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If Hyperion was a low-budget kdrama romcom filmed in France (alternatively, Red Herring Country)
As far as travel fling stories go, this one is pretty good. Not only is the OTP couple fun, but also all the main characters, everyone participating in the package tour were very interesting (at least interesting after a while) & well acted. Also I found the realistic portrayal of sex for a 2017 kdrama quite unexpected. The only love triangle in the drama is more of a Red Herring than anything else, so yes love triangle haters can safely watch this.++It would have taken minuscule effort to fix the script & create something remarkable. Unfortunately for a pre-produced drama the story sure doesn't seem to be particularly well written, or consistent. Just a minor change in the timeline would have removed the completely unnecessary ugliness from the OTP relationship. If I look at this realistically, it sure looks more than a bit horrible. At the early episodes ML is still in a relationship with the supposed love of his life that may have betrayed him, but he DOESN'T YET know that, they are basically in a quarrel. If I wanted to be mean I could say, that the whole plot is kind of like "We were on a break & then I fell in love with the copy-place girl, BUT IT'S FINE, because LATER I've learned that Rachel is Hitler." it's okay to completely fall for your rebound, but not like this, I don't think.
France sure is beautiful & luckily The Package works fine as a travel show as well. Though the cinematography is a bit strange. It's like the crew had no time to properly set up the scenes & think about how to effectively use some of the prettiest landscapes in the world. The end result is still gorgeous, but the photography is just whelming.
There were some very - ehm - creative product placements. As dumb as the "my friend needs these, he's lonely" sounds for a Peepee enlarger product placement, it's still better then the usual "everyone being sick all the time feeding each other cold medicines mouth to mouth" & whatnot.
#rant on
I'm sick and tired of the whistleblower cliche. I mean sure okay, whistle-blowing about embezzlement & then getting burned, because Korea is a corrupt sh***ole is not fun to watch, but that's at least somewhat in the realm of reality, right? However using African citizens as guinea pigs and then tens of random white collar workers covering it up like this is just too much. You need to be a special kind of psychopath to cover up potential mass murder this way.
Also have you guys noticed the trend how in kdramas completely unreasonable love can succeed, but whistleblowers never do. It's almost as if BigChaebol is paying for these educational lessons, as unlikely and stupid this conspiracy theory appears to be.
It's just too difficult to justify why this plot is in the drama, there is no real benefit, it could've been easily replaced with something more realistic. (like she cheated, she was forgiven & then has not shown up at the airport, because reasons)
#rant off
The ending is not nearly as bad as I have thought it would be. Of course there is the totally dumb, illogical separation, but the presentation is somewhat beautiful, it's not a complete blowout like in most kdramas. Overall I would rate the final episode at 6/10, which is certainly far above average, there are countless far better kdramas with hugely worse endings.
This is the first time in my kdrama watching carrier that I liked Yoon Park in a role. He is typically the teary-eyed second lead that ruins the drama for me. I never though he is not a good actor, but he really drew the short straw as far as typecasting goes, I wish he had more roles like this!
7.5/10 is a bit high for this drama, but considering how unique it is, it's probably justifiable. Every kdrama addict should watch this, eventually.
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Traveling abroad to find ourselves
I like it a lot.With France as the background, with music, landscapes and monuments, we follow some tourists in a journey of culture, love, finding themselves and the others. Is there a destiny in our lives? Do we really know the one that is traveling with us or waiting on the other side?
The story or stories are interesting, all the couples have struggles and got me curious to know more and to root for a good ending. They all have flaws, but all of them are good people.
It was written to give us only a part of the picture so we didn’t know what to think… Who is the guy chasing her? Is the future wife and mother having an affair?
There are some loose ends, some decisions that didn’t make sense because of the way the characters personality were deliver, but it is not important in the story.
France is so big and with lot of cultural sites. The only thing that I thought was lacking was the French way of life and the current history.
ACTING- was very very good.
MUSIC – love that kind of French music, and even the Korean songs were nice.
