Just caught "200 Pounds Beauty" on Thursday. An interesting fact to share before I proceed to my movie review. Did you know that about 50% of Korean woman in their 20's have gone through some kind of cosmetic operation? Cosmetic surgery among Koreans got so popular that they even allocated a WHOLE STREET IN SEOUL called "Plastic Surgery Street" or "Apkujong"! Now you know why female Koreans look all the same. And that is why I don't watch Korean shows ever. You go like:" Huh? Isn't she the girl who got killed?!" Then you realise they are two different person after the credits roll.

Well, I can't imagine if this Apkujong concept gets popular in Thailand (well-known for transvestites). A WHOLE STREET FULL OF THEM, go imagine. And alot of "meat" in surgery clinics. Eeew.



Rating/Category: PG/ (Pretty obvious ain't it? This means COMEDY like duh)

Plot: An ugly fat woman, Hanna, was pretty much ignored by people even though she is so "eye-catching" But, despite all that, she is still an optimistic woman until she was ridiculed by a woman, Ammy, in front of her crush Sang-jun. SURPRISE! She decides to go for a cosmetic surgery. Will she get the love and attention she always longed?

Review: Well, you know Korean shows always have the talent to make you cry and laugh simultaneously? This romantic-comedy pretty much sums up what is HOT in Korea and that beauty, natural or artificial, is pretty much appreciated in the society. Obesity is frowned upon.. now...... who ever thought that fat is pretty in the Tang dynasty?!

Lots of laughs about obesity, like having great trouble squeezing through people, XLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL jeans etc. There are also emotional moments when Hanna recalls the times she was being ridiculed, and I ALMOST broke into tears. You know the chinese saying about how guys "shouldn't cry but shed blood". Phew. It's hard being a guy, especially when you see tissues are being passed around among the girls. And NO THANKS NO THAILAND I CAN STILL COPE WELL BEING A GUY.

Anyways the really nice factor that you should watch this movie would be the "free live concert" The song "Maria" sung by Hanna is pretty good and it keeps ringing in your head even after you've stepped out of the theater. The spectacular effects like fireworks, enthusiastic fans in the concert hall almost made me stand up and wave my popcorn. The song is also topping music charts in Korea and I heard the ringtone for this song is in everyone's handphone.

Now, one kind of group should really give out free tickets of this show. Who? You might ask. Slimming parlors of course! You'll get people flocking to your centres, especially after the decline in customers because of the recent China woman raid!

Rating:

There. Evil thoughts.
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