SAD Movie

The love is connected through a lot of circumstances. Separation is another face of love.

Synopsis :

The film focuses on the stories about four relationships and their trials, pains, heartaches, and subsequent separations. The plot lines eventually connect in some way, but they remain unrelated for the most part.

The first story tells of a firefighter and his girlfriend named Su-Jung who works in a TV station as a news translator for the mute. She's waiting for him to propose, focused on the rationale that given his dangerous job, she likes the idea of him having to think of her, to hesitate for a while before jumping into danger. He, on the other hand, is waiting for that perfect opportunity, setting and all, before popping the question. The second story is about a deaf girl who works as a costume character in a theme park. There she meets a young artist who she begins to develop feelings for quickly; yet refuses to take off her mask in front of him for quite some time. The third story is of a mother and child. The mother was too busy to spend time with her young son, until an illness confines her to a hospital bed. There the mother and son begin to communicate more and more. Lastly, the story of a boy and girl who have just broken up. The girl's reason being that she needs a more stable guy with a good job. The unemployed ex-boyfriend goes off and finds himself a job helping other couples break up. Hoping that if he earns enough money, he could woo his loved one back. (source : http://en.wikipedia.org)

This movie was directed by Kwon Jong-kwan, and was released by the year of 2005.

Review : 

The film was based on as story of eight people. Each person is connected through some circumstances. The firefighter (Jin-Woo)  meet her love (Su-Jung) when he saves her older sister (Su-Eun) which is also a deaf from a fire. Su-Eun met an artist (Sang-Gyu) in a central park the place that she works in as a 'mascot doll'. Then a mother (Suk-Hyun) is connected with her child , then coincidently connected with a desperate young man (Ha-Seok) who did a job as 'a person that helping other couples to break up'. Then Ha-Seok conneceted to the Child's mother (Suk-Hyun) when he has to give a 'message' that given by the kid to his mother at the hospital. And the young man itself (Ha-Seok) is connected with his ex-girlfriend (Ju-Yung) again ,when he has to send the break up message that given by his ex-girlfriend to himself.

Kinda confused to read huh? but believe me, when you watch the movie.. it was not that complicated. It is very easy flowing story, and i love it. But as same as the tittle 'SAD movie', it is a very sad movie because there is really no happiness in here. The story was package beautifully from the begining. But i kinda dislike the ending scene because i think its kinda weird. But i really like how the story is connected. it is very well-flowing and unique.

And my point is : this is really worth it for a 'female movie', because i think this kinda movie wouldnt fit to a man's head right?. And you got to prepare your tissue for watching this. Because it is really a 'sad movie'.

 

Overall :

Storyline :  ★ ★ ★ ,75 (3.75) of 5

Acting    :  ★ ★ ★ ,5 (3.5) of 5

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When I Turned Nine

" A Story of An Unforgettable First Love "

Synopsis :
The film talks about Baek Yeo-min (Kim Seok), a thoughtful and matured nine-year old boy's life during the 1970s in Korea. During a school punishment he meets a new haughty girl named Jang Woo-rim (Lee Se-yeong) and at first they both don't like each other, but soon a path of love connects them both together. Trying to help his one-eyed mother after noticing a pair of expensive glasses in a store, Yeo-min decides to make his own money by getting a job as an ice-cream boy, selling ice cream and doing chores until his mother notices the money he made and punishes Yeo-min, saying that he shouldn't have made money from his summer jobs. For many months they were best friends, but their romance path is broken when she has to move back to Seoul to meet her father once again. The night before she departed, Yeo-min gave her a surprise by kissing her on the cheek and ran away. Although both of them could not see each other again, they still remember each other and Yeo-min notices a present given to him from Woo-rim- a pair of glasses for his mother, noticing how guilty he first looked in the beginning. Yeo-min was surprised when Woo-rim told him that she was actually in love with him. Walking away with his friends into the snow at the end of the movie, he looks back with a glum expression on his face. (source : http://en.wikipedia.org)
This movie was published by the year of 2004, and directed by Yun In-ho

Review :
At the beginning of the story, im kinda irritated with the character Jang Woo-rim as the leading women on the movie. I was kinda angry because she was really a 'spoil kids', while the main character, Baek Yeo-min,   always defend her in any case. But then, when i slowly watch and watch till the half part of it ~ im starting to get teary beacuse of the story. I never thought it would be that sad. I mean, it is really an unpredictable story. And the best 'teary part' is at the end of the movie when Yeo-min got a goodbye gift' from Woo-rim. And the gift is really really unexpected. And my point is : tho its a bit irritating at the begining, but please not to stop watch till the end! because you really cant imagine the ending would be that beautiful. It is really a good story of a first love.

Overall :
Storyline : ★ ★ ★ (3) of 5
Acting    : ★ ★ ★,5 (3.5) of 5














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Love Wind Love Song

"A love that bonds with a cross-cultural relationships"

Sinopsis : 
With a mysterious motive in mind, emotionally fragile Seoul businessman Tae-hie decides to take a short break in the romantic island of Cheju. Not long after reaching his destination, Tae-hie foils a bag-snatch outside the airport and subsequently comes into contact with lonely tour guide Young-seo. Despite their respective emotional baggage, the pair quickly become friends and decide to spend some time together touring Cheju and the other outlying islands. Young-soo soon nurses an affection for the quiet and mild-mannered visitor, but finds her companion far more cautious about how he feels. The potential relationship reaches a stand-still when Tae-hi's real reason for visiting Cheju becomes clear and Young-soo is left wondering what is really under his phlegmatic surface. (source : http://asianmediawiki.com)
This movie was released on  February 13, 1999. And directed by  Dae-yeong Park


Review : 
This movie was released on 1999. Tho its kinda old, but i watch this movie at the year of 2008. And i guess, this was one of the most 'promising' romantic movie ever. Why it should be name as 'promising'? its simply because i really hate to watch such a cheesy romantic movie, with plots that u already know the ending. But this one is definitely not. With the main cast that played by a very well-known actor Jang Dong Gun as Tae-hie and Ko So Young as Yong-Seo~ i mean, if its played by Jang Dong Gun.. then it will be good huh? i really got attract first to watch this when i know he played on it. Beside that fact, the whole movie plot is very unique, from the relationship that first started when tae-hie visited cheju island and met Yong-Seo as her tour-guide. The love starting to fluttered between the fact that Tae-hie is a 'land-man' or 'a man from a big city' that known as a lover by the people of a small town named Cheju. It is a cross-cultural relationships and i will give a point : THIS ONE REALLY ROMANTIC ! :))

 

Overall : 
Storyline : ★★★★ (4) of 5
Acting    : ★★★★  (4)  of 5


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