Brave Citizen (2023)

Blood boiling experience

This movie depicts very torturous bullying making it a blood boiling experience. Plus i found everything quite unrealistic. I know bullying in Korea is severe but the bully kicking the dean of the school and terrorizing teachers was very unrealistic.

I loved the last fight sequence between the female lead and the villain but i still didnt like how he was overpowering her in many fight scenes. I would have loved it more if they had tortured him to death or until the point where he begged to be killed because thats how cruel of a bully he was.

Acting wise, everyone did a good job with whatever they were given in the script but for me the guy who shined more in the movie was the bullied victim Jin Hyung. His acting in one of the crucial scenes was so good that tears literally started flowing down my cheeks.

Overall i had very mixed feelings towards this movie as it was blood boiling to the point where you want to go inside the screen and beat that bully guy.

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One Time Watch

List of Trigger Warnings ⚠️ Below

PROS:
◇The whole cast very talented and well known Individuals.
◇Shin Hye-sun fighting scenes & her acting overall ?? ????
◇The message of Turning a blind is also being part of the problem.
◇The realtionship between Shin Hye-sun charcter and Cha Chung-hwa character. They had great chemistry and have worked in past projects together.
?Slight Spoilers?


The Justice in the end. ??

CONS:
◇Fighting fire with fire ?
I understand it's a work of fiction but it still made a little uncomfy.

◇The ML didn't look like a teen but maybe because I know the actors real age.

Overall glad I watched it.
***PLEASE look at the Trigger Warnings before going into this one***

⚠️Trigger Warnings⚠️

◇Abuse (emotionally, physically and mentally)
◇Exterme bullying (Harrasment)
◇Public Humiliation
◇Violence
◇Abuse of power
◇Sexual Harrasment
◇Strong Language

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2 hours of painful bullying & justifying revenge violence

Still not sure what to think of this one. But personally i think that the current score of 8.2 is overrated. Guess i think that its mostly because of the popular actors.

The mandatory good looking male role, but doesn't do much to give the female role her spotlight. A typical heart-breaking sad background story to the female lead to give reason to her unlawful behavior. Personally i felt that Park Hyuk Kwon, playing her father was miscast, because it gave a sense of humor to the overall story that seemed forced, stiff and not appropriate to the overall mood. To balance the sadness out it wasn't funny at all, just absurd and ridiculous.

Generally it was pretty long with almost 2 hours for a bullying story with revenge character. But i liked that they took their time to build the story. It was actually hard to watch the physical, emotional and psychological bullying scenes. Pretty realistic and painful to watch. Even if the role of the devil student, played by Lee Jun Young was a bit overexaggerated it fits the character and overall plot. He was definitely giving his all to be evil.

The fight scenes were nice choreographed, but not realistic at all. Typical fast cutted from multi-angle views. Didn't enjoy it much as an action fan. But kudos to the stuntwomen and man, the scenes where they wore the mask were great and really amazing. Long shots in one go. Unfortunately they're not listed at all in the cast list like usual. So my appreciation here, because it was one of the things that made this movie watch-worthy.

What definitely stood out was Park Jung Woo acting, playing the bullied kid. Such a talent that really got across the emotions. I actually hope to see him in more versatile roles and not just playing Guest and Support roles.

Still not sure if i liked the message that this movie tried to send. Yes, it was simple not to look away and endure everything, but actually it's a movie where the showdown is that a teacher beats up his student. And everybody is happy about that and cheers for revenge violence.

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Overrated

The acting and emotion that goes into the heart wrenching bullying scenes are great but the logic is terrible. Bullies with connections get away with things including reckless driving, sexual harassment, and attacking teachers, and apparently only the bullies have cellphones and social media. The light hearted moments and serious ruin any sense of pacing and annoyed me through emotional whiplash. The story would have been better suited for a short Netflix series instead of a long movie. This story has been done better before. A man from nowhere is a better movie that I could rewatch over and over

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A movie that will annoy you

A movie that would want you to jump and intervene through the screen. The bullying scenes made me squint my eyes I was fighting the urge to skip in some scenes.

Now regarding the story I wouldn't say it is far fetch from reality in a way. Social status, wealth, and reputation are something that is known to us. After hearing about teachers quitting and committing suicide due to student-teacher bullying, this drama made me think how bad it is in real life (hopefully not to this extent). This drama is a friction but I also felt it represents a desire and 'IF ONLY'.

I have read someone write that the villain was straight from hell and I couldn't agree more. His acting is next level, it wouldn't be too far-fetched if I say he is a psychopath cause that wasn't normal. One thing I'm not a big fan of is when high school bullies don't look like high schoolers. in this case, the villain looked way older. the fighting scenes were top-notch (coming from someone who knows nothing about it).

Now about the ending I don't know, it was somewhat of an open ending but not really, we know she will expose and turn the school into a safe place. we also get that her former colleague might have told her to join this new school.

Overall, I wish this was a drama instead, I think I might have enjoyed it more. Maybe cause I love backstories and also love to know if the villains are facing the consequences of their actions. but as a movie, I will say it is okay not the best and not the worst too.

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Not good not bad

A nice movie to watch when you want to watch something simple.
Pros: the actors are really good in their performances and he is very nice to look at even if he seems a bit psychotic.
I really liked the fight scenes, very real and interesting to see.
even the bullying scenes were very realistic and well done
Cons: The plot was a bit strange as far as I'm concerned with an absurd school environment and without the slightest control from the teachers.
and also it has nothing to do with the film but I got bored of always seeing films/TV series about bullying, change the plot, invent something new

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Meeeooowwww (if you know you know)

Honestly, I REALLY enjoyed this movie!!

