Don't be fooled by the silly outrage, it's a good watch
I will preface this by saying that i haven't watched many K-dramas, so I review this show at face value.
All in all I thoroughly enjoyed the drama. It was a captivating watch, I really enjoyed the storyline and the buildup of the story and characters. It is a silly and whimsical drama with some really nice visuals, beautiful music, funny comedy, and great acting and chemistry between the leads. I personally enjoy slow buildups and didn't at any point feel like the story dragged.
Some people might find the main roles abit jarring and not as traditionally romantic, as they are both morally gray, but I felt like it was played off well, apart from some inconsistencies in the writing of the genie.
I see alot of outrage in the reviews about "misappropriation" of islamic theology, but i find this ridiculous. Nowhere does this drama claim to be a religious drama and a representation of Islam, it is a fictional story. All stories created out there, are more or less inspired or based off religious theology, wether its the bible or the quoran or any other religious texts. There are many many examples of beloved movies created inspired from or based on biblical stories, so why Islam is treated as more sacrilegious by the critiquers in a completely fictional creation, i will never understand.
Religious texts are inherently telling stories of human lives and their relationships with eachother, the earth and greater purposes, so it is completely normal that writers take inspiration from these.
That was my little tangent.
All in all, really enjoyed the drama, and definitely recommend watching!
All in all I thoroughly enjoyed the drama. It was a captivating watch, I really enjoyed the storyline and the buildup of the story and characters. It is a silly and whimsical drama with some really nice visuals, beautiful music, funny comedy, and great acting and chemistry between the leads. I personally enjoy slow buildups and didn't at any point feel like the story dragged.
Some people might find the main roles abit jarring and not as traditionally romantic, as they are both morally gray, but I felt like it was played off well, apart from some inconsistencies in the writing of the genie.
I see alot of outrage in the reviews about "misappropriation" of islamic theology, but i find this ridiculous. Nowhere does this drama claim to be a religious drama and a representation of Islam, it is a fictional story. All stories created out there, are more or less inspired or based off religious theology, wether its the bible or the quoran or any other religious texts. There are many many examples of beloved movies created inspired from or based on biblical stories, so why Islam is treated as more sacrilegious by the critiquers in a completely fictional creation, i will never understand.
Religious texts are inherently telling stories of human lives and their relationships with eachother, the earth and greater purposes, so it is completely normal that writers take inspiration from these.
That was my little tangent.
All in all, really enjoyed the drama, and definitely recommend watching!
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