REWATCH – I know the ending and I already visit France. But some parts are beautiful, so maybe I could revisit some scenes.
OVERAll – I like it and I recommend this drama. I understand the ending, but I don’t understand why they keep doing always the same. Couldn’t they have wrapped it up better? Did it take much to have a minute or two more? Felt short and wasn’t necessary.
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Healing and Adventurous
paris!!! who doesn't love paris??? it will make you appreciate the beauty of this foreign country and will make you crave for the bread that they are eating lol. at first, it would be boring and you might want to stop watching this but keep on watching. what i like about this kdrama series is each of the character has a story that is heart-warming. it shows how everyone has their own burden and will help you appreciate, analyze and understand things you don't understand.its ending is cute and heart-warming. open ended in a way yet full of hope. also, there are scenes that will make you inspire to always do the right things despite the world that is not telling you to do so.
life is wort it living so do what you can today. love yourself and experience the things you want to experience.
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Eccezionale.
Un drama unico.Oltre al fatto di essere ambientato in Francia, parla di argomenti inusitati per i drama coreani,come i profilattici, il sesso e i reali problemi di una vecchia coppia, oltre ad altri temi importanti, ma già affrontati da qualcuno dei drama migliori, come il divorzio, l'eccesso di lavora in Corea ecc. La narrazione corale e l'assenza dei soliti drama-cliché lo hanno reso ancora più prezioso ai miei occhi e molto più moderno di tanti drama del 2022, secondo me. Gli attori poi...tutti bravi. Lo rivedró assolutamente. Non perdetevelo.Was this review helpful to you?
La france vue par un groupede touristes coréens.
J’ai eu envie de voir ce drama pour voir comment les Coréens décriraient la France en général et dans ce que les personnages en disent. Ma conclusion est que celui (ou celle) qui a écrit l’histoire doit beaucoup aimer la France car nous sommes présentés sous un jour positif, et en particulier le côté « libre » du Français qui n’est pas forcé d’obéir à la famille ou aux plus vieux jusqu’à la fin de ses jours. Quand la guide explique qu’en France on est plus libre, certains trouvent ça bien, d’autres sont choqués… Normal ! Heureusement pas de béret ni de baguette, d’ailleurs c’est tourné en décors naturel, et c’est très bien fait au niveau de la post-production et de la sonorisation.Nous sommes constamment en allers-retours entre la vie des personnages en Corée, leurs histoires, leur travail, et la parenthèse de leurs vacances en France.
Le décalage culturel donne des anecdotes drôles (la ceinture de chasteté…) ou amères (les bisous constamment échangés avec tout le monde peuvent entraîner des confusions) Un des participants se trouve à rencontrer un couple gay, marié, et sa réaction est assez significative du peu de visibilité que la situation a en Corée ! L’un des touristes déclare la nourriture française « sans goût » et réclame son kimchi… Alors on a les archétypes des voyages : le râleur impénitents à qui rien ne convient, mais c’est un travers universel !! Le couple d’amoureux qui se demande s’ils le sont toujours ! Une adolescente insupportable…la romance pourrait être banale, sauf que la guide ne semble pas du tout pressée de retourner en Corée, même pour suivre un amoureux ! Justement, j’ai bien eu le sentiment que la France l’avait pas mal influencée ! Et je pourrais d’ailleurs dire l’Europe ! Les liens qui se tissent entre les participants créent une atmosphère sympathique et de plus en plus chaleureuse… Et puis surtout on fait une magnifique balade au Mont Saint Michel, où il n’y a quasiment personne, et ça c’est inappréciable ! j’aurais aimé savoir quelle a été la genèse de ce drama, comment l’idée leur est venu d’aller tourner en France ! ce n’est pas comme si le Mont St Michel avait besoin de publicité !
Le côté relations humaines est vraiment bien fait, et le scénariste ne rate pas l’occasion de donner un bon coup de griffe à l’esprit qui règne dans les grosses entreprises en Corée, quand on voit en alternance ce que San Ma Roo doit subir pour avoir découvert une très mauvaise action de sa société !
