I like the idea. I like the actress who played the original Mo-mi, but she doesn't look like the type beating…
To be fair, I think the rape scene where she snaps and then watching her friend die in her arms probably screwed up her personality permanently
Layers of trauma change people unfortunately but I still found all the Momi’s to retain their gentleness and their internal aggression when confronted with something unfair
I hate the “dead but not dead so let’s have a more gruesome murder cuz whoops they’re in too deep”Like…
Both weren’t the same though
First of all, the first death was as a result of self defense / manslaughter (depending on the country and its laws; Korea would call it “self defense” on paper but hand out manslaughter)
Secondly, as a viewer, I felt like she killed someone to escape being raped only to get raped later and murder someone again. It left a strong impact so I think combining them wouldn’t be as impactful. After she escapes the first guy, the audience is left with a bit of hope for her that eventually gets crushed.
Thirdly, I think they were convinced he was dead and they were acting irrationally because who wouldn’t? You almost got raped and you accidentally committed manslaughter in self defense.
I get where you’re coming from with the use of frequent Kdrama cliches but I think this part was done particularly well.
My personal nitpicks were with a lot later in the show as the psycho grandma seems to have the stamina of an athlete which makes no sense. Hell, even her “dying and coming back to life” was not really my cup of tea. I still wouldn’t say the last fewer episodes were weak though because I love and I mean LOVED the scenes of the female prisons and interactions between the cellmates which wasn’t completely unrealistically violent (which a lot of Kdramas like to do). It was also nice to see the intergenerational effect of incarceration
Nothing about this ending was half n half. I'm wrecked. From the knowing look mother and daughter give each after…
No, the “happy” part is the fact that Mimo got to see her mother for who she actually was - not some murderer but a kind person who was a victim of her circumstances
Mimo also seems to have a better support system with a best friend and a family that will actually look after her so I think people understand that to be a good ending - even if she is traumatized, there is still hope rather than everyone getting tortured and just dying like how some other endings to other stories are like
started off good and went downhill during ep56, havent watch the last ep though
I just didn’t really like the plot armor part like it kinda deviated from a social commentary to a kdrama thriller of an invincible person who should be vulnerable due to age
Wait was there even lgbtqia+ representation? Did I miss that lol
Oh really? I thought they were just friends because I know some female friends who do that and the point of that was to show how outcasts get bullied and shipped (in a negative way). I've seen people spread rumors about other girls being lesbians when they weren't so that was just my interpretation based on my experiences.
That being said I can definitely see what you're saying. I think the director intentionally left it ambiguous for people to have their own headcannons XD
Hot take but Celebrity made no sense and it felt really out of touch Like a lot of the things that happen in Celebrity…
Oops sorry, Mask Girl is a bit harder to explain but the focus is really on social commentaries of different aspects of our society - ranging from the hierarchical workplace structures, cam girling, the loneliness epidemic in Korean society, lookism, the criminal justice system and more.
Mask Girl is very very heavy and nothing like Celebrity so I will compare it to The Glory here. I would say it's a lot heavier than The Glory but covers a lot more ground (where The Glory covers only school bullying, The Mask Girl does more). Also, with The Glory, it still feels like a kdrama whereas The Mask Girl feels less like that until the last two episodes. It's definitely worth a watch if you are prepped for very, very sensitive and triggering content (it has nudity and a bit of gore)
If anyone watched Celebrity, how good is this compared to it?
