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Born in China (2019)
Endless Dilemma
Watch this is like watch the darkest side of policy who human can made. This awful exprience for the family who lives with the policy but at the same tuime the government really need to hold down the birth rates due to overpopulation.
They know doing this is a must. This is government direct orders after all, but every family want a child and this is why One Child Policy is an endless dilemma until finally overhauled in 2015.
How disturbing to watch and hear the baby dies in every place, how unlucky if you born as a girl in that policy, how everyone never want to say more deeply about the policy, and how helpless them with "I had no choice" words came after.
The minus for me about this doc is how small the scope of perspective. Okay, we got the perspective about the Family Planning Committee , Traffickers, even the Adoptee connector. But this doc from the side of the "victims" is only often revolves in the Nanfu family which is take the portion of the doc too much (even tho i know how hard to speak with the other about this policy but...yeahhh)
Overall this is a good documentary, very inspiring and informative to see how good and how bad the policy affect to people who live with it.
Jack Ryan (2018)
First Season Only.
*this review maybe not relevant to someone who finish all the season, this review only relevant if you clear the season 1 and not moved to continue this series again.
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan is a good series but "only" good series.
Only watch First season but i know how this gonna be in next season.
"Good at first but anti climax at the end."
First season openly with a magnificent but on every episodes afterward, this series is not make me hungrily want to watch next season coz of it: good but lack of patient, seems rush just to end it dissapointedly.
Recommended everyone to watch? Yes.
Recommended everyone to finish all season? Nope for me.
Narco-saints (2022)
All-out perfomance but lack of directing and executing.
Narcosaints: Narcos + cult in a nutshell.
Just finished Narcosaints. I was attracted to this series because the cast are top class actors in Korea (especially Park Hae So). So, I don't doubt their acting skills in this series. But, Narcosaints still lack of many aspect in executing and directing.
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Synopsis
Kang In-Gu (Ha Jung-Woo) begins his business in the South American country of Suriname. He is thrust into a situation, which he must cooperate with the South Korean NIS to catch Jeon Yo-Hwan (Hwang Jung-Min). He is known as a drug king, who runs his drug-smuggling operation out of Suriname.
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Review:
Pros
Narco-saint had some loving aspect especially the character, every characters in Narcosaints is solid af. Their portion is balance and make you feel they are important as long the story go. As always South Korea tv-series never make you dissapointed with their cinematography. Simple yet elegant but also intense.
The episode 1-5 of this series is pretty solid job, how to potrait Kang as a loving-family business guy with good negotiation skill into the manipulator. He progressed is really rewarding for watcher, his doing the best to live and meet his family is a good motivation for the character development.
Mixed
The villain is too comical. For me this is no problem but for several people who think this series gonna take to realism... Nah, this series is not for you then especially for the antagonist. I don't wanna spoiler you about this. So judge yourself after watching 2-3 episodes.
Cons
The story is so bland and plain, this series is too focusing on the cast but not to the script...or just the false directing?
The directing on this film kinda ruined the mood, you gonna see the director surely take 3 or 4 frame with context. In my first impression i think this frame gonna be significant to the story but nuh huh...just useless take.
The last episode was a letdown for sure, the fight is too lame..stupid lame. Too many dialogues and flaws like "hey bro i want epic climax in last episode, not some dips*it lame execution"
Even in the end of last episode, choice cliffhanger ending is fatal mistake. Why dont make ultimate battle instead some wacky battle in lakeside lmao. Too many lame moment in Final episode, kinda dissapointed about that (i mean they Fed up us with solid episode but in the end...*sigh )
Summary:
Narco-Saints is good South Korea drama about druglord disguised as a pastor. Although there are lack in terms of final execution and script, but the series is still entertaing and worth to watch only because the cast and Kang development. This series is fun to watch.
Score: 7/10.