what are you after all

Aryanna 2022-04-24 07:01:24

A Korean version of Once Upon a Time in America.

The characters of the four protagonists almost cover the characters of every boy's circle of friends when they were young, and I saw my entire past and present.
Friends are long-term close companions. A utopian definition of real friends that change over time.
Junshuo and Dongzhu, one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, and if two tigers fight each other, one will die. Among the protagonists, only these two Hus are the strongest. At the end of the film, it is also mentioned that Junshuo has always been biased towards Dongzhu, since he was a child.
In the bathroom, there was a crack between Dong-soo and Jun-seok, but Jun-seok never noticed it. Shantai is your friend, what am I? How could a stubborn man like Junshuo say such sour words of you, of course, my friend, and how could someone who has been the eldest brother for many years explain so much. When Dongzhu put his hand on Junshuo's shoulder, Junshuo felt provocative, do you want to die? "Dong Soo and I are both assholes, and the most important thing is face." Dong Soo lost all face at this moment, so he was destined to turn back.
Junshuo and Shantai, as Junshuo said Shantai is his only confidant. When he asked Shantai to go back to study hard, it was the proudest time in his life, and he was indeed a successful big brother.
Things are unpredictable, and the four friends who grew up together from childhood have gone on different paths.
What are you after all. The hard-working Shan Tai went to study abroad, the sophisticated and slick Rong He was flourishing, and the two tigers, who could not be guests under other people's crotch, were still the bosses of the two clubs.
When Junshuo asked Dong-soo to come to the party together, Dong-soo said do I have to obey you all the time. Dong-soo has always been like a jealous boy, trying desperately to prove himself against himself.
In the end, Dong-soo still cuts the bond between him and Jun-seok. When he is going to the airport, is he going to see Shantai off or is he going to reunite with Junshuo and go to Hawaii? He was stabbed more than 30 times by Junshuo's younger brother, and his last words before dying were "Hello, enough is enough, let's go." This is the most handsome moment in his life, the toughest moment.
Junshuo admitted his crime, saying it was because of his face. Face is greater than destiny! Did he not admit his guilt and let the two younger brothers go to die, shameless to see the rest of the younger brothers, or was it shameful at Dong-soo's place? I think it's because of Dong-soo's lack of face.
Junshuo and Dongzhu will still be brothers down below, because there is no need to apologize between friends.

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Extended Reading
  • Okey 2022-02-07 14:53:03

    Stunning, from the campus to the society, across the entire growth process, mixed with cruel reality and sincere friendship, probably the best youth film about friendship between men I have ever seen. "Friend": A close companion who has been with you for a long time, this is the literal meaning. It is also the most confusing part of the last "big brother" Yuan Rui. Although he and Dong Zhu played by Zhang Dong Gun are in the same way, they are destined to part ways until they are forced to confront the rivers and lakes. People can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes, and time will change the initial memory. Even the most sincere friendship has to face the most severe test, and the result of this test is likely to be life and death... If Cai Aulun and the turtles swim, which will win? If friends are in a race against time, which one will lose? I don't know, then bless the friendship for a long time.

  • Carmelo 2022-03-18 09:01:09

    It's a little contrived, it doesn't seem to express any deep feelings between friends, and the film is not commercial enough, and it's not like the film.

Friend quotes

  • Lee Han Dong-su: You've stabbed me enough. You can go now.

  • Sang-taek: I'm sorry.

    Lee Jeong-suk: You don't need to say that to a friend.