Definitely NOT for everyone. If you're fine with (very) slow paced movies and can connect with the story and the characters, you will have a great time though. The movie does try to make you feel strong emotions, so it might be particularly unsettling at times. In the end it should give you plenty to think about.
Season 1 wasn't that good to begin with. Could it be worse? Definitely.
And there is nothing wrong with that. Don't let people's opinion, regardless of what it is, affect the way you enjoy content. That being said, just because you or I like something, it doesn't mean that it's objectively good.
Actually, the drama was quite well done, and the actor's portrayal of emotions came across as genuine rather than…
I am not sure we can call this drama "well done" between the clichés and the unrealistic setting. But yeah the performances were great I can give you that. If anything the cast probably carried this mess of a story and succeeded in making people care and feel something.
"While tastes may vary, it's clear that the show resonates with a wide audience, reflected in its high rating…
I am a bit confused as what I said was that good writing is something that is objective to me and not "exactly subjective".
This is why I am trying to point out the differences between good writing and a story that you find appealing (because you feel connected to it). You can feel connected to a story that isn't particularly well written, and give it a decent rating. But you cannot call this story well written just because you feel connected to it ( and this is subjective), while there are objective criteria (how realistic the setting is, does it make sense, do characters seem believable, etc.).
I am not saying that everyone's personal tastes should be set aside and that they should just focus on the objective criteria. We are discussing why standards seem to be lower nowadays and have been for a while. One of the explanation is that people do not seem to care about the objective criteria as they only focus on the emotional part of it, ignoring or sometimes denying the objective ones.
People watch content and drama to feel emotions, obviously they will need to feel some sort of attachment to the story and this will affect their final rating. I am not complaining about that part. But to me it looks like a majority of people just completely ignore how some stories are so badly written that they can stop making any sense. If some can ignore the bad and focus on the good that's great for them, this does not make the story better though. This just means that their personal suspension of disbelief allows them to feel that way. I am not trying to invalidate their feelings, they can feel however they wish about whatever they want. But in the end, if we need to rely on a rating system, they also need to look at things from a different perspective and acknowledge and accept that their favorite show isn't perfect or deserving of whatever rating. Otherwise the whole crew can stop working on how to build a world, how to make things believable and just focus on the emotional parts between the leads. Personally I expect more, maybe it's because I have watched a lot of content. I need more than just good chemistry between the leads, or good emotional parts.
If I watch 16 hours of content, I need character development and a world that makes sense, characters that are deep and interesting.
"While tastes may vary, it's clear that the show resonates with a wide audience, reflected in its high rating…
Good writing isn't exactly subjective. You will have different elements that can affect everyone's suspension of disbelief, some more than others. Now not everyone need the same degree of realism to be entertained and this is how you end up with ratings all over place. This is where subjectivity kicks in.
Some will just care about the romance between the 2 leads and will say it's a 10 out of 10. Does it hold the same value as someone reviewing each aspects of the drama? I don't want anyone to feel offended by this but people just do not have the same standards. This does not mean that the people enjoying it shouldn't though. Anyone is free to care or focus on whatever elements they want. That being said and if we want more quality content with well crafted stories, we do have to share our opinions on what is well done and what is not. Developing critical thinking is important and goes beyond content consumption. You can enjoy something that you believe has major flaws but if you end up giving it a pefect score then you lose the nuances.
"While tastes may vary, it's clear that the show resonates with a wide audience, reflected in its high rating…
Being appreciated by many doesn't make it good though. It doesn't mean it's bad or terrible either, but 8.8 is way too high unless you don't care much about the actual setting and only focus on the romance. Performance was good and a great cast with many amazing actors, the story on the other hand...
8.8 ??? I guess the viewers standars have dropped a lot these years. No way this fake drama would get more than…
Viewers standards have been that way for many many years now. It's really not that surprising that this drama is doing well despite its major flaws and shortcomings. The cast is probably one of the biggest reasons.
Nothing really new to the table (characters are all super cliché), but the leads have good chemistry. It is also extremely predictable, don't expect to be surprised by the plot.
