Smile Code (2024)

Empoderamento femenino chino

Es la primera vez que escribo una reseña, y eso que aún no lo he terminado de ver. Si cambio de opinión en algo editaré este comentario.

Voy por el episodio 21 de 34, y yo, que suelo ver tres dramas al mismo tiempo, me ha hecho frenarlos porque quería seguir inmersa en este drama. No sé, eso no significa necesariamente que sea excepcional, pero para mí sí lo está siendo. Cada vez más estoy convencida de que algunos dramas están hechos para ciertas personas o para ciertas etapas de algunas personas. Aunque creo que este drama me atraparía estuviera como estuviera. Así que no puedo más que recomendarlo.

Las actuaciones son fenomenales (nada de poner caritas tiesas para demostrar qué bonitos son, algo que abunda demasiado en el entretenimiento chino). El trasfondo de empoderamiento de la mujer también es absolutamente genial, y mucho más siendo un drama chino. Se le da mucha voz a la mujer, a sus problemas en la sociedad y a cómo sobreviven felizmente a pesar de las trabas que una sociedad tan patriarcal les pone. No solo la protagonista, sino su madre, su jefa, la protagonista secundaria, etc. Me está gustando muchísimo. Y por debajo todo ese dolor del protagonista masculino que todavía no ha dejado bien claro por qué es. Es jodidamente bueno, la verdad.

No sé por qué tiene tan poca puntuación en MDL. Tal vez sea por que no lo he terminado, o por que muchas personas no han logrado profundizar en él.

Ah, lo olvido: la OST es tan inmersiva como el drama. No sé si me llegaría tanto fuera del drama, o si el drama me llegaría tanto fuera de su OST, por lo que puedo decir que ambas partes se complementan a la perfección. La música nos sumerge en los sentimientos, cada vez más, profundamente. En esas escenas llenas de llanto, profundamente. Ay, si es que no puedo ser objetiva con este drama, es jodidamente bueno.

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Smile Code had a fresh take on romance as it paired a standup comedian with a man who has alexithymia.. Which means he struggles to express or even feel emotions.. It’s refreshing and honestly that’s what made me start the drama.. It’s not your typical romance and I was curious to see how these two completely different people would connect..

The storyline does a great job of mixing comedy with drama.. I really liked the friendship and their chemistry with each other.. While the story does get a bit melodramatic at times the actors and the story keeps you interested or atleast in the first half..

Shen Yue was genuinely and effortlessly funny.. Lin Yi as a person with alexithymia was really good.. Their chemistry is what really drives the show and it evolves so naturally.. But he really had some psychological issues.. Kudos to the FL for holding on to him for so long as it was not easy..

The first half of the series was really strong but the second half felt pretty poorly executed.. It dragged on way too much and just felt stretched.. One thing that really bothered me was how they made her look in that breakup scene.. Seriously did they need to make it so over the top?? The missing tooth made it feel more awkward than emotional..

About halfway through the drama just lost its spark.. It became a bit of a snoozefest for me.. Honestly the second half really dragged the whole show down and kind of ruined the experience..

I really didn’t like the scene where the SML proposes to her only for it to be abruptly cut off by the ML before she even had a chance to respond.. She didn’t reject him so the SML still didn’t get a clear answer and that was just a really poor way to handle the scene.. It felt unfair to his character.. Even after that she led him on.. Not giving him a firm rejection or any kind of clear answer.. It took another two episodes and yet another proposal for her to finally give him an answer and I don’t know, it just didn’t sit well with me..

When the ML came back for her the way she treated him was honestly pretty harsh.. I get why she acted that way but it still felt awful.. The guy really deserved another chance after everything he had been through..

What made it worse was the final few episodes.. After everything, she rejected his proposal in front of everyone.. That was like a slap in the face.. When she proposed to him in the last episode I honestly kind of hoped he would reject her.. Just for the sake of it..

Overall Smile Code is definitely just a one time watch.. But it’s worth it for its unique premise and the excellent performances by the main leads..

P.S. I was so confused when I saw the reviews for this drama in MDL.. Everyone was rating it a 10.. But if you check their profiles it's just accounts that were created to rate this one drama.. There are so many such accounts in the review section and it's honestly kind of sad to see how far people are willing to go..

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