a late movie review

Ivory 2022-04-23 07:02:44

It's a pity that when I watched "My Sassy Girl" for the first time more than ten years ago, there were some problems with the translation of the subtitles, some key points were not understood, and some plots were even dragged to the past. After watching it, I just thought it was a well-conceived comedy, and I didn't pay much attention to it.

A few days ago, due to a chance coincidence, I watched this film again, only to find that this is a rare masterpiece. I couldn't help but read it over and over again, and every time I watched it, it gave me new insights. Today, I finally determined that "My Sassy Girl" replaced Chen Kexin's "Sweet Honey" as the best film in my mind.

"My Sassy Girl" tells the story of a college student's experience of on-off and on-off with "her". Qianniu rescued a beautiful and drunk girl at the subway station, and the two began to date. During the course of their relationship, her attitude towards Morning Bull was sometimes good and sometimes bad, sometimes docile and sometimes savage, and most of the time she was savage. On the other hand, Morning Bull was patient in every possible way and tried every means to complete the various tasks assigned by her. However, they still broke up, and it can be said that they refused. Years later, they unexpectedly meet again. The truth is revealed, they can finally start this great relationship again.

The film is cleverly conceived, and the plot layers are interlocking and echoing. For up to two hours, almost any plot was removed that affected the film's integrity. The language, actions, eyes and even the background of the hero and heroine may convey some kind of information to the audience. What is valuable is that the communication of this kind of information is usually a hint, echoing the subsequent plot. Users can only comprehend this information through repeated viewing and careful speculation. This greatly enhances the viewing experience of the film and requires the great creativity of the film's director and the superb acting skills of the two actors.

Similar to "Sweet Honey", the theme of "My Sassy Girl" also emphasizes the inevitability of chance in fate, that is, "accident is the bridge that fate builds for those who love each other". Both films are well-conceived, the actors perform superbly, and both have a happy ending. "Sweet Honey" puts the characters in the tide of social changes. The strong collision of human survival and love composes a symphony of destiny. The time span is as long as ten years. It is a serious drama. And the world of "My Sassy Girl" is a simpler world of love. The hero and heroine don't need to worry about survival. What's more valuable is that "My Sassy Girl" adopts a comedy form that is more rare than the main drama. After watching the film, Makes people feel a little sad. Comedy is harder to navigate in the same perfect situation. That's why I put "My Sassy Girl" ahead of "Sweet Honey".


The following are some of my feelings and speculations about the plot in "My Sassy Girl":

Morning Glory tolerates her "abuse" in every possible way because he is an infatuated person.


She abused Morning Bull in every possible way because she was also an infatuated person.


The morning bull fell in love with her at first sight. No, it wasn't in the subway. That time she was drunk, and Qiangniu said that she had no feelings for her, and it was not the first time she saw her. The first time was in the tavern before that, and when I saw the silhouette of the girl, Morning Bull was tempted.


She fell in love with Morning Bull at first sight. Yes, that's right. The first time the girl saw the morning bull in the subway, she was tempted, and then she kept staring at the morning bull with the strength of the wine. Of course there is a similarity between Morning Bull and her ex-boyfriend, but the two are actually not that similar. The ex-boyfriend has a long face, and Morning Bull has a square face.


Morning Bull did more than the girl's ex-boyfriend, because Morning Bull also endured the girl's savagery. Girls should not be brutal to ex-boyfriends. Her savagery is due to a psychological distortion caught in her feelings for her ex-boyfriend and Morning Bull, and shouldn't be the norm. She was very polite to the waiter.


I like this girl very much, she is as quiet as a virgin, moves like a rabbit, and is proficient in all eighteen martial arts.


The first time Morning Bull saw the silhouette of the girl in the tavern, some interesting speculations:
That day, Aunt Morning Bull wanted to match Morning Bull and the girl, so she should have said it clearly to Morning Bull.
Qiangniu thought that his aunt was old-fashioned, so he didn't go to see his aunt, and hid in the tavern to drink with friends.
The aunt did not wait for the morning cow, so she let the girl go home, and then called the morning cow mother to complain.
The girl went home and passed the tavern. Morning Bull saw the girl and wanted to strike up a conversation. At this time, the morning cow mother called, so it was not possible to strike up a conversation.
The morning cow mother called and accused the morning cow why she didn't go to her aunt's house. Qiangniu had to promise to go again later. And according to his aunt's description a few years later, he should have never been there. This sparked the next story about how to rescue a drunk girl.
This paragraph echoes the ending where my aunt said that Morning Bull was "more than three years late". It's really a long line!


About rescuing the drunk girl in the Morning Glory subway.
The first time Morning Bull saw the girl, and the drunk girl rescued in the subway, should not be the same day. Although the two episodes are adjacent and the morning bull wears the same clothes, the girls don't wear the same clothes. What's more, it was the anniversary of the death of the cousin of the morning glory, and the aunt would not match the morning glory and the girl on this day. With the simple character of Morning Bull, he would not just drink with friends and not go to his cousin's house on that day.
The morning bull should be on the way to my aunt's house, because it is my cousin's death anniversary.
The girl is drunk, one is missing her boyfriend, and the other is wanting to die. Because she prayed under the tree that day, hoping her boyfriend would "give her freedom". One way to be free is to empathize, another is to die for love.
The girl did not die for love that day, but she succeeded in empathizing.
There is an interesting question in this passage: After the morning bull took the girl to the hotel, who actually called the police? It might be the innkeeper, who saw that there was something wrong with the two of them; it might also be the girl's parents. However, I think it's most likely the morning glory in a few decades. This will be explained later.


