Less medical, more drama.
Slow burn but if you are invested in the acting, and there are MANY great drama actors here, you will endure the long dialogues and subtle character development. As usual, CSW does not disappoint. Interestingly, somewhere in the middle the line between protagonist and antagonist blurrs and i found myself sometimes frustrated with the doctors and liking the president. Also, each character's personality remains the same until the end even if you see that it has been influenced somehow to be nicer or less serious.So in a nutshell, this medical drama is less medical and more drama.
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a different kind of medical drama, that will blow you away
first I would like to start by saying this drama deserves more than an 8.1 rating on this site and the main characters are two main leads, the female leads aren't really main characters, but as side characters, they are quite vital to the story. even the other characters are tremendously important.at first, I thought this would be medical drama, where the hospital is corrupted by higher-ups and a talented hero doctor would save it with his awesome skills. this is the most typical hospital dramas you see a lot. but this is completely different. it shows about hospital management conflicts where it shows how cruel a capitalistic world is by using a corrupted hospital.
my favourite character is koo Seung Hyo played by Cho Seung woo. incredible acting skills and his character is so refreshing and a very new type in kdrama world. We always see in any kdrama , the bad people as clearly bad persons, hero as good person, but this drama simply shows everyone as human being. both male leads aka main characters of shown as good and bad, that you will realise, if you are in their place, even you would do the same.
a must watch, don't expect romance a lot, although, in the end, there will be couples paired, the drama focuses a lot of two male leads and more on cho seung woo's character, which seems the true main character of the show, even though he starts his screen time from 2nd episode, he steals the show away.
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Started off good, but ended poorly
This kdrama has really great cast and I was super excited to watch, but it ended being so poorly writtten in the second half it was upsetting. Seung Woo saved this kdrama from being unwatchable.Most of the characters don’t have any depth or look and act the exact same as another character. Other than Mr. Gu and Ms Kang you really don’t feel anyone is exciting or interesting to watch at all. Nothing in the story gets resolved, no one is held accountable and they spent most of second half of the kdrama on the leads brother when the didn’t need to. They tried to make mr. gu the bad guy for most the show, but he’s the only standing up against corrupt, perverted and money hungry doctors.
They wanted me to believe Jim woo was supposed to be the heart of this kdrama? no, he never put his name on anything that he leaked and let other people take the blame and he literally made grieving parents watch their daughter get an autopsy just to get dirt on the hospital.
They tried to throw the main leads together at the end when they left on a weird note they last time they talked. No conclusion for ms kang, no accountability for the doctor who was basically abusing the elderly with unnecessary surgeries, no accountability for the doctor that sexual abusing/being disgusting towards women and nothing had to the chairman who was threatening to murder people. They literally just said screw the story, how we end it on a scene of just the two brothers going on a vacation smh. No amount of talent can save a kdrama from bad writing
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It's vibe is similar to stranger
I watched stranger (S1&2) first before watching life ( reason for the headline)It is interesting (but it is a bit boring somentimes - maybe it is bcoz I am not a fan of serious dramas)
The actors did a great job. They played the characters so well that *speechless*
Cho seung woo is really good at acting. I hated his character but rooted for him at the same time. His chemistry with won ji nah was✨
I liked Lee kyu hyung in prison playbook and I was suprised to see his serious acting in this drama. (He can pull off any character)
Moon so ri's character OSH is really annoying at the start but her character development is so good. (Btw Look forward to goo seung hyo's, oh se hwa's and Joo Kyung Mo's lunch scene)
Lee dong wook and won ji nah also did a great job. I loved LDK's character bcoz he was a rebel and WJN's character bcoz she didn't believe in rumours and believed that everyone has a good heart.
For a drama without romance, there are 3 couples that I shipped.
