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Things to recall
First if all, I know many will check my account why I'm a new user, well congrats cause I am who just finished watching and somehow found my way here. Anyway first of all, no hate for the actors why I only give them 3 star it's not because their acting is bad, it's good actually, the only good thing in the entire film. I only give this rate because of loopholes that didn't even given proper explanation (like the 10-0 agreement that it was supposed to be 5-5) and the butchery they did.First of all kdj...đ« I don't even know we're to start, cause what do you mean they made him a bully, when he was the one being bullied in the original? What do you mean he hated the ending, when he said he love it when he is still a kid. I could still accept him having the 'writer' skills (even though he doesn't have that in the original) because making your own decisions in a scripted world can be considered writing your own story. Butttt, changing his personality and background is a big NO. They even let him save Kim namwoo (bully in original who plan to kill the grandma) in the 1st scenario when he is the one who killed him in the original. Anyway just no.
2nd of all, changing their weapons that resonate for their skills, or just technically change the use of their skill. đ« I don't even wanna start, cause they completely change all of it. Big shout out to Jisoo-nim for completely having your character vibe, but sadly, not having any proper scenes expect for her action scenes đhell if they only follow her character settings Jisoo-nim well shine more.
3rd of all, and maybe the last because it hurts my heart just remembering the film. For those who haven't read the original, they well only watch it for the actors. And even I a reader watch it just to support my favorite actors their but rating it high for them, is the only thing I can't do, because I also love the original story of the characters of ORV, not Omniscient Reader: The prophet. Well I watch it again? No, watching it once to show my support for the actors is enough for me, watching it again is like watching the original story comes to ruin or just seeing a new dimensions with this film. I'll rather choose to support my fav actors by watching their other films rather watching this again. Anyway if you plan to rate this, please đ just please rate it by basing the storyline in the original story, anyway that's all, thank you .
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A complete butchering of Omniscient Readerâs Viewpoint
This adaptation is a disgrace.They erased everything that made Omniscient Readerâs Viewpoint powerful. Kim Dokja â a quiet, broken soul â is now a bully who hates the book that saved him? Yoo Sangah â one of the strongest female characters â reduced to a passive healer? Misogyny and lazy writing at its worst.
Made-up characters, ignored lore, terrible casting, and not even the hair or height of both the characters was done right. The writers and director clearly never understood (or cared about) the original. This isnât an adaptation. Itâs a complete betrayal.
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Might as well cancel it
If making ORV into a live action wasn't bad enough, they've ruined the story to the point that they might as well make an original film. It's honestly insulting to the original work how they've managed to turn something so wonderful into a simple cash grab. The entire premise of the original novel has been transformed into something so terrible; I have no idea how they've managed that. Seriously, this Adaptation is better off being cancelled.Was this review helpful to you?
Honestly im impressed
I'm honestly very impressed at how bad this is.Im even making an account to write this review. Ridiculous.
I was excited at first, an adaptation of my favorite story featuring lee minho, jisoo and nana.
But wow. How could the director messed this up so badly. I don't like how absurd your changes is. I can't agree the way you change jisoo's weapon. But im giving a 6 for the cast because im still bias my fav actor/idol.
But its still terrible. You can't even use these actors well. Is your budget so bad you can't style lee minho well? He have a good face why made his hair like that. But i still love his acting. Maybe because im bias. He do look stiff though. Actually everyone is stiff. I love the movie because of some of the cast, hate the movie be able of you and how badly you butchered my fav story.
Don't get me started on the cinematography and cgi as well. What is this? I thought you had budget. Why is it terrible. I feel like watching slide. It feels like looking at a joke. Their words and their thoughts were all jumbled up im confused. It feels like im looking at a bad comedy.
Would not recommend to watch it. Don't waste your money.
