Infamousta
brilliant actors, brilliant editing
Beystiman
It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.
Marva
It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
floratang33-892-771589
I love this movie, when I first watch it, I did not like it at all, but when I rethink about it, watch it again, it is touch me very much. This movie, it is not about how much good at its plot, it is good at emotion it want express. It will make me think about first love. I love actress way to deal her feeling for the actor. She know he is the man she write all these years, she know how much she love him, but she did not tell him, because she did not want disturb him, so she choice accompany him quietly. and she painting, the painting place her love,her missing, all her feeling for him. many years later, she published all her painting, coincidentally, he see that book and know she is the girl who accompany him before, at that moment, he finally acknowledge her feeling all these years, it already very beautiful, love is just oneself thing, you ever did not need to tell the person you love, even you just let all the feeling stay in you heart, it still be very beautiful. because love someone feeling will always stays in you mind, many years later, both of them think about it, I think they will still have beautiful memories stay in their heart,it is enough. They are together or not is not so important, most important is we all remember or we all ever have this kind feeling, beside I think painting your love for someone, and published as a book, and he could pick it in the bookstore, and watch it and acknowledge all the painting is you saying you love him, it is quite impossible romantic. nowadays most of people are lack of this feeling, maybe we could replay in here.
Desertman84
White Valentine is a love story between two people that communicated through letters with a white pigeon as a carrier. The film has great promise considering that both leads have a lot of things in common like pain and loneliness. Also, both characters, Kim Jung-min and Park Hyun- jun, have issues in their lives that could probably be resolved by being in romantic relationship together. Unfortunately, the movie ended with more questions to be asked rather than answered as the ending left the entire story with more questions to be answered. The movie had solid leads in both Park Sin-Yang and Gianna Jun. They are known in South Korea as very talented performers.Aside from that, the supporting cast were also commendable. It could have been a great movie with the talented cast involved in it. Unfortunately,they instead saved the movie from being a horrible one as writers left story the fate of the lead characters to chance literally and figuratively. Sad but true.Only people who like traditional love stories and fans of Gianna Jun would probably like this movie.
jjhfan
(I won't say any spoilers here, so you can read it freely)White Valentine is a really traditional love story. Not only this, it's also a somewhat confusing movie. I don't know if it was because of the subs, but it got confusing in some parts.This movie isn't very great since it really didn't have any climax. It's one of those movies you watch and when it ends, it makes you think "What? It's over already?". Yeah, and it has some unnecessary scenes, which makes its pace really slow...It's strange because it doesn't really have a "main" story. I mean, there's a lot of short stories (by story, I mean the character's personal problems) gathered altogether, which really doesn't matter in the movie. This is why it's confusing, because it gets like this: The movie shows you about a little particular problem that one of the two main characters is having. And, even though it gets resolved, in the end this really didn't matter in the movie's main story!! These little problems are just there to confuse you!And here's the most strange part: the movie's main story is actually all these "little personal problems" gathered together.Well, but overall it's a good movie, thanks to the good acting of the main characters."Ok, so should I watch it or not?" I'd say, watch it only if you're a Jeon Ji Hyun fan, or if you're really a fan of traditional love stories. Even though I like both JJH and traditional love stories, it didn't really satisfy me. I'd still recommend Il Mare over this one. (for people who likes just love stories)If you're going to watch this movie, the tip is: pay a lot of attention in the plot and the subs (or dubs, if it's your case).
Lester Mak (leekandham)
White ValentineStarring: Park Shin-yang, Jun Ji-hyun Directed by: Yang Yun-hoKorean cinema has taken off over the past few years and has begun to reach untraditional audiences, a category in which I'd include myself. There have been some movies with very good scripts and imaginative direction, such as One Fine Spring Day, Failan and My Sassy Girl.White Valentine, meanwhile, is the debut film of Jun Ji-hyun, who has since gone on to star in My Sassy Girl, which became as massive Asian hit. In White Valentine, she plays a girl in a remote town helps run a bookstore with her grandfather. A high-school dropout, she has a talent in drawing and has ambitions to become an artist, much to the dismay of her grandfather. Meanwhile, a young bird-store owner (Park Shin-yang) moves into the town. Heartbroken and love-lost, he longs to see his girlfriend once more, and sends messages to her via a dove. The dove, however, arrives at Ji-hyun's window. And so she writes back and returns messages via the dove.White Valentine is a traditional love story, and whilst it's not extravagant, its beauty is in part down to its simplicity. There are some beautifully constructed scenes, with gorgeous camerawork and direction. And the two central actors do bring the brightness out of the plot.White Valentine isn't outstanding, but it is a gorgeous story. One I recommend to see.
