The Twentieth Century Girl (2022)

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So netflix recommended this film to me as 'warm rom-com', a 'feel good' film

Now I know, that the person who wrote that did not see this movie. It was such a beautiful story, i loved it really... but the ending still pisses me off. Oh no i'm not just heartbroken, I'm angry.

What writer in their right mind thinks it's ok to end a movie like this? To take away my warm cuddly feelings that they've been building for over an hour and just obliterate them. Why?
And shame on Netflix for getting my hopes up. They ought to fire the person who wrote that description.

Other than the ending, i loved it ...

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I am crying and I know you are as well...

Watching this movie, was one of the best things I've done in my life. At first I was like, "what could possibly happen and ruin this relationship?", then her friend told her that the one she actually liked was him, Woon-Ho, out of all people. I was shocked.. I didn't think things would turn out like this. I still had hope tho, that Bo-Ra and Woon-Ho will be together in the end and after half an hour in the movie, he's 'gone' (meaning he weant to New Zealand) I was glad they didn't lose contact... for awhile at least.. who would've thought that she won't be hearing, seeing, talking to him, ever again.. who would've thought that meeting at the train stasion, would be the last time they see each other.. After his brother said he was gone, actually GONE this time, I couldn't help but tear up. Why? Why didn't fate want them to be together? Why break my heart and not let them have their 'happily ever after'? (sure it's a movie, but still..) I knew, ofc I knew that things won't go as I wanted them to, I knew that the movie was gonna be sad and that's why I watched it in the first place. But as I did, I totally forgot all about it, about that the movie was a Drama and that it wouldn't have a happy ending. I even thought that people were exaggerating about it being sad (until the last 25 minutes at least). And here I am, writing this review while trying not to cry once again. I won't say that I regreat watching this movie, bc I DEFINETLY don't, even if it'll leave me depressed for the rest of my life, I'll be rewatching it, when I have the need to feel happy, I'll be choosing this movie, over and over again. Well, at least until the last 20 minutes. I loved Woon-Ho's character so freaking much, he was THE STANDARD. And ofc we cannot forget about Bo-Ra, I don't know why, but for some reason she inspires me. She makes me want to become a better version of myself. I loved this movie and I'll always will.

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Nearly Perfect

This film is what I would describe as a youth film, it explores a certain chapter of the female main characters youth. The acting, cast, directing were all perfect. This was a nearly perfect film. Even if it contains a couple of plot twists, the first was executed well, the second plot twist left questions that needed answering. At the end there were gaps in the stories of the characters, there wasnt much closure in terms of side characters and even the main characters themselves and that left me wondering and slightly annoyed. HOWEVER, this is definitely still worth the watch, it was not left completely open ended there was some form of closure. The acting and overall atmosphere of the film means its definitelty worth watching, its an experience I would pay to watch you see.

I would not rewatch but once you also watch it, Il think you will see why. :)

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WHAT. 10/10.

THIS K-DRAMA IS ONE OF THE BEST I’VE EVER SEEN, WOAH. I watched it once (I wasn’t really paying attention to it), and the second time I’ve found that it was alright. HOWEVER, the third time as I was really paying attention to the fine details, my eyes were bawling. This film was soul-crushing, got me gripping the sheets and the producers now have to buy me insurance for the pain they caused me (in a good way.) I love that Bora got closure in the end, and she finally understood why he never called back. I do hate that we never knew how he died, but I do think uncertainty and the sadness of “what if?” is a big aespect that gets instilled in this melodrama. Kim Yoo-jung and Byeon Woo-seok had played their roles so incredibly that I felt the chemistry and life that was being put in ?

100% recommend if you want a sob-fest and to cry to a first love film. don’t recommend if you want a happy ending and a love to last.

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why?

WTF was that ending. I don't go into romcom to have an unhappy ending where the guy dies just before he was about to reunite with our MC and she spends years not knowing about it and resenting him. The contrived misunderstandings with the bffs stopping them from being together were only bearable if it all led to a happy ending! The genre shift came so completely out of nowhere I was just baffled and ended up checked out. It reeks of the romcom that didn't want to be like the other romcoms and just failed at being anything satisfying. Way to ruin the outstanding performances of your amazing, charismatic, and personable cast!

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Movie has Retro Vibe..

