It was a good shot at attempting a new genre for South Korea

Space Sweepers Movie Review

Not bad for Korea's First Ever Space Related Sci-Fi, although I kind of expected it to be an All Korean Cast coz they kind of marketed it that way. Either way it was a good attempt at the genre but the story-telling felt a little bit westernized I tried to search for the screenwriter but I only found the director (which was of course Korean). The villain was not that well established and kind of just there to drive the decisions and the plot of the main characters. A little bit disappointed yes, but the visual effects team did a really great job. I wish I could've known more of the other main characters aside from the brushed up explanations during the face off with the villain. It was just a little too on the nose description. Over-all the space chasing did give me some adrenaline to enjoy, the actors did very well on their roles and its a pretty fun movie to watch with your family.

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It's very disturbing yet worth it.

This movie is definitely not for minors. Its so disturbing that even an adult like me is having a hard time finishing the movie without getting really disturbed.

This movie is so dark yet it makes you ask the same questions as the characters are asking themselves. The story is really well written, the characters are well built, you can really see the difference between each character. The cinematography is really really interesting, the way they use the camera angles as a POV/experimental shots just to make the viewers have the sensation of being a part of the film.

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A movie that lives up to the expectations of the audience.

Yin-Yang Master : Dream of Eternity (Onmyoji Novel Movie Adaptation) : A Review

Before we start off with the review I'll give you a little bit of a background with where the movie came from. If you are familiar of the mobile game Onmyoji Arena, that game is based on a best selling novel in Japan and had been adapted to tv series, theatric acts and movies; including this particular movie. Last year December this movie was released in the Chinese film market and was just recently acquired by Netflix last week. This movie had been in the works for 4 years prior to its release. The movie had the blessing of the novel author and he was also the consultant of the movie production. The crew is as all-star as its cast with the household names of South Korea's Award Winning CGI Team best known for their work in the movie "Okja", Japan's Renowned Music Producer best known for his work on "Ghost in the Shell", and China's Hollywood Renowned Fight Choreographer known for his work on "The Last Airbender" Movie. All these credentials has raised the standards for the movie's expectations.

Now, let's move on to the review.

There were a bit of plot holes in the movie but most of them just go by unnoticed unless you're really keen on details. The characters were well portrayed by the actors. The wardrobe and the set design were outstanding, the way you can notice the intricate designs of each robes which were very similar to what the visualized character designs. The set design was visualized as similar as the Sui Tang Dynasty, which is a really tricky process but they nailed it. The fight choreography was very elegant as to emphasize each character's beliefs and training structures. For the cinematography, I really have to give it to the whole team because, they had to choreograph and shoot on a blue screen room for the whole serpent fight scene and the way they nailed the most complicated shots for that scene it was the most satisfying thing I could ever ask for in a movie. But, as for every movie there are things I am a bit disappointed of and here's what : the climax was well built but the way they concluded it didn't really surprise me at all because I kind of expected that outcome. Regardless of what I expected the movie was produced so well and it deserves a kudos.

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It's a perfect mix of fantasy and reality.

The execution of the first half of the movie might seem boring to other people for some reason since it just shows a weird kid and a bunch of bullies in a typical elementary school. But when Su-rin meets Sung-min. Su-rin is now involved with whatever Sungmin is gonna do. Surin's world starts to revolve around Sungmin's character.
The shots are really really aesthetic AF praise to the 'Director of Photography' I really loved how the transition of the shots are just so aesthetic. 'Praise to everyone who worked on this movie'
In the second half of the movie is when the conflict starts to rise that makes the audience feel the tension and makes the 'What if?' question pop up on your mind. And you're gonna thank me for warning you that THIS IS A MAJOR TEAR JERKING MOVIE. I promise you, I knew that this was a tear jerking movie because, one, for a fact that I read comments first before watching and that I also told myself that i wont cry because I already knew that this was a sad movie. BUT I STILL CRIED so yeah..
Anyway, moving on to the actors. The child-actors are really good at portraying heavy-emotional roles and I praise them for that. Especially the main child actress, her character is so heavy-emotional-apathetic(at the start of the movie), I'm just guessing if she's going to be nominated for a some kind of an awarding ceremony she'd totally be the best rookie actress.
And dude, The old Sungmin(Kang Dongwon), as expected from Dongwon. HE just fits the role. No matter how crazy or how weird his character may be, he just pulls it off no matter what.

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