I think it was interesting to read the whole exchange but if you feel more at ease, I don’t have any interest in being prideful about it!
Just to conclude I wish to point out that my comment was a critique: 1) because I felt uncomfortable about the “Luca has no shoes” subplot (in my opinion totally unnecessary. I know there is poverty in some regions but I think it should have been portrayed more respectfully) 2) because I feel like everything is “westernized” nowadays, and not always in a good way. I made the mistake of assuming the “whitening” thing was a western influence, judging by some behaviors I may have misinterpreted. I sincerely apologise for that. but for the record it was absolutely not my intention to say “x” country is better than “y “ or anything of that sort. I’m sorry if I came out as something I don’t want to be.
wish the best to you too and good luck with your studies! (history is really a hard subject, but it’s important to know about the past and passing it generation after generation! )
In this comment section some people said « It’s just a fiction » and that we overreact then rely on this…
and I think all this could be avoided just by doing actual researches instead of writing based on stereotypes. For what? it’s not even an “important” part of the plot, just an expedient because there has to be a reunion between the two leads. When the ml said “I wonder if Luca still has shoes” I really wanted to eject myself from this planet. All this is tiring
I haven't seen this yet but after reading some people's thoughts on the controversy, how can the man have a "white…
I think here the “white savior” is more referred to the feeling of superiority of people coming from wealthier countries. Since most of the time caucasian people is involved, it was named like that.
when I read about it for the first time I was a bit curious because to be honest the story is pretty old now and didn’t really aged well. The male lead’s behaviour towards fl in 2022 is simply unacceptable and if they stayed too loyal to the old characterisation viewers would have probably went (rightfully) berserk with criticism. They’re trying to refresh the dynamic poor genuine woman / rich arrogant guy without taking sides. I especially liked the scene when Thyme was at the table listening to Gorya’s family without judging them and that he also shared his pitiful story, because he is too, but in a different way. Money is an item, the whole world give it a great importance but in doing this, feelings and relationships are greatly overlooked; that’s the meaning of the idiom “money can’t buy all”. I can consider myself a “hater” of the original story (even tho the japanese adaptation kinda improved my judgement ) so I know I am a bit biased and tbh I don’t even know why I watched the korean and chinese versions if I didn’t liked the premise xD probably I was just curious to see if they “fixed” it (according to my tastes of course - the whole comment is subjective)
Wow someone else that disliked the K version! Where have you been all these years? lol
here I am too! I can’t stand the korean version and the last chinese one was waaaay to draggy and scattered in my opinion (everytime ml confesses it’s like nothing happens so frustrating)
Lee Min Ho played prince charming role in Gangnam Blues? Ahh didn't know thanks
The ones I watched he played the "hero" and look I don't hate him or else, I'm just not fond on that trope, like I don't like others, for instance the "secret identity" or "tragedy" trope... it's just a matter of taste. I'm sorry if I upset you but that's just my impression, I respect your vision even if it's different than mine
I'm at episode 3 but Idk if I want to watch further or not...I usually don't expect much when they cast "huge names" because they mostly rely on their fame and put a lot of fanservice and not much effort into the storyline. I really love the fl characterization and so far her acting is good but idk because I read that later she will become the usual damsel in distress and I really don't like that trope (she's presented as someone strong and smart who can deal with stuff on her own but Lee Min Ho always played "prince charming" roles so idk)
Just to conclude I wish to point out that my comment was a critique:
1) because I felt uncomfortable about the “Luca has no shoes” subplot (in my opinion totally unnecessary. I know there is poverty in some regions but I think it should have been portrayed more respectfully)
2) because I feel like everything is “westernized” nowadays, and not always in a good way. I made the mistake of assuming the “whitening” thing was a western influence, judging by some behaviors I may have misinterpreted. I sincerely apologise for that.
but for the record it was absolutely not my intention to say “x” country is better than “y “ or anything of that sort. I’m sorry if I came out as something I don’t want to be.
wish the best to you too and good luck with your studies! (history is really a hard subject, but it’s important to know about the past and passing it generation after generation! )
When the ml said “I wonder if Luca still has shoes” I really wanted to eject myself from this planet. All this is tiring
I can consider myself a “hater” of the original story (even tho the japanese adaptation kinda improved my judgement ) so I know I am a bit biased and tbh I don’t even know why I watched the korean and chinese versions if I didn’t liked the premise xD probably I was just curious to see if they “fixed” it (according to my tastes of course - the whole comment is subjective)