The main reason why I watch this movie is for is casting mostly. I mean gaah Sulli & Joo Won ?! What else can I ask while two of my favorite actors play together. And I must say that Sulli's acting improved a lot from the past few years (The Pirates & Fashion King clearly shown her improvement).
As expected from Joo Won he also proves once again how good as an actor he can be, in a dorky and cute way this time.
The universe here is fashion, school & rivalry. I must say that the combination of the three of them is rather great. I didn't laugh as much as I expected, but I felt very entertained.
It's a refreshing movie with a pretty nice cast and a funny story. Watch it if you want to pass a good time.
ps: special mention for Joo Won OST's song - Happy Birthday
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I feel like this plot really could have done with being made into a drama instead, there was enough conflict to be explored through 16 episodes, or even a 10-episode web-drama would have been good. The acting was really engaging from Joo-Won and the rest. I'm not sure about Sulli since I haven't really seen her in much, but I thought she did OK.
One of my favourite films is Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World so I loved the styling of this film, but I felt it was quite jarring showing how bad the bullying was to the cartoon comedy. I wasn't sure if I was supposed to feel dark or fluffy so it ended up just being uncomfortable.
There were a lot of sub-plots that could been excellent in a drama, such as the "bad guy"'s daddy issues and the romance triangle being worked in more. That all could have been really fun, I feel like some of the material was a bit wasted in a movie an hour and a half long.
I definitely think this movie is worth watching, but comparatively it wasn't as great as other things I have watched. I thank it forever for introducing me to Joo Won though.
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Watch this because I watched the scene where they're entering the school. There are the sun, ice & very long robe & hair bangs ^_^. Really eye catching. Unfortunately it's stop at that time only... :(But unfortunately I'm quite disappointed with the story. For me this movie contain to much message in one movie, it's better in drama format than in movie format, cause of course the duration is longer so what they want to tell us is more elaborate.
What this movie want to achieve for me still big question mark. Are they want this movie about someone who used to be bullied can became special because of fashion... Or about fashion itself can make someone be special... Really hope this is in drama not in movie.
What are lack:
* Woo Gi Myeong (GM) instantly change from loser into someone popular in his new school. People who used to be bullied can't be instantly became confidant in one day. Even after they show the clip where he was bullied, GM didn't even flinch his eye, he just casually help his friend who stand up for him. & after that he just decided to enter fashion competition.... Makes no sense at all. If in the drama, we can see his fight & what became his decision to change.
* Kim Won Ho (WH). The family problem never explained or even solved, we just know he has issue with his father. Never explained why exactly he instantly hate GM, just because he is new boy in school who instantly popular & go after his girl... Not clear.
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I actually thought this would be much funnier when I watched the trailer but there were some serious moments as well and the standard high school bullying which I hated. Rich kids always feeling threated by poorer/less fortunate students is so ridiculous.
I did like the friendhip between Gi Myeong, Chang Joo and Kim Nam Jeong. I liked Gi Myeong's mother as well. Very sweet and caring mother.
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The plot, at it's base, was very good. I really loved the "clothes don't matter, it's how you wear them" theme, and I think that the ending tied things up nicely. However, the beginning was rather slow and awkwardly comical, even though I think that was the point that the writers were trying to make. They were making light of Ki Myung's awful experiences, which kind of made me press my lips together even when I wanted to laugh. The relationships between the "good" characters were very admirable, especially between Ki Myung, Kim Nam Jeong and Chang Joo. The antagonists were antagonists 'til the very end. It wasn't groundbreaking, but it was good.
Acting was, of course, wonderful. I mean, Joo Won is my favorite, so my views may be slightly biased. I'm surprised that this movie wasn't better than it was for me, but that probably had more to do with writing and directing than casting. I actually didn't recognize Sulli at first, which was a good thing, since I wasn't a fan of her acting in "To the Beautiful You". Her acting has improved dramatically, and when I realized it was Sulli, I couldn't believe it. I hope she gets some good roles in the future, because I may have disliked her even more because of her meek role in "To the Beautiful You", which wasn't exactly my favorite drama. (I dropped it. I couldn't handle the forced romance and cheesy acting.) Anyway, the acting was a plus.
Music wasn't memorable, and I'm not sure I'll be rewatching this in the future. I may watch parts of it, but not fully. It was much too slow in the beginning, even though I really liked the plot and theme. I would definitely recommend watching this movie, especially on a lazy day~ <3
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Não sei o que eu tenho com temas de bullying, mas sempre acabo sendo atraída pra esse tipo de drama. Ou talvez sejam os asiáticos que gostam de falar sobre isso? Não sei. Woo Gi Myeong é esse típico garoto que sofre bullying e não diz nada à família, o que deixa a gente do ocidente bastante indignado todas as vezes, certo? Essa mania dos coreanos (e chineses, e japoneses, e tailandeses e ect.) de quererem guardar tudo pra si com medo de "incomodar" as pessoas em volta, aish! E o pior é que, no caso do Gi Myeong, o abuso é publico, explicito! Os agressores não tentam esconder "pra não manchar a imagem de garoto de ouro", as pessoas em volta vêem ele sofrer e não fazem nada! Isso me deixou mais indignada ainda!
Achei genial como o filme se desenvolveu em volta da ideia de empoderamento do protagonista. Normalmente a gente vê isso com as garotas, né? Aquela coisa toda de "era feia, ficou bonita depois de se arrumar", só que dessa vez é um cara! E, vamos lá, Joo Won não tava lá em muita boa forma enquanto filmava, o corpo dele definitivamente não tava nos "padrões coreanos de beleza", e esse foi meu ponto favorito no filme inteiro! Ver um garoto relativamente gordinho (se é que dá pra dizer isso) desfilar num concurso com toda aquela confiança fez meu coração esquentar, até me senti inspirada pra vestir o que eu gosto na escola também!
Esse filme foi responsável por eu me apaixonar pelo Joo Won, apesar de ter um plot tão leve e meio cômico às vezes, vale super a pena assistir! Recomendo ao leitor que se abstenha de preconceitos quando for fazê-lo, a experiência será bem mais interessante .
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