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This is NOT my Orv
Every single thing I heard about this movie made me hate it more and more even before it released. What do you mean THE Kim Dokja wants to save the world? What do you mean he hates twsa? What do you mean Yoo Jonghyuk is a side character in twsa? What do you mean Heewon is the main character of twsa? And much more questions. All of this was different in the novel and the thing that pisses me of the most is how they made Sangah a healer? Wtf? That's just plain misogyny and the worst part is the novel already has a female healer that they didn't put in the movie so this was just so unnecessary. Sangah's whole character is built around her defiance against misogyny. She's one of the strongest incarnations in Seoul with a kill count that can't be numbered but of course nothing of that matters and she got reduced to a female savior for the main characterđWas this review helpful to you?
Ts suchs ass
Honestly, the actions weren't even needed in the first place, JUST WHOSE IDEAS WAS THIS? this feels like a slap in the face to fans (like me) who have spent years emotionally invested in the story. Itâs like the people behind the adaptation read a Wikipedia summary of ORV and thought, âhell yea ts tuff, letâs throw some monsters in there and call it a day.â The soul of the original is gone. Donât even get me started on the pacing, they butcher the story structure so badly that important arcs are erased???? It feels like they tried to Frankenstein the entire first few volumes into a watchable product and just hoped we wouldnât notice. But we noticed cus wtf!???AND LMAO the CGI suchs, like actually, like PS2 cutscene levels of bad and in a story where the entire world is falling apart, that matters. Itâs supposed to feel terrifying and mythic, but instead itâs just... cheesy? Idk, and emotionally? Itâs dead inside. They ripped out the internal narration, the constellation dialogue, the deep moral dilemmas all the stuff that made ORV different, and they replaced it with generic hero tropes and forced drama. It reeks of trying to please the general public instead of respecting the source material or the fans who carried this story for years. In the end, itâs not just a bad adaptation itâs a complete misrepresentation. It doesnât just âsuck.â Itâs a hollow, corporate husk of something that once had heart, and the worst part is they think slapping on a familiar title is enough to make us like it. Itâs not. Itâs infuriating. I FUCKING HATE THIS.Was this review helpful to you?
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GREED GREED GREED
This movie was so realistic. people are so greedy for land and money. I saw everyone greedy. Mom was so selfish taking advantage of Mo and Thongkam both at her conditions. She didn't respect Mo's care even a bit until it was too late. She never tried to resolve the conflict between Mo and Thongkam. As an elder person she should try distribute the land and house between Thongkam and Mo as Mo also deserves something. Mo had greed in her mind and agreed with sek's plan and when that didnt work out she tried to kill him and later she kinda left the mom to die. Sek was such an asshole he approached Thongkam for his money and planned to trick him. He fell in love with him and even married him, and still wasnt honest with Thongkam and didnt tell him about Mo. Also, he didnt register land in name of Thongkam also in the first place.Thongkam was no saint either, he said earlier that he wanted orchards because it reminds him of how much Sek loved him and it was thier symbol of love but later when he found out that Sek betrayed him he didnt leave and plan to take a revenge on Sek's family and wanted them to respect their marriage which Mo and Saeng didnt but at last when Mo accepted then he left. Thongkam not only got betrayed by Sek in terms of love but also land as he didnt register under his name.
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A Hollow Adaptation That Forgot Its Own Soul
As someone who followed this story since 2020, this movie felt like a personal betrayal. It stripped the heart, the themes, and even the essence of what made the novel and webtoon unforgettable. Instead, we got a flashy mess that centers around a character who was never supposed to be in the spotlight. It's not even fanservice, it's pure ego-stroking. The director clearly didnât care about the source materialâonly about selling tickets and slapping a famous name on the poster. You donât adapt a masterpiece like this without respect. This wasnât an adaptation. This was exploitation.Was this review helpful to you?
Discomfort due to the lack of respect
This guy must be a hater of the original story. Since when does Kim Dokja hate TWSA and act like a hero? Since when is Sangah a healer? That role belonged to Seolhwa! Where are my four crazy constellation girls from the beginning?The result of this adaptation is clearly a lack of respect toward those who came to watch itâwhether for the novel or for the actors. They made both sides fight and criticize each other, when the real problem is the director.
If you're a fan of either side and truly support the actors or the original work, stop watching this or giving it a good rating. Otherwise, you're just showing that your story or your favorite actor is something that can be stepped on like it's worthless.
