Just watched KMY in the 2017 historical war film "Warriors of the Dawn." His work here is sensational.
I had seen him in several films before and knew he was in this one, but forgot about that. Then, about halfway, I suddenly thought "wait, isn't that...KMY?! What? How!" lol He had so entirely become his character that he disappeared. Sensational work. Great makeup/hair design helps too, but only a top-notch actor can achieve the kind of transformation KMY does here.
Wow. I'm American. I have seen a zillion war movies, historical and modern, from countries all around the world. It's the Koreans who almost always find a way to bind me to the main characters so I care what happens to them.
This movie is not perfect. As with another Korean historical war movie I recently watched, The Great Battle, there are too many implausibles and unexplained fortuitous events which take me out of the action at times. Also, the enemy pauses fire all too often to allow this or that dramatic/moving personal tableau to play out. That said, this film like the other one, is full of genuine thrills as well as great acting and relationships. I'll take that any time over a technically perfect rendering of war.
There are two stunningly written/directed/acted scenes in the first third that brought chills to my body and unexpected tears to my eyes. Best of all, these scenes are of a type from which I wasn't expecting nor ready for such a reaction, which made them all the more powerful.
Lee Jung Jae and Yeo Gin Goo are sensational in their dual lead roles, but it is Kim Mu Yeol, who stole the film for me. I knew he was in the movie but had forgotten, and then in one scene I thought "wait...is that...KMY?" He is entirely immersed in his character to the point the actor had disappeared. I've seen him in other flicks but have another level of respect for him now. Great makeup/hair/all that helps but an average actor can't do what KMY is doing here.
I am 2/3 of the way through this film. I stopped for a potty break. It is sensational. And then I saw your comment. YES...that dancing scene brought me to unexpected tears. His movements were so minimal and slow, yet graceful and beautiful too...yet somehow Jim Goo imbued them with masculinity at the same time. The overall scene and what it conveyed were sensational.
There was another scene just prior that moved me deeply too; can't recall it right now.
So far, however, the actor who has really blown me away here is Kim Mu Yeol. I knew he was in the movie but had forgotten, and then in one scene I thought "wait...is that...KMY?" Wow, entirely immersed in his character to the point the actor had disappeared. I've seen him in other flicks but have another level of respect for him now. Great makeup/hair/all that helps but an average actor can't do what KMY is doing here.
The same thought crossed my mind about the, uh… blocking… as well, but I was surprised enough by what action…
Thanks for the fun comment. Good point about "any" two humans...lol
Yes, the body-choreography for that scene was way off, in general. I do have to say that to me, yes, every little thing that can be as authentic-feeling as possible in live-action fiction matters a great deal...they add up and make a great difference in allowing the audience to suspend disbelief. A lot of people here think I'm a bitch about that, but if I were directing a college-level, amateur theatre production, I'd want every possible detail to be as authentic as possible too, so why shouldn't the same be the case at the BL level where a lot more money has been spent? This is one of many reasons I haven't watched a Thai BL in two and a half years.
Not that I stop watching an otherwise good show over such a thing here or there, but I have dropped shows when I had to roll my eyes ten or 20 too many times. :D
It's not just Ito's chest; it's those sweet copper coins that adorn it too. :P
Do you consider murder to be a behavior that is "OK?" Well hello...it's the main plot point in a zillion films. Where did you get the idea that only behaviors deemed "OK" are to be featured in film/dramas?
Yes! Eager to find out what he has been hiding all this time and why he's so bizarre.
oooh...wow, I completely forgot that. You just inspired me to binge the first five eps before #6. This is one of the first Japanese BLs that's worth doing that. But we miss so much on the first watch...I watch all movies I like at least twice, because I pick up on an incredible amount of info I missed first time around.
lol As soon as I read your quote above, even before I got to the end of your sentence, I thought "serial killer!" hahaha That might be a bit much, but this show has been so well written to this point, who knows? Maybe they could pull it off. :)
Perhaps he's up to something like that or worse, and feels dirty and unworthy because of it, and that's why he refuses to be intimate with Sei. That makes a twisted sort of sense.
Lol, you say the guy who is abusive, neglectful, controlling and just an ass to Sei is actually loving him? Only…
It's actually bizarre how hard you're working to make Fuji seem sympathetic despite his sadistic/controlling/abusive behavior. Oh well, maybe there will be some huge revelation that will explain all of that and we'll all go rushing to Fuji's side. Who knows? But I doubt it....
