Polaris (2025)

Tempest: dos almas afines con un sueño más grande que su amor por el otro.

Es un thriller conspirativo que se entrelaza con un juego de poder político mundial en la que la paz nunca es la vencedora.

Drama que pone el foco en la astucia, el temple y la valentía femenina mostrando que donde ponemos el corazón vamos hasta el final.

El romance entre Munju y Sanho fue hermoso.

Él le recordó que puede ser amada y confiar en que te cubren la espalda. Ella, le dio un lugar donde echar raíces no importa donde se esté y un propósito que valía la dicha proteger.

Sus almas convergían, pero sus destinos, no. Era el final adecuado para la historia y para ellos.

Él siempre será considerado un espía con crímenes a pagar y Munju siempre estuvo destinada a ser la presidenta de Corea.

Me encantó Tempest

Tiene ese estilo americano de películas de espionajes que disfruto con toques coreanos. Todas las piezas encajaron en este drama para mí. Lo recomiendo muchooooo

Y me pregunto: ¿cuánta devastación es capaz de cometer un ser humano desde las sombras o no, al poner al mundo arder por poder, venganza o fanatismo?

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A MISSED OPPORTUNITY - A Storm of Potential, Washed away by Weak Execution

BIG BUDGET, TOP STARS, BUT HALF BAKED EXECUTION

Tempest drama is just another typical spy espionage thriller drama, boasting top stars, strong production crew and reputed director, screenwriter with big elements America, South Korea, North Korea, Mercenaries, International-Spies, Secret Agents everything looks solid right but it only on the story board and ultimately feels like a half-baked cake.

As a big fan of spy espionage thrillers; I had some good expectations for this drama, especially from one of my favourite director KIM HEE-WON but the execution fell down. While the story feels fresh compared to previous spy thrillers, the plot is poorly developed.

This really drama’s biggest drawback is instead of leaning into the genre’s elements – conspiracies, betrayals and psychological mind games it turns into chaebol-family conflicts in midway, slowing the pace and weaking the narrative drive.

Good at
• Initial episodes.
• Production design.
• Acting.

Major disappointments
• Underdeveloped plot.
• Midway focus heavily on family conflict rather than espionage.
• Forced romantic subplot.
• Lost momentum in maintaining real suspense and tension.

Technical aspects 6/10

Bad editing, the editing feels sloppy in some episodes. Scenes cut and jump too quickly, breaking the actual flow of the story narration and making it hard to connect to the scenario. Soundtrack and background score feels off but in early episodes it was on the track. Average Cinematography.

ACTING 7/10

One word- Underutilized talent of acting power houses JUN JI HYUN & KANG DONG WON, I loved acting and they portrayed roles perfectly but unfortunately the script doesn’t give their characters enough depth or opportunity to showcase their full range. Their characters becoming average in this context is a sign that writing failed to maximize their potential. Same goes to supporting actors they also given good performance according to roles.

Final thoughts—

Kim Hee Won is one of my favorite Korean directors; her making style is always best according to the story. She has delivered some acclaimed different genre works like—Vincenzo, Little Women, Crowned Clown, and Queen of Tears (the making style). Tempest feels like one of her weakest works. She missed bringing her mark - powerful characterizations in this drama.

Also, Screenwriter Jung Seo Kyung created a powerful story but failed to build the strong characters with enough depth. Also, instead of focusing on the story's key aspects evaluation, the narration shifts midway into a romantic track just when it should have taken sharper turns.

Some viewers may enjoy that romance subplot, but the as for storytelling aspect of this is a complete failure. Ok, let's take this as "the screenwriter approached the romance plot because they tried to create a dynamic relationship between the main leads and for a strong climax," but it backfired. Even the family conflicts sidelines the core story, and the plot twist also shows no impact.

Technically it is some appreciable - dark atmospheric tone, some well executed action scenes along with the alignment of the US-KR story setup and actors costumes. Even if the makers have a big budget and top stars and the best crew, sometimes the content is kingmaker. When makers fail to polish their strong potential into compelling content, the results inevitably fall flat. A story should be given what it really demands, forcing - in unnecessary elements only ruins it.

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