Method (2017)

A piece of art...

Perhaps leaving a review after 6 years, when everything has already been said by other people, is meaningless, but my head is full of contradicting thoughts right now, and there's no real place to express them.

The cast was chosen perfectly, the music was spectacular, because I'm a sucker for classical music. The plot...
Art isn't something that everyone can do, and we know it. My future profession is politics, and perhaps I'll have to deceive myself and my commitments, become coldhearted and kinda deprived of the chance to express my true feelings.
The psychology of art is a subject of extensive studies, and it goes without saying that art and emotion are homogenous in some way. A true piece of art can be born only when you lay bare your true feelings, emotions, pain, struggles and etc. The same goes for acting.

Jae Ha is someone who loses himself every time when he gets to play a new role. His character becomes his doppleganger, that's the reason he is a well-known veteran actor. He is devoted to his job, consequently he doesn't bare tardiness and slothfulness from his partners.
Young Woo is exhaused. Girls running around him trying to take a pic or touch him is a usual part of his life and perhaps he was tired of doing the same thing every day. Acting is something that helps a lot in recognizing yourself better, finding our your limits, so he wanted to try something new. I bet he could never know that he would get deeply infatuated with the veteran actor, who himself, despite his age and experience, never knew he could ever fall in love with his acting partner, because his method of acting had never let him down.

Yes, as far as I'm concerned he had feelings for Young Woo, albeit he couldn't accept them till the end. The inner battle he was going through was obvious - him running every day as fast as he can to drop those thoughts out of his head, being startled and speechless after every physical contact he made with Young Woo (the photoshoot, for example, which wasn't a part of the play). During the play he kissed Young Woo and also wasn't a part of it. That was something that he wanted himself.

Young Woo felt like he had been toyed with, because he truly believed that there was something between them. The reason he could perfectly execute his role is that he loved Jae Ha the way Singer loved Walter: madly, deeply, passionately. In the end of the performance he indeed tried to commit suicide,

But the age gap says it all. Being a young man who wants to explore the world and open himself up to new things and a middle aged man who understands the laws of attraction. It's comprehensible why Young Woo was ready to tell everyone about his, their feelings (my feelings, our feelings): he is young, vigorous, ready to overcome obstacles, because is there anything impossible when you're young?
Jae Ha is a middle aged man who can foresee the consequenses of jumping the gun and sacrificing everything. Let's take into account that homosexuality isn't something widely accepted in Korea.
At the same time, I can't deny the fact that he had feelings for Young Woo. When the latter told him that he was ready to tell everyone, he just held his face in his hands and that moment I felt his rue. During the play we could notice the thin line between the play and reality: he mixed up the names, forgot what was a part of a play and what was not. That's why, in the end, Young Woo is the perfect Singer and Jae Ha is just Walter.

I don't believe that there's a happy ending for them despite the open ending which lets us interpret it ourselves. They will go their separate ways but there's no doubt that they left an unerasable trace in each others lives.

I know that my review is as messy as the plot of "Unchain" but that's what it is. Actually, there are more thoughts invading my head right now, but I can't put them in words. This was breathtaking, compelling, and definetly not for everyone due to it's intrication.

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OVERALL:
Where do I even start? I started this movie on a whim with only the trailer to go off of, and I did not regret it one bit! Once you start this movie you will not want to stop. I don't even know how to describe this movie, psychological drama, twisted love? The twists and turns this movie will take you on are phenomenal! Let me get into some detail...

STORY:
It was a little fast-paced and I felt they could have slowed it down a bit more, this is the ONLY reason why this movie didn't get a 10/10 from me. But other than that the story was amazing and it had me on my toes the whole time wondering what was going to happen next. I love a good plot twist, and this was everything I could have asked for! I don't know who wrote this script but I will bow down to them! This was genius.

ACTING/CAST:
Wow! The acting in this movie was mind-blowing! Honestly, the actors are what made this movie in my opinion. The way they portrayed their characters' personalities, emotions, and facial expressions had my jaw hung in awe. I could feel the emotion from this movie like it was my own, honestly. That is not an easy feat!

MUSIC:
The music they chose did a great job of setting an atmosphere of happiness one second and then tension the next. It really upped the level of production value in my eyes.

REWATCH VALUE:
I'd rewatch this just to make my friends go through the journey I just went through watching this! It's one of those movies you need to watch again at least a second time to look back and see the small details you missed.

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não entendi muito bem

diferente de algumas obras sul-coreanas que são Bl eu não vejo essa daqui sendo tão comentada o que sempre me pareceu meio estranho pois as cenas que postavam parecia ser algo bem promissor. eu entendo agora o motivo de não ser tão comentado. não é o tipo de obra que muda a sua vida mas acredito que tem muita coisa boa para se tirar dela. existe um aceleramento na história que embora seja fácil de se acompanhar deixa uma sensação estranha de não saber como as coisas evoluíram até certo ponto. acho que o ponto alto é o suspense que se cria nos minutos finais, deu outro valor ao filme.

