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No Absolute Villains: A Tragic Tale of Envy and Neglect
It started off really well. It demonstrates the different sides of envy and the extremes people would go to just to be or have what someone else has. But for me, Moon-jae always needed someone by his side after what happened with his parents; I feel like society failed him, and that ultimately turned him into what he is. I’m not saying that Moon-jae isn’t a criminal who stole Yu-min’s writings and did what he did to Min-yeong, but everything has a cause and effect. Many people might always want to look for the absolute villain of the story, but it's not always like that. How do they expect a child who lost his parents in such a way to cope all on his own? Everything is a consequence of no one being there for him when he needed it the most.
The story is great and it's narrated by Moon-jae, the main character, who isn't a reliable narrator because he struggles with mental health issues whose symptoms include "repressed memories." That's exactly what makes the series a must watch thriller, though it comes at the expense of absolute reality which, to me, is a double-edged sword.
The story is great and it's narrated by Moon-jae, the main character, who isn't a reliable narrator because he struggles with mental health issues whose symptoms include "repressed memories." That's exactly what makes the series a must watch thriller, though it comes at the expense of absolute reality which, to me, is a double-edged sword.
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