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Watched the orv live action movie and I have a few very scathing comments to make

Spoilers below and also some critical comments on Korea's society (patriarchal values) dldr

I'm not going to comment on the acting from the cast bc frankly I can tell they tried their best and like. The failure of a movie is not on the actors solely and they all did their best given the circumstances

The orv live action movie greatly weakened their female characters

Jung Heewon was mostly saved from mischaracterisation, maybe because of her little screen time in the movie, but despite her movie self being quite similar to her novel counterpart, her skill "Judgement time" (I think that's the English translation I didn't read the novel in English sorry) isn't quite as powerful as the novel, namely her near undefeatable state while using the skill

Lee Jihye had like 3 minutes of screentime no offense so I'm not commenting on her

Yoo Sangah suffered the most from mischaracterisation in my opinion. In the novel, she was anything but weak even at the very start, depicted as smart, capable, and very adaptable. However, in the movie, instead of being able to thrive at Minosoft, she's said to have also been fired from Minosoft, completely erasing how she had a perfectly good job at Minosoft in the novel despite challenges. Sangah's bravery was also erased in the movie, and her character was instead more shaped as a helpless "damsel in distress".

Of course, the greatest issue of the movie is the erasure of both Gilyoung and Kim Dokja's family backstories. I'm not pointing any fingers, but if one happens to look up the declining marriage and birth rates in Korea due to the female population's well deserved discontent with the patriarchal society they live in, it's pretty clear why the movie made those changes.

For Lee Gilyoung, it's never explicitly stated in the novel, but it's hinted that his family situation was quite rough (especially with his mother) and that he was headed to the orphanage during the train ride where he met Dokja. Instead, the movie makes it a point to add a line where he remarks "when can I go back home to my family", a line that doesn't quite fit with Gilyoung's characterisation in the novel. Gilyoung hallucinating his mother as one of his most traumatic memories was also erased.

Dokja's reader attributes and his family history were also completely disregarded. The movie recreates the scene whem Dokja uses the illusory prison to escape the monsters in one of the scenarios, but instead of showing the memory of his mother murdering his father like in the novel, we only see Dokja's memories of being bullied at school, and any mention of his mother's book (aka the cause of him getting bullied) were also erased. Dokja doesn't even mention or think of his mother once in the movie, despite novel dokja clearly wondering how his mother was doing and his strong love-hate relationship with his mother.

Honestly, orv was obviously a big production with a lot of money invested, and hinting even slightly at Gilyoung and Dokja's family backstories were definitely within the producer's capabilities, yet the producers made it a point to erase both their bad experiences regarding family situations, even making up a whole storyline revolving around Dokja being bullied to avoid mentioning his mother, and like, it's not hard to guess why given Korea's societal situation rn. Idk, I'm too tired to be that mad over how the orv live action butchered a story I love (I assure you many more core elements of the novel were deleted or changed that I didn't mention) but I think it's just a shame that such a beautiful story had to be changed for propaganda.

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I know the popular theory right now is that Cheng Xiaoshi forgot Lu Guang from when they met as kids, but here's the thing.

How do we know the Cheng Xiaoshi Li Guang met when he was a kid is kid Cheng Xiaoshi?

I'm unsure how many memories ppl retain when possessed by cxs doing his possession through photos thing, but what if the reason cxs doesn't remember meeting LG in their childhood is bc the cxs shown in the childhood flashbacks is bc cxs is possessed by future cxs?

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Cheng Yi for Madame Figaro Hommes December 2022 Issue // Photographed by Nam Jiang

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The Vendetta of An 长安二十四计 from 👖 Youku released a few posters about 3 hours ago. Starring Cheng Yi, Liu Yijun, Wang Jinsong, Zhou Qi, Tong Mengshi and Xu Lu.

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We need to talk about this picture!

Cheng Yi with loose hair is my new weakness, it makes him so ethereal and beautiful!

The Vendetta of An - coming soon

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231022 Cheng Yi Studio weibo update

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Photos from the variety show 《奇妙之城》 (Wonderful City / Marvelous City). It's a casual and relaxing documentary-style variety show in which Cheng Yi candidly strolls through a bustling street, enjoys coffee at a small café, goes to the park, flies a kite, and sets up camp with friends. The program explores people's unique cultures, lifestyles, and emotional connections with different cities across China, blending storytelling, travel, and personal reflection. Cheng Yi appeared in Season 2.

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Cheng Yi for GLASS MAN China Issue 4 March/April 2023 // Photographed by Linus Morales

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Whoever decided to make this edit of cy is a genius bc he really does have cat vibes lol

Og pic below

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250517 | Cheng Yi Studio

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250517 | Cheng Yi on Hello Saturday