[Min Jae] "Hi, how are you?"
[Ok Boon] "I'm fine, thank you. And you?"

Secara random, nonton film ini begitu muncul di highlight-nya Iflix. Melihat poster dan sinopsisnya, sepertinya bakal jadi film ringan dan menyenangkan. Emang sih, di paruh awal film ini cukup ceria meskipun ada bittersweet dikit-dikit. Dan ternyataa, di paruh akhir film ini secara brengsek berbalik arah menjadi film yang menyesakkan. 😭
Saya ingat pemeran Nenek Ok Boon adalah nenek yang sama dengan yang main di Miss Granny, ish dia beneran apik ya aktingnya.
I Can Speak memang bukan tidak memiliki kelemahan, justru banyak sih seperti plot yang agak gak rapi, dialog cenderung tendensius dan banal, serta beberapa karakter yang tidak digarap secara maksimal (contoh adeknya Min Jae)
Meskipun demikian, film ini cocok buat mengisi akhir pekanmu. Dan, jangan lupa siapkan tisu 😭

önerdiler izledim

canıımm ninemmm güzel ninemmm sevimli ninemm lütfen gel benim ninem ol...bu filme hiç hazırlıklı değildim, bayağı etkilendim 🥺🥺🥺

Best to compare this to A Taxi Driver in terms of its tonal shift from light comedy to a more serious, contemplative film. Like that film, some issues with this tonal imbalance, but honestly very much worth the watch, particularly for Na Moon-hee's wonderful performance.

“Hi, how are you?”
“I'm fine, thank you. And you?”

Words I'll never think of the same way again after watching this movie. Powerful.

goblin granny

Mesmo em cenas cômicas consegue se passar uma sensibilização com as mulheres que foram exploradas, isso é o que da o tom do filme em certas cenas.
Se consegue ir de cenas bobas até as muito dramáticas de forma que não aparenta ser forçado, e as cenas mais bobas são muito boas no conjunto total do filme, elas servem como momentos pra construir um ser humano que por ter sofrido ao longo da vida segue regras como forma de proteção, não gosta de ser tocada, não viaja porque acha que todos a esqueceriam, e tudo isso disfarçado num humor que funciona não com intuito de tirar gargalhadas mas para aprofundar os personagens.

Do meio em diante foi só choradeira

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Wonderful South Korean dramedy that turns more serious than I for one expected.

This was the 8th Na Moon-hee film I've seen and she is a treasure and carries the film so well and makes it work despite a few lame Gweilo actor moments. And her chemistry with Lee Je-hoon (who totally looks like a male SK version/brother of Liu Yufei) is stellar.

Also an ode to the importance of languages and how it helps to speak more than one. Comes with one of the better, even goosebump inducing usages of a film's title as actual line in the film.

How are you?

i am fine, thank you, and you?

wow, i was not expecting what this ended up being, which i think works against it in some ways.

with that said! it had me thinking a lot about agency and what it means to speak up and how we must use our voices and i’m wiping away my tears.

msg가 싹 빠진 깔끔한 맛.

i am FUCKING BAWLING

the way i cried

Awal menonton film ini, dikarenakan hanya rasa ingin tahu karena pemeran lelaki muda dalam film ini merupakan salah satu aktor drama yang cukup berbakat.  Tidak menyangka jika film ini memiliki pesan moral dan cerita sejarah yang begitu besar dan mendalam.  Alur yang disajikan dalam film ini sangatlah ringan, dan nyaman untuk ditonton dalam kondisi apapun. Tetapi pada bagian akhir, banyak sekali scene yang menguras air mata, rasanya speerti ikut masuk dalam cerita masa lalu ok boon yang kelam. Peperangan yang sangat merugikan masyarakat pada kala itu, khususnya terhadap perempuan yang dieksploitasi oleh tentara jepang. 

Menonton film ini rasanya juga seperti bermain roller coaster, pada awal kita bisa dibuat geram lalu tersentuh, gembira dan ditutup dengan tangis haru, seperti mood swing ya hehehehe. Selamat menonton deh buat kalian

All they ever wanted was a genuine apology, for them to acknowledge their wrongdoings; they after offering a last, fading, chance of repentance and forgiveness 

Accidentally watched this because it was on TV when I had lunch and ohmygod.......I sobbed real hard during the end part it was so so sad,,,, I like how the movie was generally fun to watch but actually holds a strong message to it, I just think that's brilliant. Maybe one day I'll rewatch it from the start because I think I missed a few minutes of it, but otherwise, it's a really good movie. Love it !

Please go in blind, the less you know about this movie the better!!

Great feel good movie

<아이 캔 스피크>

Ealah.. film propaganda anti-Jepang ternyata. Based on a true story...

a lot is scattered out on the table in the first half--the inner conflicts of each characters, their relationships, etc; the second half manages/tries to organize everything but moreso fails, as many of the conflicts' resolutions aren't explained in an understandable way, or just swept under the rug.

that being said, the historical message that the movie manages to deliver was nice, along with the performances. na moon hee and lee je hun never fails to delight me.

the melodramatic element wasn't my cup of tea, and the movie felt so unrealistic trying to resolve every problems in the end. felt like a fairytale, kinda digressing away from that attempt to spread serious awareness regarding comfort women. everything felt dramatized and so fictitious--almost contrived in a sense, unfortunately.