TheUnhinged

If, like me, you were misled by the title and were hoping for more screen time on the pearl diving industry, I highly recommend looking up "Haenyeo" – Korean women pearl divers. The Korean doco 'Breathing Underwater' shows the lives of modern Haenyeo who are still using traditional diving practices: https://kisskh.at/20564-breathing-underwater

The dark side of pearl diving wasn't only restrained to NE Asia. It was also a super dangerous industry in the Torres Strait: https://nit.com.au/30-11-2024/15153/taking-a-deep-dive-into-queenslands-pearling-history

Right?? I was so disappointed. It's an insult to the audience (let alone creative industries).

Good call. Ep 18 was the beginning of the end.

100%. They killed off all the supporting characters that gave her character life in one fell swoop.

Hard agree! The sheer amount of suspended disbelief required to get through even the first dozen episodes alone was gobsmacking.

i'm only on ep 2 and i have already seen at least three absolutely gorgeous tea sets~ Props to props

Looks like they're a new account and all their reviews are AI generated. I've just reported them as spam but not sure if that'll lead to anything :/

Bless the granny who, as we were coming out of the movie theatre, explained the part of the Breaking Hell's Gate ritual where they leap through the fire is about the cleansing of the spirit. Wish I could've chatted to her more to see how the film resonated with her, but she was hanging out with fam.

btw, if you're based in aus, this film has been released in some local cinemas from 5 Dec 2024

for those in aus, you can stream this movie on SBS On Demand: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/movie/3rd-world-hero/2362725955885

welcome to the cdrama fandom! it's pretty hard to escape once you're in ;)

is it just me or is the image quality like weirdly high definition?? i can see everyone's pores

Thanks for linking to RandomUsagi's resources - useful context.

for ppl living in aus, this film is free to stream on SBS On Demand: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/movie/mahjong-heroes/2295758915703

did u end up watching it? thoughts?

if you live in aus, you can watch this film on SBS On Demand: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/watch/2316984387863

I first discovered Dilmurat via Eternal Love, pretty safe to say that was one of her breakout roles. I found her acting pretty decent in The King's Woman too. It is definitely interesting to see (in a very grim way) how China strategically uses her as a pop culture icon to deflect from its ongoing genocide of Uyghurs in East Turkistan. That last video is case in point I reckon.

Slice of life, would you say?

Watching exactly the type of shows that Zhan describes when I was a teenager definitely tainted my perception of what a healthy romantic relationship should look like. And then there's a whole other essay to be written about the reinforcement of gender stereotypes too...

I'd take this a step further and would say that that what XW does is literally sexual assault. And then the creators of the drama try to convince the audience that it's okay by playing romantic music during the scene. Like, I'm sorry, I cannot suspend disbelief that much.