really enjoyed their performance. It's a famous dark film so I finally watched it and was surprised to see Okada! his role is not major but important to the set up. But really this film is a work of art.

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It was well made with decent acting and a good ghost grief murder mystery plot. The main leads were all beautiful and their acting was believable and there was no cringe or anything of the sort. But while I really enjoyed it I just feel like the plot was rather predictable and the whole story was not exactly remarkable or memorable. It's just another light horror supernatural movie. And one major problem that at least affected my viewing and connection to the movie was that there was no main character that you could get into , the story just changed povs from one character to the next. But again, it's definitely entertaining.

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Execution is not the best, and a little outdated but the story and script are done well.
Basically, I loved the brothers dynamic and even beyond that human experimentation is my favorite topic that's why I love Japanese stories like Final Life . But Final Life is shot well and it's more recent so naturally more stunning but Fallen Angel has a kind of indie feel to it.
The story is basically about people's obsession with intelligence, and a lot of Asian dramas deal with this topic in a phenomenal way like the Thai series Gifted and Japanese Final Life I mentioned earlier.
Basically two brothers are living ordinary lives when suddenly after having disappeared when he was a kid, the youngest brother appears all hurt and not in great shape.
And then there are people who want to capture the youngest brother so the older brothers end up being forced into abandoning their lives so they could go on the run in order to save the youngest from the antagonists.
Anyway, I really thought the actors on the whole did a solid job and the script was good if not outstanding.

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I feel like the point of the film was a little vague. Other than that it was visually excellent and had a dark, gritty feel and has some disturbing gore. The relationship between the two men is always surrounded by a dark atmosphere, and is generally the real suspense, you never know what's going to happen but you still keep speculating. Beautifully made and the script and the acting was on point. Gun especially, he got me completely invested in his character. The way he portrayed the role of a beaten down boy who's struggling everywhere in life suddenly finds a boy who is mysterious in some ways and brutally honest. Just like Gun he's also struggling.

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This show is not going to let you sleep or do anything until you finish it and keep a few boxes of tissues handy because it does take some dark turns but it also stays hopeful and positive at the same time. It's a meaningful story about real people just like you and me, with relatable problematic relationships. I love the brothers bond, not just the Phatson household but all the cousins. The way they began the show with Pete (Jayler) saying to his oldest cousin Yi (Thanapob) how when they were younger Yi could just say anything and Pete would do it. From that point, where they are all questioning if a sibling could ever be capable of killing another sibling, and they all don't believe any of them could ever hate each other enough to kill them when unbeknownst to these cousins, behind doors things are already brewing and taking a dark turn. And how despite having so much love for each other they're forced to make rash decisions and often times it means hurting their own brothers (cousins). The way things start because people stopped being honest with each other and all the buried secrets start to come to the surface and the cousins are now forced to take sides. Basically the way the creator of the show, made Yi and Pete symbolic of a brothers bond, and the way Yi resembles Pete's father the older brother, and Pete resembles their uncle Mate the younger, in the end, I mean it was just ART. And seriously Jackie deserves a special mention. All the boys did a great job, Ice Paris as Pete's step brother, Captain portrayed Earns character in a natural way, Third omg his crying >_< was the one that hit the most next to Thanapob and Jackie. Ryu and Porsche were adorable and James literally had me seething lol so obv he's a good actor. But Jackie. Jackie did the most remarkable job of making me resent his character Toey in the beginning to making me fall in love with him T_T he made me cry so much, him and Thanapob, God, that whole part in the last part was just so heartbreaking. Anyway, I'll stop now or I'll go on forever lol but seriously this is not just a good thai show, it's not even a good Asian show , it's a f^cking great show no matter what you compare it with.

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I really did get into it and it was entertaining enough to watch through but that's about it. The execution for most of the dark things was not done well. She gets raped in one scene and is joking in the next that just took me out of the fantasy. Additionally the main two characters had zero chemistry imo. Their supposed loving and intense gazes looked so fake. They don't even have one single conversation where you feel a bond forming, nothing at all. I really like slap and kiss and abusive male leads but this has potential but didn't really do it for me. I like deep passionate bonds but for that you need acting and directing skills. These two were better in the sad scenes for some reason but not when they were supposed to show emotion for each other. So the entire thing is based on the couple and when their chemistry is lacking you can't save it with skinship. Which even skinship there was not as much as some other Thai stuff. Anyway it's not bad they had a great plot and actors but the execution did not work for me.

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