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At first I didn't like to watch 'Faith' because I didn't thought it was a very good drama BUT in the end, I think, it was one of the best decisions I ever made concerning dramas.What I liked:
- The acting is amazing. The actors and actresses convince the audience with believeable and touching characters and I often forgot that they were acting.
- The costumes, the rooms, the surroundings, the whole appearance of the drama is unbelievable. Even though some of the uniforms seemed to be made of plastic than of leather, I liked the probs and I think it was made with much effort
- The music of the drama supports the storyline perfectly.
- The story is going very smoothly. If you don't like what happens in the first half of an episode than you only have to wait for the second and it changes. Still the story and the actions aren't too quickly.
- The main lead (Yoo Eun Soo/ Kim Hee Sun wasn't just a weak person. She proves that she is strong too.
What I didn't like:
- Some situations reappear in the drama. So something which happened already, happens a second time (If I say more it would be a spoiler)
- Sometimes they characters seemed to make the same mistakes again and again, so they didn't learn anything.
- THE OVERALL PROBLEM of the drama was repetition!!!
Normally I have problems with such dramas since they get boring halfway but this was one of the first dramas I watched without a break (even though I have to wait for the last four episodes^^)...so concerning historical dramas, I think, this is a MUST-WATCH!
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But i must say i was suprised when i actually watched it cause for me it was really good.
It is the truth that at the beginning it is a bit slow but after a few episodes it get´s faster and i think this drama needed the slow start so that you can get familiar with the different characters.
The actors all did a really great job in portraying ther roles be it Lee Minho as Choe Yeong or Ryu Deok Hwan as King Gong Min.
The staff did also an awesome job for this drama and the special effects where really great.
So all in all i would say if you like historical dramas, with a bit fantasy, this is definitly a must watch for you.
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I really appreciated the fact that the writer chose this time period (Goryeo period)for i learnt alot, thanks. The costumes where good i was satisfied with the quality.
Faith is not my number 1 Drama however it does deserve its rating of 9. You will find Love, Action, History, comedy and politricks. The main couple love was ok but i must say the Royal couple took the cake for me. I felt them more at times plus history did confirm that they indeed loved each other greatly, that i could feel for sure.
Any how i must say the ending smh ( i wanna just hit the director and the writer in a dem head back) it could have been so much more ssssoooo much :( ..... I hate finding good drama`s that build me up and jus let me down in the end.
Overall i did enjoy this Drama not boring at all far from it, a must watch so go for it. Thank you Mardne for the recommendation another hit:)
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Great concept, poor execution.
This is a drama with an amazing concept that had so many possibilities for success but alas it just never quite delivered on its premise. I could see very clearly what the drama was trying to convey but it rarely hit that mark and there are so many missed emotional beats that are wasted. There are scenes which clearly deserve more weight, but they're delivered without punch or significance.Another thing show does is to deliver monumental truths way after the viewer has already figured it out, so it doesn't have the necessary impact of a bombshell.
The acting is ok, I've been on a quest to find out the reason for Lee MinHo's massive popularity and I can't say that it's because he's a great actor, he's rather wooden and one dimensional but I will say he has a certain charm which is endearing. In this role he's ok but the role would have had more impact with a more powerful actor. Kim Hee Sun is also ok in this, a bit silly at times where the role lacked the wisdom that a person from the future would have. The men from the Woodalchi are entertaining and cute.
The actor who got my notice in this is Park Se Young who played the Queen, she had the right demeanour and energy that the role required.
The music is ok, well placed.
Overall I wish this show could have lived up to its potential.
5 out of 10.
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THE MAIN reason i watched this drama was because of Lee Min Ho :). However, i found this drama to be up to scratch here are my reasons.
THE STORY: Queen In Hyun's Man and this drama have similar vibes to them (expect the woman lead is an actor and the setting is in the Josen era) any wayyy the story dragged on a bit i think 20 episodes would have been enough. It was a love story with some twists and turns added, as well as time loops. I got a bit confused at the end so i advice you watch the finale twice maybe three times lol.
CAST: The cast were just perfect for each role, they made you laugh, angry, cry, frustrated, worried, anxious and annoyed. Either way they all gave their best.