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A DISAPPOINTMENT IN KOREANS MANWHA'S AND NOVELS
Just like what this guys said that I found in one of the reviews "This movie has changed and disrespected the original source material to the point where it's completely unrecognizable, from the little details to the overall messages and symbolism that ORV tried to convey, everything had been completely butchered. As an adaptation, it fails in every aspect. As a movie, the cinematography is amateurish, the script sounds AI generated, the CGI is a joke, and some actors with major supporting roles are just completely sidelined for no particular reason; it's underwhelming, to say the least.This isn't a matter of an "accurate adaptation" anymore. This is setting a precedence for future adaptations to completely mess up a beloved story by removing all the aspects that make it good in the first place. ORV isn't loved because it's a generic male power fantasy, it's loved because the story subverts this. By stripping away everything to adhere to the general audience's expectations, there won't be anything left to love. There is genuinely so many things wrong with this movie from the erasure of Korean history to even misogyny (which wouldn't be noticed if viewers don't know the original story).
ORV is a love letter for its readers, but this movie spat on it, tore it with a paper shredder, stomped on it repeatedly, burned it, and threw the ashes into the ocean."
Honestly it would also be a DISAPPOINTMENT to us reader of manwha's and novels, what even is the whole point of making the la - live adaptation, on this manwha. If their gonna change the whole purpose or plot of the story they should've just changed the title too. SOME OF US WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS LA AND WAS HOPING THIS WAS GONNA HIT IN ONE OF THE AWARDS, ALL OF US DO. BUT YOU GUYS HAVE CREATED A GARBAGE INSTEAD OF A MASTERPIECE. ITS JUST DISRESPECTFUL TO US READER'S.
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Itâs a total disaster
As a longtime fan of Omniscient Reader, I had hopes for this movie, but it really let me down. This movie was honestly painful to sit through. It completely disrespects the source material â major plot changes, wrong character portrayals, and decisions that make absolutely no sense if you know the original story. The creators clearly cared more about using big-name actors for hype than staying true to what made the novel great.The pacing is chaotic, with too many plot holes and zero emotional buildup. It feels more like a cash-grab than a real adaptation. If you havenât read the novel, youâll be confused. If you have, youâll just be angry. Nothing about this feels faithful, and calling it âcreative libertyâ is a joke.
Visually, it might look okay, but thatâs about the only thing going for it. Everything else? A disaster.
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do better
If youâre thinking of watching the Omniscient Readerâs Viewpoint live action⊠Please donât. Like seriously, just read the novel or the manhwa instead. Itâs so much better. The live action barely even feels like the same story.I havenât even watched the full thing myself tbh but from everything Iâve seen and what people have been saying, I can confidently say itâs just Not it. The changes they made?? Wild. And if you actually care about the original, itâs kinda painful hearing what they did to it.
First of all WHY are they saying Dokja hated Three Ways to Survive the Apocalypse (TWSA)??? No he didnât. He literally LOVED it. He was the only reader left by the end, like he stayed with it from chapter 1 to the end. The author wouldnât have even been able to keep writing without him. That story meant everything to Dokjaâit was literally his reason to live.
And then theyâre saying he was a bully?? What??? Dokja was the one getting bullied. He was quiet, alone, and barely holding it together. The novel was his escape, it was all he had. Flipping his whole backstory like that just completely messes up his character.
The casting too đ Iâm not tryna be mean or anything but the actors just donât feel like the characters. Itâs not just about appearance either, they just donât give off the same energy at all. The whole thing feels super disconnected.
Also Yoo Sangah being a healer now?? Since when. She had thread-based abilities and she was strong in such a calm quiet way. They really just took that and tossed it. For what.
Heewon using a gun instead of a sword is crazy too. Like her whole constellation was tied to justice and the sword was such a big part of that. Also she wasnât even supposed to be in the story until Dokja entered TWSA and changed the plot. But in the live action they made her the protagonist?? Thatâs not how any of this goes.
