(We Don't Know Much but) We Are a Family (2020)

Si parla di una famiglia comune, dall'inizio molto romantico, alla crisi che porta quasi alla rottura, infine al recupero di quanto, dopo un incidente e nella crisi di crescita dei figlie accade quasi miracolosamente.
Il pregio è far vedere come la storia, seppure imperfetta, di un giovane uomo e una giovane donna da cui parte la famiglia, è come una sorta di incontro di box ... per quante volte tu finisca a tappeto ... per quanti errori tu, o gli altri, abbiate commesso, la forza del bene desiderato per l'altro è capace di farti rialzare sempre.
Di ridarti vita e speranza, calore e protezione.
Avrei dato 10 se non fosse che la sceneggiatura a tratti è incongruente o evidenzia limiti legati alle radici culturali della Corea, quindi perde l'universalità del capolavoro letterario che parla al cuore dell'uomo, sia esso europeo o asiatico o africano.
Inoltre l'espediente di riprendere in toto parti di film già viste, mi infastidisce.
Comunque ne consiglio la visione.
E' un gioiellino

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It's hard to explain why this drama has a special place in my heart without giving any spoilers, but I will try my best to convey all my thoughts without giving any unnecessary details.

The first few episodes bombarded me with many plot twists and "shocking revelations" to the point, I started to call the show "soft makjang". So many things happened, I was left in a state of confusion, but it made the show that much better, since the main focus of the drama is the aftermath and the process of healing and re-connecting with the family. We were getting to know the facts with the characters, learning bits and pieces, which helped me empathize with them more. I could understand why they struggled with the new situation, since I myself was confused about what was truly happening.

It touches on subjects such as LGBT, rape (did not happen during the show, but one of the characters was a victim of it, and it played a part in their story), ending a relationship when both sides do not agree on when and how to part ways, misunderstanding based on differences of characters and how you show you care for people.

Through the 3 siblings, we can observe different struggles people face in life. The oldest, Eun Joo and how she always tried to be strong, level headed and control her emotions. The middle sibling Eun Hee, trying to keep the family together and pacify all the sides in times of conflicts, acting as if she is carefree. The youngest Ji Woo, who tries to find himself, learn how to be independent, as he watches his family fight with each other.

I just truly cared for these characters, so when the drama ended, I already missed them. Did I cry? Yes. Not to mention, it has some of the best, natural and well paced romance I watched this year and the best "not a confession" confession scene (you'll know when you see it).

Did anything bother me? Not really. I was not that interested in the Sang Shik and Jin Sook story, and it was the weakest part for me personally, as I was annoyed with some choices both of them were making.

Overall, I have a feeling I might rewatch the show, or at least a few scenes this year. The good set of characters was for sure the core value of it.

Ps. Kim Ji Suk... damn, he fine.

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