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Um filme que te prende, mas deixa a desejar em alguns pontos.

Se tem algo que amo são suspenses psicológicos - aqueles que mexem com nosso emocional, nos deixa tensas e roendo as unhas. Bem, Unlocked cumpriu isso em partes - ele te envolve, deixa levemente agoniada; mas em contrapartida para quem ama e é acostumado com o gênero (tipo eu), sai um tanto quanto frustrado - afinal esperava um mistério mais tenso e denso e para mim soou muito óbvio; o suspense, a parte maníaca do personagem deixou muito a desejar; mas bem, ainda assim me vi presa e querendo ver onde tudo iria dar e bem... o desfecho me deixou com uma imensa sensação de: t��, só isso? E agora?

Mas para quem está iniciando no gênero é fato que irá amar e quem sabe sair um pouco neurótico; já para os amantes do gênero... irão sair satisfeitos, mas sem aquela sensação de ter assistido algo memorável.

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Mediano

Estava pé atras porque é sobre novas tecnologias e etc, mas quando vi a sinopse e vi que se podia tratar de algo mais sentimental eu dei uma chance. O filme em si está interessante, achei que tem MUITAS partes desnecessárias, de conversa fiada.

Achei que iriam explorar mais a relação da cientista com a Jung_E, mas foi em vão... tudo isso só serviu para ela no final a soltar e apagar as memórias dela... (??), mudar a mente dela para um robot sem expressões e deixa-la ir.
Eu entendi a intenção dela, mas para mim não fez muito sentido sair de lá num corpo de robot e fugir para sei lá onde num mundo apocalíptico ...

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a beautiful but heart wrenching story

This was a beautiful movie. Tho the story was predictable but there's a part of me hoping that they will get better and live together. But here I am crying like an idiot ??

This had me crying at 3 am. I'm so sad because they didn't even get the chance to confess their feelings to each other in person AAHH they deserve so much better !! The fact that she pretended not to know about him being sick ? The letter she posted just for him and the 3 gerberas !! PLS THAT SCENE TOOK ME OUT. They're literally meant for each other because wdym even the dates of their deaths are the same ?! The fact that she called his name for the last time but he was not there ?? PLEASE MY HEART IS ACHING FOR THE BOTH OF THEM. Well, I hope that they can watch the fireworks together, draw & paint each other, and marry each other in another life :) Ayuka was the witness to their pure love for each other <3

For those who are reading this: Don't lose hope. Life may be hard but it won't always be cruel. Even if you might think that ending everything is the only option, there is still hope. There are people who genuinely care about you. You're not alone ! I'm rooting for your happy life that is full of love <33

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Him & Her & Him....teens going overboard!

Unexpectedly good! I kept reading how the series is bad, limit child abuse so I never watched it but this film came highly recommended.

And they were right! It is a fluffy little school romcom where the plot thrives on misunderstandings and the qui-pro-quo's! Basically it is a love triangle: Boy 1 likes a Girl but he thinks she likes Boy 2 who thinks Boy 1 likes him because he spends a lot of time trying to get to know him. In the process Boy 1 really falls for Boy 2 in a surprising ending!

The actors are so cute and considering their young age, they act rather well, with an excelling comic timing solid chemistry. Which is, of course accompanied by usual, annoying sound effects and a cliché screeching trans teacher. When are they going to portray trans characters as ordinary people and not as drama queens in these series?

There are many hilarious scenes (going to emergency room after swallowing a piece of paper) but the best is the Boy 2's mother who speaks and moves slowly as if she had just smokes some illicit stuff and therefore has a very fertile imagination!

The drama seems to be a rip-off of Kieta Hatsukoi (which I never really liked!) rife with similar kid of misunderstandings and a drama club antics which are funny but surprisingly not over the top like in the japanese drama!

If you a looking for a light and fluffy short BL that is easy on the brain and very easy on eyes, this is a nice choice! It is well produced and filmed, the narration is quirky and it puts the watchers in the right mood!

