Category: Tragedy

A Frozen Flower

On By randomfanreviewsIn 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity), 2008, Bisexual Character, Choi Seung Il, Do Yong Gu, Drama, Forbidden Love, Gay Character, Go In Bum, Goryeo Dynasty, historical, Hong Jong Hyun, Hyun Woo, Im Ji Hyun, Im Joo Hwan, Infidelity, Jang Ji-won, Jo In-sung, Jo Seung Yoon, Joo Jin-mo, Jung In Hwa, Jung Sung Il, Kang Dong Gyun, Kim Choon-gi, Kim Ki Seok, King, Kwon Tae-won, Lee Jong-goo, Lee Se Rang, Lee Sung Woo, Love Triangle, Mature, Min Ji Hyuk, Noh Min Woo, Nudity, Park Min Gyu, Romance, Sexual Content, Shim Ji-ho, Son Jong Hak, Song Ji-hyo, Song Joong-ki, South Korea, Star Crossed Lovers, Tragedy, Yeo Jin-goo, Yeo Wook-hwanLeave a comment

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Under the pressure of the Yuan Kingdom, the King of Goryeo is pressured to produce a successor to the throne. But the king is in love with his loyal general Hong Rim. After seriously pondering the issue, the king asks his lover Hong Rim to sleep with the Queen, with unexpected consequences.(Source)

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A Frozen Flower is a movie that I think you can only honestly watch once. I will warn you do not watch this if you are under the age of 18, around loved ones, or someone you would not want to watch sex scenes. The movie has sex scenes and a lot of blood and violence. The acting was astounding. The actor for the king made you feel that love and passion for Hong Rim. Hong Rim’s actor made you feel that passion for the queen for he fall in love with her. The queen was a character you feel sorry for in the movie. She is married to a man that is entirely not interested in her at all for many reasons. The main reasons are she is female, and the king is already in love. I will say how the king and his guard meet is the standard time the movie takes place. However would not be acceptable in western and now, for it can be portrayed as the king is grooming his guard for the age is 7- 10-year-old taking care of the king who 13- 17 years old. So many people feel like Hong Rim was groomed, I see their point of view. I feel like if you look between the lines, you could see in the more adult time as Hong Rim having Stockholm syndrome in away but could be a loyal servant just doing as his king told him. The king’s word is law at that moment. However, the only way we could say that Hong Rim had been groomed or just complete loyal to his king is if we got more scenes with them growing up and see the relationship developed to what is their adult lives. But I do want to talk about the ending scene. In the scene, the king asked, did you ever love me? And Hong Rim says No, not at all. I do feel like Hong Rim was lying to do what he thinks he had to do at the moment. I mean, I can see Hong Rim being borderline Stockholm syndrome. Hong Rim being the most trusted loyal servant of the king, you are going to know things that little to no one would know. In the beginning, we know that the king and Hong Rim have a brotherly bond that grows to be sexual. You are going to be in love. I feel sorry for all three characters because all don’t get what they want at the end. Would you watch it again? No, the movie is alright, and acting is excellent. The film is about two and a half hours long and just stretched at moments and scenes that are not needed. 

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Secretly, Greatly

On By randomfanreviewsIn 15+ - Teens 15 or older, 2013, 3 out of 5 stars, Action, Bromance, Choi Woo Shik, Comedy, Drama, Go Chang Seok, Hidden Identity, Hong Kyung In, Hong Tae Ui, Kang Eun Tak, Kim Soo Hyun, Kim Sung Kyun, Lee Chae Young, Lee Gyoo Seop, Lee Hyun Woo, Lee Jae Woo, Lee Jung Hoon, Lee Yeon Kyung, Park Eun Bin, Park Hye Sook, Park Jung Gi, Park Ki Woong, Son Hyun Joo, South Korea, Spy, Sung Yoo Bin, Tragedy, Uhm Tae Goo, Won Hyun Joon, Yoon Ji WookLeave a comment

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A group of spies called the 5446 Corps were trained by North Korean elite special forces since their youth, ostensibly towards the lofty goal of unifying Korea. They are ambitiously dispatched to South Korea, where each disguises himself as a fool, an aspiring singer, and a high school student. Passing boring time without receiving any orders from the North, they gradually get used to life as ordinary neighbors in a small town until one day, their mundane lives are turned upside down when a “secret and great” mission is suddenly assigned to them. (Source)

