InCinemas Review: Twenty1 min read

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Coming-of-age comedy dramas are always palatable simply because the youth relate to growing up and the adults reminisce their youth. With a casual and carefree approach, the production transforms into an enjoyable popcorn fare that strikes at the audience’s heart.

Following the success of films and franchises like The Squid and The Whale and American Pie comes a South Korean attempt by Lee Byeong-Heon – Twenty. Three teenage buddies decided that they have arrived at their midlife junction (at the age of twenty) where they face an uphill task in deciding their eventual path of adulthood.

While many often say that youth is full of vibrancy and hope, the filmmakers have decided to portray the inner realm of the trio to be deliberating between the fulfilment of conventional expectations of them and their pursuit of dreams that may not conform to society’s benchmarks.

Complicated by differing goals and love interests, viewers enjoy a perspective of a typical South Korean young adult’s dilemma in his twenties where careers and relationships are two of the biggest issues plaguing them.

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