“Fantasy World” delves into the anatomy of rape and dissects it within personal and legal contexts. It dares break the “ideal rape victim” characterization, a stereotype perpetuated within the legal system where those who suffered from sexual assault should be morally upright, their circumstances untainted for them to be believable.
It delves into the relationship between student Chen Xin and cram tutor Tang Shicheng, who is way older than her and is married. By making their connection romantic, the film does two important things: one, it illustrates how such setup traps and maneuvers women into a cycle of emotional manipulation and two, how this also serves as a legal shield, a weapon which a perpetrator can wield in his defense especially that time in Taiwan, when adultery was still a criminal offense.
Tang uses self-deprecation to endear himself to Chen and the other students whom he preys on. He makes...
It delves into the relationship between student Chen Xin and cram tutor Tang Shicheng, who is way older than her and is married. By making their connection romantic, the film does two important things: one, it illustrates how such setup traps and maneuvers women into a cycle of emotional manipulation and two, how this also serves as a legal shield, a weapon which a perpetrator can wield in his defense especially that time in Taiwan, when adultery was still a criminal offense.
Tang uses self-deprecation to endear himself to Chen and the other students whom he preys on. He makes...
- 5/7/2023
- by Purple Romero
- AsianMoviePulse
Copycat Killer is a Taiwanese series directed by Henri Chang and Chang Jung-Chi starring Kang Ren Wu, Ruby Lin and Fandy Fan.
Copycat Killer takes us down the now familiar path of serial killers in this entertaining Taiwanese series that mixes thriller and horror, nothing original.
Copycat Killer (2023) About the Series
With a competely Saw-style appearance, the series is presented as a classic thriller of the kind that we’ve seen so many of already. No, we don’t have David Fincher to revolutionize the genre, the series wants to stick to the road well-trodden, and, yes, without playing a note out of key at any time, brings us back to the already retro world of video cameras, old monitors and a story that, also retro in its conception, seems either old-fashioned or charmingly familiar.
As always, beauty is in the eye of the beholder: Copycat Killer has nothing original,...
Copycat Killer takes us down the now familiar path of serial killers in this entertaining Taiwanese series that mixes thriller and horror, nothing original.
Copycat Killer (2023) About the Series
With a competely Saw-style appearance, the series is presented as a classic thriller of the kind that we’ve seen so many of already. No, we don’t have David Fincher to revolutionize the genre, the series wants to stick to the road well-trodden, and, yes, without playing a note out of key at any time, brings us back to the already retro world of video cameras, old monitors and a story that, also retro in its conception, seems either old-fashioned or charmingly familiar.
As always, beauty is in the eye of the beholder: Copycat Killer has nothing original,...
- 3/31/2023
- by TV Shows Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid - TV
Netflix has greenlit a trio of series across Japan, Australia and Taiwan, featuring top talent.
Japanese sitcom “Let’s Get Divorced” follows a rookie politician and his actor wife who struggle with their marriage life and they decide to split up. However, their parents and agents don’t allow them to do it. It is co-written by Japan’s top scriptwriters Kankuro Kudo and Shizuka Oishi and the cast includes Tori Matsuzaka, Riisa Naka, Ryo Nishikido, Yuka Itaya, Koji Yamamoto and Arata Furuta.
The series is directed by Fuminori Kaneko, Ryosuke Fukuda and Takuya Sakaue and the TBS Sparkle production is produced by Aki Isoyama and Itsumi Katsuno with Naomi Satoh executive producing for Netflix. It will bow in 2023.
“Boy Swallows Universe” is an adaptation of bestselling Australian author Trent Dalton’s novel of the same name. “‘Boy Swallows Universe’ is about a boy who receives a message on a...
Japanese sitcom “Let’s Get Divorced” follows a rookie politician and his actor wife who struggle with their marriage life and they decide to split up. However, their parents and agents don’t allow them to do it. It is co-written by Japan’s top scriptwriters Kankuro Kudo and Shizuka Oishi and the cast includes Tori Matsuzaka, Riisa Naka, Ryo Nishikido, Yuka Itaya, Koji Yamamoto and Arata Furuta.
The series is directed by Fuminori Kaneko, Ryosuke Fukuda and Takuya Sakaue and the TBS Sparkle production is produced by Aki Isoyama and Itsumi Katsuno with Naomi Satoh executive producing for Netflix. It will bow in 2023.
“Boy Swallows Universe” is an adaptation of bestselling Australian author Trent Dalton’s novel of the same name. “‘Boy Swallows Universe’ is about a boy who receives a message on a...
- 3/4/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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