The turn-your-brain-off cheesy romcom I crave once in a while. Bonus, it stars Ariel Lin and Bolin Chen, who I adore individually and together. All in all, decent timepass. Strict one-time watch.
Re-watching these 8 vignettes of Kurosawa's recurring dreams hits different as an adult. This is not a perfect film by any means especially due to its lack of coherence, but it leaves you with little doubt that Kurosawa is indeed a master of his craft. It's not just about how visually stunning each frame was or how beautifully sound and majestic the score was, but about the depth and power each short dream held in conveying various themes of loss of innocence, death, suicide, Kurosawa's relentless desire to create, the futility of one's existence, destruction etc. The list is endless and each dream is likely to speak to each person on different levels. All I'll say is please watch it, especially if you love cinema, because each dream was and, is important.
P.S I screamed when I saw Martin Scorsese as Vincent Van Gogh! I had no idea he acted in this movie LOL
pls recommend which taiwanese dramas are good for beginners like me to watch. I have watched meteor garden and…
These are some quintessential Taiwanese dramas that are a MUST WATCH - MARS In A Good Way Fated to Love You The Rose ToGetHer Love, Now Someday or One Way In Time With You Autumn's Concerto Momo Love
Feel free to reach out for more when you're done with these:)
Taiwanese dramas from the early 2000s just hit different.A mini-drama full of passion, yearning and desire, where…
I enjoy open-endings because they are impactful and leave the show lingering in your mind for a while but this is an instance of an open-ending that made me feel 'incomplete'. So she left and we don't know what will happen eventually - will she get back together with Zi Lin or will either of them commit suicide because they can't take it? All 3 of them seemed quite burned by what happened. Like what about the brothers - how will the dynamic of the entire family change? I needed some indication of how they were all going to go on (even if that meant an extra min or 2 of screentime)
Taiwanese dramas from the early 2000s just hit different. A mini-drama full of passion, yearning and desire, where a woman is stuck between her loyalty to her husband, and her love for her brother-in-law, who was also her ex. Our 3 stars were at their prime here; sexy Jerry Yan, natural Karen Mok and charming Jacky Cheung, I am surprised this isn't popular. It's no masterpiece but the concise story-telling and natural performances make this quite a decent classic (though I do have issues with the ending - see spoiler).
So much for revenge; the FL spends 3/4 of the series doing nothing but tagging along with the guy and acting lovey-dovey…
Yeah she believed him to be dead but he was alive all along and he comes back and they look at each other and hug. No explanations whatsoever. All in the last few mins of the episode.
But hey don't decide based on what I said. You may like it more than I did.
The script and characters are great but what gives this an edge is the direction. The direction style is so unique and stylish. And that quirky score along with it - freaking PERFECTION.
The first 11 episodes were really good (read: great angst & chemistry between the leads, decent characters) and then it went downhill SO BAD with the manipulation by all the secondary characters who turned evil. I wonder if the screenwriter changed because it just didn't feel like the same drama. The leads barely even had a single scene together after episode 11, not till the last few mins of the finale. So much for endless love, where was the love? It was all about endless manipulation, separation and torture post episode 11.. By the end, I lost all the love I had for the male lead. I just didn't understand why he couldn't fight for the dedicated and loving female lead, and had to constantly hurt her using the 'sacrifice' trope. She deserved better. I don't recommend this unless you're a fan of the either of the actors, and want to watch everything they've been in.
3 
8 
1 
1 
1 
All in all, decent timepass. Strict one-time watch.
Ambitious much, eh?
HAHA
ARIEL LIN
ETHAN JUAN
JOSEPH CHANG
WHAT A STELLAR CAST OMGGGGGGGGG
An insightful read for those interested -
https://www.asianstudies.org/publications/eaa/archives/japanese-folklore-and-kurosawas-dreams/
Unfortunately, South Korea lost one of its finest actors.
And yes, I can't wait to watch it :)
This is not a perfect film by any means especially due to its lack of coherence, but it leaves you with little doubt that Kurosawa is indeed a master of his craft.
It's not just about how visually stunning each frame was or how beautifully sound and majestic the score was, but about the depth and power each short dream held in conveying various themes of loss of innocence, death, suicide, Kurosawa's relentless desire to create, the futility of one's existence, destruction etc. The list is endless and each dream is likely to speak to each person on different levels.
All I'll say is please watch it, especially if you love cinema, because each dream was and, is important.
P.S I screamed when I saw Martin Scorsese as Vincent Van Gogh! I had no idea he acted in this movie LOL
To think this is the last project I'll get to see him in..
SIGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
MARS
In A Good Way
Fated to Love You
The Rose
ToGetHer
Love, Now
Someday or One Way
In Time With You
Autumn's Concerto
Momo Love
Feel free to reach out for more when you're done with these:)
A mini-drama full of passion, yearning and desire, where a woman is stuck between her loyalty to her husband, and her love for her brother-in-law, who was also her ex. Our 3 stars were at their prime here; sexy Jerry Yan, natural Karen Mok and charming Jacky Cheung, I am surprised this isn't popular. It's no masterpiece but the concise story-telling and natural performances make this quite a decent classic (though I do have issues with the ending - see spoiler).
But hey don't decide based on what I said. You may like it more than I did.
Imagine the expectations and excitement
Hehe
I don't recommend this unless you're a fan of the either of the actors, and want to watch everything they've been in.