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A great Sci-fi melodrama

I thought I'm not gonna cry while watching this tho but I'm wrong XD.... It's such a great movie and story to watch to I high recommended this to watch... It all started with happy one and ended with reasonable ending, it feels like I'm in a roller coaster ride of emotions T^T.....I don't want to make this too long and to spoil some lol... Park Bo gum did a great job acting like a kid (he's so cute) and also Gong Yoo portraying like a brother or Father.....

Okay some glimpse in the story..... We all know all mothers can't stand seeing their child suffering and I thanked the writer it's really showed it here in the movie...and choosing between Living in pain or death.......(I really don't want to spoil the movie I just want to share my experience watching this lol XD)....

I can really feel their brotherly love because Ki Hyun really understand seobok but everything needs to back in normal..and that shows how good brother or father Ki Hyun to Seobok at least he feel how to be taken care off.... T^T

Anyway guys I REALLY RECOMMEND THIS TO WATCH!!!!!

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I'm dumbfounded

Seriously..... What a movie!! Way beyond my expectations..... To be honest I wasn't expecting it to be this great..... The movie is a bit hardcore but it teaches you Stuff about life, love and loss...... How the unimaginable can drive your will to live..... Infuse a life force.....
The movie for me stood between despair and amazement and went on to ignite hope.....
The chemistry between the two actors was awesome..... The acting pulled me in..... I wish they could convert it into a series.... Coz I was left wanting for more...... The music had an eerie, haunting vibe to it..... Especially the whistle tune.....
It's a 9/10 for me.....

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Emotional : A movie that gives meaning to life and death

I'm glad that SK (South Korea) is producing more series and movies that will surely give not just an impression to the viewer, but also meaning or value and I find that this movie is one of those. With its sci-fi take, a bit of action and melodrama tag / genre, this one did not disappoint me. The balance between those tags were good especially the bits of humor inserted to lightened up the mood of the movie. In addition to that, the acting is top notch for both of the action and emotional scenes.

Apart from the good production as well as the intriguing plot, good pacing of the story and solid cast, what really caught my attention are the emotions portrayed by the main characters and the lines exchanged between the two (Seobok and Kiheon) about life and death.

We get to see their desperation - Someone who wants to live, Someone who wants freedom, Someone filled with regrets, Someone who just wants to be loved... In the end, the choices the main characters made are what gave meaning to their life. These are definitely heavy and powerful moments depicted in the movie that will to surely touch the viewer / audience.

In conclusion, props to the director, producer, writer, actors and all the people involved for making this movie. If you want to watch something that is emotional or melodramatic, you can add this to your list. This is a highly recommend watch. Enjoy watching... :)

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What is life and death?

This sci-fi/action/thriller movie raises the questions we've been asking ourselves since antiquity: What is life and death? For what purpose do we live and what happens after death?
Both the lead actors (Gong Yoo & Bo Gum) ponder about these things and portray their emotions beautifully while doing so. This philosophical matter is amalgamated with some powerful action sequences in this movie. Didn't like the ending, though. It felt too abrupt and forced to me.
Nevertheless, the splendid performances given by the lead actors as well as all the action will make your eyes glued to your screens till the end.
Highly recommended to all!

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A beautiful masterpiece!

My friend and I watched this in the cinemas, and if it weren't for me being in public, I would've cried from happiness.

It's truely a beautiful film - a healing, soothing and perhaps emotional one. The Box is about facing your fears and taking a leap of faith on what you're suffering from. The acting was really good. Musically, it's incredible and absolutely breathtaking.

Chanyeol perfectly portrays the character he plays and every moment in the movie tugged at my heartstrings. It was just perfect!! I personally relate a lot to his struggles which ultimately deepens my love for this movie. And the chemistry between him and Jo Dal Hwan was really sweet.

