A story with ballet, but not about ballet. / Uma história com ballet, mas não sobre ballet.
A story with ballet, but not about ballet.STORY - A magnificent and confident ballerina goes blind. Before that, she lost her parents in an accident. Discouraged, frustrated, she lost herself in a world of self-destruction and lack of interest in life. No friends, her own family wish her misfortune and only two loyal servants support her.
Her desire is to commit suicide, but a very clumsy and incompetent angel appears, who saves her, going against his duties.
Twists and turns, loves and dislikes and scenes involving the dynamics of angels (Wings of Desire by Wim Wenders please return!).
She recovers her eyesight, can dance again and, miraculously, continues to outperform all the others. With a new choreographer (like Daedalus fallen from the sky), she prepares for the premiere of the new show and….
Love conquers all.
The villains are despicable and uninteresting. Imbecile uncles, a cousin who feigns ignorance and for whom they destroy Yeon Seo's life. And her psychopathic older cousin.
The boss in charge of the Angel is boring, the almost homeless ballerina and teacher…
ACTING - Shin Hye Sun is an excellent actress and, as always, is superb in a role that could be better. The rest, almost all of them, despite a hole below, fulfill their roles.
MUSIC – with the music of Ballet present the quality is immediate.
REWATCH – I don't think so. There is no scene that stands out, the story is extremely boring as far as the celestial part is concerned (sounds like Philip K Dick's The Adjustment Bureau – but written badly), the villainy scenes are boring. Even the romance didn't convince me. Everything was very fast, the falling in love, which is strange in a Korean series where, normally, a kiss takes 10 episodes or does not appear at all.
OVERALL – I love rom-coms, I think the lead actress is divine in her performances (especially in Mr. Queen), I always wish for happy endings, which are not outlandish, but which may not be the most logical ending to a drama. But this one didn't convince me.
Uma história com ballet, mas não sobre ballet.
HISTÓRIA - uma magnífica e confiante bailarina fica cega. Antes disso perde os pais num acidente, Desanimada, frustrada, perde-se num mundo de autodestruição e desinteresse pela vida. Sem amigos, com familiares que desejam o seu infortúnio e apenas apoiada por dois leais empregados.
O seu desejo é suicidar-se, mas aparece um anjo muito trapalhão e incompetente, que a salva, contrariando as suas funções.
Voltas e reviravoltas, amores e desamores e as cenas envolvendo a dinâmica dos anjos (volta “Wings of Desire” de Wim Wenders!...).
Recupera a visão, volta a poder dançar e, miraculosamente, continua melhor que as demais. Com um novo coreógrafo (qual Dédalo caído do céu), prepara-se para a estreia do novo espetáculo e….
Os vilões são desprezíveis e pouco interessantes. Uns tios imbecis, uma prima que finge ignorância e pela qual destroem a vida Yeon Seo. E a sua psicopata irmã mais velha.
ACTING - Shin Hye Sun é uma excelente atriz e, como sempre, é soberba um papel que poderia ser melhor. Os restantes, quase todos, apesar de um furo abaixo, cumprem os seus papéis.
MÚSICA – com a música das obras de Ballet como pano de fundo a qualidade é imediata.
REWATCH – não me parece. Não há nenhuma cena que se destaque, a história é extremamente aborrecida no que diz respeito à parte celestial (parece o The Adjustment Bureau de Philip K Dick - de fraca qualidade), as cenas de vilania são chatas. Mesmo o romance não me convenceu. Tudo muito rápido, o que é estranho numa série Coreana onde, normalmente, um beijo demora 10 episódios ou até não aparece.
EM SUMA – adoro rom-coms, acho a atriz principal divina nas suas atuações (especialmente em Mr. Queen). Desejo sempre finais felizes, que não sejam estapafúrdios, mas que possam não ser o final mais lógico de um drama. Mas este não me convenceu.
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Waste of time
I have some guilty pleasures. One is roma-coms or happy endings dramas.This fits that category, but...
So so so many clichest most done in a wrong and forgettable way.
Nothing new...
STORY - A girl does not like Filipino men and that is it. Boring story for me and the way the story develops is also bland.
ACTING - since I am not into fan stuff, I do not know much about the actors. For me, even the performance is really bad. Maybe it could have something to do with the English dialogs...
MUSIC - one calm with English lyrics was ok. The rest reminded me b or c movies from USA. The bad ones.
