If you're looking for a drama that shows
"The co-relation b/w the medical and corporate sector "
How they both work and merge . How dirty is it actually . How it's exploited .
What role the doctors play in this and how's the situation .Then this is it .
Rarely do I see such dramas . It's really serious at times .
This drama was excellent , but it had it's ups and downs .
The first episode was just boring and wasn't even needed .
It got paced after that nicely but again was hollow after episode 7 or 8 I think .
The problem this drama had was character development .
While this was the drama's strength but it ended up being it's biggest flaw .
The writer tried so hard to give equal screenplay to everyone in this drama ,
I mean every character had it's own importance , their own perspective was shown .
Every single character out there .
The problem lies in the fact that the mid plot was hollow and the writer tried to cover it up which I feel was absurd .
She wrote a good start and a good end but the mid part was just jumping from serious to casual romance and what not .
But then it diverted ,
In simple terms it lost it's depth and tried to regain it in the ending episodes .
But anyway , the writers tried to make it seem as realistic as possible which is a good thing .
The plot is open I mean it's unpredictable in a sense that it takes the realistic approach so well that you'll be surprised how normal things are .
People are people after all .
How we judge them and how they really are .
Acting wise all of them were awesome .
Specially our Lead Jo Seung Woo(Mr.Goo) . He's a real star and after watching him in 3 dramas now he's done till now .
He's the best Korean actor at the moment . Just phenomenal .
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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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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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One of the very best!
This drama was awesome. The script was clever, profound and gripping and raising a multitude of issues! Corporate greed vs. human lives is one, but it touches on so much more. Work ethics, personal ethics, ideals versus reality, viable compromise, ways to survive without losing one's humanity. Friendship, sacrifice, brotherly love, personal dignity, trust. Even mental illness as a coping mechanism.I don't know why and how, but on reading the synopsis one might think that the subject matter is dry and potentially boring, but in reality it's more gripping than a wild West adventure and you can't wait to see how it's going to unfold. There's never a dull moment, or a slackening of pace, even in the introspective moments with interior monologue which are possibly the weakest, but still play their role.
The two (three? four?) love stories are organic to the plot, they are not an afterthought, and they even help the plot go forward and the characters evolve.
The characters are all flawed, there isn't one perfectly "good guy" without any weaknesses, there isn't one bad guy (except for one) that doesn't have a good side to him/her. Every character richly detailed and developed with plenty of nuance. Even the chauffeur or a nurse we only see occasionally, all characters have been taken care of. This is so rare in k-drama.
The direction brought every detail of this masterful script to life, with the help of a group of extremely talented actors, each and every one of them on top of his/her game, down to the last role.
A special mention goes to the main lead - who is Cho Seung Woo, not Lee Dong Wook. He really makes the difference in this drama, shining bright.
It's not a drama to watch in a leisurely, distracted way while doing something else, or when you're sleepy. Maybe also not if you are under 18. I think that I wouldn't have enjoyed it when I was a teenager, but then today's teenagers might be different. It does require concentration, because so much is going on all the time. But you'll be amply rewarded for your attention, it's so enjoyable! And yes, it does have a happy ending - or as happy as possible, which will leave you smiling and satisfied.
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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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Cho Seung Woo as President Gu is every company's dream!
Wow. Cho Seung Woo as a ruthless businessman is totally mind blowing.Although he is the second male lead, the audience of this drama is only interested to watch his next scene and actions. His acting skills simply dominate the entire drama. This is his stage,; the rest supporting cast.
The drama starts with a top executive, President Gu, takes over the management of a loss-making hospital outside Seoul. His mission is to make the hospital a profit-generating hospital. He is faced by so many incompetencies and mismanagement but issues are solved by his creativity.
Until he begins to discover the real motive of his company's real objective.
Audience will admit once they have seen this drama, they will be very unlikely to find another good drama to watch. They will find themselves a loyal fan of Cho Seung Woo.
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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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