A timeless classic love story even when watching this in 2022
"The Classic" really is a classic. It doesn't matter if I am watching this in 2022 or in 2003. The love story might be simple and uncomplicated, but I think that's also the beauty of it. I enjoy the two parallel timelines when telling the mother's story and the daughter's story. I would say the focus is in the older generation's romance. It's much more romantic, beautiful and impactful. Who Joo Hee ends up with in the end is not surprising. But watching how the story unfolds from beginning to the end is a beautiful thing.My only criticism of this movie and the reason I am not giving this movie a 9.0 is the modern day romance. It pales in comparison to the older timeline. I would have loved to see Ji Hye and Sang Min's story develop a little better and with more screen time. I don't need to see more of the annoying Soo Kyeong, but I need more interaction between Ji Hye and Sang Min. I think it's a waste of Jo In Sung's talents and his character. Because I am not as invested in this couple, it makes the ending scenes not as impactful as they should be.
It's really interesting to watch this in 2022 and see how innocent-looking and adorable these big stars were. Their talents shone even when they were so young. The acting is great all-around and the OST is beautiful as well.
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This movie broke me into a million pieces...
This movie broke me into a million pieces. If you want to watch it, be prepared.The posters for this movie are bright. I think this may symbolize the fact that initially people outside of Gwangju didn't know what was really going on there due to the city being cut off from the outside world and deliberate misinformation. The film started calmly, slowly moving into the serious subject of the Gwangju Uprising. And then we saw the horror of the inhabitants of the city.
I think the events were portrayed very well in the film. The cast and the crew did a great job. This is a title that definitely makes the viewer feel a lot. I cried a lot.
These events really happened and the original footages from Gwangju taken by the reporter (Jürgen Hinzpeter) can be found on the internet.
[real life spoiler]
Kim Sa-Bok (real-life taxi driver) and Jürgen Hinzpeter (real-life reporter) after these events, they never met each other. Both died before they could find each other.
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The storyline was pretty simple
Love triangle, best friends liking the same guy.
Their scenes are funny and adorable. It was a sweet teen romance until the ending. I mean why they decide to end it that way?
The acting was great. The cinematography is really beautiful. The music fits the mood.
But because of the ending i probably would not rewatch it ㅠㅠ
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Strong theme. Mid-drama. Still recommended.
There is nothing special about this movie but still it's strong enough to deliver its theme. Majority of the actors here are surprisingly good considering all of them are non professionals except to Ms. Meryll Soriano. And kudos to her, she delivers an extraordinary performance being the mother of John Denver. I like the scoring, acting, and also the story. It highly pinpoints the true dangers of internet and toxicity of social media especially spreading fake news. I like the movie the way it only focuses about the issue of John Denver's trending video and on what actions should the authority to do about it. You can feel the events happening in the movie. The emotions, the anger and desperation. I just don't like the fact that this story has no resolution about the problem. It was stuck there, desperately accusing John Denver about the stolen iPad and him telling people he did not do the stealing. Overall, the movie is still good and recommended. By the way the ending is very sad.Was this review helpful to you?
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Not my cup of tea....
The plot was so confusing. It started out good and then the rap just make it worst.I gather the story is about a teacher and he got violently r****. Then his rapist came to confront him, and then he told the MC to rap???? At the end, the MC died :(. The rapist never got charged and he cowardly ran away. Poor MC suffered and died at the end. Horrible script and plot. This plot is dark and no happy ending. The MC got divorced and then he might be into guys???
!!!!Do not recommend.!!!!!! Please do not waste your wasting time watching this, this bl sucks so much.
Edit: There were many details that went unnoticed, or ignore? I didn't get the movie and was so confusing. Definitely have to analyze and watch this to get what this movie is about. Below is a comment spoiler to make better sense of this movie :).
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spoiler alert
spoiler alertSo netflix recommended this film to me as 'warm rom-com', a 'feel good' film
Now I know, that the person who wrote that did not see this movie. It was such a beautiful story, i loved it really... but the ending still pisses me off. Oh no i'm not just heartbroken, I'm angry.
What writer in their right mind thinks it's ok to end a movie like this? To take away my warm cuddly feelings that they've been building for over an hour and just obliterate them. Why?
And shame on Netflix for getting my hopes up. They ought to fire the person who wrote that description.
Other than the ending, i loved it ...
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Nice nostalgic Korean movie about love that warms your heart.
