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Method korean movie review
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Method
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by notaguiar
Mar 25, 2020
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Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
The movie was wonderfully directed and the cinematography is out there with most Korean movies, this to say you never get a sense this had low funds, like many movies like these out there, who still do plenty with almost no money, or the full commitment of the cast, meaning the actors approached it as any other movie and had genuine chemistry.

Also it's not everyday we get to see full length Korean films that deal with homosexuality in a serious manner, let alone the way this film approaches it. It does not vilify it nor does it use it as a cheap hook to bring in BL fans to rake in the audiences and then leaves people feeling mad and unfulfilled.

Even though some may say the ending falls into the usual trope for LGBTQ+ movies in western media (either sad or the usual tragedy), I wouldn't have this film ending in any other way as it would take me out of the whole experience.

True to its name, "Method" is a compelling story about an older mentor figure who has a special acting method to get into character whenever he assumes a new role to give out his best performance, which solidified him as famous and well regarded in the industry, and how he deals with a younger less experienced figure, coming from South Korea's pop culture world, trying to transition into acting. Both leads are male and through this acting method fiction and reality start getting blurred.

This by no means does the film any justice but it's about as far as I can go as "Method" must be experienced, not summarized.
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