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I can't go back to how I viewed life before.
wow. just wow.
I've hardly watched movies/shows that make me wail and cry out loud for more than 10 minutes (I was screaming and crying for almost 40 minutes on the last episode alone).
holy fuck what the hell did I subject myself to.
WHAT a storyline, romantic subplot acting, quite literally almost everything. I don't think I've ever seen a purer form of love in mature movies/shows.
I remember looking up whether Go Ae Shin and Eugene Choi ever had a kissing scene, because, you know, that's kind of the pinnacle of romantic kdramas, but Mr. Sunshine truly didn't need any. The love between the two of them was so raw and sweet I think I have toothaches. The chemistry between lee byung hun and kim tae ri is truly astronomical. Their facial acting, especially in their eyes and smiles, truly made my heart melt.
Aside from the romance, the storyline was so true and genuine it really makes you bitter and almost hate the directors for making it feel so real. Personally, I felt like some of the people didn't deserve to die; however, that is essentially the essence of this show. Because, when you dedicate your lives for the longevity of your community and country, people will get hurt. people WILL die. and to me, this show really showed you the double sided coin of loyalty. because loyalty can make people do crazy things.
as I am writing down my thoughts, I'm sitting at my desk in a daze. my (previously sore) throat is very raw from all the wailing I did. this show will make you feel like you truly know these characters. I certainly feel like I watched friends die, which is kind of weird in an objective sense.
to those reading this sorry excuse of a review, would I recommend this show? absofuckinglutely. I think this show reminded me that love does exist, no matter the origin or ending. would I rewatch the show? probably not, unless I somehow forgot the entire thing, which I suspect that I won't for a WHILE. honestly, rewatching the show will feel like suicide.
as for the characters, I LOVE gu dong mae, kim hui seong, and kudo hina's character development. I was really cautious and unsure of them at first (ESPECIALLY kim hui seong), but this show really showed me that even the most unexpected people can change given the circumstances. pressure makes diamonds, as they say. I don't think kim hui seong should have died at all, I find it a little unnecessary but at the end of the day, it contributes to the point I made earlier about the harsh realities of patriotism in times of war.
I think my favorite side characters were domi, gwan su, and kyle. anytime they came on screen I was filled with joy because they just provide relief to their viewers. I'm glad that they came out okay for the most part.
all in all, it was almost a perfect show. I rated a "perfect" show a 9/10 only because I accidentally spoiled myself with finding out that Eugene dies sacrificing himself for his wife and a cause he didn't originally support, so for the last 5-6 episodes, everything felt like it was jinxing his death. It is also a 9/10 because I heard that while the ending sucked, some good came of it, but to me it didn't really think so. the Righteous Army was still in Manchuria I believe and Ae Shin Choi (they actually got married don't break my delusions) is achieving her goals, but to me it felt very hollow and that all the sacrifices everyone made were kind of in vain. However, that's not fully the case because the Righteous Army's new generation is rising and learning from their ancestors, and the shot of the ring on Ae Shin's finger saddened me so much because if she was painfully dreaming of her husband while he was in jail overseas for 3 years, I can only IMAGINE how much pain she felt the first year or two of him dead. I would only wish that kind of pain on my worst enemies.
anyways, sorry for the long ass tangent of a review, but I kind of wanted to leave my 2 cents because I have no one to talk to about this; I have no one to tell about how I'm grieving people and relationships that don't actually exist.
hope y'all have a tissue box nearby when watching this show .
I've hardly watched movies/shows that make me wail and cry out loud for more than 10 minutes (I was screaming and crying for almost 40 minutes on the last episode alone).
holy fuck what the hell did I subject myself to.
WHAT a storyline, romantic subplot acting, quite literally almost everything. I don't think I've ever seen a purer form of love in mature movies/shows.
I remember looking up whether Go Ae Shin and Eugene Choi ever had a kissing scene, because, you know, that's kind of the pinnacle of romantic kdramas, but Mr. Sunshine truly didn't need any. The love between the two of them was so raw and sweet I think I have toothaches. The chemistry between lee byung hun and kim tae ri is truly astronomical. Their facial acting, especially in their eyes and smiles, truly made my heart melt.
Aside from the romance, the storyline was so true and genuine it really makes you bitter and almost hate the directors for making it feel so real. Personally, I felt like some of the people didn't deserve to die; however, that is essentially the essence of this show. Because, when you dedicate your lives for the longevity of your community and country, people will get hurt. people WILL die. and to me, this show really showed you the double sided coin of loyalty. because loyalty can make people do crazy things.
as I am writing down my thoughts, I'm sitting at my desk in a daze. my (previously sore) throat is very raw from all the wailing I did. this show will make you feel like you truly know these characters. I certainly feel like I watched friends die, which is kind of weird in an objective sense.
to those reading this sorry excuse of a review, would I recommend this show? absofuckinglutely. I think this show reminded me that love does exist, no matter the origin or ending. would I rewatch the show? probably not, unless I somehow forgot the entire thing, which I suspect that I won't for a WHILE. honestly, rewatching the show will feel like suicide.
as for the characters, I LOVE gu dong mae, kim hui seong, and kudo hina's character development. I was really cautious and unsure of them at first (ESPECIALLY kim hui seong), but this show really showed me that even the most unexpected people can change given the circumstances. pressure makes diamonds, as they say. I don't think kim hui seong should have died at all, I find it a little unnecessary but at the end of the day, it contributes to the point I made earlier about the harsh realities of patriotism in times of war.
I think my favorite side characters were domi, gwan su, and kyle. anytime they came on screen I was filled with joy because they just provide relief to their viewers. I'm glad that they came out okay for the most part.
all in all, it was almost a perfect show. I rated a "perfect" show a 9/10 only because I accidentally spoiled myself with finding out that Eugene dies sacrificing himself for his wife and a cause he didn't originally support, so for the last 5-6 episodes, everything felt like it was jinxing his death. It is also a 9/10 because I heard that while the ending sucked, some good came of it, but to me it didn't really think so. the Righteous Army was still in Manchuria I believe and Ae Shin Choi (they actually got married don't break my delusions) is achieving her goals, but to me it felt very hollow and that all the sacrifices everyone made were kind of in vain. However, that's not fully the case because the Righteous Army's new generation is rising and learning from their ancestors, and the shot of the ring on Ae Shin's finger saddened me so much because if she was painfully dreaming of her husband while he was in jail overseas for 3 years, I can only IMAGINE how much pain she felt the first year or two of him dead. I would only wish that kind of pain on my worst enemies.
anyways, sorry for the long ass tangent of a review, but I kind of wanted to leave my 2 cents because I have no one to talk to about this; I have no one to tell about how I'm grieving people and relationships that don't actually exist.
hope y'all have a tissue box nearby when watching this show .
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