We reacted to different things in this one that is clear, while I agree that they showed close to realistic and a bunch of ways to react and struggle with psychological issues there where moments that felt off there too.
I like your use of words when discribing Bens story especially "It’s just dumping trauma for the sake of trauma alone." and "he poor dubbing and acting of the majority of foreigners often completely took me out of the scene I was watching was simply disappointing. "
Also Im with you all the way about the ending. That tree was old..
"On the top of that clownery we have Baek Sa Eon - for a smart guy he was really dumb. Did I care? Nope. Why? Because he was hot. " I kept thinking he must have figured it out ans is playing her... but nope he really had not figured it out....
Oh man I love finding your reviews, you're so random and I'm sure you're probably talking story wise but "a great…
Thanks, that's exactly what I try to do; keep it vague enough to be spoiler free, and yep dead fish has been mentioned in a bunch of other reviews. I hope you enjoy the glassshattering scene as much as I did.
I am well aware of the time and setting, and the referens was just for fun, something you can hold on to. There…
I do believe you are taking my review to seriously, I failed to mention a lot of stuff about this in my review, the side missions, the way the woman in this movie is shown and presumably treated, HK typical tall spaces, the interesting angles, lighting connections one can make to Japanese samurai movies... Instead I went with my subjective feeling directly after finishing it as I usually do in all my other reviews on here...
I feel like there is a lot of misinterpretation here. I'm not sure how you find it confusing, the plot is so simple…
I am well aware of the time and setting, and the referens was just for fun, something you can hold on to. There were safer spaces to book meetings even in 90s Hong Kong. This is in no way an expert opinion, just my thoughts after watching it.
I am sure there is a lot more to it that I don't really get as it is an aclaimed movie that is still recommend to film students 2024.
I like your use of words when discribing Bens story especially "It’s just dumping trauma for the sake of trauma alone." and "he poor dubbing and acting of the majority of foreigners often completely took me out of the scene I was watching was simply disappointing. "
Also Im with you all the way about the ending. That tree was old..
I am sure there is a lot more to it that I don't really get as it is an aclaimed movie that is still recommend to film students 2024.