Les personnages sont attachants du début à la fin.
On n'a pas de mal à rentrer dans l'histoire, au contraire, une fois le dernier épisode terminé, on aimerai que ça continu. Il sagit bien d'un drama "tragique". Il ne faut clairement pas s'attendre a un happy ending. On nous plonge dans le milieu des trafics de drogue et de la police. Le theme générale de l'histoire est accrocheur, malgré quelques coac, on pardonne vite on attend impatiemment la suite au fil des episodes qui se terminent generalement avec suspence. Je conseil a tout ceux qui hesitent de se lancer dans cette histoire.Was this review helpful to you?
And it kind of makes me laugh about the head nods. How do the hench men know what each one means? The head hench men actually stood out to me. There were pretty cool/weird/interesting.
I liked that the espionage life is acknowledged as being so difficult and soul-crushing. They really explored this idea. I really liked seeing the relationships and how they developed and revealed themselves. Another theme is how everyone just wants to protect someone they love.
I find I am all about that atmosphere. If the drama can convince me of their premise, then I'll totally get on board with whatever's going down. The intensity and the plot is so strong. The story just pulls you in and the drama makes connections repeatedly so you have to find out who is connected and how. When people describe this as a smart drama it's not because it's smart, it's because the drama let's the viewer put two and two together and doesn't spell everything out. I like that. It says a lot because it doesn't say much. You gotta love a drama like that, right? There were so many little things that really impacted me. That scary moment when Eun Soo smiled for instance.
All the characters are quite intense and I found them rather compelling. The music did amazing things to support those emotional and significant moments.
I like that I didn't know how much each character knew and how their responses to situations was unpredictable. I didn't know how they were going to react.
Just when you think one character is in trouble, they reveal what they know and the tables are turned.
I really like how the plot sets traps for the other characters and doesn't explain it to the viewer so you really are on the edge of your seat wondering what they're up to.
I like that for the most part the men treat their female colleagues like any human being and that they sometimes are put off when someone treats these women as females.
Doctor’s Son
The doctor has the Batman instincts. You can definitely see the charisma that is Jung Kyung Ho. He suffers so much tragedy but he is consistently tantalising whether he’s being a badass, being vulnerable or in a tumult of grief and loss.
So there is waffling before things get nail biting again. Actually, I have never experienced sweaty palms when watching a show ever. And this show got me so worked up I was freaked the hell out.
THERE IS NO LOVE TRIANGLE. I just lumped Soo Min’s interactions with the two guys in this one section.
At first I thought any romance with that puppy of a girl would be so ridiculous with the seriousness and intensity of the men. But for some reason, I liked it. Maybe because it offered a different avenue after the waffling. Also, it makes no sense, so I guess it’s the quirk factor. I also think I have a thing for that “one happiness” kind of concept where everything is going shit but there’s this one positive thing in their lives that is nice and sweet. It’s funny how everyone is “ahjussi” to Soo Min. I like that it doesn’t have an ahjussi romance feel though. The guys don’t really have the tendency to lord over Soo Min or baby her.
The guys communicate a lot with their body language very subtly. Like the way they turn towards her or look at her in just one little instance. It’s a big deal for them to show any kind of interest when they are so stuck and focused in their own world of corruption and pain. I like that there is no playing games with them. And limited wrist grabbing! Even though sometimes it seems called for and I was just waiting for them to manhandle her.
Jin Sook
Jin Sook’s character is pretty ho hum. I like how she looks after Soo Min. I also like how she knows how to live like a gangsta even when she’s scared. She demands respect.
Towards the end they really show how human she is. And you can see how much she loves Shi Hyun.
Soo Min – Baby Cop
Soo Min doesn’t shy away from the reality of life, so I guess that’s appealing. No wide eyed kissing with her. Her relationship with Jin Hyung Min is so fascinating. I really enjoyed their flashbacks. “That’s not a sister but a gangster.” She of course has her immature moments but she really started growing towards the middle of the drama. It’s like she stops thinking about herself all the time.
