fifth element

Dora 2022-04-19 09:03:00

Watching "The King's Man" was completely directed at Lee Jun Ki. I believe that many people are like this. The so-called "more beautiful than men and more charming than women" is enough to think about it.
However, Lee Jun Ki disappointed me.
Before watching "The King's Man", I only knew that Lee Jun Ki was very popular now, but I had no idea what he looked like. I have always believed that people in this world can be roughly divided into four types, namely men and women, men and women, women men and women. I prefer men and women and women, such as Leslie Cheung, such as Zhong Chuhong, and I don't like men and women, such as Stallone and Li Yuchun. According to all kinds of propaganda and hype information, I thought that Lee Jun Ki should be male and female. It turns out I was mistaken, Lee Jun Ki doesn't belong to any of those four types, he should be a "male and female" type, i.e. neither male nor female. Let's say it's a man, but when he lowers his eyebrows and turns gently, he is clearly a woman. If you say she is a woman, the outline of his eyebrows and eyes is actually not that good.
I'm sorry, Lee Jun Ki. At least I seem to have neither physical nor psychological desires.

The movie itself was equally disappointing.
This movie would have been hailed as the "Korean version of Farewell My Concubine" before, which is too unreliable. "Farewell My Concubine" is absolutely thick and absolutely textured, in contrast, "The King's Man" is absolutely frivolous and absolutely rough. "Farewell My Concubine" is about life, history, and the joys and sorrows on the stage. "The King's Man" is still just a Korean-style court battle that has suddenly become popular in the past two years because of "Dae Jang Geum".
It doesn't mean that heaviness must be higher than frivolity. In fact, "Da Jang Geum" does not seem to have any thickness at all. However, "The King's Man" is weak and powerless whether it is emotional processing or characterization, so the three men The emotional entanglement and the background of the palace coup seem to be in place, but in fact, there is nothing really moving, so even if it is sensational such as burning the eyes, cutting the veins and committing suicide, it is difficult to incite the tears of the moviegoers. . In this sense, even if the reference of "Farewell My Concubine" is aside, and it is just regarded as a GAY film, "The King's Man" is not as good as "Breakback Mountain" or even "Lan Yu" .

Of course, if it's just for fun, then "The King's Man" can still be watched. At least there is a "fifth type" of new human beings, at least homosexuals, at least Korean-style court dangers and Fraud. In the days when men are flocking to the World Cup, women who don't watch the World Cup are also a good choice to watch this typical Korean fast food.

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Extended Reading

The King and the Clown quotes

  • Jang-sang: Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ahhh ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

    [From subtitles]

    Jang-sang: You have the wrong man. I wrote it. He's innocent. The audacity of it has my signature all over it. After all, it was by audacity that I got in the palace.

    Nok-su Jang: You're making this up!

    Jang-sang: Well, well.

    [Stands up defiantly in front of the King and Nok-su]

    Jang-sang: A whore and her tongue's work is never done.

    Nok-su Jang: How DARE you!

  • Pal-bok: [From subtitles] Isn't she the King's Consort?

    Chil-duk: Sure is. What on earth is that woman doing?

    Pal-bok: People say, she a lady now but she still shits like a horse. So then the rumors were true after all!