How could this have gone wrong?!
Seriously, it’s like China tried its all to get things wrong, I swear!
What bothers me more is that I actually still fall for their traps! I mean one would think that I would have had enough pain by now to get the hell out of that kitchen but NOOOOO. I am still staying for some more burns!
The Four, is one of the latest contributions of this year from China and while I am no critic, I too got completely lost by this movie’s story. Okay, I mean Chinese movies are really about plot (at least the ones I’ve watched) but this one was just….
So, during the movie I got the gist of what The Four were….But did we get to meet these four? Nope! just two of them and the actual story behind this ‘four’ thing isn’t at all explained!
Characters named Emotionless aren’t emotionless. In fact she is so emotion she would feel right at home as a heroine in some romantic drama/comedy etc….with all these slow-mo romantic scene that made me want to gag!
The action was descent, okay, more than descent but nothing made sense at all so it was hard to enjoy it!
But the most crushing blow was the LESBIANS AREN’T ACTUALLY LESBIANS! Bullsheet!
Like, WTH was up with all the moments between Ja and Butterfly?!!
Like that about bath scene! It is clear that Ja cares for Butterfly and she urges her to leave after their current job to have a normal happy life but Butterfly says to her that she won’t. She wants to stay with Ja. Then those lovely smiles!
But it was all a lie!
Okay maybe not on Butterfly’s part but to think that Ja had the frikkin nerve to even….
I really don’t know what she was trying to accomplish by jumping in between Butterfly and the sword!
Was she trying to save her by taking the sword in her or was she hoping to die together with Butterfly?
Either way you look at it, it was all kinds of the ultimate romantic sacrifice.
For Christ’s sakes she even hugged Butterfly like it was their last moment ever! Which actually was and it was really beautiful! It of course did not work as the sword went through Ja and right into the already badly wounded Butterfly’s lungs. She had no chance. Not even to say a last word to Ja.
BUT IT WAS ALL LIES!
Ah but that is not all…
Their Boss/Employer is one badass muthafakker so he brings butterfly back to life.
Well, not exactly to life but you know….
Ja goes all jello upon seeing her and one actually feels her pain at being re-united so and I was easily deceived into almost taking back my suspicions that Ja’s feelings for Butterfly aren’t really….
What rubbed me further was the fact that despite being a soulless and decaying corpse, Butterfly seemed to recognise Ja even though it seemed like she wasn’t comprehending.
But the Boss goes and drops the bomb that Ja is in lust with Dick (You do know all the male leads are called Dick, right? Not Grayson though. Grayson is cool!)
And that is the end of that!
No more Butterfly and Ja interactions! I mean since Ja was obviously a defect, you would think they would play their cards right and match her up against Butterfly! Think of the emotions! Think of the drama!
But no. This is China. And they like to screw up on purpose!
I went to bed at 4am because I was watching this movie and what did I get?!!!!
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