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No lies detected!
- If you sell a good lie, people will buy it. Literally! -
This is how you can describe this drama in the best possible way. As a debutant writer, Chu Song Yeon excelled in this. Is it good if it's all a lie or not?
"The Art of Sarah" has one important meaning behind all the lies, and even if the story is confusing for some, this part was obvious from the beginning. It doesn't matter who Sarah Kim is, that's not the main plot here. She doesn't matter at all. She's just another cog in the machine. A replaceable person who sells lies, and what she achieved proves how shallow people are.
Sarah started out as a nobody, just wanted to live her ordinary life, but everyone above her looked down on her and treated her like trash. So, she decided to fight back and make everyone believe that she's someone who can rival any of the the of elite brands and millionaires. She proved that most people only see the surface.
We can criticize many things, like the useless cops or how a new brand can survive in the harshest industry, but ultimately the story isn't really a fiction. It's based on reality. Why? Because you can sell anything if you can make people believe it's worth buying. It doesn't matter if it's a fancy fashion brand or a person. This is how the biggest brands can survive for decades. Not because they're selling the best products, they're selling the best story. People don't buy products, they buy stories and brands. In the age of social media, buying the most expensive things is even more important now.
"If you can't tell the fake from the real, is it really fake?"
This is probably the most important quote from the show, and it tells you everything about the only important part of the story you have to care about.
I could criticize everything else all day, especially the detective work. I mean, if we can call it work, but I don't see the point. "The Art of Sarah" is nothing more than an entertaining lie with a decent script, and amazing acting from Shin Hyesun. Lee Jun Hyuk was also good, but sadly his character didn't offer much. His only role was to be the detective who was deceived.
Lastly, I have to mention the name of Sarah's brand, because I liked the reason why it was called "Boudoir", probably. It basically means private restroom for women, but it also refers to self-confidence. As a nobody, Sarah never had a chance to enter such a room and she didn't have confidence at all. Her brand represent both even if she's part of it or not, the legacy will continue, and that was her plan all along.
So, overall this was an entertaining thriller with a meaningful story, but if you only want to know "Who Sarah Kim is?" you're going to be disappointed, because that's not the point here.
This is how you can describe this drama in the best possible way. As a debutant writer, Chu Song Yeon excelled in this. Is it good if it's all a lie or not?
"The Art of Sarah" has one important meaning behind all the lies, and even if the story is confusing for some, this part was obvious from the beginning. It doesn't matter who Sarah Kim is, that's not the main plot here. She doesn't matter at all. She's just another cog in the machine. A replaceable person who sells lies, and what she achieved proves how shallow people are.
Sarah started out as a nobody, just wanted to live her ordinary life, but everyone above her looked down on her and treated her like trash. So, she decided to fight back and make everyone believe that she's someone who can rival any of the the of elite brands and millionaires. She proved that most people only see the surface.
We can criticize many things, like the useless cops or how a new brand can survive in the harshest industry, but ultimately the story isn't really a fiction. It's based on reality. Why? Because you can sell anything if you can make people believe it's worth buying. It doesn't matter if it's a fancy fashion brand or a person. This is how the biggest brands can survive for decades. Not because they're selling the best products, they're selling the best story. People don't buy products, they buy stories and brands. In the age of social media, buying the most expensive things is even more important now.
"If you can't tell the fake from the real, is it really fake?"
This is probably the most important quote from the show, and it tells you everything about the only important part of the story you have to care about.
I could criticize everything else all day, especially the detective work. I mean, if we can call it work, but I don't see the point. "The Art of Sarah" is nothing more than an entertaining lie with a decent script, and amazing acting from Shin Hyesun. Lee Jun Hyuk was also good, but sadly his character didn't offer much. His only role was to be the detective who was deceived.
Lastly, I have to mention the name of Sarah's brand, because I liked the reason why it was called "Boudoir", probably. It basically means private restroom for women, but it also refers to self-confidence. As a nobody, Sarah never had a chance to enter such a room and she didn't have confidence at all. Her brand represent both even if she's part of it or not, the legacy will continue, and that was her plan all along.
So, overall this was an entertaining thriller with a meaningful story, but if you only want to know "Who Sarah Kim is?" you're going to be disappointed, because that's not the point here.
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