Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy

Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint is my personal favorite novel of all time. I did not need a perfect screen adaptation, but when announced, I did at least hope for one that kept the important story elements in tact. This adaptation failed to follow the original plot, or turn the new plot into something that matched or exceeded the original's storytelling. There will be no spoilers, however, if you're a fan of the original, this movie is not for you. In trying to make a movie that could appeal to everyone, it lost its appeal to the audience it should've been making it for-the fans of the original. If you are not a fan of the original, it's be more worthwhile to check it out then watch this movie.

The reason I did not rate it one star is because while this movie is by all accounts bad, someone out there still may enjoy it. I'm sure someone out there enjoyed this movie, even if it was only one person. By all accounts, reading the novel or the manhwa is superior. If you want "Omniscient Reader", those two are leagues ahead. However, if you want something entirely different cosplaying under the same name (or you're a fan desperate for content), then this movie may satiate your desire.

They said this was an adaptation,. But the characters from the original novel were misrepresented, and the story's emotional core was stripped away. Let me tell you Three ways this movie butchered the novel it adapted:

1.) Mischaracterize:

Kim Dokja, the protagonist was made as a superhero who saves others. He was never a savior. He didn't love the world he loved a few people in it, and that was enough. The live action twists him into a cliché hero, ignoring the nuance that made this story powerful.

Yoo Sanggah was changed to become a healer in this movie. She wasn't written to be a healer. She was a fighter, strong, assertive, and deeply grounded in her own agency. Changing her into a passive support role erases everything she stood for. It reduces her to a stereotype she was created to break.

2.) Misrepresent - They took a story about personal pain and chosen bonds, and turned it into a generic save-the-world action flick instead.

3.) Mishandle - They mishandled the CGI so badly, it felt rushed and unpolished like a low-budget green screen project rather than a world-ending scenario.

But even if, for argument's sake, this wasn't an adaptation, the film would still fall flat. CGI is painfully bad, with green screen effects that look straight out of a low-budget fan film. The system texts, which should've mimicked a game-like interface, came off more like karaoke subtitles. And the script? Awkward, stilted, and unnatural. The dialogue lacks rhythm, the pacing drags, and emotional scenes feel forced. Even without comparing it to the source material, this movie would still struggle to stand on its own.

There are many changes to the story of Orv in the film and novel or manhwa for those who read the novel, they must be aware that this is rubbish, disappointing and tarnishes the good name of the author of the novel Orv! While those who haven't read it may think this is the best, you are very wrong!!

I recommend you read it from the original (novel) source to realize for yourself how cruel this film is, changing all the characters and their personalities but borrowing the original name 'orv' and their characters. This is the same as Copypaste but changes everything to their liking and uses the 'adaptation' sentence as a shield of not accused!!

For example : kim dokja Considering Three Ways of Survival to be his savior when he was a child, Kim Dokja was at his lowest point until he searched for it purely to survive and the novel appeared. Kim Dokja was able to live more than 10 years just to wait for the novel, reading as many as 3000 chapters for three ways of survival with the ideal of hope as Yoo Jonghyuk.

But in this adaptation!? Kim Dokja hates Three Ways of Survival, why does he hate a novel that saved him at his lowest point?? Why is Yoo Jonghyuk a side character in this live action? Yoo Jonghyuk is always a prontogonist no matter what, whether it's pure from three ways of survival or orv himself

One more thing...WHERE IS MY DEAR HAN SOOYOUNG! SHE'S NOT IN LIVE ACTION BUT I'M STILL HAPPY BECAUSE SHE WON'T BE MISCHARACTERIZED.

(Im bad at english) This isn't omniscient reader's viewpoint. This is a cash grab with famous faces slapped on top of a rewritten mess. They clearly cast popular actors to distract from the fact that they didn't care about the story at all.kim dokja's character was ruined. They made him suddenly love his mom when in the original he resented her deeply, and that pain shaped his entire personality. Yoo joonghyuk was sidelined like some npc when he's literally the protagonist of the novel inside the novel. He's not a sidekick, he's the guy.they made kim dokja hate twsa when it's the only thing that kept him alive for over 10 years. Like hello? It wasn't just a book to him, it was his entire reason for existing. And yoo sangah? Randomly a healer now? Never had those powers. They just threw things around to make it flashy.don't even get me started on jung heewon. She doesn't even exist in twsa. She's a character dokja meets later, not someone he "adores" from the novel. Stop faking character relationships just for fanservice.and then the most ridiculous part they gave lee jihye a gun she's yoo joonghyuk's student he trained her with a sword after mastering it for years, her sponsor is yi sun sin a historical figure who literally died by gunfire and they gave her a gun what are they thinking? It doesn't make sense and it spits in the face of orv's worldbuilding.orv leans historical, mythical, and symbolic. Swords. Blades. Divinity. Not cheap shootouts. They clearly didn't read the story or understand it.if you love the novel or manhwa, skip this. If you're new to orv, read the source instead. This adaptation is a soulless shell with a pretty face. Nothing more.

This is a new account I created to separate this review from my main account after seeing all these fiery reviews.

I haven't read much of the original novel or the manhwa, so I don't know much about the original plotline. I know a couple actors- Lee Minho, Nana, Jisoo, and I'd watched Hyo-seop's last movie, KPop Demon Hunters. Besides that, I know next to nothing about the production of this movie or the original IP.

Visually? It's so bad it confuses me. The lighting looks as if someone shone a flashlight in frame because the main lights broke. Many scenes are shot directly facing the character, framing them in the middle of the screen, making for an awful composition. The CGI and special effects look incredibly out of place. Not even in the way CGI will typically look out of place in live action- it looks especially bad. Train to Busan from years ago had better CGI than this. Surely they haven't been working on this movie for that long, have they?

I don't have a lot of notes concerning the acting. It's not spectacular- line delivery from Jisoo and Hyo-seop is a tad awkward, but negligible- but it's not the worst I've seen. It certainly isn't any of these actors' magnum opus.

The plot is incredibly confusing. There's a large world, that I'm aware of, but even with the background knowledge I'd had from the first few chapters of the novel and manhwa, it was hard to follow. The most you can digest is that the apocalypse is happening- of which originated from a novel- but otherwise, nothing else is explained. Constellations? Coins? Skills? I shudder at the thought of someone completely in the dark trying to understand this.

The plot is alright. A standard post-apocalyptic fantasy with transmigration elements. The fights are choreographed fine- again, not the best I've seen in film -and you can enjoy some flashy special effects.

A minor thing, but the sound mixing was a bit strange. It might have been a personal problem, but the dialogue was washed out at times.

Overall, it's an alright movie. If you've read any of the original source material, it will be easier to understand, but from what I've seen, it's not recommended. I wouldn't watch it again. It seems a bit like a movie to put on while you do chores or homework. I certainly wouldn't see it in theaters.