Ji Hoon's character development is so precious - how he manages to finally face the world and break out of his box. I like this reference of every individual initially being stuck inside their own box of worries or struggles until they're able to grow and break through it - it's never too late to fight your fears and live freely, basically don't give up and do what makes you happy.

Chanyeol's voice??? SO HEAVENLY! He did an amazing job, I'm so proud of him. The OST is just pure perfection. It makes me cry, especially What a Wonderful World, it's so beautiful, I mean how can I not tear up? And Chanyeol's "youuuu" at 2:38 in A Sky Full of Stars gives me goosebumps holy moly!

I don't know what it is that Korea does, but they just make the best movies (and soundtracks).

The Box has a special place in my heart. It's just a masterpiece, from the music to the actors! I will forever treasure it. I totally recommend giving it a watch, you'll love it!

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Confusing, artsy, beautiful that makes you ponder away...

I am going to be honest, I just finished watching this movie and I am deeply confused, but somehow I think that is part of the point of this movie (or I´m not that smart and missed something) .

The reason why I am so confused is because the line between the imagination and reality is constantly crossed to the point where it is impossible to know what is real and what is not. This is done beautifully. The acting is superb and the artistic elements are constantly near.

I liked the way they showed different aspects of life with a disability in a not so very understanding society while not turning the person in to hero just for breathing, but a letting her be a human being with emotions, desire and fear.

I guess I can say this is one of those movies that will have you ponder over what you just saw, its not really a tear jarker and defiantly not a feel good but more of a feel something and ponder away analyzing things kind of movie maybe even one you will have to see again to understand what you just saw.

Edit: after thinking some more I have changed the ratings to a 9 because:
1. It kept my mind going.
2. I found 2 interpertations for the movie that I'm ok with one sad, and one happy. So why choose when you can have both.

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They really outdid themselves on this one! This was a great movie

I'm not going to write about spoilers because I really watched this drama without reading or watching spoilers; and all I knew about it was the brief description about the plot, which was confusing before I watched the movie itself. I wanted to watch the movie without any prejudice The reason why I was interested was because of the trailer and the genre of the movie, which is my favorite genre. With the trailer alone, the duality of the plot and the characters were inevitable. While watching the movie, all I could say was, WOW! Thank you to the producers, the writers and the actors of this movie, because it was a great movie.

If you want a movie that's going to keep your heart racing and feel the character's pain and emotions, you better watch this great movie. I don't need to mention how great Park Shin Hye and Kim Sung Ryung are, because they have always been Queens and they have worked together in You're Beautiful and The Heirs (Both times as male lead's mother)! And, Jeon Jong Seo is a rookie actress and she pulled off her character very well.

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This was an absolute riot to watch. My cheeks are aching due to how much I was laughing and smiling during this. The story was so simple and easy to follow. There weren't any bullcrap side-plots to make the film more compelling, the cast spoke for itself. This was a movie about two people struggling in their love lives and bonded through their dysfunctionality. Gong Hyo Jin as Sun Young was as wonderful as ever. She wasn’t ariad to be herself and speak her mind, and it leads to some great altercations. Kim Rae Won as Jae Hoon was as charming as he was pitiful. The film is a rom-comedy but it had some rooted messages regarding pasts, life and general advice.

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A road movie in Scifi Action

Let me give this 10 because they're brave enough to offer this kind of movie. For me, this is a new kind of Korean movie I've seen so far. They give a special touch of sci fi movie which not as Hollywood presents.
Not just about a sci fi action to run your adrenaline or entertain to watch, they try to touch the heart of the audiences.

They start the movie with an intense plot, get into the middle with swing the audiences' emotions then end the movie with a twist yet reasonable decision.

The acting of two main characters are truly the power of this "heavy" movie into the enjoyable one. They got you hooked and emphatized with their stories. I expect more for some roles development and action scenes. But it could take more than 2 hours, so this should be enough.

A movie with good details, philosophical dialogues, nice CGI, proper action scenes, good timing of humor and superb acting wrap this movie into a unique one.

