Similar (2022)

Fra i vari film proposti al "Far East Film Festival" (FEFF) questo era l’unico, fra quelli che mi interessavano veramente, proposto anche online ed un po’ mi è dispiaciuto perché, fra quelli non inseriti e quelli con restrizioni di giorno e orario, la scelta non era vastissima sulla piattaforma digitale.
Ma almeno mi sono potuta godere questo bellissimo film, remake dell’omonimo film, sempre coreano, del 2000.
La storia parla di due ragazzi che riescono a comunicare tramite una radio, ma capiranno ben presto che lui vive nel 1999 e lei ai giorni nostri.
Ottimale la scelta della regista Eun-young Seo di usare tonalità di colore diverso per le due epoche, in modo da far comprendere al meglio lo spettatore.
Nella prima parte del film sembrerebbe proprio la classica storia tenera e delicata; ma a circa metà visione, succede l’inaspettato con uno straordinario colpo di scena. Il racconto conserverà la sua dolcezza, ma cambierà direzione.
Straordinario Jin-goo Yeo nel ruolo del protagonista che riesce a trasmettere tutte le emozioni provate dal suo personaggio: mi ha fatto commuovere tantissimo nella scena finale del film.

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Could've Been Great

Ditto (2022) had the main essence of the story down already. The casts were also good in portraying their roles. Especially the main lead, Yeo Jin Goo. He was able to flawlessly show the emotions needed; from falling in love, being paranoid, jealous, up to being broken. The cinematography was also brilliant. The usage of colors to differentiate timelines and create mood was perfectly executed.

The downfall of this movie was it's flow. It failed to show the relationship of the other characters to the main lead, Kim Yong. And these relationships are the backbone of the story. This is what would've make all the difference. These relationships are what'll make viewers invested to the story. Sadly, the movie focused on moving from past to present which led to very disorganized story.

As an example the past storyline:
The friendship of Kim Yong to Eun Sung. They were supposed to be best friends. But in the movie, it seemed like Eun Sung is the only one portraying best friend. Kim Yong was suddenly this overly jealous and paranoid boyfriend to Han Sol. Then his relationship with Han Sol also seemed rushed. We weren't given enough scenes to be invested in their story. We just see Kim Yong being really inlove with her, but on Han Sols part, there weren't enough scenes to staple or depict her feeling the same way. If the movie gave more light and exposure to their relationship, I think, viewers, such as I, would've felt more about their story.

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I wasn't expecting the plot twist but also i didn't watch the original movie yet

Its a light hearted story.

I clicked on this movie by mistake but continued to watch it ?
I stayed for the actor. Cuz i like his acting a lot ?

The start was really good.
The cast is also good.
Its more like ... Reality instead of being cliché impossible drama track.

I liked jin goo's character a lot ... And also the girl from all of us are dead ...
The plot twist ... I didn't like it at all ... Didn't except it.
You need to be mature enough to accept everything from the plot twist till the end. Cuz things happens.

But i liked the girl's story.

Time travel... They didn't make it cliché or unrealistic.
I liked that everyone accepted their fate at the end.
I hope writers stop making dramas so realistic i wanna escape reality that's why i watch kdramas. I don't want to face reality but here we are, 2022 kdramas r all about facing reality ? no thanks I'm happy in my unrealistic world ༎ຶ⁠‿⁠༎ຶ

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its ditto, choose between love and dreams

siri, play ditto by new jeans :'))

well, the song represents it all. but the song is not part with the kmovie (just a fact, and the song is by my opinion since some says that new jeans' new release with the same name represents the movie, but its not haha)

i'll make this review short and concise since I need to explain further why I rated it higher than the viewers expected it to be.

I'll go first with the story, its more of a fantasy-youth movie that talks about choosing your dreams or love. I think it was like a fate to begin with, but the fact that the ending seems to be surprising that the ml pursued as a book writer based from his experience, but he chose his course as mechanism, until he realized that when kim yong saw han sol as his first love, the ending predicts that he choose his dream over love. While han sol and eun sung end up together, got married and had their own child which is mo ni, one of kim yong's commuication buddy (?), sharing their own experiences in college, with such coincidence and meet-up that unexpectedly never met each other until the ending, they met as mo-ni's future time. then that's where I realized that the book was a sense as well. The storyline seems interesting, but I think I would really recommend if this movie turns to be a 10-12 episode series.

The cast and the characters were cool! All the main casts where one of the rookies and non-rookies that i've been hoping for them to shine in their future projects. I was happy to see improvements, most especially to yeo jin goo (first impression of him was on Hotel Del Luna) and jo yi hyun (she was my favorite ever since AOUAD). Kim Hye yoon was still good at this drama after she switched roles from her mysterious-hopeless girl (movie midnight). Again, this was a must watch and hoping more recognition from the main casts!