Oh yes, I was picturing them on the office table 😏❤️🔥
haha me too! Love the use of the glass wall to separate them. They can see each other but something invisible is keeping them apart. That said, Sei didn't call Hagisawa just to let him out of there...
The fact that Kaori can just pick up Kazuaki's phone and scroll through it looking at messages beggars belief.…
ummm...not disagreeing but a lot of phones can be set so they automatically turn off encryption in specific locations, such as an apartment or house, so the user doesn't have to deal with it at home. Plus, he hasn't had to worry about the psycho looking at his phone before because she's long been completely uninterested in him. I wondered the same as you but then realized it actually was plausible.
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His work here is sensational.
I had seen him in several films before and knew he was in this one, but forgot about that. Then, about halfway, I suddenly thought "wait, isn't that...KMY?! What? How!" lol
He had so entirely become his character that he disappeared. Sensational work.
Great makeup/hair design helps too, but only a top-notch actor can achieve the kind of transformation KMY does here.
Bravo!
I'm American. I have seen a zillion war movies, historical and modern, from countries all around the world. It's the Koreans who almost always find a way to bind me to the main characters so I care what happens to them.
This movie is not perfect. As with another Korean historical war movie I recently watched, The Great Battle, there are too many implausibles and unexplained fortuitous events which take me out of the action at times. Also, the enemy pauses fire all too often to allow this or that dramatic/moving personal tableau to play out. That said, this film like the other one, is full of genuine thrills as well as great acting and relationships. I'll take that any time over a technically perfect rendering of war.
There are two stunningly written/directed/acted scenes in the first third that brought chills to my body and unexpected tears to my eyes. Best of all, these scenes are of a type from which I wasn't expecting nor ready for such a reaction, which made them all the more powerful.
Lee Jung Jae and Yeo Gin Goo are sensational in their dual lead roles, but it is Kim Mu Yeol, who stole the film for me. I knew he was in the movie but had forgotten, and then in one scene I thought "wait...is that...KMY?" He is entirely immersed in his character to the point the actor had disappeared. I've seen him in other flicks but have another level of respect for him now. Great makeup/hair/all that helps but an average actor can't do what KMY is doing here.
Highly recommended.
8.5/10
I am 2/3 of the way through this film. I stopped for a potty break. It is sensational. And then I saw your comment. YES...that dancing scene brought me to unexpected tears. His movements were so minimal and slow, yet graceful and beautiful too...yet somehow Jim Goo imbued them with masculinity at the same time. The overall scene and what it conveyed were sensational.
There was another scene just prior that moved me deeply too; can't recall it right now.
So far, however, the actor who has really blown me away here is Kim Mu Yeol. I knew he was in the movie but had forgotten, and then in one scene I thought "wait...is that...KMY?" Wow, entirely immersed in his character to the point the actor had disappeared. I've seen him in other flicks but have another level of respect for him now. Great makeup/hair/all that helps but an average actor can't do what KMY is doing here.
Yes, the body-choreography for that scene was way off, in general.
I do have to say that to me, yes, every little thing that can be as authentic-feeling as possible in live-action fiction matters a great deal...they add up and make a great difference in allowing the audience to suspend disbelief. A lot of people here think I'm a bitch about that, but if I were directing a college-level, amateur theatre production, I'd want every possible detail to be as authentic as possible too, so why shouldn't the same be the case at the BL level where a lot more money has been spent? This is one of many reasons I haven't watched a Thai BL in two and a half years.
Not that I stop watching an otherwise good show over such a thing here or there, but I have dropped shows when I had to roll my eyes ten or 20 too many times. :D
It's not just Ito's chest; it's those sweet copper coins that adorn it too. :P
Well hello...it's the main plot point in a zillion films. Where did you get the idea that only behaviors deemed "OK" are to be featured in film/dramas?
Worst Korean actress of all time.
lol As soon as I read your quote above, even before I got to the end of your sentence, I thought "serial killer!" hahaha That might be a bit much, but this show has been so well written to this point, who knows? Maybe they could pull it off. :)
Perhaps he's up to something like that or worse, and feels dirty and unworthy because of it, and that's why he refuses to be intimate with Sei. That makes a twisted sort of sense.