I have no idea what and where this drama took me :((
Oh my, just finished watching the drama "4 Minutes," and I am quite conflicted. While it certainly includes a lot of mature content and violence, the storyline left me completely confused.
The plot started out interesting, but it quickly became difficult to follow. I couldn't tell if the show was exploring a parallel world or different timelines; for instance, a character would be deceased in one frame and then the same character is suddenly saved in another by someone. Even rewinding didn't help clarify the direction of the story for me. A waste of my viewer time, in my personal opinion.
(On a personal side note, I’ve been thinking about how dramas often portray smoking as cool or intimidating. I am incredibly grateful I stopped when I did, as continuing felt like playing Russian roulette with my health. Why companies, whether through the entertainment, other business continue to push smoking as being distinguish looking or sexy is beyond my intelligence of living a long life. Not as attractive anymore, it's just a foolish tool.)
Back to this very confusing drama, unfortunately I cannot recommend it. While the actors performed the "spicier" scenes well, the narrative felt aimless. I won't be rewatching this one, and I’d only suggest it to someone interested purely in the mature themes rather than a coherent plot.
I gave it 2 stars because I know how hard everyone had to work on this. If this was rewritten with more clarity ... I think it would be a great drama.
The plot started out interesting, but it quickly became difficult to follow. I couldn't tell if the show was exploring a parallel world or different timelines; for instance, a character would be deceased in one frame and then the same character is suddenly saved in another by someone. Even rewinding didn't help clarify the direction of the story for me. A waste of my viewer time, in my personal opinion.
(On a personal side note, I’ve been thinking about how dramas often portray smoking as cool or intimidating. I am incredibly grateful I stopped when I did, as continuing felt like playing Russian roulette with my health. Why companies, whether through the entertainment, other business continue to push smoking as being distinguish looking or sexy is beyond my intelligence of living a long life. Not as attractive anymore, it's just a foolish tool.)
Back to this very confusing drama, unfortunately I cannot recommend it. While the actors performed the "spicier" scenes well, the narrative felt aimless. I won't be rewatching this one, and I’d only suggest it to someone interested purely in the mature themes rather than a coherent plot.
I gave it 2 stars because I know how hard everyone had to work on this. If this was rewritten with more clarity ... I think it would be a great drama.
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