Ashin of the North is definitely a full blown villain by the end. Anti-hero may kill the innocent but he feels remorse . Ashin doesn't feel any remorse about unleashing the zombie plague on Korea. Fortunately, North Korea has nukes. Check mate, Ashin. You and your zombie tribe are burned toast! ;)
I absolutely HATE this character. HATE HATE HATE. I usually like villains but HATE this one. Boring, no personality, exists only to move the plot forward, for whatever reason is mistaken for a strong woman and a role model when in reality is anything but. Just total flop.
La Usurpadora is my first mexican novela that I've ever watch so far one of the only Mexican ovela that i like…
ha ha yes she had really intense green eyes like emeralds hence Esmeralda. and because the character was blind she didn't blink often so you really had to notice them. Nunce te Olvidare was huuuge! As was the song! the memories, lmao!
The remake already exists, Kdrama “Mask”. Not credited, but anyone who watches it will see its the same thing.
and inferior to La Usurpadora I bet. No one can replace Gabriela in the villain role. That said, I think that gender swap with a male el usurpador could actually work cause he wouldn't have to compete with the legend and lose but create his own.
Oh no! I don't like LDW at all! I love SH genre but really can't stand his one-note smugness. He isn't Tony Stark smug (charisma + charm+ self-deprecation), he's I-m-better-than-you smug.
Sad but true. I’m happy that a lot of Asian actors have been making breakthroughs in the US film industry. But…
We are in agreement! :)
There's a difference between representation and replacement and I'm sorry to say but right now there's a big push for replacement. Nobody has a problem with IPs such as Blade, BP, Shang Chi, Candyman, etc which are about ethnic characters. But people have huge problem with blackwashing/brownwashing/etc of canon white characters or insertion of them in historical periods where they simply weren't present, all in the name of color blindness. Just like people rightfully had problem with whitewashing of ethnic characters in the past. So that creates hostility and resistance to "representation" because it's replacement. How is a black or Asian community represented if black or Asian actor plays King Arthur or Sir Gawain or David Copperfield? They aren't because those characters are not black or Asian, they are white in black/brown/yellow face so to speak. They aren't written as representatives becausr their experience is white. So that's what stops the progress IMO. It's hard to get aboard with this nonsense whereas it's easy to get aboard with real representation.
Sad but true. I’m happy that a lot of Asian actors have been making breakthroughs in the US film industry. But…
I educated myself and from what I can see, representation in media means that population of 13.4% must be represented as if it's over 50% or there will be #Oscarssowhite and similar hastagging. Reminder that 92d Academy Awards were hashtagged #Oscarssowhite despite Parasite and Bong Joon Ho nominations/wins and Taika Waititi nomination/win. So in America, representation clearly means only 1 type of representation. Lets not pretend that it doesn't.
But I will apologize for my tone. It was meant to be playful but without emojis it came off hostile.
Sad but true. I’m happy that a lot of Asian actors have been making breakthroughs in the US film industry. But…
no you mind yours. you said very clearly that they "still didn't change the racism in America". I understood your post very well. So that was not about representation, that was about what you think movies should do but didn't since it is not what movies can do even if they want. Representation has been there forever. Cosby Show anyone? NBA anyone? Will Smith? 1000 rap and hip hop stars? Music legends of the old? Etc. And racism has been there forever. Movie, music, TV, sports, etc didn't change it because that's not how the change works. So let them represent but keep your expectations in check about what the endgame can or cannot be.
"Vincenzo's Song Joong Ki goes international:no longer drinks soju." 🤣🤣also what you said about multiple…
Speaking of Vincenzo, I have to say I was fooled into thinking it was going to be set in Italy, Instead, it was a massive bait and switch that quickly changed location from green screen Tuscany to dilapidated Seoul apartment building and spent the next 19 episodes confined to that space. Talk about massive disappointment.
while I understand frustration with Seasons, I prefer Netflix format of fewer episodes but the whole season instantly available. Korea-made dramas tend to be overlong beyond any reason and justification. Episodes that run as long as movies (1 hr 20 min minimum to almost 2 hours - I'm looking at you CLOY!) with too much filler and interminable repetitiveness ( see Vincenzo for example) which really tests my patience. Also, terrible romance and cloying chasteness that makes me roll my eyes. And above all else, completely unnecessary complications such as that every ML and FL has some sob background that doesn't have an impact on the main story but is just a subplot drag for no reason but that Koreans love sob backstories for some reason.
C dramas
Oh this looks great! :) OH this has...50 episodes and it's still going on. :(
That's my beef with C-dramas in a nutshell. Tooo freakin looooooooooooooong. Finish the story dammit!
J dramas
I watched only 2 - Naked Director and Alice In Borderland so basically Jflix. Loved Season 1 of both but Naked Director Season 2 was a total filler and I'm now worried about Alice. I like that J dramas are actually sexy unlike K and C dramas. So my complaint would be Seasons. I like the pacing, sexiness and fewer episodes but I don't like Seasons.
Sad but true. I’m happy that a lot of Asian actors have been making breakthroughs in the US film industry. But…
saw the movie. Simu Liu was just OK, not the standout. Tony Leung, Ben Kingsley, Meng'er Zhang and even Awkwafina were better. He's OK when he postures but sucks at emoting and isn't much of a charisma.
I absolutely HATE this character. HATE HATE HATE. I usually like villains but HATE this one. Boring, no personality, exists only to move the plot forward, for whatever reason is mistaken for a strong woman and a role model when in reality is anything but. Just total flop.
Nunce te Olvidare was huuuge! As was the song! the memories, lmao!
Some classics should be left alone.
There's a difference between representation and replacement and I'm sorry to say but right now there's a big push for replacement. Nobody has a problem with IPs such as Blade, BP, Shang Chi, Candyman, etc which are about ethnic characters. But people have huge problem with blackwashing/brownwashing/etc of canon white characters or insertion of them in historical periods where they simply weren't present, all in the name of color blindness. Just like people rightfully had problem with whitewashing of ethnic characters in the past. So that creates hostility and resistance to "representation" because it's replacement. How is a black or Asian community represented if black or Asian actor plays King Arthur or Sir Gawain or David Copperfield? They aren't because those characters are not black or Asian, they are white in black/brown/yellow face so to speak. They aren't written as representatives becausr their experience is white. So that's what stops the progress IMO. It's hard to get aboard with this nonsense whereas it's easy to get aboard with real representation.
But I will apologize for my tone. It was meant to be playful but without emojis it came off hostile.
while I understand frustration with Seasons, I prefer Netflix format of fewer episodes but the whole season instantly available. Korea-made dramas tend to be overlong beyond any reason and justification. Episodes that run as long as movies (1 hr 20 min minimum to almost 2 hours - I'm looking at you CLOY!) with too much filler and interminable repetitiveness ( see Vincenzo for example) which really tests my patience. Also, terrible romance and cloying chasteness that makes me roll my eyes. And above all else, completely unnecessary complications such as that every ML and FL has some sob background that doesn't have an impact on the main story but is just a subplot drag for no reason but that Koreans love sob backstories for some reason.
C dramas
Oh this looks great! :) OH this has...50 episodes and it's still going on. :(
That's my beef with C-dramas in a nutshell. Tooo freakin looooooooooooooong. Finish the story dammit!
J dramas
I watched only 2 - Naked Director and Alice In Borderland so basically Jflix. Loved Season 1 of both but Naked Director Season 2 was a total filler and I'm now worried about Alice. I like that J dramas are actually sexy unlike K and C dramas. So my complaint would be Seasons. I like the pacing, sexiness and fewer episodes but I don't like Seasons.