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Thank God they made a remake

Mn, I don't like it.
Of course I like the plot,- but I don't like Kohei's character here.
He's acting like a Gadis Manja menggerutu; idk how to say that in English, mn..... a spoiled girl who always grumbles??!? (he's doing it with his eyes, + he also has a judgmental gaze).
He reminds me of Ji Hyun from Eight Sense

I'm so glad they made a remake because~
If this was the only adaptation of 'Hidamari ga Kikoeru,' I might never have thought to read the manga bcoz i think, this...... is..... bad.!
The series version, which is still airing now, is so good; they made it exactly like the manga.
We can also see how Kohei develops his feelings for Taichi. We don't get that in this film, and it's not because of the limited duration.
Here, Kohei looks like he was born- ummn Gay?
There is no state where he considers his feelings for Taichi, whether it is love, like pure friendship, or romantic love-love.?!
In Here, he seems like a man who has never received attention and love in his life, then immediately falls in love with the first person who gives him that attention.

Ah, And you're delusional if you think they have chemistry here.
Go to check Delusion by One OK Rock.

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Of loves between men and forbidden romances in the Forbidden City

'A Frozen Flower' (Ssang-hwa-jeom) is a historical drama set in the 14th century, in a time of war for power and palace intrigues in which the need to produce an heir forces Gong Min, the king of Goryeo , to make a decision that will have dramatic and unexpected consequences on himself and everyone around him.
Faced with the discovery of a plot to assassinate him and seize the throne, the king must secure an heir, but here the conflict arises: the monarch has no pleasure in women and loves Hong Lim, his faithful general, the only person he accepts in his litter.
Given the circumstances, she decides that her lover takes his place in the queen's bed and fertilizes her, all under the greatest secrecy and discretion. And there the next problem arises: Hong Lim falls in love with No Guk, the queen, a role played by Song Ji Hyo ('The Witch's Diner'), despite being reluctant at first because he has never slept with a woman, but no. can disobey the king.
The grand historical setting and political plots are clearly overshadowed by the central story.
We are faced with a story of a king in love with his chief of the imperial guard, who has been instilled since childhood that one must please the king in every way. For that reason, he is shocked when he receives the king's order.
Neither the queen nor Hong Lim have a choice. They are puppets of royal power, so they obey without any other alternative. As in a kind of sacrifice, the queen has to have sex with a stranger. But here is precisely the key to the story: if she has never had sex, he doesn't know what it's like to have sex with someone of the opposite gender to his.
After the initial impact, both discover an unknown, unexplored sensual side. What at first is a repugnant obligation soon becomes a discovery of the senses that leaves the three completely perplexed.
A passionate and irresistible desire will push the queen and Hong Lim to face great risks, endangering both their loyalty to the king and their own lives in a story that grows in tension with each scene. And the king will not sit idly by and will explode in anger and seek revenge, because there is nothing that hurts a lover more than having what he considers his own taken from him, and even more so if you are the one in power.
Hong Lim is caught between his desire for the queen and his loyalty to the king. A simple misstep could be considered treason. And they both run this danger.
In my opinion, the female character is the one who bears the brunt, since in the end she loses the two men in her life who, although they never loved her, only used her. His only consolation, besides having loved, is the son he fathered.
Ranked 44th among the best South Korean films of all time, according to the FA rankings, the viewer will be struck by the explicit and realistic sexual scenes, whether between Jo In Sung in his role as Hong Lim, whom we remember for his tender and sweet image in the series 'Shoot for the Stars', with Joo Jin Mo ('Empress Ki'), an actor who plays the king, or between his lover and the queen. And in 2008, at the time of filming, all the romantic scenes in South Korean series and films had the characteristics of being very modest and subtle, more of suggesting than showing. Even today they are not free from this peculiarity, much less if it involves sex between men.
The topic of homosexuality and the love relationship between a king and a member of his imperial guard is not something new or unreal. Historical documents prove it. What is interesting about the film is the decisions that the lovers make and how these lead them to a tragic destiny. This is how the film explores other themes, such as the importance of decisions, the weight of carrying their consequences and regret (or not).
With three nominations for the Blue Dragon Film Awards (South Korea) in 2009, the director does an excellent job of obtaining facial and body expressions from the actors between the feminine and the masculine with total naturalness. The face of Jo In Sung will remain in cinema history as the king scorned and wounded in his self-love for the person he loves madly.
Based on a film text by the director himself, the South Korean filmmaker Yoo Ha, known for his work in films such as 'Gangnam 1970', 'Once Upon a Time in High School' and 'A Dirty Carnival', among others, the feature film recreates a love triangle between the king, his subject and lover, and the queen, or more precisely, a forbidden romance in the Forbidden City.
The film will soon make the viewer understand the complex situation that involves the three protagonists, and how it escapes the hands of the young couple involved, since, when she also falls in love with the head of the imperial guard, they will begin to have dates clandestinely behind the king's back, who, upon learning of the events, must intervene drastically, venting his fury like any jilted lover.
The king, in the end, lets himself be carried away by his obsessive love. Frustrated, more than by his inability to procreate a child, by having to share the body and heart of his lover, making him the villain, since Hong Lim will blame him for everything that happened.
In addition to the solid performances, the impeccable script and the magnificent direction, we must highlight the love story, the plot tension, the dazzling display of costumes, makeup, hair, very consistent with the time, and a full-blown art direction, in addition to a photograph, in the hands of Choi Hyun-gi, clear, luminous, even in closed and dark spaces, such as the lovers' darkened bedrooms, and perfect camera framing, all in order to embellish this historical fiction.
Kim Jun-seok's exquisite music, including diegetic music, that is, that performed by the protagonists themselves or the rest of the cast in public and private royal festivities and celebrations, introduces the viewer to that oriental world in which there is no shortage of combat with swords and other bladed weapons and martial arts fights.
'A Frozen Flower' is, in short, a film whose main theme is simply love.