REWATCH - never!
OVERALL - even as a hangover recovery in a Sunday afternoon this is not good, since it is so bad.
Do not recommend to anyone, especially with so many productions way better than this one...
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Finally a good story with good acting.
Yes, age is not important for almost nothing—not to fall in love, not to act like teenagers, or maybe just being happy people...Story: The drama transports us in a 4x4 vehicle with four couples who drive us to a pleasant and entertaining series. It is about 4 great friends and their love relationships.
First couple: Kim Do Jin and Seo Yi Soo. He's an architect with extreme confidence who does everything for his friends. He's cool, responsible, and makes amazing surprises and loving gestures for his loved one. She's a ethics teacher who really cares for her students, but treats them with responsibility and accountability. She does not know what it is like to be loved and is afraid of being hurt... She is in love with her longtime best friend, and she was the one who introduced him to her girlfriend.
Second couple: Im Tae San and Hong Se Ra. He's the partner of Kim Do Jin, the one that Seo Yi Soo loves. He's not a patient man, but a very trust worthy friend. Hong Se Ra is a professional golfer. She knows how sexy and beautiful she is and takes their relationship very casual. She is Seo Yi Soo best friend and house companion.
Third Couple: Lee Jung Rok and his wife, Park Min Sook. He's a ladies' man who is always trying to talk to and meet young, lovely ladies. He's careless and irresponsible. Park Min Sook is wealthy and sophisticated. They are constantly on the verge of divorce because she is always looking for her husband, who is cheating on her. Although he does nothing but talk, he lies, meets with other girls, and is always begging for his friends to cover his actions from Min Sook.
Fourth couple: Choi Yo on and Im Me Ah Ri. They are not a couple. He is a widow who lost his young wife long ago. He is trustworthy, a good lawyer. He still wears the marriage ring. Im Me Ah Ri is Im Tar San's sister, 17 years younger (24). She's been in love with him for as long as she can remember.
With some twists and turns, interesting secondary characters, and some unnecessary episodes, this drama is funny, with excellent dialogue and scenes.
ACTING - wonderful. All of the main 8 characters were very well performed!
Music: I think there are two songs that I like. But it was okay.
REWATCH: Yes, why not? or just some dialogues or scenes.
Overall, I recommend watching this wonderful rom-com. I enjoyed it a lot. It felt like a breath of fresh air (I had just finished this December 2022, so it was new to me).
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Alexandre Dumas must have died one more time!!!
Bad, really bad.A revenge drama where almost everyone was forgiven and redeemed...
STORY - did not enjoy the story. Lots of twist and turns between a soft person that seeks revenge and 2 uninteresting villains. The revenge plot, the money, company, etc is very bad.
Swan is interesting, Ma Ri is laughable...
ACTING - most of the characters seemed forced...
MUSIC - one song over and over... Do not like it...
REWATCH - never!
OVERALL - as a revenge drama it is not good. As a romance it is worst. Do not recognize any good in this.
SPOILERS SPOILERS!!!!!
Happy ending and forgiveness for almost everybody?!?! I man loses his family, father, sister, bride... And much more! And still talks to the guy that done it like a friend? And his ex-bride stays with him?! The guy that almost killed his sister and was there when his father was killed?
I love happy endings, but this is too much!
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Nice watch with lots of plot holes
STORY - a former gangster wants to be a chef, even a not so good one. A teenager appears, love between them, a sort of love based more in friendship and maybe the dream of happiness.But he was targeted to be killed...
CAST - good FL, nice ML. The characters, except FL were not so interesting so acting could shine...
MUSIC - nothing special to me.
REWATCH - never. I enjoyed it, but there is not a single scene to remember.
OVERALL - I like and I am happy to have watch this movie. But there are so much better, even with this age gap love, more friendship love...
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Something to forget...
A movie about ...?????STORY - aliens want to invade Earth. The last point of invasion is Shanghai. The last hope is a super canon. And that is it.
ACTING - not stellar, but ok.
MUSIC - I do not appreciate this kind of OST. Nothing add to the movie.
REWATCH - no. The weapons, the defense mechanisms and so on don't make any sense. The Special effects and CGI are sometimes good,but also bad in other moments..
OVERALL - a romantic movie without romance, could be much much much better. I do not advise watching this.