Joonghyuk was the actual protagonist of TWSA. In the novel, Dokja spent years reading about him and admiring him from behind a screen. It wasnât a bond or anything like that, not at firstâDokja just idolized him. He was obsessed with watching his journey and surviving alongside him from the outside. That whole dynamic was super important and they barely even touch it in the adaptation.
Idk. It just sucks seeing a story that meant so much get turned into something that barely feels like ORV. It doesnât have the emotion, the depth, or the weight of the original. Itâs just not the same at all.
If this is your first time hearing about ORV please please read the novel or the manhwa first. Thatâs the real story. This live action ainât it. ORV deserved so much better.
To whoever directed this please do better and actually take criticism.
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DON'T WATCH THIS SHI
If you're in for the story just read the novel or webtoon instead because this shi changed everything from the original story to the point it's not recognizable anymore. The CGI is bad, the lines are bad, the very "ADAPTATION" is bad. They butchered my favorite novel and I refuse to acknowledge this as "Omniscient Reader" blergh. I gave 2 stars out of respect for the actors but that's it, just read the novel instead. ( I am not A b o t just saying in case those insensitive people accuse me as oneđ, I created accounts across different sites just to rate this one star, that's how bad this movie is and mind you a lot of ORV fans are doings this and again, that's how bad this shi is;> )Was this review helpful to you?
DON'T WATCH THIS TRASH.
I say this as a fan of the novel. The authors of this adaptation DID NOTHING. Everything in this film is terrible - from the unnecessary changes of the director, to the work of the editor and other specialists. A request to the creators of the film - do not disgrace yourself and delete this from the Internet. Nobody liked this garbage, seriously.Was this review helpful to you?
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CLEARING THINGS UP
PLEASE READ EVERYTHING CAREFULLY.i was never the type to write reviews to simply hate, i never even write reviews even to movies i like but there's been tension going around involving the orv readers and to those who just wants to watch the movie bcs your favorite actors are playing the roles.
well, the readers arent just hating on the movie for reasons you think it is. we are just expressing our disappointment, we know live actions to most manhwas cannot really be perfect but changing the whole plot? that's a different story.
let's start with the title, "Omniscient Reader; the Prophecy" is already wrong, Kim Dokja, the main protagonist in the story isnt a prophet in anyway, if you've read the novel or the manhwa you'll know he never claimed himself to be a prophet or to be called as one.
next is the weapons, they're using guns, which aside from gong pildu's tanks and sht arent in the movie. they use swords, which is significant considering the minor constellations being significant ancient korean characters.
and the plot? the skills, the backstories? completely changed which is also obviously very significant to the story. yoo sangah, a woman who doesnt want to be seen as weak just because she's a woman is suddenly turned into a healer instead of a powerful fighter sponsored by the entire olympus nebula, a group of powerful greek gods. and kim dokja turned into a literal murderer, which contradicts to the real story, the real reason why he started reading twsa like WTF?!
and really guys, blinks? jisoo's supporters? we know you just want to see your idol in a movie but dont yall get it? they're only using her to promote the LA (if you dont believe me, look at the first movie poster, then the new one with jisoo in the front.) im not hating on your idol, infact i also like a few of her songs and follow her on social medias too. but y'all gotta wake up, we ain't hating on your idol. let's also talk about how her character, lee jihye is shipped to yoo joonghyuk, lee minho's character.
the relationship between two is purely a master and a student, lee jihye idolizes yoo joonghyuk for his skills in fighting and wants to be like him. lee jihye is a highschool student while lee joonghyuk is 28 when the scenarios started (in three ways of survival) it's just so wrong.
there are alot fo characters I'd like to talk about but then it will only make this very long. so i suggest yall start reading the novel, or atleast the manhwa to get a gist of what really happens in the story.
WE HATE THE DIRECTOR FOR CHANGING THE ENTIRE STORY that probably also helped alot of people. it might sound cliche but i know there are alot of people who resonated with kim dokja.
did y'all think that if this story wasnt well written alot of its fans would be so mad by the DRASTIC changes it made in the LA? if you only knew how excited everyone was when it was revealed that ORV was getting a LA but as the progressed it only seemed to get worse since the trailer was released.
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