It actually started out ok and made me believe it could be the Korean version of the Tv show "Castle". Then episode 3 happened with one of the most ridiculous action scene I have ever watched. It was bad to the point that it can completely destroy your suspension of disbelief. It sucks because I actually enjoyed the cast and the setting. If you're in the same boat as me and can't handle watching super cringe and unrealistic stuff then it will be a hard pass.
Is it just me or did the scene where ML’s wife all of a sudden was getting taken away by a random guy just come…
it did not come out of nowhere imho. The ML was obsessed with the FL from the moment he met her. From the sex scene with his wife you can tell she felt something was weird. Then she tried to have different conversations about how he likes and needs the violence from his murder cases. She was going through menopause and tried to delay it. His reaction was asking her if it wasn't a good thing ans she ended up crying. it's all subtle but you can see distance growing between them throughout the movie.
Do you mean the character not the acting? KHY's acting is phenomenal like always but if you're asking if the characters…
I can only talk about what I have seen, which is the drama Extraordinary You, the movie Midnight and then an episode of Knowing Bros (where she wasn't "acting"). I really struggled with the two leads of Extraordinary You, and found her performance to be extremely over the top and annoying. Then on Knowing bros she had a similar attitude as her characters which added to it. I felt like I just wouldn't watch much more of her work from there.
With all the replies I will probably give the first episodes a try and see.
ANYWAY, I believe our points of view have been clarified enough and as long as you get what I was trying to say that's fine to me.
This is why I am trying to point out the differences between good writing and a story that you find appealing (because you feel connected to it). You can feel connected to a story that isn't particularly well written, and give it a decent rating. But you cannot call this story well written just because you feel connected to it ( and this is subjective), while there are objective criteria (how realistic the setting is, does it make sense, do characters seem believable, etc.).
I am not saying that everyone's personal tastes should be set aside and that they should just focus on the objective criteria. We are discussing why standards seem to be lower nowadays and have been for a while. One of the explanation is that people do not seem to care about the objective criteria as they only focus on the emotional part of it, ignoring or sometimes denying the objective ones.
People watch content and drama to feel emotions, obviously they will need to feel some sort of attachment to the story and this will affect their final rating. I am not complaining about that part. But to me it looks like a majority of people just completely ignore how some stories are so badly written that they can stop making any sense. If some can ignore the bad and focus on the good that's great for them, this does not make the story better though. This just means that their personal suspension of disbelief allows them to feel that way. I am not trying to invalidate their feelings, they can feel however they wish about whatever they want. But in the end, if we need to rely on a rating system, they also need to look at things from a different perspective and acknowledge and accept that their favorite show isn't perfect or deserving of whatever rating. Otherwise the whole crew can stop working on how to build a world, how to make things believable and just focus on the emotional parts between the leads. Personally I expect more, maybe it's because I have watched a lot of content. I need more than just good chemistry between the leads, or good emotional parts.
If I watch 16 hours of content, I need character development and a world that makes sense, characters that are deep and interesting.
Some will just care about the romance between the 2 leads and will say it's a 10 out of 10. Does it hold the same value as someone reviewing each aspects of the drama? I don't want anyone to feel offended by this but people just do not have the same standards. This does not mean that the people enjoying it shouldn't though. Anyone is free to care or focus on whatever elements they want. That being said and if we want more quality content with well crafted stories, we do have to share our opinions on what is well done and what is not. Developing critical thinking is important and goes beyond content consumption. You can enjoy something that you believe has major flaws but if you end up giving it a pefect score then you lose the nuances.
It actually started out ok and made me believe it could be the Korean version of the Tv show "Castle". Then episode 3 happened with one of the most ridiculous action scene I have ever watched. It was bad to the point that it can completely destroy your suspension of disbelief. It sucks because I actually enjoyed the cast and the setting. If you're in the same boat as me and can't handle watching super cringe and unrealistic stuff then it will be a hard pass.
With all the replies I will probably give the first episodes a try and see.