I won't speak on the plot too much because it will be spoilers, but this movie really warmed my heart source: trust me. It's a nice movie to watch in winter when you're in the mood for old Korean melodrama. I loved the acting, the plot the music and early the nostalgia of early 2000s. I love how the director made the male lead chase the female lead, the way he expressed his emotions, the yearning was well done. I love the depths of both characters and their reasons for doing certain actions. I love how this movie runs in seasons of their lives but it flows effortlessly. It's quite a simple movie of love but it runs so deep. The ending came so fast I was left wanting more like I didn't recognize it an hour and 40 minutes passed. Overall 8.5/10 and */10 rewatch value which is high because I rarely rewatch movies but I think I will rewatch this to feel the yearning and emotions again.Was this review helpful to you?
However, the whole thread of the police investigation seems to be forced into this film. It's bland, but also over-developed compared to scenes focusing on the main characters. The surrounding plot in this form feels unnecessary for me and bored me.
I love the aesthetics of this film. Definitely reminds me of other Kore-eda films I've watched. Also the actors are well known for their acting. They did a great job, so you could feel that the decision the characters had to make was not an easy one.
The main plot is very well developed and I love it but I can't give it a higher rating because of the surrounding that dragged this movie down.
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I love it
God, I loved this movie, it made me feel all type of emotions.I gave it 9.5 cause i didnt quite understand the ending, was he in her life again or just stalking her making sure she is fine by standing in the shadows like he did almost the entire movie??
Please explain the ending to me.. maybe i didnt understand it, idk , for me its sad ending. Cause,if its like i think it is that means they didnt get to talk again and he is just following her in the shadows missing their memories , this is painful and sad ngl
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It felt as if I was in a dream..
A very heartwarming masterpiece you shouldn't miss! This movie really feels like a warm hug. No complicated plot, no cliffhangers, not one boring scene(you just cannot skip any part! It;s THAT good!).. Words really fall short to express how much I've loved this movie! It leaves you with all smiles at the end..The star-studded cast was something that made me watch this movie. I'm a huge fan of both Han Jimin and Lee Dong Wook, but fell in love with Kang Ha Neul and Won Jin A in this movie. Everyone else too are very appreciable in this movie, without them this movie would've never been the same.
The songs were SO SO good, especially 'happy ending'. It's been a really long time since I've listened to such a touching song.
I wish that I'd have watch this early.. but as they say 'better late than never'!
Would definitely recommend if you're looking for a story of people with beautiful hearts who never fail to make you smile.
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Loved the movie ?❤
The songs, the story, the lesson everything I loved it..one of the best Japanese movies ❤❤..
the actors were great too and the concept of time travel.. it was different from other movies...
I hope to watch more movies like this in my life... I really love romantic movies... I hope they make more movies like this so I can watch them with my loved ones...
Everything was great in this movie.......................
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I really liked this movie.... I do wanna watch more movies like this ❤❤
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"Being father is easy, anyone could say he's a good father"
The only word I can think of to describe this film is "unfair". It's complicated to be homesexual in the society you live in, even more complicated when you have children, especially in a country where your partner has no legal rights over them.The situation in which Phoon and Yuke find themselves calls into question the very essence of what they have built, a family, a couple, confidence in themselves and in their own sexuality. Everything falls apart overnight and Phoon's old demons don't help. But the most unfair thing is that everything Butr has to go through, he's just a curious child, with questions he has a right to ask, especially if nothing has been explained to him.
In the end, it's complicated because we can tell ourselves that Phoon's decision is unfair, but the film wouldn't have such an impact if he hadn't made that kind of decision. Cause in real life, some people react in unexpected and unconstructive ways when they love too much or when fear takes over.
A poignant film that is a must-see!
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Warm and cozy
The story does not bring any surprises, the only doubt is if they will be together or go in separate ways.From the beginning, you already know that it is a very difficult relationship, and probably they wouldn't stay together all the time, and you already are waiting for they will break up. But you hope that they could find each other again, or if they don't, they could be happy anyway.
And the end brings exactly what we want, a delicious feeling warm and comfort. It's not a movie with big pretensions, it's just a simple love story for those people who like to believe that first love lives forever in our hearts.
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It's amazing
6/45 was absolutely amazing. If you are looking for something that would make you laugh your ass out, this is the movie for you. I enjoyed every bit of it and I'm definitely going to rewatch it. The cast did really well. It's full comedy. In the music aspect, I don't think I heard a lot though maybe when I rewatch it again I will hear it, it was just too funny that you won't focus on things like that. The guy in love in contract did so much better here, I enjoyed him here than in 'LIC'. The movie is an 8.8 for me.... Watch it and you would agree with meWas this review helpful to you?
I couldn't be more wrong…
After the first half I thought I could handle this movie even though I heard it was very sad. I thought people exaggerated… And after all those cute scenes, I cried my eyes out. Then I got a few more cute scenes then the ending totally broke me.
I cried more during this movie than during all the movies I watched this year combined.
Also the aesthetics of this movie were really nice and the actors did a great job. I love this movie and highly recommend it.
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