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Is society the problem, or was this man just a failure?
There was a specific vision and style to this movie, and even if it did not match my taste, I do appreciate it more than a movie that is made with no specific viewer in mind - for everyone and for no one.
Sadly even if I respect the distinctive style of directing, the movie with all the attempts at social commentary, felt rather empty. Capitalism - bad, pressure put by social norms - bad, greed for success with no actual values behind it - bad. No real nuance, no depth. I do like how No Other Choices focuses on the struggles of men and how, even if we slowly give up on outdated ideas, the thought of the man being the head of the family that has to provide no matter what, as if that was their only value, can still affect many people. I just wish they presented that in a less obvious and in your face manner. Making Yoo Man Su even a tiny bit likable would be great too.
I honestly think Yoo Man Su was the biggest issue I had with the movie. Because no one had it supposed to have a larger social commentary, but at the end of the day it’s a story about a man with low self esteem that acts like a permanent victim trying to justify every action he takes. I want to feel bad for him, but he was so dislikable I actually wished him failure. Making your main character both unlikable and morally corrupt is a risky business. For how long the movie is, I wish they spent more time establishing that Man Su is in fact just a normal man, and not a complete failure. And yet, I kept thinking - society sucks, true, but in this story this man is the problem, not the society.
That said, performances for sure carried the whole movie. Especially Son Ye Jin as Mi Ri.
I don’t really have many grand thoughts about this title. Went to the cinema, considered walking out maybe 2 times, finished watching and that’s it. I would not call it food for thoughts, it was decently entertaining.
Sadly even if I respect the distinctive style of directing, the movie with all the attempts at social commentary, felt rather empty. Capitalism - bad, pressure put by social norms - bad, greed for success with no actual values behind it - bad. No real nuance, no depth. I do like how No Other Choices focuses on the struggles of men and how, even if we slowly give up on outdated ideas, the thought of the man being the head of the family that has to provide no matter what, as if that was their only value, can still affect many people. I just wish they presented that in a less obvious and in your face manner. Making Yoo Man Su even a tiny bit likable would be great too.
I honestly think Yoo Man Su was the biggest issue I had with the movie. Because no one had it supposed to have a larger social commentary, but at the end of the day it’s a story about a man with low self esteem that acts like a permanent victim trying to justify every action he takes. I want to feel bad for him, but he was so dislikable I actually wished him failure. Making your main character both unlikable and morally corrupt is a risky business. For how long the movie is, I wish they spent more time establishing that Man Su is in fact just a normal man, and not a complete failure. And yet, I kept thinking - society sucks, true, but in this story this man is the problem, not the society.
That said, performances for sure carried the whole movie. Especially Son Ye Jin as Mi Ri.
I don’t really have many grand thoughts about this title. Went to the cinema, considered walking out maybe 2 times, finished watching and that’s it. I would not call it food for thoughts, it was decently entertaining.
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