I looked at the prompt for the week that said 'Tell us your favourite movie with a surprise'. And I thought deeply. Most times, I only remember I've watched a movie when I come across an edit or someone talks about it. But remembering on my own, sometimes is a hassle.
What better way to surprise us viewers, in movies other than through mind blowing plot twists? I've experienced plot twists in the movies that'll leave you shocked. Is it Vincenzo? Where the villain was disguised as a cutiepie. Or is it It's Okay to Not Be Okay, where the villain was working with them all along? Or is it My Name? Where the villain was helping the main character find himself?😂. Kdramas are the only things in the list there, because that's 80% of what I've been watching in the past two years. The remain 20% are for cartoons, anime and movies.
After I thought and thought, unsatisfied with everything I had thought out😂 and was about to let the thinking continue some other time, I remembered that one K-drama. That one K-drama that took me by surprise. I was a mess after watching it because of how unexpected things happened.
Dear reader, that drama is BIG MOUTH
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If you intend to watch it soon, you might as well stop here. But if you don't have any intention of watching it soon, or you will forget the details before watching, read on. Spoilers included.
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BIG MOUTH is a 16 episode Korean drama starring actors Lee Jong Suk (Park Chang-Ho), Im Yoona (Go Mi-Ho) and Kim Jo Hoon (Choi Do-Ha)
Park Chang-ho, a lawyer happens to get involved in a murder case and is framed as a swindler known as Big Mouse. Due to this, he is imprisoned. Meanwhile, his wife Go Mi-Ho, a nurse does all within her power to clear her husband's name. It all seems like a futile effort because the upper class have a hand over every aspect of their lives but the couple are determined nonetheless.
If you have watched it, you know it is a tragic kdrama. I decided to watch it when a friend of mine recommended it but because I never entertain spoilers, I didn't know what was in stall for me. I wasn't prepared for the ending. And to say she was my favourite character.
One of my greatest surprises in this drama was Mi-ho's death. She was such a strong woman who fought alongside her husband against those who were framing him and she died in the most tragic way possible. She didn't even deserve to die. Apart from books, deaths in movies take a lot to make me cry. But with this drama, I cried so much because of how sudden her death was to me. They were a very happy couple and loved each other so much. So you can imagine how painful it was to have her die within less than a month of things looking up for them. It all seemed so unfair. Her death wasn't the highlight of surprises but it was one of my most unexpected happenings in this movie.
I can remember the pain on Chang-ho's face when he found out about her cancer. That scene was so heartbreaking.
The villain also, wasn't someone I expected. He was even the last person I expected to have done that. He appeared and acted so innocent whereas he could have passed for the devil's first son. His wife as well, although she suffered for her actions at the end, she appeared too good for what she was helping her husband cover. And to think that initially, we were made to believe she had no idea about her husband's crimes. Her husband was even evil to the extent that he tortured her and made her appear crazy when she began to work against him. With how just he appeared at the start, one would easily be deceived.
While he did not appear too good, he was the least expected person to have been the villain. But that's the thing. A good movie is never predictable.
Even more surprising was finding out who the real Big Mouse was. He was a huge supporter of Chang-Ho when he kept on acting as Big Mouse in prison whereas he actually was the one all along. He was even giving Chang-Ho tips on how to handle those that think he is not the real big mouse. A genius swindler he was😂. I was so shocked when he did a face reveal.
This movie gives a vivid representation of what happens when power is placed in the wrong hands. Those in power did so many things that when their crimes were being revealed, you'll wonder if that was even possible. Although they all went through the consequences of their actions at the end, their actions were unhinged.
It's been over a year since I watched this movie. I loved it back then and I still do. It had a very good storyline, mind-blowing plot twists and a very nice character representation. I hadn't watched any Lee Jong Suk's movie before then and I loved his acting here. Im Yoona as well. I didn't really like her acting in her other movies I've watched but she did an exceptional job with this character.
Big Mouth is a very nice kdrama. Although the ending was a little bit rushed, I still loved it. If you are a K-drama fan or not, do check it out. If you read till the end, I've spoilt it already for you. But you sure are going to love it.
By the way, do participate in the cine tv prompt for the week and tell us about the most surprising movie you've watched. Check out the details here and participate.
Thanks for reading
Annyeong