Dream (2023)

To understand the Korean movie Dream, you have to understand Dark Humor.

The movie ‘Dream’ is a comedy that uses Dark Humor for laughs. Your brain has to have a reset for this movie, adjusted to humor that pokes fun at subjects normally excluded from comedy, because the subject is considered sacrosanct. The subject matter for laughter is serious, but the Comedy pokes fun at the nature of things. Dark Comedies may not do well with some audiences, because some may not get the jokes or some may not see these serious matters as something which should be used for humor. I hope most get the Dark Humor jokes and accept it’s intended hilarity in the movie Dream, because Dream is an upbuilding and motivating film which will have you cheering.

The movie Dream stars IU (Hotel Del Luna) who plays Lee So-min and Park Seo Joon (The new Captain Marvel movie) who plays Yoon Hong-dae. The cast entourage is great.

This movie ‘Dream’ is based on a true event of the “Homeless World Football (Soccer) Cup” held in 2010, and covers a documentary being made for it. The documentary has the main purpose of bolstering up the flailing careers of Soccer Player Yoon Hong-dae (Park Seo Joon) and Videographer Lee So-min (IU). The intentions are to make a tearjerker documentary, which will garner viewership and public attention to themselves. Along the way, their selfish quests becomes a quest to help the homeless achieve something important.

To be successful with Dark Humor, you have to deadpan (be deliberately impassive or expressionless) Dark Humor. You play it like it is not funny, but totally serious. Park Seo Joon deadpans his character so well. Who knew he could play Dark Comedy? The movie Dream left me belly-aching with laughter. It is certainly a movie to add to your Korean Drama list. The more you watch Dark Comedies the better you get at watching Dark Comedies. I was crying ‘Mr Queen’ tears of laughter. The movie ‘Dream’ eventually becomes a serious commentary on life as we know it. The homeless are real people too.

For me, and I know this will set off people questioning my abilities to judge, but this movie is a 10/10, and that is my final answer.


Note: Korea is becoming the nation putting out great Dark Comedies in film and drama. Here are other Dark Comedy films and dramas from Korea.

Korean Movies

Oscar Award Winning ‘Parasite’

International Award Winning ‘Decision To Leave’

Baeksang Arts Award winner for Best Actor ‘Sound of Silence’


Korean Dramas

Oasis
Snowdrop
Vincenzo
Prison Playbook
It’s Okay Not To Be Okay
Bad and Crazy
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Dream" is about team spirit as a positive force that allows a group to excel itself. The KMovie is carefree, harmless and heartily. However, it is not trivial, as it sides with those commonly referred to in society as the weak.

You shouldn't expect too much, then everything works quite well. Obviously, IU and Park So-joon are the show's carthorses. But that doesn't do justice to the rest of the cast, who all contribute their unique esprit. “Dream” comes across as teamwork through and through.

Although it was filmed at original locations in Budapest, somehow, in my opinion, the casting (unfortunately) often enough doesn't work so well, when Korean productions are dependent on actors from different origin. For whatever reason. Even if it's only supporting roles or extras in this case, they seem to be rather amateurish. Hm.

All in all: “Dream” is a KMovie for high spirits and light fare. Not intrusive. With a few flaws here and there. However, also with some well-placed, wonderful and valuable messages in passing.
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I laughed all the way... until...

Yes, I laughed because it was more rugby than anything football!

Actors played well even if the story is goofy!

I can say if you want to spend some good time, go for it!!!
It's light, it's friendship, unity, loyalty.
A team.

But here comes some BS again I cannot stand, at 1:39... here comes the lgbt agenda again and those who dare say something against it are views as bigots and abnormal... mmmm... This has nothing to do with the plot but they had to add this that didn't bring anything to the story and it made a big flop!

So if you don't want to put up with that, don't watch. At least you are warned.

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Un drame social sous couvert d'un des sports les plus populaires au monde

Avec ses personnages riches et attachants, Lee Byeong Hun livre un joli drame social au travers d'une équipe de sans-abris qui retrouve l'espoir d'une vie meilleure.

Qu'on aime ou pas le football, on ne peut nier son impact sur une nation. Le meilleur exemple reste l'engouement des gens (même les plus novices) lors d'une Coupe du Monde. Véhiculer des messages via ce sport est donc une idée simple, mais honnête dans sa démarche et c'est ce qu'offre Dream.

Loin de nous dérouler le tapis rouge ou les coupes de cristal, c'est un film qui ne va pas au-delà de ce qu'il prétend être. Et si c'était vous ? Et si demain, vous étiez à la rue ? Au travers de différentes histoires, on découvre des destins tragiques om tout bascule en un claquement de doigt. Aujourd'hui, vous avez tout. Mais qu'en sera-t-il de demain ? Lee Byeong Hun livre un regard fort sur les SDF et la façon dont une vie peut changer en un rien de temps.

Ainsi, les valeurs humaines priment sur le sport. De ce fait, on sent un manque de réalisme côté sport bien que cela n'impacte en rien le message véhiculé.

En bref, une comédie à la fois sociale et humaine toute en légèreté.

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União, respéito e diferenças.

Gostei muito só filme, me emocionei com as histórias e achei tão importante, tratam de forma leve e divertida e trouxeram o futebol que é um esporte de união pra representar a história da população carente (como no final do filme fala que é o termo correto)
A escalação de atores é maravilhosa, amei ver a IU atuando com o Seo Joon, além de outros atores que eu já conheço, o final me lembrou prison playbook, mas nesse tava todo mundo torcendo pelo Hong dae e fiquei toda emocionada, não só no final mas em várias partes do filme, só senti falta de explicar sobre a menina que o In sun tava procurando, porque ela tava na seleção do Japão? E ela nem deu explicação pra ele sobre o que aconteceu nem nada, mas pra mim o que importa é que ele ficou bem. Nem ganhar e nem perder pra eles o importante foi a persistência e determinação, foi o foco naquele objetivo que eles tinham dentro do coração deles

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La última película coreana que he visto y he de decir que ha sido todo un descubrimiento, porque la verdad es que no esperaba que me gustara tanto. El principal motivo por el que decidí verla fue por el casting con Park Seo Joon y IU, sin embargo, no me arrepiento de verla y me alegro de haberlo hecho.
A pesar de que es una película un poco larga, ya que dura unas 2 horas y pico, se te hace muy llevadera y rápida debido principalmente a su tono cómico ya que desde el primer momento estás riendo y no paras hasta el final.
Sin embargo, me gustaría destacar principalmente que, a parte de ser una película de comedia, también es una película de crecimiento personal y grupal y una película de historia de vida. Este crecimiento no es únicamente por los jugadores del equipo de fútbol, que son sin techos, sino también un crecimiento para el entrenador y para la directora de documental. Por lo que es una película que lo tiene todo.
También decir que es una recreación, en tono cómico, del mundial de fútbol del 2002, el momento más grandioso para el fútbol surcoreano en su historia como país.
Si estabas pensando en verla o no, o la acabas de descubrir, te animo fuertemente a verla, no te arrepentirás.

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