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Did I watch a horror or did I watch them go crazy?
Well, first off I'm not really a fan of horror but I do watch and appreciate it once in awhile so for those who might have loved this movie, this review is completely my own opinion.I kind of get what the storyline is trying to say but I don't feel really engaged on the movie itself. It's kind of boring and it makes me feel like, 'just tell me what's gonna happen just to get over it.' It could've been more, maybe if there were just factors that kept me curious or engaged, the ending might have blown my mind instead of me being like, "Whut?? Again?? Really??" It's also unclear 'til the very end if this is a supernatural horror or just a mental illusion.
I have little to no expectations and I just really came here to see Jin JinHee and I'm not disappointed about that. I didn't know she was that cute when she was younger. She's like a walking and talking doll. At least that's a positive point I've seen in the movie.
Well as for recommendation, if you have lots of time in your hands, why not watch it like me. But if you're just trying to put watching in between your daily life, I highly suggest that you watch "Insane" instead because that literally blew my mind. It's not a complete horror at all but way better than this one.
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First things first I was bored the first half of the movie, nothing really happens since they're setting what's about to happen. I usually like slow paced movies but this was definitely not one of them, at least for me.Plot: This story follows Mi Ju, a teacher at a conservatory (I suppose), we find that she is a teacher of cello hence the title of the movie.
Like I said the first half of the movie there isn't much happening besides finding out that she has a daughter with a disability and she blames herself for that and takes some type of antidepressant pills.
Later one people start dying and we make the connection that that is a ghost hunting her due to a past event in both their lifes. Now here it starts my problem, Mi Ju tells her husband the story about how she used to be best friends with our ghost and that she used to be jealous because she was the best and the ghost always felt that she lived in her shadow. After a recording they both find out that Mi Ju was the selcted one and they have a car accident in which ghost friend dies. Mi Ju blames herself for that and believes that's the reason why all this is happening, even though she wasn't even driving but still.
Later on after her younger child is dead, aunt is dead, husband is dead the only one left is her oldest daughter, Yoon Jin.
She finds Yoon Jin playing the cello which she grabs and destroys with a golf club but not really because she was trippin' all this time and the cello was actually Yoon Jin and she killed her.... but not really. Plot twist! We get back to the beginning of the movie where Mi Ju has suffered a car accident and is being taken to the hospital and she is ALIVE and wakes up and it was all a dream!! Ugh... but not really, again, because (this is my interpretation on the movie, yours might be different) she's stuck in a sort of groundhog day and everything will repeat again.
Now hear me out, I liked the 1st plot twist which it was the story she told her husband about ghost buddy being jealous and all that, but in fact being actually the opposite. Mi Ju was the one that lived in the shadow of her best friend, her friend was the one that was choosen at the recording studio, etc. Also the car accident, Mi Ju was driving, they have the accident and ghost friend is holding on for dear life asking Mi Ju to save her and what does our lead do? She lets go of the hand of ghost buddy, she falls to her death and yes that, technically, makes our lead a murder because she thought if her friend died she would be choosen and everyone would finally pay attention to her and see how great she is. So now at this point I'm sympathizing with the ghost more than Mi Ju, I actually really liked this twist but then they do the whole this was a dream, and I was just like "......Really....?"
And afterall it wasn't a dream and she was stuck living this day forever or not, I don't know.
I just feel like it was really pointless and wish they had ended the movie when Mi Ju killed Yoon Jin.
Acting/Cast: It was kinda meh, my favourite scenes were the ones with the kids aunt and Yoon Hye, That kid was the cutest.
Music: It's mostly classical music mixed with some eerie, synth music. So it was okay and didn't bother me.
Rewatch: It's not really worth rewatching it.
Overall: It had it's good points but way too many plot twist's which made me lose interest in what was happening besides the movie totally didn't go where I wanted it to go.
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Not gonna lie, I am quite disappointed, especially after reading the synopsis. I was ready for some complex story that pushes the viewer into a state of constant questioning of what is real and what's just a part of the broken imagination of the female lead... Well, I did not get that. If they just kept it a bit more vague and made sure Mi Ju is actually present during all the "supernatural" occurrences, it would be so much better. But since a lot of crazy things happened even without her being near, the answer is given to the viewer. When trying to create a story that can be left to the interpretation of the viewers, you need to be careful as you craft it. They were not.
One of the biggest flaws of "Cello" was the acting. I don't know how much of it I can blame on the actual acting skills (or lack of them) and how much blame can be put on the "acting style" that might have been more popular in 2000'. Either way, it was not good. The line delivery felt awkward in a lot of scenes and it took me out of any suspense they tried to create.
The plot was just a clusterf***. For such a short movie, they introduced too many characters we were supposed to care about. Why add the husband's sister? Or the "blackmailing" student? None of the plot lines were necessary and only took the precious minutes from the main character and the development of whatever supernaturally or mentally was happening to her.
Overall, I would probably not recommend it. There was nothing exciting, innovative or interesting in this movie. If anything, it left me frustrated, because the concept was good, but the execution of it just failed.
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