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Eorin shinbu (2004)
One Of The Sweetest Films Ever
I absolutely adore this film! What I love most about the film is the sheer innocence both characters portray. Here we have Sang-min, who is depicted as a carefree young man who is enjoying life as a bachelor. We then have Bo-eun who is a young girl, who dreams of getting into college.
The chemistry between the two of them is amazingly well acted out. We can see how they tease and mock each other, yet very obviously, beneath all the jokes and insults, there is real concern for each other. The great thing about this movie is the way the relationship develops in this film. Slowly, we learn just how much Sang-min cares about Bo-eun who is seemingly oblivious of her own feelings. The right balance of seriousness, playfulness and jealousy makes the whole relationship work. It's very amusing to watch them both become jealous of each other's new interests, as we are able to see how much concern they hold for each other.
One of my curiosities about the film is this: if they had not been forced to marry, would they have ended up together anyway? I like the fact that Bo-eun finds the letter that Sang-min has kept all those years, and the scene between her and her mother, in which we are told of Sang-min's care for her when she was younger. We can see that his feelings have always been good towards her, and I think, deep down she has always felt this way for him.
An amazing film to watch if you to relax and finish a movie with a smile on your face and new fresh outlook on love
Failure to Launch (2006)
Fun But Predictable
Yeh, this film didn't really live up to my expectations... In some ways, I think the relationship between the supporting characters Ace and Kit were more entertaining. Sarah Jessica Parker did a good job of showing how she was slowly falling in love with him, but sometimes it just felt a little fake. The way the plot suddenly changes showing why Tripp is so afraid of commitment was a little too remote for me... I mean, all of a sudden there was a character called Amy, who suddenly changed the whole aspect of the film. I don't know, maybe this is the type of thing some people go for, but it just didn't work for me.
I found it pretty funny though, there were some moments where you just knew what was going to happen, but just had to laugh despite the predictability, but I have to admit, the ending was a bit of a let down.
Great film to tune your mind out of the real world to, but not if you are looking for a quality film.