This is not a korean drama because you can't guess the ending

Jacinto 2022-03-24 09:03:16

Abandoned her daughter at first, and then came back to fight shamelessly, and what was even more excessive was the subsequent paternity test. Seeing this, in addition to being angry, I am also thinking: Is this plot reasonable? Is there really such a selfish, inferior person? But from another angle, if it were me, I would probably do the same. The premise is a father who can be maimed and killed at any time because of his work; a spoiled girl living in a fairy tale world. In fact, it takes a lot of courage to hurt others and betray oneself against one's will.

The ending of the film is unexpected and takes a sharp turn. But it also explains very well why the male protagonist spoiled his daughter in such an extreme way before; he filled the house with toys, filled her world with fairy tales and all kinds of whimsy, and isolated real life as much as possible. Outside. Even in order not to let her down, she constantly faced fear and forced herself to face unnecessary danger. Seeing the end, all the previous plots are reasonable, and there is a feeling of sudden realization.

The failure of this film lies in the fact that the previous plot leads the audience excessively and associates the final death with his father. Although it finally achieves unexpected results, it is also easy to weaken the relationship between the ending and the previous plot. In particular, the foreshadowing of the girl's death at the end is too short, too sudden, and even a little unresponsive. At this time, all attention was entangled in the final result, but instead, the previous plot explained why the father treated his daughter like this, such as often skipping classes.

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  • Judeisy: You must have something from that Julie woman. Didn't she leave you a souvenir?

    Valentín: She did. But I got rid of it with penicillin.

  • Maggie: [Performing a ritual with a charm after a stunt] No fall, nor wound, nor aching head... can stop this charm from bringing you back from the dead!