My Little Bride (2004)

Young love is one of my favorite subjects when it comes to a good story. I just think that the innocence of it is what makes it beautiful and special.

 

DVD Cover

When I first watched My Little Bride, I remember seeing it with my mom and we both enjoyed the movie. It was funny, entertaining, cute and innocent. There is something in Moon Geun Young's eyes that exude innocence which greatly helped her in portraying her role in the movie.

SUMMARY

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My Little Bride (Hangeul: 어린 신부 / Eorin Shinbu) is a 2004 South Korean film about two individuals named Bo Eun and Sang Min who were forced to marry each other in order to fulfill the pact made by both of their grandfathers.

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The only problem in this romantic comedy film is that Bo Eun is just a 15 year old school girl who does not want to marry just yet and is crushing on the star baseball player in their school. Also, Sang Min, even if much older than Bo Eun, is not too keen on the idea of losing his bachelorhood so soon only to live with a high school girl under the same roof.

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Will their marriage actually work?

QUICK FACTS

My Little Bride was a remake of My Wife is 18, a hit Hong Kong film in 2002.

Moon Geun Young and Kim Rae Won portrayed the roles of Bo Eun and Sang Min respectively.

MY TAKE

If you have read my previous posts, you'll see that entertainment and feeling good are two of the things that matter to me whenever I go watch a movie. There may be times when I am up for a good scare or for something that will make my mind make sense of the twists and turns of the story but in general, I watch movies to relax.

Having said that, this romcom movie did not disappoint me when it comes to getting entertained and feeling relaxed. The general mood of the film was feel good even during the scenes when the newlywed couple was struggling with their new setup.

This is a movie that you can enjoy if you are looking for something that is funny and entertaining. But if you are looking for a film with more depth, I'm afraid you will have to consider something else.

Happy weekend guys!

Til next time!

My Sassy Girl (2001)

I still remember very well the time when I first got swept away by the Korean wave back in 2002. Movies and tv series are not that accessible yet via online so people like me rely on hardworking fans that find a way to spread the word about the best films, tv dramas and albums at the moment.

It was a friend who strongly suggested that I watch this Korean movie My Sassy Girl. After some time, I gave in and the rest as they say, is history.

Since that's the first ever K-movie that I have seen, I think it is also fitting to make it as the first film that I am going to talk about and share with you.

SPOILER ALERT!

My Sassy Girl (Korean: 엽기적인 그녀) is a hugely popular Korean Romantic Comedy (RomCom) film shown in 2001. Its fame became so great that word of mouth crossed the shores and made it to different parts of the planet.

Movie Poster

The story revolved around two characters, "Sassy Girl" (SG) and "Gyeon Woo" (GW). GW is an engineering student who is unlucky when it comes to his love life. One day, while eating out with friends, his mother phoned him and asked him to visit his aunt for a potential date. Dismissing the idea, GW finished the call and went on eating with his friends. On his way home, GW met the drunk SG for the first time at a train station. She mistaken GW as her boyfriend and that's how their story began. The silly and kindhearted MG tried to stay away from SG but it seemed like he couldn't leave her even after the train station incident so he finds himself meeting SG in places where she wants him to show up and do things that SG asks him to do.

SG and GW playing while on the train.

As the story went on, it turns out that SG lost her boyfriend one year ago when she and GW met at the train station for the first time hence her drunkardness. Finally knowing SG's pain and loneliness, GW decided to never leaver her side. However, it was SG who decided that it's time for them to part ways since she is unsure of what her feelings might be and if she is ready to fall in love again.

GW and SG going to the club.

Before parting ways, the two wrote down letters for each other and bury them in a time capsule agreeing to meet again after two years in the same spot (under a tree in the mountains) so they could read the letters together.

Two years have passed, GW and SG showed up at the meeting place but did not meet each other because they came at a different date. During SG's visit, an old man was sitting under the tree and told her that the tree has a secret. He later revealed that the tree she is seeing at the time is not the same tree that she saw when they buried the time capsule a couple of years ago. A lighting struck and killed the tree a year before that time and a young man planted a similar looking tree on the same spot to make sure that his special someone will still find the right spot and won't feel sad.

