A Business Proposal (2023)

A respectable remake

Hewed closely (too closely?) to the original. The acting was good and the production was professional - I especially enjoyed the comic book styling here. But a fun revisit of a fun story, and I enjoyed it.

Yes, the show is nearly a scene-by-scene re-creation, which is a tad disappointing - I love watching remakes that add their own flair (What's Wrong With Secretary Kim has two amazing remakes - one Filipino, one Thai - that bring their own touch to a beloved story and fully stand on their own). Even these sets look borrowed from the original.

But also when comparing to the original, one also must admit it too wasn't necessarily a cinematic masterpiece, but a perfectly entertaining, charming, romantic romp. This version is as well. I say give it a shot!

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charming adaptation very close to the original.

I really loved this, even though it is basically a scene-for-scene remake of the original. Like there was not any retelling elements in the story, I did like how they had a comic book style of some of the scenes, like the show has so many scenes where you can see that this is def a comedy. I really enjoyed that element in the show. SO yeah, it follows the source material incredibly closely, but honestly, that didn’t bother me at all. If anything, I really enjoyed seeing how they would handle the characters, the story, and all of those familiar moments in their own little unique way. Even though its basically the same as the Korean one.

I ate this show up, because they followed it so closely. I binged the entire thing in a day and had such a fun time watching it. It really captured the comedic feeling of the original, which was one of the things I enjoyed most. Watching it honestly felt like getting to relive my first experience with the story, like it was like watching something so known yet so new, love it. I am a sucker for remakes because I love to see how different countries handle the same source material. I was reliving not only watching the original drama but also my later reading the manhwa. (I even own the books, so I already have a huge soft spot for this story and its premise.)

The acting was good, the production felt polished, and I especially loved the comic-book styling they used throughout this one. You could actually really feel that there was a lot of care put into recreatimg the feel of the original.

Yes I cant deny it, it is very, very close to the source material but that doesn’t make it a bad show in itself. I actually think they did a lot of things right with this adaptation. It was fun, charming, and exactly the kind of adaptation I wanted it to be. I genuinely had a blast watching it. Mayve if you liked the original you will also like this one.

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