The Twentieth Century Girl (2022)

You know what? This is a complete tearjerker in the end but I'm here for it. This story is a cute 2h movie about nostalgia in the 90s, young high school love and friendships. It's a recipe for a good movie night, especially when you're caught up with work daily and you just want to watch something light, cute and aesthetic. Light, however, it very much was for like half of the movie. I felt that the characters had really good development and had a lot of chemistry altogether. The director chose a difficult route of giving us this ending, but I guess it still leaves the watchers satisfied. No doubt did this movie leave a big trace in me, and will most likely keep me dwelling. Would definitely watch this again because it was absolutely beautiful!

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it is what it is

i watched this movie with my best friend when the movie started going viral and honestly, i expected much better.
i wasnt expecting the guy to die but also when he did, i didn't cry at all. everyone ive talked to about this movie has said they cried at this movie, but i was just like "oh..." throughout the movie. im usually a big crybaby but his death just felt so unnecessary and out of nowhere. they don't even elaborate how or why he died, hes just dead. it just feels so stupid, i think the ending could've been done better but the starting of the movie ropes you in definitely. it has rocky relationships and sad moments, frustrating moments as well. i guess this whole movie is just a big frustration fest.

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My Heart is aching...Made me cry like a Little baby

From now on, this is one of my treasured movie. it felt like i was there in the movie.. i get attached to the characters too badly. It's a must watch according to me.
but waeooo.... waeooo..... waeoooo....
why Woon Ho died...why why why...
I cried my heart out. And i'm still crying while writing this...
I felt too connected to the story and characters...wherever they I cried I cried but My heart is aching right now.. I don't know when I'll get over it.. I am crying and Feeling sad Waeoooo Waeoooo..
I'm loved this movie and I think i'll be definitely watching it again and will feel the same pain again...

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Get your tissues ready!!

A great movie for a rainy night snuggled under your blanket!! Haha… yes.. good one to binge watch (well it’s only two hours)

Loved the main two leads- the attraction was real and both had good visuals together. The storyline is simple enough- best friend asks to find out stuff about Guy A, so girl starts “stalking” him, unknowingly Guy A’s best friend Guy B starts liking her. But he thinks she likes Guy A so gets jealous. Then FL starts falling for Guy B but her best friend who thought liked Guy A , actually turns out likes Guy B!! Ok- it may sound confusing, but when you watch it it’s not :)

There is one very light kiss scene. Other than that it was pure face to face attraction/ standing close to each other, giving each other glances etc ;) Very sweet and tear jerking- cos it’s not a happy ending. It’s a teen movie but I thoroughly enjoyed watching it! Definitely recommended :)

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TOLD MYSELF I WOULDN'T CRY BUT STILL DID.

*This is my opinion, you are entitled to have your own opinion! :)*
i literally have no words for this. i just like idk. it's left me with an empty feeling and i just cant stop thinking about them. honestly i would've given this movie a 10 if it wasn't for that flipping ending. also i took so many notes about this movie so im going to share them with you. honestly, if you want to cry, watch this. i don't usually cry because of movies so i told myself this would be an easy watch for me. (i knew the ending btw and i just wanted to see what people meant by "it's so sad") despite literally knowing the ending, i poured my heart out watching this movie 4 times.

firstly, the acting is really good. kim yoo jung did a great job but she's definitely better in my demon. and byeon woo seok also did pretty good. honestly, idk if i like how he looks here more or how he looks in lovely runner more. the casting for this was really good, both the main leads are really attractive and good actors. and tbh the FL could've worked with hyun jin (SML) too because their friendship was really funny lmao.

i honestly wonder, in the start how they didn't notice her literally following them around??

LIKES:

so i have a few moments that i found funny and some cliche. firstly, lmao when hyunjin was in love with her and basically asking her out and she tried so hard to make him not like her. literally went to the point of talking about how much she farts. and when woon hoo and her were about to kiss but a fucking plum hit her on the head.

the plot twist though, her friend getting them mixed up and so bo ra had to keep her feelings a secret. im happy yeon-doo wasn't a stuck up bitch about it and let bo ra have him.
and gosh, this movie had SO MANY sad moments where i was either tearing up or bawling my eyes out. like when he wrote her a letter talking about his feelings and he dropped it on the floor bc she just rejected him. and him waiting for her all night at her house. and when he was leaving and said "i'll definitely come back for you," LIKE MY HEART??? and then after time passed and they weren't in contact anymore, bo ra thought he flat out ghosted her when he was DEAD.

