"I don't know about Korean history, but I'm crying." The overseas audience for "The Prince" also cried...Rotten Tomatoes Audience Meter 98% Positive [K-EYES]

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I don't know the history of Korea, but I'm moving my heart. This year's top box office hit "The Man Who Lives with the King," which is on the verge of breaking 12 million viewers since its release on February 4, has been receiving local responses since its release overseas.

Thanks to the domestic box office sensation, the release of "The King's Worden" in North America and the U.S. quickly expanded. Starting with the pre-release of five North American cities, including LA, Dallas, and San Francisco, on February 13, the number of theaters increased to 22 cities, including New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Miami, and later expanded sequentially to 26 cities in the United States and Canada, Australia, Taiwan, and New Zealand. Thanks to its popularity, the U.S. screening schedule, which was originally scheduled for a week, has also been extended

Currently, the popcorn meter (audience score) of Rotten Tomatoes, an American movie review site, has about 50 star reviews and comments and a rating of 98%. About 200 people participated in the ratings on IMDB, scoring 6.8 out of 10

English reviews from local audiences in the United States are also being posted on other social media. "A must-see for anyone who likes stories with a heart. "One of the Best Movies of the Year" (Tina), "It's a historical movie set in the Joseon Dynasty and it was really great. It was followed by praise such as "Comical, touching, and can be enjoyed by all ages" (Saechaan H.). Local witnesses say that the proportion of foreign audiences in theaters also reaches 10%.

I didn't know it was based on the real story. English reviews such as "The characters seem to be alive and breathing" (Southcastle 3523) are lined up. An audience in Boston said, "I saw it at the AMC Theater, and the scenery was really beautiful," adding, "I really want to visit Yeongwol within this year to find the tomb of King Danjong."

Asian film media "Asian Movie Pulse" said in a review published on February 28, "Coups, rebellions, and conspiracies against the king appear, but this movie is surprisingly a good comedy," adding, "Even though I am a 15th-century village chief, I feel familiar with the character. He said, "He is a person who can meet enough in reality, full of human contradictions." "It is refreshing to focus on the story and emotional resonance without relying on attractions or spectacles, even though it is a historical object," he concluded. "The fact that the character is depicted as a human being rather than a historical icon is a real victory for this work."

In a review written after watching the film in person at a Korean theater, the English-speaking Korean culture media "Korea Decoded" said, "This film does not require knowing Korean history. I demand only to focus on people, and I repay that concentration perfectly," he wrote. In particular, he praised Yoo Hae-jin's chief character, saying, "This actor is not just playing a historical character, but has become a character itself," and said of Park Ji-hoon's discontinuation performance, "It delicately captures the process of regaining the will to live through small human communion moments, not grand gestures." The media outlet said, "If you get caught in a nearby theater, make sure to go. "With loved ones, and with tissues," he concluded the review.

The British film blog "The People's Movies" also said on the 10th (local time) that "it is a movie that starts with laughter and breaks the heart at unexpected moments," adding, "This balance that creates laughter on the one hand and crosses the boundaries of fear on the other is the power to make the audience fall in love with the characters." Director Jang Hang-joon made an impeccable film that raised humanity in the dark, the media said, adding, "It shows that those in power do not decide the truth."

It is currently being screened in Korea, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom, and OTT releases such as Netflix are also scheduled.

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