PrettyCarEye

Welcome to the drama fever! You and I are in the same boat. I haven't watched a western movie in over a month. Before I got unto the Asia wave, I'd watch a Hollywood movie almost everyday. Now I don't even know what's out in theatres. haha

Haha, ok, no worries. Be sure to let me know what you think of Good Rain. I'm actually happy you're going to watch it because there's an issue about the movie that's been bugging me and I so want to ask someone about it so yeah, hurry up and watch! :)

Did you already see Love, So Divine and Innocent Steps before I recommended them? I was afraid of that. You probably shouldn't ask me for recs in future because I'm pretty sure you've watch a lot more than I have! lol I started watching Asians films less than month ago so I have a long way to go. I loved Season of Good Rain because Jung Woo-sung is in it. Talk about a tall glass of water. haha ;)

Ok I think I may have come up with a few good recs for you, but you might have already seen them since you've been at this gig longer than me. Anyway, here goes:

Season of Good Rain, romantic drama, no sadness. Actually now that I recall it there were some really funny scenes in this. I still need to write a review ...

I started Love, So Divine last night. I haven't finished watching it yet, but from what I've seen so far it's pretty funny.

Innocent Steps, cute and funny.

Hope that helps.

Haha ... why? I promise you it's not depressingly sad, otherwise I wouldn't have watched it myself. hehe. I'm gonna have to think about other recs for a sec because most Asian films I've seen are not very upbeat and happy (as you know). Are you in the mood for romantic comedy, romantic drama ... what?

Oh no, sorry to hear that. Hope you feel better soon! No, Only You is not sad ... well not a lot, a little towards the middle, but overall it's a happy movie.

You should see it! It's a really sweet little love story. Hero is the bad boy, broody type and the heroine is cute and sweet and just right for him. I loved it! Maybe you will too. :)

Hehe,I speak from experience,and not only my own,though I don't present my experience or that of my friends as any representation of a universal truth.I just think we put too much value on the labels we assign people sometimes.My ex was a good guy who turned out to be really bad as time went by.And my bf before him was a real badass who turned out to be a real gem. We broke up because we wanted different things out of life. I wanted to travel and experience the world, he wanted to remain in the US and start a family. So I maintain that bad boys or nice guys ultimately neither one is better than the other. They both have their pros and cons, just like us women, just like every human being on the face of this earth. Be with the person that truly makes you happy, whether they're nice gals or bad girls. They may break your heart,but it's worth it.It's called living life to the fullest.

I saw a film recently that illustrates perfectly my point to Becca below. The roles are reversed, but the message is the same and just as powerful. The movie is called One Fine Spring Day. You can find the full movie on YouTube. Check it out! :)

Addicted2dramas, I think one of the reasons why a lot of dramas and movies end in this way is because they don't always reflect real life. In fact they provide an escape from a reality in which the girl (or guy) doesn't always get the girl (or guy) they want, and usually that's the bad boy, the handsome popular guy or the rich corporate CEO (sometimes he's all three haha). With movies and dramas we can live vicariously through the characters and escape our own world for a bit. I think we need that as human beings sometimes, but of course it's always nice with a little diversity every once in a while! :)

Becca, I used to think that when I was younger. Now in my 30s I just want to be with someone who I love and who loves me. If he happens to be a "nice guy" or "bad boy" is of little importance, as long as that spark is there. And I've had the spark with both types, and I've dropped both types like hot cookies when I realized neither of them were meeting my needs for whatever reason. If a man really cares for you, bad boy or nice guy, he will go the extra mile to see to your comfort. If he doesn't then he's just not that into you and you should accept that fact and let him go. Problem is, us girls shirk way too much of our personal responsibility sometimes. We give too many chances in the misguided thought that we can change these people. If after a fair amount of time, your influence and their love for you isn't enough for them to want to change,leave. Boys will be as bad as we let them.