Les acteurs sont très bien chacun dans leur rôle, et Jung Yong Hwa est bien plus à l’aise dans le rôle de ce garçon porte-poisse et maladroit que dans « the three musketeers » où à l’évidence il n’avait pas la taille du rôle ! Ryu Seung Soo dans le rôle de l’Emm…..r de service est parfait, et le reste de la distribution aussi !
La musique : pas mal d’accordéon, faut faire couleur locale, bien qu’on puisse facilement passer un an en France sans en entendre jamais… Mais pas gênant du tout.
En conclusion, j’ai trouvé ce drama très agréable grâce au côté touristique et relationnel, et en même temps s’il n’y avait pas le tourisme ce serait très quelconque ! Mais entendre la guide expliquer que la « la seine passe à Paris et Rouen et se jette dans le détroit de Douvres » ça m’a fait rire ! Il n’y avait d’ailleurs aucune grosse bêtise, au contraire c’était plutôt bien fait, comme la visite à Auvers sur Oise, ou Deauville…
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A melhor definição para The Package é "um drama coreano que foge de todos os esteriótipos de dramas coreanos". Em The Package você vai se sentir, como o próprio título sugere, em uma viagem guiada pela França. Para os amantes de turismo, é um prato cheio. Já para os amantes de k dramas, pode não ser a melhor experiência, motivo pelo qual a série foi sumariamente ignorada na Coreia.Nesta série você não encontrará praticamente nada da cultura coreana. Os diálogos e as atuações, em muitos momentos, lembram mais os de um seriado europeu ou americano do que de um drama coreano. As diferenças culturais e sociais entre Europa e Ásia são constantemente trazidas à tona pelos personagens. É notório que há uma preocupação da produção em fazer o espectador pensar sobre como é viver em um ambiente diferente da Coreia, isso fica claro nas cenas em que são discutidos assuntos como sexualidade e diferenças de criação entre homens e mulheres na sociedade ocidental em comparação à oriental.
Os episódios são muito bem produzidos e visualmente cativantes. O roteiro é simples, porém bem elaborado, sem deixar pontas soltas. Mas é justamente nesta simplicidade que se encontram os piores problemas da série. O roteiro, em nenhum momento, cativa os espectadores, e os episódios acabam por se tornarem rapidamente enfadonhos. Cada episódio gira em torno dos passado e presente de algum dos casais que estão realizando a viagem. Simplificando, sem dar spoilers: o passado deles explica o motivo de estarem realizando a viagem no presente. O problema é que essas histórias passadas são, em sua maioria, desinteressantes, e tomam o tempo de tela daquilo que há de mais chamativo na série, que são a viagem em si, os locais e as situações que eles passam na França. Fica claro que falta à série um plot que faça o espectador se importar realmente com os personagens. No fim das contas, muitas vezes eu já chegava no meio do episódio desejando que ele acabasse logo.
O romance principal também é outro ponto fraco. O casal é formado muito rapidamente e sem um bom motivo que explique de onde surgiu tanto amor entre eles.
O ponto forte, como já dito, é a ambientação. Os momentos em que a série brilha são nos quais o cenário da França é usado como personagem da história, como a ilha em que o casal fica preso, a chegada a Mont Saint-Michel e o passeio de noite por Paris.
Quanto aos atores, ressalvadas algumas poucas exceções, eles entregam um bom trabalho. O casting é composto quase todo de atores experientes - há poucos novatos na série - o que reflete em atuações sólidas e agradáveis. Os destaques vão para Ryu Seung Soo e Lee Yeon-hee.
Essa série é uma prova de que, em matéria de k dramas, o roteiro é rei. A produção é de primeiro nível; o ambiente é esplêndido; as atuações, agradáveis. Não fosse o fraco roteiro, com certeza séria uma séria nota 9.0+
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