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Dan, Hanaui Sarang (2019)
Started strong & got lost in its own rational
First of, right off the bat. I want to say that Hye-Sun Shin carried this drama single-handedly.
The story starts strong with the focus on Yeon Seo shutting out the world & reflecting the cruelty which she thinks she has been dealt. She is unlikable & harsh to whoever dares enter her vicinity.
The story continue well, with Dan, the angel, acting as her polar opposite. She is numb & angry. He is kind & smiling. As so happens, the polars attract & so starts the love story.
My frustrating with this Angel's Last Mission is that how God is portrayed. The Diety, is loving, yet almost all the characters, even the Archangel Hoo, dont hold much faith. Continuously questioning The Diety and declaring His actions to be unfair & cruel/ harsh.
Its this last point that was rubbed in to often in the 2nd half of the show, that it quickly grew annoying. They believe in The God, yet they dont have much faith in Him. It seems to me, that the drama was written to the western atheistic sentiments. What even more bizarre is that at the very end, it is The Diety, who shows mercy! Yet, none of them show gratitude.
Great 1st half.
Poor 2nd half.
One more thing, Hye Sun Shin was amazing. She had to display many different emotions within a single episode & she did it very well. In my opinion, she carried the show.
Jigeum uri hakgyoneun (2022)
A wonderful & heart-breaking show
Be warned, this is real tear-jerker.
I want to keep it short. To me, All of Us are Dead is a great example of pacing for the series. While not all the characters were equally fleshed out, however, they all were flawed in their own ways & very likable, just bear in mind the typical Asian pauses as characters think & express their emotions.
For me, the story telling is all about the characters, the pacing & build-ups. All of us are Dead moved me to like the characters, root for them & shed a tear when they start losing hope & the drama their-from.
Eternals (2021)
Devoid of any charima & character development
Maybe the reason Marvel movies, inspite of having so many characters, have managed to keep us entertained is because we grew up reading & watching these characters. We all knew the story of Spiderman, Captain America & all. However, with Eternal, Marvel failed to realise that for most of us, we dont know about the eternals. I couldnt emphatise with a single character during the almost 2.5 hour long movie. Salma Hayek & Angelina Jolie delivered a disappointing performance, maybe because of the terrible script. A very disappointing show for me.
Racing Extinction (2015)
A beautiful film about our future, about hope
I honestly cant remember when I last reviewed a movie / documentary, however, I fell in love with the message of this documentary. Its a story of whats happening to our planet. What we are doing to our own, our only home. A home we all share with other residents who have been turned into guests & slowly killed off one by one, by us.
Far more entertaining, saddening, thought provoking, guilt triggering & as if knowing our need / desire for a twist at the end, hope bringing & pasting a smile to our face at the end. The message is clear, we have been making mistakes, however, we still have time, together we all can bring a change, a change for happiness & place for every creature on this planet.
And to make the review a bit more personal, I want to share, how its affected me. I love bags, I actually love leather. As a geek, I really really care about my backpacks, shoulder bags etc. I actually have over 20 bags and keep on the lookout for expensive brands, unique designs etc. I have just deleted all the references / link to the sites. I have plenty, its time I used the damn bags, the twenty themselves will last me my lifetime.
Watch this movie, for your own knowledge, for the guests of this planet, for your children. Nevermind, just watch it for yourself.