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the best part was ahn hyo seop's face ?
I think it's a good movie to watch if you've never read the novel or webtoon, but I feel like the further the movie went along, the more it deviated from what I liked about the novel,,,I think the cast they chose was good, but at some points the cgi was just horrible 😠I can't blame them for that though, since there's only so much that can be edited, and only so much you can do with something so unrealistic.
In the earlier scenes, they really stuck to the script, but I started not liking were it was going as soon as dokja killed the monster in the subway instead of myeong oh. It also wasn't a demon monster unless I missed something. I'm not sure how they're gunna make Myeong oh into a demon now, if they do, but I don't think I'd like the change more than the original. I'm also pretty sure Dokja didn't have any flashbacks that early on?? But I could be wrong.
THEY ALSO SKIPPED A WHOLE STORYLINE??? There was no mention of going into movies through posters AT ALL... I understand for maybe copyright reasons, but they switched how junghyeok 'dies,' to the dragon dokja kills AFTER THE WAR ARC STARTS??? I don't mind that they went straight to the dragon killing, but skipping a whole arc that took up MULTIPLE CHAPTERS is sooo 😠maybe it'll be in the next movie, but then that means they jumbled up the storyline, and that doesn't sit with me good,,, And if they don't go through it in the next movie, then they're just stupid idk.
The other thing I didn't like about the movie is that they specified, and sorta kinda showed that if junghyeok dies, then the whole world perishes while he regresses to a new world. THEY STATE MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE WEBTOON/NOVEL THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'LL HAPPEN IF HE DIES??? And maybe I'm at fault for misinterpreting since I haven't read the whole novel or webtoon, but I feel like Dokja just knowing what happens to the world when Junghyeok dies off the rip, and them showing the world ending, goes too much against the begining of the webtoon 😠I'M ALSO ALMOST 100% SURE JUNGHYEOK WAS NEVER FIGHTING THE DRAGON WITH DOKJA TOO LIKE???
Anyways, for anyone who's read past chapter 55 in the webtoon, you probably won't like the movie. I thought it was good besides the changes, but I'm still glad I watched it. It was fun to watch if you didn't think about how much they changed from the novel. I ALSO LOVE AHN HYO SEOP'S ACTING 😱
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predictable, but still fun!
I think since they show at the VERY BEGINING (like first scene)... who the killer was, it was really obvious what was going to happen throughout the movie, but it was still fun to watch!! I read that this was a sequel after I watched it, but I couldn't even tell, so it's perfectly fine to watch as a standalone. It might put into context some things the characters say, but I don't really know since I didn't watch Veteran (the first movie), and not knowing didn't take away from my experience.They do the action scenes very well, and it was cool to watch them, although sometimes it had me cringing in phantom pain,, I think that they reallyyyy hit the nail on the head for thriller (It's not scary at all, just creepy in case people think that might be a turn off), especially Jung Haein!! I loved his his acting in this sooo much, like the kind of acting that makes you wanna go back on their past work and watch all of it?? But I already watched all of his action dramas and movies so
I think when it comes to comedy, they didn't really harp on it that much throughout the movie, but it makes sense since it's a thriller. They still did a good job with sprinkling it in here and there despite the serious tone of the movie. I wouldn't suggest watching it if you're only here for the comedy though.
I think they also managed to play in social media without making it feel unrealistic or like an old person wrote the scenes, so that's even more kudos. When I'm watching shows, how they portray social media can make it soo hard for me to watch, but I had no problem with this movie!! I also loved the composition of the shots, the coloring, and how they made certain funny scenes feel creepy. Usually I side with the vigilante in shows/movies (i don't know why, I just do). But this movie made me route for the detectives, even from the (sort of) beginning.
But other than that, I think it's a good movie to watch when bored!! (that's what I did...) My rating honestly might be impaired cause I started watching this movie at like 10pm, and finished at 12am even though I woke up at 5:30am that day saurr idk... I really do think it's a good movie besides the predictability!!
They also tease a part 3, which I find exciting!! It was something I completely missed since I thought I checked for post credit scenes,, but it was 12am so... It had a slightly comedic aspect to it though, so I hope maybe the next movie will have more comedy to it, but I would understand if not.
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