#netflix kmovie

[ghostxaya]

Highly recommend Ballerina on Netflix which came out very recently. I mean, what can I say? I saw that there is a new korean film with a female lead and a revenge plot, so of course I had to watch it?!

Just one thing before I start to praise the film: In case you want to watch it, please be aware of trigger warnings, especially regarding violence and sexual violence. 

Okay, so:

I don’t know how this is even possible, but close to every single shot is absolutely beautiful and thought through and aesthetic. Sometimes, in combination with the music, it almost felt like a music video or the intro/outro of one (also sometimes it kinda felt like a car commercial ngl … but … but in a good way!). The use of the camera, how often they use angles to convey that something is not quite right or how often they use close ups of faces, expressions, hands etc., the lighting and coloring of literally everything, the sound design, be it the slashing of a knife or when someone crashes into a wall and you can almost feel it - it’s absolutely beautiful. It is visible that there was put a lot of creativity and love and fun into every scene and at times it manages to convey a lot without having the protagonist speak at all. 

Regarding the story I have to say that it is rather simple and personally, I would have loved for them to delve deeper into the relationship between Ok-ju and Min-hee, but at the same time I think that the performance of the lead actress made it possible to feel with Ok-ju very easily. Like her anger and sadness is shown very clearly and I kinda like how it doesn’t need much words for it. Especially her anger. It was peak female-led revenge plot movie, you know.

Oh and how could I forget the fighting scenes? Fast paced, dynamic, creative. Sometimes I just sat there with an open mouth, completely amazed and immersed in the scene, so yeah, they were pretty good too!

In total I would say while the story lacked a bit of depth, the film is still beautifully made and kinda feels like an exploration of female anger/rage? (I’m really trying not to give any spoilers here, because it’s good and you should watch it!). At the same time, the simplicity of the plot was actually good, because that way the film was able to kinda take its time? Anyway, very good film, go watch it!

[leedongwook]

Kim Ji Hoon as Pro Choi

Ballerina 발레리나 // dir. Lee Chung Hyeon 2023

[yohankang]

For the first time, I wasn't suffocating.

Ballerina (2023)

[wolha]

DREAM 드림 2023, dir. Lee Byung-Hun

[inafieldofdaisies]

Officer Black Belt / 무도실무관 (2024) | Kim Woo-bin as Lee Jung-do

"Three months ago I didn't even know what an ankle monitor was. But I know everything now. In fact, I know too much. I cannot forget what I've learned."

[xiaolanhua]

When I first come to Korea I rarely had any reason to smile. Then… I met you again. All of a sudden, I started noticing the unpredictable things that you would do. That’s when I realized it. I was smiling whenever I looked at you. 

20th Century Girl (2022) 

[krystaljungs]

BALLERINA 발레리나 (2023) dir. Lee Chung Hyun.

[undermyellowumbrella]

BALLERINA (2023) — dir. lee chung hyun 🩰

[trendingdrama]

Dream / 드림 (2023) dir. lee byung hun

[weak-hero]

kdrama au where the boxing idiots are on some reckon mission for Mr. Cho but as you expect they kinda messed it up

and the only reason they got away from police? its because the cops that were patrolling at that area are these dumb dynamic duo:

[ghostxaya]

So it’s been several days since I’ve watched 20th Century Girl (Netflix) and I still can’t stop thinking about it, because it was just beautifully crafted in every way.

(Trying not to go too much into spoiler-territory, because if you haven’t seen the movie, you should!!)

At first you prepare yourself for a cute little love story and the narrative seems quite straight-forward with its premise and everything. Like, you can expect that Na Bo-ra will create a connection to the two guys that will go beyond just collecting information for Kim Yeon-du and I personally could also anticipate the little plot twist in the middle of the movie (but just because it’s predictable doesn’t mean that it’s bad, just that the movie follows its narrative and ideas in a way that makes sense), but

But.

When I started I didn’t expect it to be so good. First and foremost, this is such a beautiful movie. They use smart camera work, lighting, perspective, just kinda everything to create the most beautiful scenes that are always tied to that kinda bittersweet nostalgia. Absolutely stunning and very immersive. Like usually I prefer watching series because the episodes aren’t that long (most of the time at least) and I have the attention span of a goldfish, but here I couldn’t look away for a single second.

Also: the characters. I didn’t expect to connect to them in the way I did. Na Bo-ra alone is such a good and likable protagonist and I kinda expected the other characters to fall a bit flat in comparison (because she is just that good as a protagonist), but all of the main characters are fleshed out very nicely. What I personally loved was that it was not just about Na Bo-ra’s relationship with the guys, but also very much about her friendship with Kim Yeon-du. Always love to see it. But still, the love story was also … absolutely beautiful and bittersweet and I was not prepared for it.

But yeah, 11/10, very good movie, but also I might not ever get over it :’)

[kimfilmss]

Kmovie — 20th Century Girl

Kim Yoo Jung as Na Bora & Byeon Woo Seok as Poong Woonho

Movie available on Netflix and other drama websites

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[eggsaladstain]

huge fan of the ryu seung ryong fried chicken cinematic universe and i hope he exclusively picks fried chicken related projects for the rest of his career

Extreme Job (2019) Moving (Disney+, 2023) Chicken Nugget (Netflix, 2024)

[wolha]

DREAM 드림 2023, dir. Lee Byung-Hun

[inafieldofdaisies]

Ballerina (2023) / 발레리나 | Jeon Jong-seo as Jang Ok-ju

[xiaolanhua]

20TH CENTURY GIRL (2022) DIR. BY BANG WOO RI