Hyung Min
I really liked how Hyung Min softened. How he let his anger and revenge die down and started seeing the people around him. His stern personality kind of made me laugh. He was so consistent even when he was doing a good deed. “Are you hurting? It’ll continue to hurt. It’ll still hurt but you have to make up your mind whether you are going to hurt alone and go on or are you going to burden others and hurt them like you’re doing now. I hope you’ll decide soon and hopefully you won’t burden others anymore.”
The thing about this show is that you have someone to root for on the cop side and the gangsta side. So even if it's dark and dirty, at least you get the satisfaction that the person you're rooting for is winning.
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Not bad. Heartless City is pretty violent but there is also some unintentional hilarity. I always wonder, for example, why much of the fighting in these crime dramas is done with sticks and knives. I would have thought that a crime organization capable of running a major drug ring and co-opting any number of people in the police and prosecutor’s office could manage to acquire a few guns. Instead, their shiny batons and Brooks Brothers suits made the “thugs” look like, well, like conductors in search of an orchestra. That, plus their tendency to wait their turn politely before attacking one by one make them insufficiently terrifying. It’s no wonder that they seldom managed to assassinate the person that the drug kingpin of the moment had selected, despite the fact that the intended victim would be wandering all over town. That aside, Heartless City is a fun stylish noir guilty pleasure.Although Lee Jae Yoon probably is the designated hunk in this drama (but Dude, seriously, you should go up a size in T-Shirts, at least around the office!), I declare Jung Kyung Ho the winner of the Hottest Guy contest here.
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The drama is amazing from the get go. It relies on a lot of flashbacks throughout the drama to explain the characters more but I actually like it that way because there’s no excessive introductions. The drama just starts and flows on, without ever stopping to explain what the viewers already know. Also, the flashbacks add to the element of surprise in which the drama executes remarkably well.
I love how they decided to go with a noir style filming instead of typical Korean crime dramas. It’s darker, more violent and doesn’t shy away from subjects that is normally hidden in the conservative world of Korea. There’s a prostitute neighbourhood that’s tainted by corruption but also creates bonds between people. There’s escorts, who have lavish rooms and wardrobes but seem so professional, it’s almost luring me into trying it out. Okay, not really. I just want the clothes. You watch the drama knowing that there’s no light at the end of the tunnel, only glimpses yet, it’s still satisfying.
The characters in Heartless City have actually been the best I have seen in quite a long while. There’s so much depth to each character that even attachments can be formed with the minor characters. In fact, I grew to love the minor characters much more than the mains. Except for Si Hyun because he will forever be number one. His two companions, Lee Jin Sook (Kim Yu Mi) and Kim Hyun Soo (Yoon Hyun Min) had me eating out of their palms.
What makes it so much better is how the actors portrayed their characters. I’m pretty sure everyone nailed who they were suppose to be. Kim Joong Go played Chairman Jo, a ruthless and insensitive killer. He deserves to be mentioned. Kim Yu Mi as Lee Jin Sook – honourable mention. Choi Moo Sung as Moon Deok Bae (Safari) – outsanding ovation. His character won me over and I’d have to say his acting was one of the best. For his first drama since release from the army, Jang Kyung Ho played his role excellently. It was a different role to other dramas he’s starred in but it shows how versatile he is. Yes, he is cold and intelligent in Princess Ja Myung Go but he was never as badass as he is playing Shi Hyun.
The relationships in the drama take you places. I think it made the drama so much more successful. It wasn’t just simple links between people but bonds made upon levels and levels of trust, loyalty, fear and love. For those who expect to have countless scenes with Shi Hyun and Soo Min building their relationship, you’ll be disappointed. The plot does involve a love story between the two but it’s not central, just a device used to develop the characters and add to the plot. Their cute though, I can say that. Also, watch out for Shi Hyun and Soo’s bromance. It is to die for.
