Story:
Interest: 1
(2 = I loved the story very much;
1 = The story was okay;
0 = The story didn't make any sense)
Coherence: 0
(2 = Perfectly crafted story, no missing links, well-thought out, whoever wrote this is a genius;
1.5 = The story was good but the coherence didn't stand out;
1 = It was coherent but the story wasn't mind-blowing;
0 = Some scenes strayed too far away from the plot, not properly concluded, felt like there's no central theme)
Movie:
Execution: 1
(2 = The director did a magnificent job, the movie was so clean and it felt so real;
1.5 = Above average but not totally impressive;
1 = Not bad, average;
0 = Did the director have such a low standard?, boring, should've read the book/script instead)
Effect: 1
(2 = Brought out all the right emotions from me (cry, laugh, get angry, cringe... etc), left me in awe;
1 = Almost cried, almost laughed, almost got angry.
0 = It didn't affect me at all.)
Acting: 1
(2 = The actors were completely lost in their characters, they gave me goosebumps;
1 = The actors were good but the roles weren't really challenging;
0 = The lead actors need to attend more acting workshops)
Casting: 1
(2 = It was a cast made in heaven, the acting and the faces were perfect for the roles;
1 = The actors didn't make much impression;
0 = They should have given the role to other/better actors/actors with chemistry)
Compactness: 1
(2 = Didn't blink even once afraid to miss a thing, enjoyed every second of the movie;
1 = Skipped some parts but didn't blink on some, enjoyed just half of the movie;
0 = Skipped more than watched, didn't enjoy the movie)
Cinematography: 1
(2 = Blew me away, creatively done;
1 = Just okay, nothing special;
0 = Did they even have budget for this movie?)
Scoring: 1.5
(2 = Helped in bringing out the viewer's emotions and I loved the soundtrack;
1.5 = The scoring matched the scenes or there's at least one song that I loved;
1 = At least the movie had a soundtrack;
0 = I don't remember if it had one)
Recommend? 1
(2 = You'll miss half of your life if you don't watch this;
1 = If you like the genre, watch it;
0 = Watch it only if you want to watch a movie and you've ran out of good movies to watch)
Honestly, I didn't know that it was a true-to-life story until I finished watching the movie and started writing this entry. The movie failed to grab my full attention. There were some interesting points, which were not followed through by something more interesting or at least something that's equally interesting. I think that there's no problem with the story since it happened in real life. I'm pointing at the poor execution. The makers had a good story to start with. They should have at least tried to make the movie more gripping and more effective. Even though it was supposed to be a biopic, they failed to centralize the theme on Su-hyon's life. The story strayed so far at times and the story looked like it was the biopic of Yuri. During those moments, the film felt incoherent and it was pretty hard to tell whose story it was. It's unfortunate that such a good story had to be told in such an ineffective way.
I hated the part where they showed his heroic deed. He was supposed to be the hero but then the scene where he was saving the man who fell onto the tracks was overshadowed by the scenes where Yuri was. I didn't even cry. I would've cried if they used some scoring during that time and maybe some flashback of him and his family, friends, and Yuri or just a collection of clips from the movie. I don't know whether it's allowed or not but as a true-to-life movie, they should've shown pictures of the real person just to add more effect. It would've been hair-raising if I saw the real man's face.
There were a lot of things happening at one time but they failed to include the stuff that would've nailed it.
Total Rating: 2.4/5
Interest: 1
(2 = I loved the story very much;
1 = The story was okay;
0 = The story didn't make any sense)
Coherence: 0
(2 = Perfectly crafted story, no missing links, well-thought out, whoever wrote this is a genius;
1.5 = The story was good but the coherence didn't stand out;
1 = It was coherent but the story wasn't mind-blowing;
0 = Some scenes strayed too far away from the plot, not properly concluded, felt like there's no central theme)
Movie:
Execution: 1
(2 = The director did a magnificent job, the movie was so clean and it felt so real;
1.5 = Above average but not totally impressive;
1 = Not bad, average;
0 = Did the director have such a low standard?, boring, should've read the book/script instead)
Effect: 1
(2 = Brought out all the right emotions from me (cry, laugh, get angry, cringe... etc), left me in awe;
1 = Almost cried, almost laughed, almost got angry.
0 = It didn't affect me at all.)
Acting: 1
(2 = The actors were completely lost in their characters, they gave me goosebumps;
1 = The actors were good but the roles weren't really challenging;
0 = The lead actors need to attend more acting workshops)
Casting: 1
(2 = It was a cast made in heaven, the acting and the faces were perfect for the roles;
1 = The actors didn't make much impression;
0 = They should have given the role to other/better actors/actors with chemistry)
Compactness: 1
(2 = Didn't blink even once afraid to miss a thing, enjoyed every second of the movie;
1 = Skipped some parts but didn't blink on some, enjoyed just half of the movie;
0 = Skipped more than watched, didn't enjoy the movie)
Cinematography: 1
(2 = Blew me away, creatively done;
1 = Just okay, nothing special;
0 = Did they even have budget for this movie?)
Scoring: 1.5
(2 = Helped in bringing out the viewer's emotions and I loved the soundtrack;
1.5 = The scoring matched the scenes or there's at least one song that I loved;
1 = At least the movie had a soundtrack;
0 = I don't remember if it had one)
Recommend? 1
(2 = You'll miss half of your life if you don't watch this;
1 = If you like the genre, watch it;
0 = Watch it only if you want to watch a movie and you've ran out of good movies to watch)
Honestly, I didn't know that it was a true-to-life story until I finished watching the movie and started writing this entry. The movie failed to grab my full attention. There were some interesting points, which were not followed through by something more interesting or at least something that's equally interesting. I think that there's no problem with the story since it happened in real life. I'm pointing at the poor execution. The makers had a good story to start with. They should have at least tried to make the movie more gripping and more effective. Even though it was supposed to be a biopic, they failed to centralize the theme on Su-hyon's life. The story strayed so far at times and the story looked like it was the biopic of Yuri. During those moments, the film felt incoherent and it was pretty hard to tell whose story it was. It's unfortunate that such a good story had to be told in such an ineffective way.
I hated the part where they showed his heroic deed. He was supposed to be the hero but then the scene where he was saving the man who fell onto the tracks was overshadowed by the scenes where Yuri was. I didn't even cry. I would've cried if they used some scoring during that time and maybe some flashback of him and his family, friends, and Yuri or just a collection of clips from the movie. I don't know whether it's allowed or not but as a true-to-life movie, they should've shown pictures of the real person just to add more effect. It would've been hair-raising if I saw the real man's face.
There were a lot of things happening at one time but they failed to include the stuff that would've nailed it.
Total Rating: 2.4/5
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