I wish I wasn't broken enough to be sad that this delightful little friendship-centric slice of life drama is probably not going to have any romance between the chaebol and the chick (tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme... chaebol and the chick)
Good start, okay middle with some real heartwarming lovely moments despite some hilarious contrivances, satisfying enough ending with an open end. I enjoyed it thoroughly and looked forward to every episode. I'd say it's on the positive side of a bit above average. Very nearly top tier, but doesn't quite reach it. If you don't mind unbelievable plot shenanigans to the nth degree and a sense the writer is patting themselves on the back by having one good idea elaborated upon, every subsequent character who discovers said idea having plenty of time to react to it to the point of extreme repetitiveness, and not giving certain characters much to do but stand there and look pretty... you'll enjoy this a little more than I did.
The busker wearing a school uniform, my heart! ㅜoㅜ He's just a kid, in a foreign country, undergoing a dangerous undercover mission... I started crying tbh
One day I'm going to write about trends in Korean dramas. There are some hilariously specific ones. Also, in case some of y'all don't know, the word holo in Korean here is spelled "hollo", 홀로, and it also means "alone". So the title, 나 홀로 그대, has a bit of a double meaning in terms of the hologram and being alone being the same thing.
Ok so I don’t really think that this movie deserves all the hype it’s given, cause to my understanding the…
The themes present are rather complex, but I think the crux of the symbolism is understanding that the Kims thought that they were only doing what they needed to do, taking as much as they could from the rich family. They looked down on the other family, the basement dweller and his wife- at least they weren't that low, right? But they were, and they are, and that becomes even more explicit by the end. They started off in a semi-basement, below the fortunate of the world, and are pushed even further down- in death, in deeper poverty, and in the basement of the rich folk. Try as they might, there is no reaching above your station- and hope is the parasite that eats away at you for it. The final shot sort of really hones in that theme.
I think an alternate reading is that the rich and poor have a symbiotic relationship, both being parasites of the other- the rich need the help, incompetent themselves, and the competent need money from the rich.
The punch in the chest, that tangible despair, is the main draw of the film imo. It makes you feel the desparation and hopelessness of true poverty and to think about the circumstances of thosr above and below you.
Delivering such messages with great comedy, pacing, and cinematography- I totally get where the enthusiasm is coming from. I just sort of wish people realized that there is plenty more where that came from in the world of Korean cinema.
Way better than I ever anticipated it being. Happy comraderie and romance with enough serious subject matter to give it weight. I wish some elements had been given a little bit more time to develop, but the treatment of historians in this was fresh and fascinating. I enjoyed this drama.
Is it just me or do Kim So Hyun and Song Kang look... really similar. I can't tell if it makes them look like a good couple or a freaky one, but I think it's interesting.
Anyway, reading comments and it looks like this has a bit of a mess of an ending?
It was really unique and definitely worth watching, although I feel like the writing could have been a bit neater, and I was rather disappointed with how unimpactful PSH's character was. She had so much potential and they barely gave her anything to do.
I'm so hooked. Why did I start this with so few episodes out?! (Side note: I was not a fan of the male lead with his other drama. I didn't find him attractive, and his character was so damn boring. But slap a historical costume on him and like... I'm all in?)
Tal Tal being killed off screen is the single most devastating moment in history and frankly... if it wasn't the last episode I would have straight up quit.
I watched the majority of this drama like... at least a year ago. At least. Coming back to it for the last 10 episodes, I thought it'd just be a matter of getting through it. But I did not expect to be so thoroughly emotionally invested (and subsequently devastated) by it.
Just finished the show. Didn't she go to Korea to sell some land to pay for the operation. Selling land can generate…
Canadian healthcare isn't "free" per se, but it's paid for by taxes. An essential operation would be fully covered, no expense to the patient. Medication and time off for recovery wouldn't be explicitly and completely paid for, so perhaps that explains it, but it's been 2 years and I don't remember the context in the slightest.
The busker wearing a school uniform, my heart! ㅜoㅜ He's just a kid, in a foreign country, undergoing a dangerous undercover mission... I started crying tbh
I think an alternate reading is that the rich and poor have a symbiotic relationship, both being parasites of the other- the rich need the help, incompetent themselves, and the competent need money from the rich.
The punch in the chest, that tangible despair, is the main draw of the film imo. It makes you feel the desparation and hopelessness of true poverty and to think about the circumstances of thosr above and below you.
Delivering such messages with great comedy, pacing, and cinematography- I totally get where the enthusiasm is coming from. I just sort of wish people realized that there is plenty more where that came from in the world of Korean cinema.
I wish some elements had been given a little bit more time to develop, but the treatment of historians in this was fresh and fascinating. I enjoyed this drama.
Anyway, reading comments and it looks like this has a bit of a mess of an ending?
I watched the majority of this drama like... at least a year ago. At least. Coming back to it for the last 10 episodes, I thought it'd just be a matter of getting through it. But I did not expect to be so thoroughly emotionally invested (and subsequently devastated) by it.