MUSIC: it was a bit dramatic and OK -_-
OVERALL: well, i kind of enjoyed it i guess i was expecting to much, but the story and the connections with each characters keeps you wanting to know more. I will again advice you to watch the ending at least to understand it, director and writers pissed me off at the end. they could have made it more clear for the audience :(
Enjoy and let me know :)
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You don't have to know much (at all) about Koreas history, even if a great deal of this drama is about it and it is set in a historical time period.
It's got both sugar and spice. Both present and past. Both romance, action, and some politics.
You don't need to worry to much about this drama becoming to cheesy, it never does. Nor do you need to worry about it having to much fighting and no Main girl and Main boy relation/scenes.
What you do need to worry about however, is how much your space your embarrassing scale got.
This drama is awesome, it got it all. You never get bored of it. There is of course, like in any other dramas, time periods when it get a little boring and you maybe dislike this or that part.
But the thing is, this drama, from the beginning to the end, always succeeds to keep it's touch. You'll always want to know the answer of the question popping up in your mind. And therefor you continue to watch. Some think that if I watch this episode I'll get my answer and I can drop this drama. Well, the scary thing is, it's almost as if the director already knew your question, so he, purposely put your answers in a place where you have to watch even more to get to know the truth. That's good, because you wont feel frustrated even if you have to continue to watch. Instead you will grow even more and more attached to it and when your on the last episode, when it all ends, you'll regret watching it to greedily. You'll wish that you had slowed down a little.
And as for me, I wished nobody saw me crying.
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Though I didn't start to watch this drama for Lee Min Ho, he was very impressive. The last drama I'd seen of him was so long ago, I'd almost forgotten how good he is. Of course, it didn't take long to be reminded of that.
Kim Hee Sun was equally good. Her character Eun Soo was as strong and maybe even more important to the drama than Choi Young (Lee Min Ho).
A great plus for this drama is that there are so many characters of note in this drama besides the main leads and played by very good actors.
The King, the Queen, the Woodalchi boys and of course the main negative characters.
This is probably the first drama where there was a sort of comic relief in the villain. Ki Cheol is at the same time evil as well as somewhat comic and pitiful towards the end when he becomes obsessed with the thing he cannot reach, without even knowing what it is.
The music could grow on you perhaps, because it seemed out of place when I heard it the first time, and later not so much.
I cannot finish the review without mentioning the romance. It was slow to build up and to be acknowledged, but it was beautiful all the way. I loved how their interactions were built into the story even with so much else happening.
The 24 episodes went by very fast and I was quite satisfied with the drama. Though if I had to change something, it would be to explain more how and why Eun Soo traveled over time so many times. It seems to suggest that it is fate and not by chance that she was the one, but how and why isn't so clear.
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The story is pretty good, but I have to admit that sometimes the story is a little slow, but overall I really liked it. This show made me laugh, cry and everything in between.
The cast was awesome! Le Min-Ho is amazing...not to mention gorgeous (haha). I feel like the right person was cast for each character and wouldn't change them for anything.
I really loved the music, I have downloaded several of the songs. There were several parts when the music was playing that just filled me with so much emotion and some parts that made me cry (you know if it's a good show if it makes you cry).
I am going to give it a few weeks before I rewatch it again haha! But I would for sure reccomend this drama to anyone, and it's my opinion that everyone should watch this.
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Story: There was a really interesting set-up here. 2012 was the year of time-travelers. There was "Rooftop Prince" with its Joseon Idiot F4, "Queen In Hyun's Man" with its sweeping romance and sizzling chemistry, and of course the mess that was "Dr. Jin". Each time travelling drama had a special idea that made it different from the rest of the time travelers, and "Faith" probably had the most interesting of them all. In all the other dramas, the time-travelers were normally men, but this time it was a woman who went back into the past. At first, that doesn't seem like it would make much of a difference, but that little piece of the story made a world of difference. Eun Soo was surrounded by princes and Lords who wanted to possess "The Great Doctor". Before all the feminists on this site get angry, let me just point out that this makes sense. You can't force a guy to marry you or stay in your palace- well, you could- I'm not even going to go there.
I also loved how all the characters had really interesting roles in the story. The main character was a doctor who came from "heaven's realm", the male lead was a general with the power to control lightning- etc, etc. Even when the story was draggy, there were a few interesting developments with the characters.