After watched the movie, I could't stop to think of the scenes and dialogues which somehow gave ache in my heart.
Human, life, and death. Thankful for this meaningful movie.

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Animation Game is just awesome

●Movie starts with animation player in the game world fighting and then one team loses. In the real world the captain ms.cang of the loosing team leaves the arena. Other side ML who is in advertising company gets fired from job and returns to his hometown. There he meets some goons who try to seize their internet cafe business and so he challenges them to win a WGAME. He then recruits, zhuang a nurse, gao xue single mother, ouyang nan rough young lady,jin william a rich guy who wants to prove himself. And lastly ms.cang who coaches the team. The team is named family of winners.

●I loved how the story progress. contrast of animation scenes in-between was awesome.The animation parts were so excellent that I repeat watched them. I loved all the teams and the gaming spirit was marvellous. Story focus is just on the team building and game league.
Everyone acted very nicely. Bgm was embedded perfectly. Can be rewatched.

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Mankind's greed has no limits....

I've been anticipating this movie, for quite a while now and I have to say the wait was worth it.

If you're one to get easily emotional, then get ready to grab your tissue box, because BoGum's doe eyes will make you cry and feel for his character, Seobok, who amid everything was still innocent and yet treated so unkindly by humans, through all his life. To never know kindness, love or trust, and see himself as nothing but a specimen with a purpose.

It truly depicts the lack of humanity when it comes to study and use animals for such, also the greed of those who fear death while seeking for a way to prolong their petty lives.

"It scare me to think of dying, but living forever is scary too."

Kiheon and Seobok both share something in common here, they both fear the unknown that lies in dying, and yet they are also afraid of living.

"What should I believe to not be scared?"

The symbolic value and moral grounds this movie works with are deeper than one can assume, and mainly questioned by the two main characters, along their journey, were their fears and doubts are exposed.

"Do you think dying... is really like sleeping?"
"Maybe."
"Then how come people aren't afraid to fall asleep? It's like dying for a while."

For some it might be the typical collaboration between Korean/American plot with the whole experiment and survival, however it's GongYoo and BoGum's acting that takes the prize.
Special effects too in a way when it comes to production.
The OST is nothing out of the ordinary for me, although quite right into the emotional scenes.

Not going to lie, it's quite an emotional ride.
The message in plot is more than it seems.
Its all about acceptance and resilience.
And knowing what's wrong and right.

"It's beautiful."
"What is?"
"To be alive."

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first off hats off to any actor that is ready to commit to a role, no matter their personal sexual orientation - u either give it ur all, or not at all. so hats off KJW for one hell of a convincing and XD hot performance. but lets face it, even though this was light and it focused more on the fun and hilarity between all character's. this was so much more and felt like it was brushed to the side or not addressed - like Soo Young's crush on Sun Woo, that came to not - heck after Jin Hyuk's mother and grandmother walked in, it was just brushed aside and then they all went on as if the whole scene with the slap didn't happen - so why even have that?!?

same with Jin Hyuk totally noticing Sun Woo in high-school, and maybe i'm reading more then was, but i feel like Jin Hyuk isn't straight - if anything, with the kidnapping and trauma, it indicated that he was averse to being close to Men - cause of what happened - hinting on sexual trauma - which again came to not - heck the real person that kidnapped him got away with "murder". and now the question that's left open, that woman just kidnaped the fat kid, or also all the others that lost their lives? and if she only wanted to "play with them" - then why they have to die?!? and the dude with the limp, just "take" Jin Hyuk - and after getting stabbed - quit cold-turkey?!? really?!? and why she look like a battered wife? that whole situation - just confusing.

this was good, but far from perfect - loved seeing them looking so young - they also looked like they were having a blast in this movie - but this could've been better - a lot of open ends that left me wanting... oh well guess can always look up the novel/webtoon this was adapted from. maybe all the questions i've got, will be answered there

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If you're confused about the ML's & FL's nature of relationship, please don't be, read my insight :)

I first posted this as a comment, but I was suggested by a reader to post this as a review cz it might help someone who's confused about the relationship between Pob & Lew. So feel free to go ahead and see what I think.