Hot take but Celebrity made no sense and it felt really out of touch
Like a lot of the things that happen in Celebrity is for plot convenience. It tries to be a mature social commentary but it doesn't know where to start and the writing of the characters is flimsy (as in the FL, the ML and the uhh rich woman who supports FL)
2. I think Momi should have done that too to preserve her own life but it's hard to share...and I mean really hard to share for some people that one's child is from a rape
3. Completely agreed with Momi vs grandma's strength like why is the grandma fitter than Usain Bolt and it's something that also bothered me as well
Wait you said they didn’t so a good job of writing this plot - was just wondering if that’s a typo or not
Hang on, I realized I COMPLETELY misunderstood what you said here I am so sorry
I thought you meant the show's writing was bad, not the synopsis/blurb. I completely agree with you that the blurb is misleading - thanks for taking the time to write it up and let me know :)
Wait you said they didn’t so a good job of writing this plot - was just wondering if that’s a typo or not
To be honest, I kinda prefer the drama over your version as the drama felt very art house-ish in terms of its writing so I enjoyed it a lot more
The way you word things, to me personally, kinda subtracts from the social commentary nature and does a bit more telling than showing. It feels like these topics are being trivialized into just entertainment
Obviously, as the Mask Girl is, it is an exaggerated form of social commentary but the messages are still delivered quite seriously in an “it is what it is” kinda way
I personally really enjoyed the writing as they didn’t employ the typical kdrama tropes
my person opinon, is that the main actress in glory was not good. I wish another actress had played in it or else…
Personally, I think Song Hyekyo did really well in The Glory. I wasn't a fan of her in Descendants of the Sun for the deadpan facial expressions as you mentioned but in The Glory, her character's facial expressions everytime she broke off into a smile felt so natural. I love how her "happy" expressions were distinct depending on the character she interacted with as well. So yeah, again, I went into The Glory expecting Descendant of the Sun level acting but she really blew me away
Layers of trauma change people unfortunately but I still found all the Momi’s to retain their gentleness and their internal aggression when confronted with something unfair
First of all, the first death was as a result of self defense / manslaughter (depending on the country and its laws; Korea would call it “self defense” on paper but hand out manslaughter)
Secondly, as a viewer, I felt like she killed someone to escape being raped only to get raped later and murder someone again. It left a strong impact so I think combining them wouldn’t be as impactful. After she escapes the first guy, the audience is left with a bit of hope for her that eventually gets crushed.
Thirdly, I think they were convinced he was dead and they were acting irrationally because who wouldn’t? You almost got raped and you accidentally committed manslaughter in self defense.
I get where you’re coming from with the use of frequent Kdrama cliches but I think this part was done particularly well.
My personal nitpicks were with a lot later in the show as the psycho grandma seems to have the stamina of an athlete which makes no sense. Hell, even her “dying and coming back to life” was not really my cup of tea. I still wouldn’t say the last fewer episodes were weak though because I love and I mean LOVED the scenes of the female prisons and interactions between the cellmates which wasn’t completely unrealistically violent (which a lot of Kdramas like to do). It was also nice to see the intergenerational effect of incarceration
Mimo also seems to have a better support system with a best friend and a family that will actually look after her so I think people understand that to be a good ending - even if she is traumatized, there is still hope rather than everyone getting tortured and just dying like how some other endings to other stories are like
Sucks that all the negative reviews all seem to center around the fact that they expected a drama full of fluff
That being said I can definitely see what you're saying. I think the director intentionally left it ambiguous for people to have their own headcannons XD
Mask Girl is very very heavy and nothing like Celebrity so I will compare it to The Glory here. I would say it's a lot heavier than The Glory but covers a lot more ground (where The Glory covers only school bullying, The Mask Girl does more). Also, with The Glory, it still feels like a kdrama whereas The Mask Girl feels less like that until the last two episodes. It's definitely worth a watch if you are prepped for very, very sensitive and triggering content (it has nudity and a bit of gore)
Like a lot of the things that happen in Celebrity is for plot convenience. It tries to be a mature social commentary but it doesn't know where to start and the writing of the characters is flimsy (as in the FL, the ML and the uhh rich woman who supports FL)
2. I think Momi should have done that too to preserve her own life but it's hard to share...and I mean really hard to share for some people that one's child is from a rape
3. Completely agreed with Momi vs grandma's strength like why is the grandma fitter than Usain Bolt and it's something that also bothered me as well
Also loved Han Byul and Nana too
I thought you meant the show's writing was bad, not the synopsis/blurb. I completely agree with you that the blurb is misleading - thanks for taking the time to write it up and let me know :)
The way you word things, to me personally, kinda subtracts from the social commentary nature and does a bit more telling than showing. It feels like these topics are being trivialized into just entertainment
Obviously, as the Mask Girl is, it is an exaggerated form of social commentary but the messages are still delivered quite seriously in an “it is what it is” kinda way
I personally really enjoyed the writing as they didn’t employ the typical kdrama tropes
So yeah, again, I went into The Glory expecting Descendant of the Sun level acting but she really blew me away