After 2 years, GW waited for SG at their meeting spot but she never came.

Upon hearing what GW has done, SG knew that it was time to get in touch with GW but she couldn't find a way to connect with him again.

A year has passed since the supposed to be meeting under the tree, GW has finally agreed to meet his aunt for lunch and meet the lady his aunt wants him to see. When his aunt finally introduced the lady, it turned out to be SG and the pair smiled at each other like there's no tomorrow.

QUICK FACTS

• This movie is based on real life blog posts written by Kim Ho Sik.
• The main casts consist of Jun Ji-Hyun as Sassy Girl and Cha Tae-Hyun as Gyun Woo.
• The name of the girl in the story was never revealed.
• Its huge popularity resulted to several remakes done by countries such as Japan, China, India and USA.

MY TAKE

First of all, let me just tell you that I am a sucker for RomComs. Now, having said that, I bet you will know what I will say next. Yes, I did enjoy this movie very much not only because of the funny and cheesy scenes but more importantly because of the uniqueness of the story. I mean, yes, there are many movies that tackled the role of destiny or fate or the universe conspiring or whatever you wanna call it when it comes to two people who are meant to be together but the way the story unfolded in this movie was just too good.

If you want to just relax, be greatly entertained and feel all mushy and corny, this movie is something that you may want to consider watching. It's even better if you watch it with your special someone so you could also reminisce the crazy and fun times you've had so far while you watch SG and GW fall in love with each other.

Til next time!

Welcome to My Asian Movies Diary!

Hello there! My name is Ankamil and I like watching movies, tv series, telenovelas and basically whatever is on the tv or in the big screen. And because of that, I've decided to create a blog that will allow me to share the movies I've seen so far. Since movies and tv series are a plenty, I just went ahead and focus on my most favorite of all and that is Asian movies. Asian movies are so vibrant, colorful and very refreshing since each Asian country has its own flair that exudes in its movies.

Below is a simple guide that I have created to those who are interested to join me with my Asian movies escapade.

Diary Content

First of all, I would like to tell everyone right now that I created this blog to share the movies that I've seen and whatever else I write aside from the movie's plot is just my opinion. I am not a professional movie critic or whatever people call those individuals who meticulously dissect every part of the movie to later on declare whether that movie is a hit or a miss. I will definitely talk about what I think are the good and bad points of the movie and if it was worth my time or not but they will all be just parts of my point of view. I will still leave it all up to my readers whether they would like to watch that movie or otherwise.

Spoilers

Since I will be talking about the good and bad points of the movie (in my opinion), spoilers will definitely pop up during those times. But don't worry. I will put a reminder or a spoiler alert shout out for the readers who haven't seen the movie yet so that it'll be up to them if they still want to continue reading or close the window right away.

Movie Genres

Now, when it comes to movie genres, I'm the usual chick who digs RomCom or Romantic Comedy flicks. However, don't be alarmed because I do watch non-RomCom films. In fact, I'm open to all kinds of movie genres as long as the story or even just the title has captured my interest.

Up to Date Movies

The Asian movies that I will be blogging about could be the latest film showing in cinemas now or it can also be something that has been shown years ago. Don't worry. I'll include the date on the blog title for reference.

Country of Origin

Most of the movies I am going to talk about will most likely come from countries such as Philippines (where I am from), South Korea (my dream destination), India (where my husband is from and where we are currently staying) and Thailand. However, it does not mean that I will not be posting movies from other Asian countries. I will do my best to watch at least one movie from every Asian country there is. How about that?

Suggestions

I am definitely open to movie suggestions so go ahead, drop me a comment and let me know if there is one film that I shouldn't miss and I'll definitely include that on my popcorn bucket list.

Up next is a 2001 Asian movie that I've seen and enjoyed so much back in 2003. It became so famous all around the globe that they did an American remake in 2008. Do you know which movie it is? Find out soon!