DISLIKES:
i hate the fact he had to die. the ending was so unnecessary i hate it. this movie is so good, its a 9 but the ending just flat out ruined it. why couldn't they just end up happy? and together? married? now bo-ra's love life is ruined and love's probably too traumatic for her now. and when joseph was saying, "The happiest moments in his short life were when he was with you," I SOBBED. and then the video tape at the end, i cried during that too. why did the writers make him die.??? i swear

OVERALL:
it's amazing except for the ending. so i give it a 9. i still 100% recommend it just be prepared to CRY. and after you cry, watch lovely runner to heal your heart (i haven't watched it yet but im pretty sure he doesn't die in that)

have tissues and enjoy watching!

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It's Bittersweet..

Beautiful cliché movie, you will rewatch the movie when a feeling of fluttering is needed... We all need those feeling every now and than...it's simple yet intriguing at the same time. That"if only" will take your mind while watching it first time and after that it will grow up to you.. A story which will take you to peak and pull down swiftly.. Tender and Heartbreaking... but you will never want to heal that broken heart, contraindicating

a ode for that

and in between the shade of that spade a story died
and in between the shade of that spade characters cried
and in between the shade of that spade music chimed that last good bye
-@spitefry

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my roman empire lawl

genuinely keeled me… i don't even wanna speak on it but
the cinematic experience was crazy and i never look at plums the same anymore...

To me personally, bora is one of the most selfless and realistic depictions of a loyal friend, despite yeondu being an obvious complication for woonho and bora's relationship i think it's good to remember the age of which this takes place for both bora and yeondu.
Many may think bora is stupid for her choices but imo they're realistic to her age and true to her personality which can be referenced when yeondu confront's woonho about her and bora's feelings and how much a genuine friend she is, as bora prioritises and values her friendship with yeondu over everything. Additionally, bora's decisions remind the audience that she is still a young girl in highschool and went about her life as she thought would be best for everyone, which can apply to yeondu too. The only reason why the viewer may feel frustrated is due to being able to see woonho's perspective throughout the film and the drag of their love story. Still, a story will always need a complication lol.

I went into this with no knowledge of the plot besides the teasers as I watched it upon its release to netlfix in 2022 expecting a wholesome nostalgic romance and then was left feeling like I got shanked at the end IJBOL. (wooseok PLEASE stay alive i beg)

Youjung and Wooseok's performance here was so refreshing to watch and their depictions of the feelings of the characters despite only having so much time for a movie to convey the plotline made this so enjoyable to sit down and watch (They need their flowers fr).

Finally, when we skip to the future bora in 2022 I think a part of me died seeing mother han hyojoo's 5 minutes of screentime for acting excellence when viewing woonho's final tape for bora... I lost years from my lifespan after this movie lol.

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The ending kinda sucked

I just wanted to say before I type my thoughts on the movie that this is my very first review. I never write reviews because I have never needed to. Even if something was bad, I appreciated what it was trying to do and enjoyed it for what it was but for this movie. I had something to say.

I didn't like how it ended. The main male lead dying like that in such an unexplained way and out of nowhere took me out of the story. The only reason I rated it this high was because everything but that ending was great in my opinion. This movie would have gotten a much higher score if they did the normal happy ending route where he comes back and they live happily ever after, or alternatively, they would have committed more to the death and built up to it better. Right now the death was very very abrupt and it is not clear what exactly happened to him which left me more confused and unsatisfied than sad as the ending should have been.

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i watched this a weeks ago and wow like.. wow

it’s been a week i watched 20th century girl and just a few minutes ago i watched some edits of it and i'm not lying i’m in tears again. legit tears... why does my heart feel so heavy? why do i feel so empty at the same time? i can't stop crying, i thought it would be a romantic comedy, so it felt like a bucket of cold water.

imagine not knowing he passed away, only 15 years later she found out the truth, it gave serious emotional heartaches ㅠ.ㅠ what hurts more is that there really was no closure, how they ended it like that... he literally disappeared from the screen after they parted ways and she never had the chance to really say goodbye i have no words anymore just tears... rest in love, poong woon ho ♡

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