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Secretly, Greatly a movie that took me for a surprise. I love the soundtrack that producers use for the film in fight scenes throughout the whole thing. I will say there is a little bit of bromance if you read between the lines. How I found this movie was a bl or bromance compilation video. I love how the actors portray their characters. I didn’t expect the ending to make me weep. The end is guessable, but I think as audience members we hope for the opposite. I won’t tell you if the tears were happy or sad tears. I will say I expected a whole different movie from the summary, but I’m satisfied with it. I feel like how they portray the three main characters having a brotherly bond play with the audience’s emotions. I enjoyed that the main focus was that they all had someone close to their hearts that they would rebel their whole country. Would I watch it again? I don’t think I would personally, however, I would watch it if I were showing someone who has never seen it or if it was on a streaming series available in my country.

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Rainbow Without Colours

On By randomfanreviewsIn 2015, 4 out of 5 stars, Coming Out, Disapproving Parent, Drama, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, Homophobia, Khanh Kim, music, Nguyen Hoang, Nguyen Minh Thien Khoi, Nguyen Thanh Tu, Not Yet Rated, Nsut Le Thien, Nsut Thanh Dien, Romance, Supernatural, Tragedy, Tung Yuki, Viet Mi, Vietnam, Vu Tuan VietLeave a comment

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It was a full moon day in July, a day on which many Vietnamese believe spirits of the dead can return home. Mrs Yen was sleeping and she dreamt about Hung – her elder adopted son, who died many years ago. Why is Hung’s spirit returning? Is it to seek revenge for his death? – Mrs. Yen’s dream is a consequence of the relationship between her biological son and her adopted son. When they announced their love to the family, Mrs. Yen was devastated. She could not accept it and her efforts to keep them apart may have driven Hung to his death. In Vietnam, as elsewhere, parents are sure they know what’s best for their children. But the spirits may not be convinced… (Source)

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Warning this is a tearjerker. Rainbow Without Colours starts weird, but you should continue watching it because of it’s worth it. I want to thank the actors and actresses in Rainbow Without Colours for a fantastic job. I felt the emotions of the characters. Rainbow Without Colours is a movie that shows that you sometimes meet the middle ground for the ones you love. The father finds out, at first, I think he didn’t approve. However, he realizes that the older brother would them protest the young brother from anything. I think he slowly started to accept it. The sister realizes that they were in love, and separating them would cause them pain. Rainbow Without Colours is a massive example of how falling in love and losing our love can make someone go crazy. It also has the considerable theme of accepting your kids or family or friends for who they are and not trying to make a square fit in a triangle hole. It shows the problem with society. I mean, you don’t have to like two same-sex marriage. However, is your hate worth losing a person in your life? Would you watch this again? Yes, it made me think about what you should cherish in your life and accept people for who they are.

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Irresistible Love 2

On By randomfanreviewsIn 2016, 4 out of 5 stars, China, Drama, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, Master/slave, Mean Male Lead, Meng Rui, No Actresses Names Available, Not Yet Rated, Rich Male Lead, Romance, Tragedy, Unhealthy Relationship, Wang Bo WenLeave a comment

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Continued from part 1, both Xie Yan and Shu Nian were still unable to deal with their feelings for each other, but Xie Yan realizes that Shu Nian is the one for him, but Shu Nian continues to hide from Xie Yan. Meanwhile, Ke Luo created a ruckus in the company’s dinner organized by Xie’s Holdings, but is saved by Shu Nian for the second time. Xie Yan is then sent overseas for a project, and Shu Nian and Ke Luo gets closer after celebrating Ke Luo’s birthday. Eventually, Ke Luo confessed his feelings to Shu Nian, who will soon be away to study, but the latter’s heart is still with Xie Yan. Xie Yan later breaks up with Jiang Yao, and Xie Yan’s mind confusion has an impact on his future fiance, Xia Jun. Xia Jun uses her crafty ideas to get to Xie Yan, but later Xie Yan tells Xia Jun that he has already gotten a new love and that the person is Shu Nian. Soon, Jiang Yao who is unable to deal with the breaking up with Xie Yan, engages some men to rape Shu Nian, but Xie Yan saves him. Later Xia Jun contracts food poisoning and is sent to the hospital. Shu Nian is later fired by Xie Yan’s father, after confessing to Xie Yan that he was the one who poisoned her. In the end, the medical report is produced, showing that Xia Jun’s food poisoning is due to the three cups of mocha that she had drunk hours before she was about to meet Shu Nian. Devastated that his father has sent Shu Nian away, Xie Yan’s relationship with his father sours, particularly since the older Xie already knew about the relationship between Xie Yan and Shu Nian. (Source)