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The movie had me thinking, a lot.
I was not informed on method acting before I watched this film, so I wasn't quite sure what to expect from a film called "Method". Honestly, I came for the gay. Especially since I saw that it was Korean and the cast list surprised me as well, so I wanted some confirmation if it really was as gay as I expected it to be.
Let me just say, By the end of the film, I was left with questions, so many of them. The chemistry between the leads is amazing, it even fooled me. I was drawn into their method acting, that I completely forgot it was just that. Acting. I rewatched the film a few months after, wanting to know what exactly it was that had happened, now more well informed in what exactly method acting was. This piece of information helped me tremendously with understanding the concept of the film.
The title suits the film, and actually gives the viewer a good grasp of what the film is about. The pacing of the film is nice, starting from the auditions, to the preparations of the act (which is where the majority of the movie takes place) and ends with the act being shown. The time period of the movie isn't that long, and everything happens rather quickly, which is great as it keeps one on their feet. I've never seen a movie about method acting before, and this movie fascinated me. The idea of an actor being so engraved in their role, that they manage to lock out the reality around them, they forget their true identities because their mindset has been deeply infatuated by the role they're playing. It was really interesting.
As mentioned earlier, I got fooled too by Youngwoo, just like Jaeha did. And it didn't even phase me until I realized that oh shit, everything was an act the entire time.

The reason for the low rewatch value, is due to the fact that I don't see myself rewatching this more than 3 times. I've seen it twice, but after the second time of finally understanding the plot, I don't see myself enjoying the film as much as I did the first few times. This is my only personal negativity about it. Everything else sold me.

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One word about this movie keeps playing in my head is just, wow. It was not what I was expecting at all out of a Korean movie, but I guess when you find a good one, you find a really good one. The acting was absolutely fantastic and emotion just ran through this film nonstop. It's one of those movies where the actors know what they're doing and are tugging at your heart as much as possible. It's just one thing after another, there is never a boring part in this.
I very highly recommend Method, it's fantastic.

Possible Spoiler: Trigger Warning
Attempted suicide.
I hope people realize that scene is there before watching it.

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Interesting premise and ideas! Heavy on melodrama though

I don’t think the primary theme is a new one to cover/explore; I do think maybe some of the way it was explored was novel. I really like the ambiguity that the end leaves as to the more complicated main character's (hint: his name ends in "woo") motivations and intentions. I think this could have been a great mini series if 1) it gave us more background on both characters, 2) it toned down the melodrama or at least gave it the meat and development to feel plausible, and 3) it gave the wife more room to be a person (I think the actress was wasted a bit in this movie).

I hate that the acting in the acting (story is about a play within the movie itself) relies so much on screaming - if screaming is the only way your character knows how to express intensity, it's a boring, badly written character.

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I watched this film two years ago and I still could remember a lot of it, because the story was so captivating. Yesterday I rewatched it and the film now has even more value. I understood better what was going on. Partly because my English improved since back then, but mostly because I finally know how to watch and interpret films. It's as if you have to reach a certain age to absorb it.
I can't say too much about the plot. I try to be as clear as possible.
'Method' was captivating, because the gap between reality and acting (in the film itself) was almost nowhere to be seen. Jae-Ha and Young-Woo acted as if they were Walter and Singer, and sometimes they acted as if they were Walter and Singer looking for Jae-Ha and Young-Woo. It's admirable how an actor can act that he's acting. That's the best thing about the entire film. They change their mindset all the time, but it never gets confusing.
There are also some things that need attention, like the book that Jae-Ha keeps with him all day. The director of the play tells Young-Woo that he always write things in it when he is preparing for a play, but later you can see that there isn't anything in it. The wife of Jae-Ha knows it's a warning for Jae-Ha's behaviour.
Now I watched it again, I don't want to watch another movie, because now I want to maintain my feeling about it.
I found out that the director of this film is a Bang Eun-Jin, and I can't wait to see more of her works. This film needs an Oscar for sure.

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This was pretty much a small budget version of Farewell My Concubine without the historical elements. The film is about two actors falling in love with each other while making a play about a tragedy love affair that ends in suicide. And, spoilers, Yoong-woo, one of the characters, tries to do just that only to just be saved by Jae-ha. Now this was not Farewell My Concubine though. This was just any interesting film that's rushed in crucial parts which prevent this from being anything better than intriguing. This has the appeal of being a LGBTQ film in Korea with a credible, mainstream actor, Park Sung Woong starring in the role. Oh Seung-hoon was immense in the third act, though. That’s worth watching.

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If you search for a romantic 'gay' movie, just don't watch it.

I personally love this, apart from its being 'not so romantic' according to some criticism. The reason is simply that it is not, and the focus of it is on the actor's psychological side while doing the method acting.
The story was awesome, it has distinct characteristics, they build it so unclear but direct it to the way that people supposed to understand it. Simply, it would make us wonder what happened. The cast's acting, I don't really have a grudge towards it. As it supposed to be, the music is so helpful to construct the scene, I love it, but some of them weirded me out. it might be that I do not really know about musical drama music.

Am I going to rewatch it? yes, when I forgot about the story. But I think, this kinda movie is supposed to watch just once. After you understand the story, the second experience will never be the same.

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Well Balanced Love & Life story

As soon as I finished watching this movie, my first thought was it could have been better if they made this into a series. Only flaw I saw here is that it seemed rushed. It’s like “you are enjoying the story and the characters telling their story and then it ended.” …… you wanted more.
All artists who worked on this film portrayed their role exceptionally well. The relationships (both male & lead male & his gf/wife) were told in a well balanced manner giving you a sense that this is not a clear BL film. To me it is more of a love & life story. It also gave viewers a suspense ride. I was hook towards the end holding my breath for a moment.
The ending leaves viewers to form their own interpretation as to how it may have gone after the play.
It is highly recommended. This is a great movie. It was done the way the writer wanted to tell the story. We may not agree that it doesn’t pattern after real life in some areas but we can’t fault a movie based on how we see real life. It is a movie done from a story written by the writer. It was well directed!

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