A Wereowolf Boy 늑대소년 Review

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The 2012 Korean film starring Song Joong-Ki as Soo-Chul, Park Bo-Young as Kim Soon-Yi, Jang Young-Nam as Soon-Yi’s mother, and Yoo Yeon-Seok as Ji-Tae.



Brief synopsis: When Soon-Yi and her mother move into a new house in the country, they are surprised to learn that a mysterious young man lives in their barn! This young man is rough around the edges and uncivilized, but Soon-Yi and her mother take it upon themselves to adopt him into the family until they can find a place for him. But he may be keeping more secrets than they imagine...



I know I’ve reviewed mostly TV dramas up to this point, but film is another thing that deserves attention although it may be critiqued in a completely different manner.



This is a good movie. I was really enjoying myself up until the last 30 minutes or so! It had a really cool concept that could have turned into a full-length TV drama, but I don’t think everyone would be as okay with the ending in the same way after 2 hours. It would have given us too much time to get attached to the characters if 16 hours were allotted.



The setting (small, country town, post-war) was actually really cute. The werewolf concept could have been applied to any time period, but choosing a past time was a really clever move. It gave the story a bit more depth and value.



So really, I was dying over how cute Song Joong-Ki’s character was until the last half hour when the main female lead abused his trust. No, not so cool with that. She may have gotten a happy ending, but he didn’t. Too much was taken at his expense. I had been warned about the ending, and I didn’t cry or anything, but it was a little hard to accept after the first half of the film had been so cute and fluffy.



Moreover, the couple isn't as romantic as I thought they would be. Their relationship seems more based on companionate love than anything else, and that's likely what tugs at our heartstrings because it's so adorable.



And I think everyone was relieved to see that Ji-Tae character get what he deserved.


Even if the ending wasn't exactly picture perfect, this movie is fantastic! 5/5 stars!