Ending is really satisfying and any other ending would have made it boring
If you want to see a medical-political-no romance but romantic-drama then this is perfect for you
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Materpiece
ONE OF THE BEST DRAMAS EVER TOP 5 FOR SURE 1000/10 <3 I CRIED MY ASS OFF FEELING SUPER EMOTIONAL ESPECIALLY DURING THE LAST EPISODE I REALLY DIDN'T WANT IT TO END. This drama introduced me to Lee Dong Wook and he is truly one of the best actors to ever exist! As a person knowing how it is to deal with disabilities, I was surprised at how well he portrayed the character. It was absolutely flawless he got me shook in every scene! His every single facial expression was insanely accurate it brought me to tears every time; depressed while trying his hardest to fight through "Life" and the love and hate relationship he had with himself and the people surrounding him were flawlessly portrayed. Though he had been given the hardest role (while everyone else had really vibrant roles and had a lot to play with), he draws you in and steals the show in my opinion. No one else on this planet could bring such a complex character this beautifully to life wow just wow!The brothers owned my whole heart in EVERY SINGLE scene they had. Their every scene was full of emotion, heavy, authentic and just too beautiful for this world. This drama simply depicted real-life human emotion and struggles. It was too real that for the first time ever, I truly did not feel like I was watching a drama.. The emotions and reactions depicted were so accurate to real life that I am still mesmerized just thinking about it. This drama is a masterpiece and a must-watch! I will definitely be rewatching this masterpiece soon <3
+this is the first time I saw Lee Dong Wook in a drama and OMG he is literally one of the best actors ever! He can depict any emotion through his eyes in a second! he completely took my breath away in his every scene <3
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L'hôpital est-il un service de soin ou une tentreprise rentable ?
Sauf que déjà c’est un drama médical avec quasiment jamais de scènes médicales, ou très peu…De plus c’est un drama très déstabilisant car rien ne se passe comme on s’y attend.
Certes, le Président n’est pas sympathique… mais il aime les chiens.
Le héros a des airs de chevalier blanc…mais il pratique la dénonciation anonyme !
Les médecins défendent leurs principes, mais, ils ne crachent pas sur les primes qu’ils pourraient avoir en vendant un peu leur âme ! On s’attend à chaque instant aux balises habituelles du genre, affrontements, défaites apparentes et victoire finale et triomphante, mais ça n'est jamais comme ça que ça se passe.
Bref, tout ça pour dire que l’intérêt fondamental du drama, c’est la psychologie des personnages et l’image (un peu effrayante, je l’avoue) de la médecine capitaliste à la manière coréenne !!
Le pur romanesque est remplacé par la force de la réalité de la facilité avec laquelle ont peut perdre son âme, s’il n’y avait pas ici et là un élément ou deux pour vous rappeler l’essentiel… Comment on peut se battre, même si on n’est pas parfait, pour un idéal plus grand que soi.
Si la fin est satisfaisante dans sa logique elle est loin du happy end, et quant à la Romance, et bien, il y a des sentiments, (amour, amitié, fraternité) mais vraiment discrets, délicats, et d’autant plus touchants mais pas du tout de romance (autant vous le dire de suite : personne n’embrasse personne ! jamais ! d’un bout à l’autre des 16 épisodes, et moi, ça ne m’a pas manqué du tout ! ce n’est pas le genre du drama !)
Mais n'allez pas croire qu'on s'y ennuie ! En tous cas moi je ne l'ai pas lâché, d'un bout à l'autre !
Là dessus, une interprétation excellente, Cho Seung Woo est un Président froid, ne suivant que son but… sauf que c'est quand même un homme et pas un robot… Les autres sont tous à la hauteur, Lee Dong Wook, Yoo Jae Myung particulièrement (il affrontait déjà Cho Deung Won dans Stranger ! ) Ah ! et j'oubliais la belle histoire entre les deux frères Lee Dong Wook et Lee Kyu Hyung (2è fois que je le remarque comme un excellent acteur, celui-là ! )
J'ai trouvé "Life" passionnant, même si le romanesque est à trouver dans la description du réel sans le romantique… et un énorme plus : PAS DE CHANSON !!! (sauf le générique, et elle est très supportable et très courte ! )
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