Overall, it was a good must watch, but I guess you could feel a little heart break at the end because it seems a little unexpected for me. Recommended and good for beginners as well! :))
(sorry for the long review even if I told myself that i'll make it a little bit short, but I hope you guys understood the point that I made :< )

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I haven't watched the original, but I thought this was a truly great movie. There's just something nostalgic about movies set in the 90s, and this delivered everything to make it special: the props and set design, the outfits, music and the slang used within the script. Not sure why this is getting relatively low ratings, but in my opinion, this was a great watch that leaves you feeling warm and able to reflect. A super lighthearted movie, definitely put this on if you're craving a simple slice-of-life genre movie to watch.

Edit: so I did see a couple of reviews saying that some questions weren't answered at the end, but I feel like they shouldn't necessarily be answered. Us, as watchers, we can assume and play around a bit to see how the story played out. I do agree however, that the plot dried out towards the end, but the feel of the movie itself made it up for me to enjoy it a lot.

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Kim Yong está retornando a universidade após cumprir seu alistamento obrigatório e acaba conhecendo a caloura Seo Han Sol e se apaixona. Para impressioná-la ele pede emprestado um aparelho de rádio amador de seu amigo Kim Eun Sung e acaba fazendo contato com uma garota chamada Kim Mu Nee que estuda na mesma universidade, mas cursa sociologia.

Conforme as conversas com Kim Mu Nee avançam e depois de não conseguirem se encontrar, apesar de estarem no local e hora marcado, Kim Mu Nee percebe que ela e Kim Yong não estão na mesma linha temporal. De alguma forma através das linhas do rádio amador ela conseguiu contato com um colega de universidade de seus pais, o primeiro amor de sua mãe, e que desapareceu sem deixar vestígios.

E após descobrir quem é Kim Mu Nee, Kang Yong não consegue esconder nem controlar os ciúmes de sua namorada e seu amigo, Kim Eun Sung, até que decide desaparecer. Após não conseguir mais contata-lo, Kim Mu Nee com a ajuda de seu amigo, consegue encontrar Kang Yong no presente.

Achei a história bem triste porque o Kang Yong decidiu abandonar a namorada para que a Kim Mu Nee pudesse continuar existindo no futuro. De alguma forma parecia que seu amigo e a Kim Eun Sung estavam destinados a ficar juntos. Mas abrir mão desse amor também deu a ele coragem para ir atrás de seu verdadeiro sonho que era a carreira de escritor.

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The love triangle that never made sense.

It doesn't make sense that he gets to sacrifice his love for her to exist and he also helps her achieve her love. They never explained how the parents got together, them being his ex and his bestfriend and the ML broke up with her. The logic doesn't make sense and how does a tortoise travel that far. The idea that he had to sacrifice his true love for another stranger he never met never made sense. Looked like the writers forced the love angle of the parents. Nahh this movie just made me angry and sad, korean romance movies always leave me hurting. Is that a forever existing trend.

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Nice story

This was a nice little movie to pass time. It was very interesting and it kept my attention throughout the whole thing because the way the story plays out left me with questions in which I wanted to keep watching for answer to. I will say it wasn't necessarily something 'life changing' because I have seen similar plots like it , but I did enjoy watching. It isn't SUPER predictable, and that is a big bonus in my opinion. The re-watch value is iffy, personally I don't consider it to be something I'd have the desire to watch again, but overall I do think it's a good movie to watch at least once in your life.

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It was ok, I'm surprised I finished

I thought the movie was a wholesome simple one about a stranger connecting with another through time and talking about each of their crushes. While this was true, I wasn't thinking too much of the following plot twist that ensued. The plot twist led me to believe the guy friend is a jerk. How is he gonna pick up his friend's turtle, call it the same name, and continue to raise him with his kid? Also, turtles live that long? The girl also isn't any better for always being near the guy friend despite having a boyfriend. I feel bad for the main guy.

I didn't expect to tear watching this on the plane, but a tear definitely trickled down near the end. It was a bittersweet note learned, although the very last clip ruined it for me. I wish they kept it simple instead of throwing us off with timeline madness.

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A Gift Given Through Time

Yeo Jin Goo (Hotel Del Luna) and Cho Yi Hyun (All of Us Are Dead)

In this Time Blend, two College students attend the same University and get to know each other, while using a Ham radio. One wants to interview the other, but the two can’t seem to quite meet up. It will be discovered later that the reason that they can’t meet up is that one is in 1995 and the other exists in 2021.

This is a charming Time Blend type of time travel drama. There is a definite mode for the time displacement (A Ham Radio), but there is no movement through time in the movie Ditto. Two times are blended or shared, as there is communication across time. There will be lots of head talk about the gift one person can gift to another across a time barriers. Ditto is worth the time commitment.

Talking across a divide of time.

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