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A very mediorce Korean Drama.
I unfortunately finished this drama, and I am pretty upset of whoever wrote this story. Is this the best story you can come up?
Psychopath character can make a very compelling character for drama. The writers has so many references by watching performance from some of famous cinema psychopaths like Hannibal Lector, Joker, Villanella ( Killing Eves TV series), etc... But they chose to based Anton Chigurh blueprint (No Country for Old Man): cold, calculating, incapable of emotions ruthless killers. And it is probably their biggest fumble because Anton Chigurh blueprint does not work based on the kind of story they try to deliver. Ka-young (Female Lead) would not care if the genie tried to wipe out the human. She would not care if she needs to save the bleach blonde girl. Do they even have a proofreaders the scripts and no one yelled out this is dumb?
Ka young can be a very good character if they based it on Alice Morgan ( Luther TV series), an absolute psychopath with no moral compass but have an obsession disorder. Or perhaps, Villanelle (Killing Eve Series) is a psychopath just doing stuff so life is a bit less boring. Both of these characters allowed Bea Suzy to act instead stone face acting through the whole series. And by the way, Bea Suzy did not nail Anton Chigurh character.
And I am not done. I still have to talk about the characterization of the Male Lead, Genie. The character is very inconsistent. At one point, he is so serious and then next thing you know, he is goofy. The one thing that bugged me the most is his motivation. In the beginning of the series, the series repeatedly repeatedly reminding you that the genie is arrogantly despised the weaker creation, human, and absolutely enjoyed their downfall. Then a few episode later, he saved the kids from abusing father, and the girl that got killed by a serial killer. While it made a few good moments, but it made no god damn sense for the character.
The whole series is a mess. The writing is so bad. The acting is a mess. The music is forgettable. I would only recommend this to my worst enemy so they won't be able to get back 16 hours of their time.
Psychopath character can make a very compelling character for drama. The writers has so many references by watching performance from some of famous cinema psychopaths like Hannibal Lector, Joker, Villanella ( Killing Eves TV series), etc... But they chose to based Anton Chigurh blueprint (No Country for Old Man): cold, calculating, incapable of emotions ruthless killers. And it is probably their biggest fumble because Anton Chigurh blueprint does not work based on the kind of story they try to deliver. Ka-young (Female Lead) would not care if the genie tried to wipe out the human. She would not care if she needs to save the bleach blonde girl. Do they even have a proofreaders the scripts and no one yelled out this is dumb?
Ka young can be a very good character if they based it on Alice Morgan ( Luther TV series), an absolute psychopath with no moral compass but have an obsession disorder. Or perhaps, Villanelle (Killing Eve Series) is a psychopath just doing stuff so life is a bit less boring. Both of these characters allowed Bea Suzy to act instead stone face acting through the whole series. And by the way, Bea Suzy did not nail Anton Chigurh character.
And I am not done. I still have to talk about the characterization of the Male Lead, Genie. The character is very inconsistent. At one point, he is so serious and then next thing you know, he is goofy. The one thing that bugged me the most is his motivation. In the beginning of the series, the series repeatedly repeatedly reminding you that the genie is arrogantly despised the weaker creation, human, and absolutely enjoyed their downfall. Then a few episode later, he saved the kids from abusing father, and the girl that got killed by a serial killer. While it made a few good moments, but it made no god damn sense for the character.
The whole series is a mess. The writing is so bad. The acting is a mess. The music is forgettable. I would only recommend this to my worst enemy so they won't be able to get back 16 hours of their time.
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