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Did not like the pace and story too shallow
The theme is interesting! I have always liked to learn more about different ways of feeling pleasure. The world is an amazing place with lots of different people! But ..STORY - too simple for me, did not catch me. It could develop better. Side story was almost inexistent and it might be interesting.
CAST - I don't know any of the actors. ML was good. FL was not as good.
MUSIC - do not recall any. A no for me.
REWATCH - will not rewatch because I did not like it very much. There are better movies with this theme.
OVERALL - I was not disappointed to watch this, but just to pass time.
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Another love triangle...
I am a little tired of love triangles...STORY - Kurumi does not know what is her dream, but works hard to please her boss. She has a crush on him.
Shun took a chance in life, fail and lost everything. He does not want to loose anything more, so he lives his life as a carefree, minimalist person, with things and relationships. Then he meets Kurumi...
All characters live in K house, Charing feelings and supporting each other. Cute stories, except President - influencer relationship.
Too boring for me and cut the flow.
I like the relationships in the house and I do not regret f
ACTING - good!
MUSIC - nothing special, but was pleasant and well mixed with the scenes
REWATCH - I Don't think so. It has a nice story that I already know and I do not need to revisit again.
OVERALL - it is ok. But near the end it was not as good as I expected.
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A feel good drama
A simple story, a cute one and no more than this.For me, as a European, some things feels so strange, but the world is interesting because of that. Such difference in society, but I wonder what happiness is about…
STORY – a legislation to bring people into society through marriage. Two lost persons find themselves through the other. Cosy, sweet, and a good time to spare.
CASTING – good job, but the characters are very plain and they do not have to exert themselves to deliver.
MUSIC – do not remember any of the songs or sounds.
REWATCH – I like it, but I will not watch it again. The feeling will stay with me.
OVERALL – good to entertain. Warms a heart that wants happy things.
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With the virtual beauty and life, why do we need the real world?
The world is changing. The mirrors are changing to screens. The lives are all lies, or only the sweet part is told, or the bitter bullying in the social media.The theme is interesting, everything else, for me, wasn't.
STORY - even addressing some of topics of our present, it is not so interesting to me. Feel shallow and that as nothing to do with being short. Could have been even shorter.
ACTING – I think the main 3 characters were ok. The rest I didn’t like. I don’t know who they are and I don’t care. I just care about the acting.
MUSIC – didn´t like it, but it is my personal taste.
REWATCH – never. It is short, but there are so many good Asian dramas to see.
OVERALL – maybe it is a drama for young people. I find the characters very doll like, don’t appreciate the beauty industry and the shallow world of influencers, youtubers and that stuff. Even if some are really good, the majority is not.Since is short, it wasn't a total waste of time. Maybe could be use to discuss some important topics of daily life...
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The last scene was the final blow...It triggered the destruction of my neurons...
I do not mind interspecies or AI or cybernetic love. Although this was too much.Maybe they could have told this story in the 24th century or so… The way the IA is portrait is completely nonsense, going from a rational machine learning to a machine with feelings…
STORY – the story is very messed up for me. We have a woman in love with a machine, a grandfather completely driven by power, villains that kill and do all sorts of bad things without being punished, a mother that want to sacrifice one to have the other, a spoiled evil man that becomes good in the end (maybe an upgrade was made), etc.
The plot is not well made and there is a lack of coherence in the way Nam Shin 3 treats and relates with Kang So Bong.
If we want philosophical dialogues and think about this technological future, we have the incredible Blade Runner movie or the short story: "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"
ACTING – it was very good for most of the characters. I don’t think the transformation from Human Shin to the AI Shin 3 is very big, but Seo Kang Joon did a good job. That was probably the best of the drama. The casting deserved a better story!
MUSIC – I don’t recall any of the songs, so i don’t have much to say.
REWATCH – no. It was painful for me watch until the end. There are some cute parts, a few funny scenes (could have been so many more), but I will never rewatch this again
OVERALL – don’t know what to say. I am a man, I like rom-com and maybe I did not find any connection with the romantic relationship (if we can have a relationship with a robot that don’t feel nothing…). I felt in other dramas of this kind, but never in this, and I really tried.
SPOILER!!!
The last scene killed me! A robot with lacrimal glands?!?!?!?!
I do not get it! Sometimes the ending of the rom-com dramas is so open or with just a scent of what is going on. In this, the writer(s) put a tear in a robot!!!!!!!