Hopefully though in real life and in dramas you can inspire the "bad" boy to become a better person. I want to emphasize the word "inspire" because no one can change someone else's behaviour just like that. Unless the other person decides to change, they're gonna do want they want to do and be who they want to be. This is especially true for bad boys. But hopefully you will have some direct or indirect influence on the person and they will choose to stop or adjust any sucky behaviour they may have toward you or others. I've seen it happen in real life all the time so when it happens in dramas it's believable for me. I also think human beings are too complex to be boxed into categories like these.Good guys can be jerks just as much as bad boys under the right circumstances so for me I say the heroine should follow her heart, wherever it leads her, for better or worse.

It's an interesting dilemma. My mom always tell me to go for the man who loves me more than I love him. At the age I am now I get why she says that so I've tried it, but it was hard for me, and still is. I'm just not able to be with someone if there's no attraction. If I'm more attracted to the bad boy but he treats me like crap and isn't sensitive to my needs, I'd rather be alone than go for a "good" guy who doesn't excite me. So when I'm watching dramas/movies I use the same logic. I want the girl to end up with the man she finds most attractive. Usually it's the bad boy who may put her through a lot at first because most "bad" guys, unless he's a complete pyschopath, are just insecure people looking for love just like everyone else but are afraid to admit that, even to themselves.

Oh great thank you! But please tell me more if you have others in mind. I'm really picky so the more the merrier ... hehe. I've been hearing a lot about My Sassy Girl, but I've been reluctant to watch it because of the heroine's physical abuse of the hero. I'm against female-on-male violence as much as I am male-on-female.

Movie! At the moment dramas are too time consuming for my schedule.

Actually everything I'm learning now in Level 1 Korean I already knew from watching movies and dramas. I'm good at picking up languages, but if I'm going to learn Korean I want to try and learn it properly as actors may be speaking slang, short version, idioms or dialect and I don't know. So it's good to get some proper training. By the way, are you watching anything good right now? I can't make up my mind what to watch next. Any recs? Please don't recommend anything to me where someone dies or is going to die! :)

Haha. I see. That's amazing. Reminds me of when I just moved to Norway a few years ago. When I started at the language school they put me in a class with people who couldn't read or write so the lessons were very very very basic. After a week I got fed up and quit. I learned my Norwegian from watching TV (all foreign movies are shown in their native language with Norwegian subtitles so it was great in developing my Norwegian reading skills) and practicing with my colleagues. Also back then I worked a lot with young kids who couldn't speak English so I learned a lot from them too because they'd correct me when I butcher the language! haha :) I just started my Korean lessons last night. It's very basic (hello, thank you, goodbye, yes, no) but the pace is good for me since the pronunciations can be tricky. I'm learning from talktomeinKorean.com , it's pretty fun.

Well, if that's the case I can safely say with resounding conviction that you put A LOT of native English speakers to shame because many of us grew up with the language and are even taught it in school and still we can't speak it properly! Haha. So if you're this proficient in a language that you learned through music and movies you must be some sort of genius! I've decided that my next vacation (I'm even thinking, since I'm between film projects at the moment, to move there for a while to teach English) will be to South Korea and I'm trying to pick up the language from the movies and dramas I watch but it is hard! I finally decided to enroll in a proper Korean language class online. I'm very impressed with you if you really did learn English all on your own through music and films. Wow!

I haven't seen it yet, but I most certainly will! It has two of my all time favourite Korean actors (LBH and JWS) in it so it's a must see for me. I'm waiting until the right mood strikes to watch it.

You shouldn't beat yourself up too much about your writing. Perhaps it's because English is not your native language? Or maybe not ... because english is my mother tongue and sometimes I too have difficulty expressing my thoughts. Some people are just more gifted with words than others, I guess. :)

Hey, are you Lee Byung-Hun today? I love him! :) Anyway, my review on Confessions is up. What do you think? Am I right or way off base?

I think it's open to interpretation so it is whatever you believe it to be. It's been years since I saw the film and I don't remember what my interpretation of the ending was. I'm tempted to say he was a psycho in his mind only, but I'd have to re-watch the film to be sure. I won't though because I'm giving western films a break for the foreseeable future.