I don’t know what is it with Korea and making bullying movies and shows but damn it…they do it so well.

From the beginning, the actors do such a great job because I was so frustrated and mad immediately!! I knew the characters needed development and a little push later but I needed them to punch the bully immediately like dang!!!

It was emotional, scary and yet, so so satisfying in the end.
There’s just something so cool about a vigilante teacher LMAOO
Though I wasn’t expecting the story to steer that way, I am so glad it did because man, I was never bored during this movie.

It’s crazy how you find your passion through such a weird situation, fighting bullies as a teacher but masked? Hell yeah. I hope this concept is done once more and maybe turned into a kdrama. So so good.

If you’re into revenge k-dramas, man i’m telling you this will feed you GOOD.

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IS IT WRONG THAT ALL THIS HEALS MY INNER CHILD?

I love a good story...who doesn't? Throw in bullies getting what they deserve and I'm in.

As someone who was bullied throughout my childhood, this was therapeutic...something in me was at peace watching that POS taking those kicks and punches.

Seriously try watching it...if you're stuck being timid or weak at work or school to keep your job or just in general, WATCH THIS!!! You want to yell at your boss because they're being evil little shits but you can't cause you need the job? WATCH THIS!!!!

You'll heal things you didn't know you had.

I want part 2 already; with another culprit getting it. She's like the clean-up crew fr.

Shin Hye Sun delivered and then some, she's becoming my favourite actress with all her amazing work. I especially loved the braided look.
Lee Jun Yung was also exemplary...I mean we hate him but I'm going to look for more of his work cause his acting is amazing....plus he looks good being all evil and shit.
The supporting characters...esp the victim did a good job too, you could be immersed in their emotions while watching.
All in all, this was an awesome movie...totally worth the hype.

NOTE TO SELF; Korean youths are terrifying, every time I see a bullying scene in a KDrama or KMovie...I want to crawl up and disappear.

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MUITO BOM

Manooo o sentimento que resume é ódio, a gente dá raiva de ver um sujeito abusando e infernizando a vida dos outro dentro e fora da escola e saindo impune pois é filho de gente poderosa.

Mas temos a satisfação quando a professora dá uma boa surra nele, a vingança é a melhor coisa aqui, pois só depois dela é que veio a justiça da lei.

os atores entregaram bastante com esses personagens.

o Han Su Kang é simplesmente INSUPORTÁVEL até o último segundo, Lee Jun Young entregou com maestria esse personagem abominável.

A Shin Hae Sun como heroína vingativa foi tudooo, entregou muito nas cenas de ação.

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those final punches

If you are on Twitter (X) you can see many instances where students dare to provoke teachers and even fight with them. This movie is, of course, a fictional story about something similar, a teacher who if provoked into fighting with a student. The story is quite simple but unexpected, and the resolution is well prepared and realized. There is action, comedy, drama, all mixed into a cute and yet brutal high school experience. Boy, I am so happy that i am not in high school anymore.

This movie is not a super hero blockbuster, even though at one moment it seemed to be going into superhero direction. I am glad it didn't and that the women strength is depicted as realistically as possibile in the logic of the movie. Also, i just read here on the site that this is based on a webtoon and i must say that the movie gave me that vibe and reminded me on "Lookism" and "Moving". And yes, those final punches were straight from the comics.
.. 요 or should i say Meow!

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Cada vez que assisto uma produção coreana com o tema bullying fico horrorizada com as cenas de violência, especialmente quando as autoridades escolares são omissas.

A premissa do filme é uma professora temporária contratada para dar aula de ética em um colégio onde o bullying é uma prática comum e os professores são coniventes por omissão. A professora novata é aconselhada pelos mais antigos a ignorar tudo o que vê pelo bem dela e para garantir a tão sonhada efetivação no trabalho. Acontece a professora novata é uma ex-atleta de boxe e além disso dá aula de ética. Fingir que não vê e não fazer nada vai contra o que ela ensina a seus alunos. Ainda mais quando um aluno pede sua ajuda. Inicialmente ela tenta denunciar pelo meios legais e oficiais, mas quando percebe que a omissão das autoridades da escola está ligada a corrupção institucional e ameaças da mãe do principal agressor, ela decide buscar vingança com as próprias mãos, usando uma máscara para punir o agressor do seu aluno.

Assim como o filme pode ser revoltante e desesperador nas cenas de bullying também é catártico quando nossa heroína está descendo a porrada no valentão da escola. Mas apesar disso, acho que o filme peca um pouco no exagero das situações. Especialmente nos momentos finais no ringue de boxe. Não pela luta em si, mas pelo falto daquilo estar acontecendo dentro da escola com o aval do diretor e os professores assistindo. É necessário muita suspensão de descrença para aceitar essas premissas hiperbólicas do filme.

Além disso, Lee Jun Young como adolescente não convenceu. Obviamente ele interpretou um pessoa desprezível de forma brilhante, mas não convenceu como um adolescente desprezível. Não é uma crítica a atuação dele, mas a inadequação ao personagem. Ele é jovem, mas não tem mais cara de adolescente e ao lado da Shin Hye Sun, que fez professora, ele parecia muito mais um cara da mesma faixa etária dela do que um aluno e confesso que isso pesou um pouco para minha imersão na história.

Enfim, um filme para passar raiva com as cenas de violência, a omissão dos professores, da sociedade e a corrupção institucional e com alguns momentos catárticos e algumas boas cenas de luta. No final vemos uma certa sinalização de esperança quando pessoas envolvidas nas agressões decidem romper o silêncio e denunciar como a professora ensinava nas aulas de ética. Mas sinceramente não acho que acrescente muito ao tema, já vi outras produções melhores nesse sentindo.

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