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First drama with not a single ?...
Both ML and FL are interesting characters.Lots of stories intertwined. Most are not good or interesting. The villans are laughable, the couples are annoying.
2 or 3 strong female characters, some romantic hints, but without any deliverance.
I fast forward a lot, 40 episodes is too long for what we get
I enjoyed it though, even if, when I analyse the all show it lacks coherence, plot, romance, etc.
STORY - could be better, the couple is nice, wish I knew a FL like her!
CASTING - They did ok, despite the lack of chemistry or love gestures.
MUSIC - didn't catch my attention, wil never remember a single song...
REWATCH - romantic scenes are non existent, the plot is not interesting, but some action scenes are ok. But I don't think I would watch it again
OVERALL - I think they try to do a salad with all the ingredients. Nothing is missing, only the feelings...
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Is Kissing an act of love?
It's an entertaining show.Is it all about kissing? At least Sol has a t-shirt saying BISOUS (kiss in French).
STORY - the kiss thing is what glue the plot, but not very interesting... Especially because kissing is maybe the worst aspect of Korean dramas.
Don't understand much about some couples, like Sol's roommate and her bf. Is he a platonic guy?
ACTING - good in most of the scenes, but strange in others...
MUSIC - didn't affect me, so I think it did the job, but wasn't special for me.
REWATCH - don't think I will do it. Especially because the last episode is so bad for me. Can't understand the writers. Maybe they were kissing and forgot to end things properly!
OVERALL - simple history to spend some time. Not unforgettable. The last episode was very bad for me... Downgraded the show a lot.
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Uma resenha sobre esta curta e nada mais.
Apesar de qualquer projeto de minorias ter o meu apoio, esta resenha assenta única e exclusivamente na curta metragem exibida.Ao contrário da maior parte das críticas, não creio que esta história condensada seja completamente percetível. Cada um poderá julgar e construir a sua própria narrativa, baseada na relação entre uma mestre de artes marciais e uma suposta demónio (verdadeira ou adjetivada assim).
As partes coreografadas detêm alguma beleza, os cenários, a música que casa bem com as cenas…. Entre os fragmentos discursivos, vamos entendendo a história, uma relação amor/conflito. Talvez estejam em polos opostos, talvez sejam inimigas apaixonadas…
Vale pelos aspetos cénicos e pela beleza das personagens…
Seria um trailer magnífico de uma peça mais longa…. Quiçá isso aconteça um dia.
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Love is always beautiful
Well, i am a man and i like women. This is my line of thought and feel… If i said something wrong, please excuse me and enlight me!I know what is to be in love and desiring to spend all the moments with someone and even shout (if a person wants) to the world my happiness and love. I cannot imagine the difficulty that lesbians have to deal just to be themselves and express their love. Therefore, i am very happy with this show.
I can relate with most of the feelings, the doubts that they have. I cannot relate or feel (since understanding is a mental thing) the problems that exists in their relationship that i do not have. I have other problems and difficulty, but that does not matter to society and people around us. Much easier for me, unfortunately.
STORY - i really like the story. In the beginning, I was confused (maybe because of subtitles). I thought Ha Eun broke-up with her girlfriend, then I realise it was not and everything made sense.
It also seemed that Ha Eun’s best friend, Yu Bin, loves her. Maybe I am wrong… Even so, I loved the relation between them. Having such a good friend is a beautiful and empowered thing.
Love the bucket list, wish I could see Min Seo’s list as well (I am sure drinking alcohol in some bar was there!).
Loved the ending. I am positive that Ha Eun’s list will be dramatically different!
CAST / ACTING – I think they made a wonderful job! Do not know if they are lesbians (since I think saw them in more LGBTQ+ dramas), but that does not matter. There relation is fluffy and mature, with a beautiful beginning. I think they are good actors.
MUSIC – did not pay attention so I really do not know.
REWATCH – well… I am a teacher. I wish I could watch with my students, even if it is a tough decision because, of course, polemic society and parents. In addition, I am afraid of discussing a theme where I am not very familiar and even ignorant. I do not feel the society pressure, but I have friends that do. If someone wants to help or give me advises I appreciate.
Certainly will watch it if I have the chance. It is beautiful, short and it made me feel happy.
OVERALL – short, beautiful, love the chronology, the production. If you like a beautiful story of love you should watch it too.
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