First half was really good. No questions about the chemistry between Ohm and Nont. They portrayed Dew and Pob beautifully.
Second half was also quite beautiful in my opinion. I know the concern for the age gap and the pedophilia shown. But in my opinion I felt what Pob had with Lew was rather platonic. He only felt affection towards her cuz he knew she was Dew. She knew she was Dew. So no matter the denial, they were meant to be as this story is basically about star crossed lovers.
In the past they couldn't be together because their relationship was considered a taboo as they were gay and in the present they couldn't be together cz it was still considered a taboo cz of the pedophilic nature.
The story of Dew and Pob goes beyond age and gender. It's about two humans falling in love above all social norms and ethics. So it's understandable and arguable that this story may not sit well with some.
If Dew and Pob lived in the present they would've had a different ending. More happier one. They might have had the happy ending in the past too if Dew was lucky. The timing wasn't simply right for him.
In the present Lew's timing also was a barrier for her as she still couldn't be with Pob as she wanted to.
There wasn't anything sexual between Lew and Pob, Pob was still gay. He was married just to be accepted by his family and society. His wife knew his struggles and was supportive till the end.
People who are confused, what Pob had with Lew was platonic. Just cz he liked her didn't mean he became straight. He liked her because she was simply Dew in a female body. He was attracted to her personality. He never moved on from his past. He was guilty and carried a great sadness in him. Part of him never grew up from the teenage boy he once was. The scene which indicated it the most for me was when he cried hugging the teacher when he was leaving the school. He was afraid and helpless when he was young . He didn't get the support he needed. Even as an adult he still wasn't able to be true to himself.
Then came Lew, and it kinda gave him a chance to relive what he should've had. But still it couldn't be accepted cz of the nature of their relationship. It's sad.
The decision they both made in the end might have been wrong. But guess they did it for all the right reasons.
Through out the movie the concept of rebirth and reincarnation is discussed.
In the water at the last scene what we see isn't Lew and Pob but Dew and Pob. You can see they are back to being boys hinting us that they've found their own parallel timeline to live as themselves. Because they weren't drowning but rather swimming to the surface.
I was actually satisfied with the movie and it gave a lot of feels.
The cast was Amazing. All of them did exceptionally well. I'd recommend this movie to anyone who's second guessing to watch. The soundtrack was amazing as well. I loved the songs it had.
On a side note, Weir took my heart, I'll surely be checking out more of his work.

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Boring

This was such a boring and low budget movie.

The acting was terrible, the story was boring , this just felt like a low budget movie, that was slapped together.

neither the cast or the characters grabbed my attention.

very boring and no imagination at all, no story. I didn't really care for the plot of this movie because it is the same plot as the original. They didn't add anything to it at all, it was just repeating it. But the way it was executed was terrible and so bland. I didn't feel anything, I just wanted to get it over with so I skimmed to the end.

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●This movie started as if I am going to see a very interesting crime thriller movie. And it was going off well, plotline was built nicely but then the movie ends. There is no climax, nothing explained.
So the question is why that plot was built can I have the writer to please explain this. This seems as if the writer forgot to write the complete story or the director forgot to shoot the story or maybe the editors took out the essential part of the story. If there is a part two then that may explain but am still searching for it.

●Acting skill of the leads is average. But sometimes its very disappointing. As in there is a scene where FL walks away and stops, then ML says “stop”,FL turns and walks back to him. shouldnt FL keep walking until he says stop.this scene is so funny and yes there is also a scorpion. I want to ask ML how did you keep that scorpion that it didn’t bite you in the ass.

●I don’t wanna rewatch it rather I wanted that the story was completed.

●EDIT:
I finally found the continuation of the movie named Vice president of secret service.

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