I don't understand the hype around it. I mean the movie was ok, it had good visuals and the overall atmosphere was well done, but the main characters had no development, and the storytelling was confusing. The shaman/geomancers theme is always an interesting topic, but there wasn't sufficient backstory for the people involved for me to care about what happened to them. That said It's still an entertaining watch.
I'm a little disappointed. The movie felt strange, after watching the anime and reading the manga (I still need to read the novel). Miyo was on point I think, but everyone else felt off. The storytelling was disjointed. If I hadn't watched the anime I would be confused at how they pieced everything together. They shouldn't have tried to fit everything into one movie. There was too much information cut out to make for a proper narrative since other important characters should have had more screen time. Ultimately, they even changed the ending and diminished Myio's self-discovery and use of her power. I think a drama would have made the story justice, instead of a movie.
I'm not too fond of dramas getting split up like this and calling it a season. During a season at least the story arc is completed. It shouldn't be called seasons 1 and 2, but only season 1. It should only have one page. What next? Splitting it up into 12 episodes and calling it 12 seasons?
Thank you for making this list. I'll avoid them for sure. The romanticization of rape/sexual assault in BL (novels, webtoons, and dramas) has become so normalized, that people won't even think about how wrong and harmful this bad representation is.
They are literally distorting history. This drama is blatant history revisionism. If they want to write fiction in a historical setting at least get the facts right.
Tbh I have no idea how to rate this drama. I liked the creepy cult horror concept but everything was always so cryptic and vague. Every time I was like: "Wait, we are getting somewhere, I think I understand what is going on" only for the next minute to be like: " Wait, false alarm, I have no idea what is going on" xD
Well, it's not bleached it's grey. I Take it you haven't read the manga. His hair turned grey out of shock when…
Don't worry about it. I actually agree. The movie doesn't make it clear and skips out on many details from the manga. In the manga, Kenshin faces great emotional turmoil questioning his way of life and not being able to protect the ones he loves. But in the movie, because they cut so much of the manga parts, everything comes out disjointed and flat.
I have a random question. Does anyone know if hair bleach was a thing in 1887? Enishi obviously has black hair…
Well, it's not bleached it's grey. I Take it you haven't read the manga. His hair turned grey out of shock when he witnessed what happened to his sister.
This is actually good news. I'm looking forward to watching the complete drama with Na In Woo. I had already decided not to watch after what happened, but since they are reshooting everything then I'm all for it :D
Firstly, thank you so much for the recommendations. I might give a few of them a try!
Secondly, I feel the same about high-rated dramas too. The number of times I picked a high-rated drama with glowing reviews and then got disappointed. The rating is subjective, in the sense that viewers will rate highly something they personally liked, sometimes just because their favs are in it. And on the other hand, viewers will also give a low rating just because they don't like this particular actress or genre, or the ending didn't align with their expectations. There are so many factors, I don't even know where to begin. I usually try not to put much weight on the rating, but sometimes it does play a bigger role in my decision-making when choosing a drama to watch.
They are literally distorting history. This drama is blatant history revisionism. If they want to write fiction in a historical setting at least get the facts right.
Secondly, I feel the same about high-rated dramas too. The number of times I picked a high-rated drama with glowing reviews and then got disappointed. The rating is subjective, in the sense that viewers will rate highly something they personally liked, sometimes just because their favs are in it. And on the other hand, viewers will also give a low rating just because they don't like this particular actress or genre, or the ending didn't align with their expectations. There are so many factors, I don't even know where to begin. I usually try not to put much weight on the rating, but sometimes it does play a bigger role in my decision-making when choosing a drama to watch.