Something that has always confused me about military movies or spy movies.
The idea of getting revenge for a fallen squad members, by putting the rest of the squad in danger has always made no sense to me. I mean sure it's heroic and makes good TV, but logically it's poor reasoning and more often than not, you end up losing more of the squad than you started out with.
I doubt the ANSP are as bad as Nazis. You clearly see in Snowdrop, that they can't do certain things. They can't…
I know it's fiction, but it deals with too much historical context that you sometimes forget what is real and what is not.
For example the film Munich (based on a book about real events), deals with a real historical event, but parts of it are fictional, and yet watching it, with all the references to real events make the whole movie seem real and accurate. And in Snowdrop, it sometimes becomes unclear which parts are to be separated, since there are too many historical references to see it as complete fiction. Maybe if Young Ro had wings, and Soo Ho had psychic powers, it would be easier, but even the uniforms, and costume the drama uses are pretty accurate.
What I write here is based on the information on Wikepedia, I don't of course have first hand experiences with the actual revolution.
I come from India and we also share a very bitter history with one particular neighbor and movies based on espionage…
I think South Korea is ashamed of this part of their history. Prior to Snowdrop, I had no idea about this dark chapter in South Korea's history existed. And all this drama does it tell the whole world that South Korea indeed had this part of their history.
The Netizens concerned that international people, who don't bother doing research, will ignore the "Fiction" part and see Snowdrop as fairly representative.
To be fair, not everyone not watching Snowdrop is doing so because of the controversy, I m sure maybe they just don't enjoy the plot or the drama.
someone just posted a link which they deleted where SK compared ANSP to Nazis
That was exactly my point. In the history of the world, many regimes, regardless of political structure, has had a way of framing and making people disappear, they make it sound like what happened in SK is unique.
Your analysis is very logical, but there are some points that I don't agree with. I personally am not feeling…
I get it, the conflicts are manifested, and not earned through smart storytelling.
The political arc is messy and poorly written. I just brought up the Three Northmen as probably the most competent people in the show, and probably the three people with the most chemistry at the moment. Their loyalties are confusing as is par for the course for a espionage show. But there is trust there, albeit a fleeting one, that is brought up by circumstances rather than personal feelings.
Like I said, keep that romance away from the show, and they may somehow be able to salvage the show. The pacing, lack of chemistry, and development as you correctly pointed out is horrible.
I don't see anything we disagree with, I agree with all your points :) Except for the bromance of the North Men which I love.
The idea of getting revenge for a fallen squad members, by putting the rest of the squad in danger has always made no sense to me. I mean sure it's heroic and makes good TV, but logically it's poor reasoning and more often than not, you end up losing more of the squad than you started out with.
But the fiction that Snowdrop is portraying is not so farfetched. Who are we to say there were not good people in the ANSP?
Who are we to say the elections were rigged? After all Chun Do Hwan's successor ended up being from his own party.
For example the film Munich (based on a book about real events), deals with a real historical event, but parts of it are fictional, and yet watching it, with all the references to real events make the whole movie seem real and accurate. And in Snowdrop, it sometimes becomes unclear which parts are to be separated, since there are too many historical references to see it as complete fiction. Maybe if Young Ro had wings, and Soo Ho had psychic powers, it would be easier, but even the uniforms, and costume the drama uses are pretty accurate.
What I write here is based on the information on Wikepedia, I don't of course have first hand experiences with the actual revolution.
Ever since Start Up, I just avoid series that have SLS.
Otherwise, once all 16 episodes air.
But for some reason, those ones didn't get controversial? Or maybe they did? But I never heard of it.
The Snowdrop controversy showed up on my google feed.
But then you go to Korea, and realize, WOW!, there are a lot of unattractive, dark skinned, and short Koreans.
All Snowdrop does is taint the narrative the Hallyu Wave is trying to create.
The Netizens concerned that international people, who don't bother doing research, will ignore the "Fiction" part and see Snowdrop as fairly representative.
To be fair, not everyone not watching Snowdrop is doing so because of the controversy, I m sure maybe they just don't enjoy the plot or the drama.
The political arc is messy and poorly written. I just brought up the Three Northmen as probably the most competent people in the show, and probably the three people with the most chemistry at the moment. Their loyalties are confusing as is par for the course for a espionage show. But there is trust there, albeit a fleeting one, that is brought up by circumstances rather than personal feelings.
Like I said, keep that romance away from the show, and they may somehow be able to salvage the show. The pacing, lack of chemistry, and development as you correctly pointed out is horrible.
I don't see anything we disagree with, I agree with all your points :) Except for the bromance of the North Men which I love.