Episode 8 is my favorite so far. It revealed so much more depth and we got to know the non-leads a bit more too. looking forward to the coming episodes!
OK, so Id say this was definitely an enjoyable, gripping watch. finished it in one day.
I found it quite original in many ways: The free-will element and how the participants chose (and twice for that matter) to participate was quite nice and made me feel less frustrated with the game-makers. the character background was adequate and very fitting which made the story move at just the right tempo for me. I liked the sheer simplicity of the games and how it focused more on the dynamic behind the players instead of the game itself, and the fact that they're traditional Korean games. They really nailed the "Immigrant character" in this one, I hated how sloppy of a character and bad of an acting it could be in other dramas, Kudos to the actor for a great performance, and the writer for a well-written character. the visuals and cinematography were great.
The detective-brother subplot was.... kind of sloppy imo. I just couldn't wrap my head around how easily he slipped into that place, with all the people and security and he had a PHONE on him and no sensors or whatever detected it? I mean, they had cameras at every corner but no sensor or whatever for any phones around? he seemed to integrate way too easily with everything despite how mysterious and unbelievable it was. The fact that his brother was the mask guy was predictable for me. They could've done better for their story but yeah. The VIPs were a big meh, such a tone shift. The organ trade subplot was nice though.
I can't say I know how I feel about the ending but it wasn't too satisfying. The old man was my absolute favorite character but now Im shocked lmao.
I really liked that she avoided the topic of BJ’s job on the phone call and didn’t just tell him everything…
I got so confused about what the husband knows. So he doesn't know the fact that she isn't a writer anymore? the directing wasn't so clear about that before and I thought he was insensitively teasing her with that interview on the TV in that one scene.
Another masterpiece of a film. Byun Yo Han carried so much resemblance to his character Lee Bang Ji from SFD in this film which brought back so much nostalgia for me. It's filled with so many metaphors to ponder on and rewatch to discover.
I also watched it without subs.. but I think it would be more entertaining to watch it with subs.. and maybe get…
Many of the scenes where he could of just killed her; he didn't because he got a kick out of manipulating other people around her and watch her get all frustrated over it. Maybe if you understood some of the dialogue it would make more sense. I found the girl and her mother more frustrating as there were more opportunities for them to escape/expose him. I still thought it was a decent thriller though.
I have been avoiding signing up for a Netflix subscription for years until this masterpiece came out; I had a feeling it was about time and that it was going to be worth it and oh boy, it was. Marathoned the whole thing in a day. A new masterpiece!
I found it quite original in many ways: The free-will element and how the participants chose (and twice for that matter) to participate was quite nice and made me feel less frustrated with the game-makers.
the character background was adequate and very fitting which made the story move at just the right tempo for me. I liked the sheer simplicity of the games and how it focused more on the dynamic behind the players instead of the game itself, and the fact that they're traditional Korean games. They really nailed the "Immigrant character" in this one, I hated how sloppy of a character and bad of an acting it could be in other dramas, Kudos to the actor for a great performance, and the writer for a well-written character. the visuals and cinematography were great.
The detective-brother subplot was.... kind of sloppy imo. I just couldn't wrap my head around how easily he slipped into that place, with all the people and security and he had a PHONE on him and no sensors or whatever detected it? I mean, they had cameras at every corner but no sensor or whatever for any phones around? he seemed to integrate way too easily with everything despite how mysterious and unbelievable it was. The fact that his brother was the mask guy was predictable for me. They could've done better for their story but yeah. The VIPs were a big meh, such a tone shift.
The organ trade subplot was nice though.
I can't say I know how I feel about the ending but it wasn't too satisfying. The old man was my absolute favorite character but now Im shocked lmao.
I'd say it is totally worth the hype.
Marathoned the whole thing in a day. A new masterpiece!