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Strange and Beautiful!
I loved this drama. It’s one of those supernatural fantasies that’s riveting from the very first minute and stays that way throughout its shifts and turns, and manages (thankfully) to stay unpretentious and doesn’t drag.
It’s beautiful, dark, fun, moving, epic and emotional. It’s all here - life, death, rebirth, vengeance, wonder, penance, regret, forgiveness, bliss, tragedy and time-spanning love. Higher beings, grim reaper(s), a cursed goblin, ghosts, good people, bad people, time skips…it’s rich with story, but not confusing.
I completely freaked out from the 1st episode, watching everything like a human version of the heart eyes emoji. It has touches of German filmmaker Wim Wenders’ masterwork Wings of Desire (remake was: City of Angels) in early eps.
Great cantankerous chemistry between the goblin and reaper.
The age difference between the ML and FL was a little uncomfortable, not literally (actress was 25, actor was 37), but the characters - she was playing an 18/19 year old initially, high school senior full of bouncy, happy puppy energy vs rich uncle in a cardigan driving a Maserati. Much easier to take when she aged. They keep it pretty platonic in her teen years, and appropriately acted more adult-like with romance when she was older.
Lots of gorgeous cinematography and music is excellent - I never skipped the intro.
It’s beautiful, dark, fun, moving, epic and emotional. It’s all here - life, death, rebirth, vengeance, wonder, penance, regret, forgiveness, bliss, tragedy and time-spanning love. Higher beings, grim reaper(s), a cursed goblin, ghosts, good people, bad people, time skips…it’s rich with story, but not confusing.
I completely freaked out from the 1st episode, watching everything like a human version of the heart eyes emoji. It has touches of German filmmaker Wim Wenders’ masterwork Wings of Desire (remake was: City of Angels) in early eps.
Great cantankerous chemistry between the goblin and reaper.
The age difference between the ML and FL was a little uncomfortable, not literally (actress was 25, actor was 37), but the characters - she was playing an 18/19 year old initially, high school senior full of bouncy, happy puppy energy vs rich uncle in a cardigan driving a Maserati. Much easier to take when she aged. They keep it pretty platonic in her teen years, and appropriately acted more adult-like with romance when she was older.
Lots of gorgeous cinematography and music is excellent - I never skipped the intro.
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