200 Pounds Beauty (2006)

at the beginning it was carrying a great message
that you should love yourself as you are and when you try to change because of someone
you are going to lose much

then i waited for the most important part when the ML is going to love her the way she was before plastic surgeries
but that doesn't happen

he said literally that she made him feel with disgust
then towards the end he said she was someone he used to love
???????? HOW COME ???????????

then he loved her the way she became after plastic surgeries

i dislike
this is saying you should be perfect as models so community will accept you
and then you are going to find yourself a lover
and i disliked the main FL she seemed to had real plastic surgery
especially at her teeth and lips :/

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The music (Maria) is the best part, but it is also a good movie.

Maybe, kind of some spoiler-ish things but I swear I didn't tell you the whole plot!

This movie is a "finding yourself" kind of movie. The weight loss and plastic surgery is similar to what you'd see in My ID is Gangnam Beauty (내 아이디는 강남 미인, sorry I had to look up the English title, so I think that is right).
The main character has terrible confidence, which isn't helped by the industry she is working in or that fact that she is a ghost singer to a skinny, societal-beauty-standard achieving singer. It's always sad to see that kind of situation, someone thinking there is something wrong with them, so they physically change it, but there are sooooo many plastic surgery clinics and ads everywhere in Seoul that this is pretty applicable to real life. In that aspect I like that it is relatable.

The movie definitely has funny parts! I like how the lead actress portrayed her character and I like the lesson of the movie. The main song, Maria, is the highlight for me (because I love high notes like in western music) and it's just a kicka** moment :)

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I have conflicting feelings about this movie. On the one hand, I love it. I love the writing and the acting and the characters and the overall plot. On the other hand, I find the movie's conflicting message utterly infuriating.

I appreciate how honest it is about the way people get treated when they don't look a certain way and how they can get treated even when they do. It brings up a lot of good points in the 'What is Beauty' debate. But then it leaves you to your own devices and just expects you to figure out what the story is trying to say without ever making any declarative statements to guide you.

It had so much to say, but in the end, it chickened out and didn't say it. So why do I still love it so much?

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I was pleasantly surprised with this movie. i'd heard a lot about it but really didn't think it was my kind of movie.... I'm so happy i watched it. its very enlightening. Especially about the subject of "plastic surgery" which seems to play such a huge role in the korean entertainment industry, and well really the entire Korean society today. this is the first time i have seen something from Korea that really showed the 'bad' side of getting surgery to look better. This really surprised me a lot. The music in this movie was FABULOUS. The main actress was such an amazing singer; very impressing. Overall i loved this movie and would definitely watch it again.

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I guess the story has been done before, but I am pretty sure not like this. Usually movies rush over a good story line forgetting the interactions between character. In this movie the interaction between the leads was great. Great in a sense like it was how it was supposed to be. Not all mushy but kinda awkward. Good actors, too. The music was okay, I am usually not the type noticing the music. Well except of course when the lead had sang. She has a great voice and it was fun to hear the korean version of english songs.

I simply loved this movie. It is funny. it is sad. But most of all its inspiring. (Yes, its not really a "that could happen to anyone"-kinda story, but who cares? ^.^)

ANd I loved the ending.

Its simply perfect and the only one to bring across the message of the movie.

Oh, Its not really a love story about two characters falling in love but that's why this movie is so brilliant. Its more about...

well, you'll have to see for yourself.

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