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Absolutely broke me- Love with a time limit

The script is so beautifully written. I don't think I can find the words to describe the heartbreak I felt.
Some part of me kept hoping to the very end that they wouldn't die, even after he got the surgery I kept praying that he would live longer, but this movie really made me face reality.
I have to give it to the actors, their talent and hard work made the whole experience so much more realistic. You could see the depth of their realities in their eyes, considering the fact that their reality is death. They did an amazing job portraying the sadness, desperation, willpower, and their fight for their lives.
The story itself is beautiful and I find a sense of beauty in this sadness. Regardless of how distraught I felt from the pure sadness this movie presented to me, I would rewatch it. This is also mainly due to the cinematography. It held the most weight in setting the scene and everything fell into place accordingly. Everything just felt right. Also amidst the very depressing loss of our leads lives, the cinematography proved to provide a sense of comfort because that is also exactly what the producers were trying to do (I believe). They were trying to show us viewers the beauty there is in finding solace in people even when we see the end of the road. It also showed how precious life really is and what truly matters when we live on this earth.
There is so much more I feel I could say with all the symbolism and pure emotions we were presented with.
DEFINITELY WORTH THE WATCH!!

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A bit sadder than my expectations

I've always wanted to watch this one but was reluctant due to its sad ending. Lovely Runner has boosted my motivation to watch it and i must say i had a gist of the ending but it had affected me more than i thought it would.

The story is cliche but its execution was quite alright, the movie hits a very nice nostalgic note due to its setting which made me like this movie a lot especially with its beautiful visuals. It started so wholesomely with its romcom and silly 2nd hand embarrassment moments that i was surprised on how in its last few minutes it had shifted on a much sadder note. As pleasing as this drama has started and how smooth it was with its pacing id say that the fact that Poong woo ho's death was porely handled as it had been left unfairly unexplained despite its importance to the movie even during the conversation between bo-ra and his younger brother.

Overall this movie was good as long as i ignore the little things. I'm certain it might take awhile for me to recover from this one haha.

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