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Irresistible Love 2 is fantastic if you get the happy ending version. There is a scene that almost goes into rape, but the person realizes before he could get any clothes off that he was hurting the one he loves. All I can say is that Shu Nian needs to be protected. I feel like the characters were in love before they knew they were in love with each other. Irresistible Love 2 is charming and shows the flaws that Xie Yan has. It has a proper meaning where you realize your faults when you found true love. Would I watch it again? Yes but only the happy ending. I was not emotionally prepared for crying my eyes out for the sad end.

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Part 2 of Irresistible Love

A Round Trip to Love Part 2

On By randomfanreviewsIn 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity), 2016, 3 out of 5 stars, Adapted From A Web Novel, Consent, Drama, Gao Tai Yu, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, Mature, Nate Huang, No Actresses Names Available, Poor Male Lead, Rape, Rich Male Lead, Romance, Thriller, Tragedy, Unhealthy Relationship, Xiang Hao, Yi ShuaiLeave a comment

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After a dying wish made a promise to fulfill, ‘a past promise’ becomes broken. Then comes the revenge from the hurt it has caused both of them. (Source)

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Warning this has a rape scene in it. Okay, the actors are amazing for acting out this movie. I feel conflicted because if the world wasn’t against them, and they communicated, they would have a good love story. However, since they don’t communicate with each other, it caused this movie plot to occur. Since Lu Feng is greedy and spoiled, he uses to get what he wants, but he can’t have Xiao Chen.
While Xiao Chen is the opposite, he takes care of the people he loves to make sure they are happy even in the expend of his happiness. I feel if one of the parents accepted them for who they were when they got caught in the first movie, we would see more of a healthy relationship. However, that didn’t happen. This relationship is toxic, and if anyone has a partner who treats them this way, you need to leave. I feel like there are a lot of what-ifs and the concept of the butterfly effect. The end is an open ending, which makes you feel empty and left down. I don’t know if they did this on purpose or because China’s banned came to play for them. We really would never understand. Would I watch it again? Mostly not.
Nevertheless, I will watch fan-made video on this couple. I feel like the actors had so much chemistry that you want the couple to be together at the end. However, I have never had my consent taken from me.

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Part 2 of A Round Trip to Love

A Round Trip to Love

On By randomfanreviewsIn 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity), 2016, 3 out of 5 stars, Action, Adapted From A Web Novel, China, Drama, Gao Tai Yu, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, Nate Huang, No Actresses Names Available, Poor Male Lead, Rich Male Lead, Romance, Thriller, Tragedy, Unhealthy Relationship, Xiang Hao, Yi ShuaiLeave a comment

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Two boys at school fall in love, but their families found out and split them up and send one to another country. They meet several years later at one company as a subordinate and boss. They become secret lovers, but the coincidence is again divided into several years. (Source)

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A Round Trip to Love was like this is what happens to lead up to this moment. It what establishes the “get to know the characters.” The beginning is a scene from the second movie. It shows how someone from an absolute wealth has to hide from family and friends. Lu Feng is a character that is very dominated and takes what he wants, which can cause a narrow line of consent to be cross. It does have concerning scene that I would advise the audience to be cautious about if you don’t like those time of theme and scenes. A Round Trip to Love feels like a pilot of a series. You know where you are trying to get to know the main plot of the series. The ending is a cliff-hanger because they came out with a part 2 for the movie. Would I watch it again? I feel like I don’t have enough information from the film to know if I can answer that question correctly and trustworthy.

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Part 1 of A Round Trip to Love