About the girl's second drunkenness. This is also the first time the two have formally met.
Question: What is the real purpose of the girl calling Morning Bull to meet? Is it really just confirming what happened the night before?
The girl asked Morning Bull to order food and drinks first, and Morning Bull ordered, but the girl arrogantly changed it to what she liked. This one looks ridiculous, but it's actually true. The girl just wants to have the same preferences as her ex-boyfriend.
It can be seen in the "interrogation" that the girl didn't really care about what happened in the hotel the night before, and just said a few words. Her questions centered on whether Morning Glory was the one she called "Honey" on the subway. After being confirmed, she was visibly relieved.
Girl: "You want to pick me up? I'm not interested. We don't match at all! Forget about it!" This hard-to-play trick is also intoxicating.
Why is the girl mad at the seat next to you? It’s fine if you don’t like prostitutes and clients. Why are you so angry? Think about it for the girl. The prostitute next door is also ordering beef soup and rice, drinking wine, and going to the hotel to open a room soon. , it's strange not to be angry.
The last sentence the girl said before she fell drunk: "I broke up with my boyfriend yesterday~~~", which is full of emotion. This sentence implies that the girl's feelings began to shift to the morning bull after she met the morning bull the day before. This makes the girl happy, makes the girl feel guilty, and makes the girl angry.
The morning bull in the hotel is really pure, and it is not messy. It was even more difficult than Liuxia Hui, because Morning Bull liked this girl very much. There is a small detail: in order to create an atmosphere, the hotel has an erotic palace picture on the wall. When the girl woke up in the morning, the erotic pictures had been taken down and buckled on the table. You can imagine how much torment the Morning Glory endured that night. . .
Answer: The girl called Qiangniulai because she wanted to go to the hotel with Qiangniu after she got drunk. . . Out of nostalgia for her boyfriend, the girl finds someone to "play" her boyfriend. This explains why girls get drunk so easily in front of morning bulls. This heartbroken girl is really heartbreaking. Fortunately, she met the kind and simple morning bull.


Regarding "please stand within the yellow line":
The first time the girl stood outside the yellow line drunk, she probably wanted to die on the anniversary of her boyfriend's death, because that was where they first met. It was the cow that saved her.
Morning Bull came to the subway station after teaching the ten military rules to the girl's blind date. It can be seen on the TV monitor that Morning Bull is standing in a very dangerous place outside the yellow line, probably trying to die because that is where they first met. It was the girl's call that saved him.
Near the end, the girl also stood outside the yellow line, and when the train came, she backed away. Perhaps it is the aftertaste of the past, and the fantasy morning glory appears again.


Regarding the similarity between Morning Bull and the girl's ex-boyfriend:
There are similarities in appearance. This may seem accidental, but it is also natural, after all, they are cousins.
Handkerchief with the same pattern.
Also love the beef noodle soup.
anything else?


Girl's familial alcoholism: The girl, like her dad, was unconscious after three drinks.


Girl's Script
The first script is Beauty Saves Heroes. The morning bull said why not kiss at the end. Of course there will be no kissing, because in reality the beauty did not save the hero.
The second script is the funeral of her boyfriend. This actually reflects the girl's desire to die for love.
The third script is very informative, reflecting the contradictory mood of the girl at that time, and it is also a miniature version of the entire movie. The tyrant represents the ex-boyfriend, the heroine is the girl, and the bad guy represents the cow. The villain invades North Korea, implying that Morning Bull has invaded the girl's emotional world; the tyrant offers a reward to the bad guy, implying that the girl's feelings for her ex-boyfriend do not allow the appearance of Morning Bull; the girl kills the bad guy at the end, representing the girl's hope to "defeat" her relationship with Morning Bull ; The girl eventually overthrew the tyrant and became the king, and also expressed the girl's desire to get rid of her ex-boyfriend's thoughts and let her feelings be "masters of the house".


As many have pointed out, this is a comedy and a romance at the same time, still. . . sci-fi movie. The proof is the UFO in the sky at the end, and the soulful gaze of the old man gazing at the girl. This old man also appeared in the drunken section of the subway.

So, what I have in mind is: Decades later, the girl said to Qiangniu, "I was really in pain during that time. Why did you leave me silently after saving me that time? If we had How good it would be to start dating!" After hearing this, Morning Bull drove a UFO to the past, followed him and the girl on the subway, and called the police when he was taking a bath. After the police came, the girl got the contact information of Morning Bull and started a healing relationship.

That's why the girl said, I met someone from the future. Everyone has this dream, doesn't it?

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Extended Reading
  • Uriah 2022-03-27 09:01:11

    Rewatch, the first Korean movie I watched. . . Looking at it again, I suddenly feel that Jun Zhixian is very strange. . . Again like an acquaintance. . .

  • Lillian 2021-12-22 08:01:44

    With good looks, you can do whatever you want with lovers who are uglier than yourself. This world is too cruel.

My Sassy Girl quotes

  • [repeated line]

    The Girl: Wanna die?

  • The Girl: You know why the sky is blue?

    Kyun-woo: Because the reflection from the sunshine causes...

    The Girl: Wrong! It's to make me happy. I wanted it to be blue, so it's blue. You know why fire is hot? It's all for me. I wanted it to be hot, so it's hot. You know why we have four seasons here in Korea?

    Kyun-woo: For you?

    The Girl: Correct.