I love a movie that makes me sob uncontrollably. This movie wasn't just romantic, it was generous and the characters had so much compassion for each other. Woon Ho loved Bo-ra so much and he did so much for her. Whenever he moved to New Zealand, I thought we was going to come back for Bo-ra. But then there was such an unexpected plot twist. I didn't expect it but most people probably did. The story was both tragic and loving. The actors did a wonderful job portraying the characters emotions. I've watched this movie twice now and will most likely watch it even more in the future. 10/10 would recommend

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aesthetic cinematography

Sebenernya rating film ini 8.9/10, tapi karena di mdl gabisa bikin 8.9 dan KEJAUHAN kalo ditaro 8.5, jadinya tak bikin 9/10. Asli rek ini di menit awal - pertengahan full NYENGIRRR, ntar di pertengahan - ending baru cekat cekit dikit hati lu pada ????? aku suka sinematografinya!!!!! Cantik bgt asli. Tonenya kuning tp ga kuning banget gitu(?) Jadi masih bisa enjoy & ga nyilauin mata. Quite aesthetic tho! Aku ga nonton trailernya, but i do hope something more dramatic for the ending ???? kata org2 ini bikin nangis, kalo di aku jujur engga TAPI nyeseknya luar biasa ??????????????? jadi awal nonton itu aku ga expect apapun, except for the dramatic ending! Di awal tuh i udah ready buat nangis kejer but the ending says no to it so :]]]]] but its ok! I think its bc the girl is already an adult jadi ga dibikin terlalu dramatis.. dan sebenernya aku kurang puas gitu sama endingnya, kaya ada yg kurengggg gitu. Pas di 6 menit menuju ending, aku udh berharap smth that makes it more interesting taunya gaada jadi ya... udah end gitu aja. Ok enough for the plot, untuk acting sih KERENNN bjir ini film kim yoojung & byeon wooseok pertamaku!!!! Legit fr ????? tapi jujur liat wooseok kaya liat catheez ancrit ((mirip bgt)) thats why i CANT take him seriously ??????

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"I'm 34 but you're still 18"

I got to know about this movie while writing my MDL'ers Favorite Korean Movies article. This movie was in the top 10 most awaited upcoming Korean movies section. At that time this movie had a orange poster which looked really cool and beautiful at the same time.


So when this was finally relaesed it really created a lot of buzz. I mean literally everyone was talking about this movie. It was like talk of the town. I couldn't open my Instagram cause everyone was posting about this movie. My Instagram Fanpage was in a more difficult situation. All my mutuals were editing about this movie on the other hand I really wanted to watch it without any spoilers but I couldn't cause I had ongoing exam. Unfortunately Instagram spoiled the ending of the movie anyway I decided to watch this movie once my exam finishes.


Watching the trailer I felt like another movie in which the girl falls in love with her best friends and ironically the crush also falls in love with the girl. But it wasn't really about that..................

I really love that even though I knew about the ending how I love the story progress. It's really unpredictable. The summer scenes. The cute interactions.


STORY

About the last year of 20th century of Bo Ra's life which became a special memory of her 21st century life.


ACTING

I always feel like playing the role of high school students are a little different than the other roles. It needs a lot of emotions. Every and each actors acting really made everything feeling magical.


CAST

My first time seeing the leads. I have seen Kim Yoo Jung in Instagram reels and YouTube Fm but I never realized until this movie that she is such a great Actress. I think the casting was perfect as we can feel their chemistry with each other.


Although I have gave this 7 rating overall after thinking like thousand times. Everything was this movie was nice but does the ending even make any sense. So many unanswered questions. And it just ended like I don't know it ruined everything for me. It's okay for one time watching but I definitely will never rewatch this. They just ruined our summer vibe comfort movie. I wish he could meet the 21st century of Bo Ra.


Memories matter and stay with us forever.

~14/12/2022

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CUTE! HEARTWARMING! But nothing new...

I was bored because recently I haven't found any good romance K-drama lately and I found this movie... IT WAS WORTH MY TIME! I'm a sucker for both teeth and heart-wrenching drama. This one... served both. You got a sweet start and a bitter-sweet ending a classic K-drama formula!

The build-up of the story was really good. I enjoyed every interaction between the leads, the friendship between the characters, the setting that felt so nostalgic, and especially the start of their romance. I was enjoying the time when both leads were falling in love, kinda expected them to give more than shown in the movie. However, the twist came (kinda predictable) and everything started to fall apart. Up to the twist, everything was still well-written.

(SPOILER and rants AHEAD!!!)

The fight between Bo-ra and Yeon-do also didn't last long which was great. I always hate misunderstandings between friends, but they cleared everything quickly, and even we got what we wanted! The confession between the leads!

The ending was the one that made everything seems like a joke... GOD I hate it when they gave two happy people no happy ending, it didn't feel fair. I still cried though. But Wonhoo's death just didn't make any sense, they didn't even bother to explain why he died... He just *poof* disappeared from the story, which ruined everything that made the movie good!

and I wished Wonhoo's letter was the one that his brother sent to Bo-ra... it conveyed such great feelings rather than the movie she watched at the end.

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