Acting: Kim Hee Sun and Lee Min Ho have an age difference of about 11 years. Initially, I was prepared to be a little creeped out, but I was surprised when the stylists and the make-up artists made it work. They had a cute, breezy chemistry. Nothing sizzling, but the drama is called "Faith" for a reason. It was more about finding faith in yourself and having faith in others, not about steamy kisses or whatever. (If that did happen, I would probably be a little scarred. Age gap aside, Kim Hee Sun is married. And has a kid.)
Lee Min Ho is one of those actors whose hype I don't really understand. Granted, I haven't seen that much of him- I only ever watched "Boys Over Flowers" and didn't like it much, but he didn't really stick out to me. "Faith" made me see his skills differently. He has his weaknesses, but he did a good job here. Kim Hee Sun was awesome, playing Eun-Soo's sarcastic and free-spirited character like she was born to do it. The supporting cast was good too, and I particularly loved the bromance between all the Woodalchi boys.
Rewatch Value: Not for a while.
Overall: After the writers pretty much exhausted all the fun of the story, they drag it. There were absolutely no surprises after episode 12. This drama probabaly would have been a lot better if it were cut down to 16-20 episodes and if the last half of the last episode was made into two episodes by itself. The ending felt really rushed to me. All in all, "Faith" didn't live up to its potential. There was so much the writers could have done with this story, but it all went downhill.
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It started out really good. The story might be cliche, as so many fantasy type time travel dramas happening now, but it was good (for this genre you have to forgo many unnatural things and just go with the fantasy flow) The cinematography was beautiful, the music was good, the actors did a good job.
Even though I loved all the charactors, from the cool and aloof general to the bubbly and vivacious doctor and their loyal and lovable comrades, I really got bored with the repetition of the story during the latter half of the show. This would have been a better 16 episode drama, actually I would have given it an 8 or 9 certainly then, but they dragged their issues endlessly (I dont want to mention which issues as I dont want to spoil whoever is watching, but youll get my meaning after you watch it) till it gets quite annoying and you say "on with it now and lets end it now".
The story and romance of the king and queen was quite cute, wish they had more romantic scenes together.
Even though we get our happy ending, it was not really satisfying and quite confusing. I was like 'Huh? what happened here' and took me a while to figure it out.
As for rewatching value, I usually like to rewatch romantic touching type drama, so maybe I might not rewatch it.
Well I do recommend to watch it first time, especially all the Lee Min Ho fans, he has done a good job here.
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This is just one of those dramas where all of the pluses make up for the negatives and then some.
Story: I just loved the story; was it a flawless masterpiece? No, but but few things are. The twists and turns were excellent, and so many scenes get you right in the feelings.
The plot (especially in terms of relationships) didn't have too much of the one-step-forward-two-step-back that usually drives me up the wall with dramas; the conflicts and coming to terms with feelings felt relatively realistic and timely.
Acting/Cast: I thought the leads were phenomenal right from the start. I read a few other reviews that said Lee Min Ho should stick to contemporary roles, but I thought he was flawless in his role.
I wasn't too sure about the supporting characters in the first few episodes, but they seemed to gain confidence and really got into their roles. By the final episode I felt the vast majority of the cast was more on par with the leads.
Music: I usually don't notice music much, but I loved the OST for Faith. Any issues I have with it is more editing related. I thought it matched the feeling and mood of the drama perfectly and only added to many of the scenes. (I typically consider a soundtrack decent if it doesn't detract from a show, so being able to add to the value is a big plus.)
Rewatch Value: I'm personally really not big on rewatching anything; if I watched Faith again it would be to get more Lee Min Ho in my life. I do feel that, because such a big part of this show is the shock of the twists, that it has a lesser rewatch value. You may forget small details of a show, but you typically don't forget gigantic plot twists.
Other Comments: Most of the "problems" I had with Faith had more to do with directing and editing than with the actual elements. Faith is phenomenal, but I think it's just like any drama in that if you don't like the genre there's a good chance you won't enjoy it.
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This drama has changed my Mind in regards to historical dramas, there was no slow episode . No problem stayed there lingering for a long time, they where all solved fast. Making it exciting. They could have made more episodes. The theme song was well chosen. I almost forgot that it was lee min from boys over flowers. He was superb in this one.however SPOILER kind of! I don't know why they keep on giving inconclusive endings I hate them.they were no clichés. Overall it was superb. but after watching it again i have realised the repetitiveness off problems they should have worked on that and a more satisfying ending Was this review helpful to you?