The ending makes or breaks a drama for me. But with this, I think the ending was done well. It’s not everyones cup of tea but it worked for me. I wasn’t left feeling confused or angry at having wasted my time on the show. Instead, it just made my feelings for the drama stronger. It was realistic, the most accurate interpretation of real-life I’ve seen in a drama, but it wasn’t disappointing. There was an alternative ending but after reading it I felt like maybe the writer did the right thing by changing it.
The show wasn’t without it’s flaws but then again, what isn’t. However, the pace, characters, plot and even the music is enough to look past it. I can see myself re-watching (in fact, I have been when my dad watches it) and it’s probably risen to be in my top favourite dramas. Granted, sometimes the moments could be expected or stereotypical, even totally absurd but in drama land it’s okay.
I’m just telling you to watch it. That’s it. Go, now.
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Cruel City tackles the dark world of druglords and undercover agents. It's crime noir, a genre I'm not usually invested in, but nonetheless Baksa and his tragic story gripped me. He is almost superhero like here, saving his loved ones, fighting 10, 20 men at once, and looking stylishly cool doing so.
That OST Hurt will haunt me, it's so good! You can feel the pain of our protagonist's life in Kim Yong Jin's voice. For the romance with Soo Min, I love the concept, but maybe it's their pairing, or how little scenes they have together, and I was not swept away by it. I was more invested in Baksa's true friendship with Soo, Jin Sook despite all the lies, (I'm mesmerized by her beauty, why isn't she in more dramas) and even his complicated relationship with Safari.
That's what's good about this show, it's always grey, it's never black and white. Are the prosecutors and the police really the good guys? Are their enemies really the bad ones? It's way more complicated than that, and sadly that's life for you.
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Nothing can compare
Being a lover of kdrama, noir, crime and bromance themes, Cruel city is one of my top tv series, regardless of genre. I am not as eloquent as other reviewers. Suffice to say, I didn’t want to leave the world of Cruel City when the series concluded. I was completely immersed in this dark, violent and beautiful world. I would have given this 10/10 all the way except for one female character, whose scenes I skipped on rewatching ( which I did multiple times). The relationship between doctor's son and Soo was utterly compelling and beautiful, hence the bromance tag. The overall tone was wonderfully dark and rich, no humour whatsoever. Please dont misunderstand.. I love comedies too, but I prefer my noir unsweetened. It is beautiful, stylish, violent, sexy and heartwarming. Minimal romance thank goodness, but a very healthy dose of bromance 💙. One of the main reasons Im still thinking about Cruel City...Was this review helpful to you?
This is a story of how someone could sacrifice almost anything in search of the truth and revenge. Full of deception and schemes. It portrays the world as shades of grey.
The main protagonists, Jung Si Hyun, is written and acted very well. In the beginning he may seem like a really cold person, but as the story goes, we began to see a lot of different side of him. We begin to understand what made him did what he did and sympathize with his fight for revenge.
I’m not a big fan of Yoon Soo Min character, it’s not developed enough and I didn’t believe in the love story between her and Si Hyun.
Detective Ji Hyung Min character is well written and developed, I love how every interaction between him and Si Hyun bring something more to the story. How he grow from the naive detective to realize that nothing is black and white.
All the people around Si Hyun have a really good background story and development, well other than Soo Min. Love Lee Jin Sook and Safari character development. You could never guess what they are going to do and you keep doubting whether they are a good guy or a bad guy.
All the cast is superb.. The music compliment the story..
The cinematography is also very nice, all grimey and dirty.
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Story-telling:
Watching this show feels like trying to piece together a rotating puzzle that’s made up of constantly shifting pieces. You constantly feel like you’re trying to maintain a sense of balance, while standing on quickly shifting sand. It’s fascinating and challenging.
The narrative point-of-view shifts a lot, from the point-of-view of the cops, to the point-of-view of the members of the shadowy and secretive drug organization the cops are trying to crack, and then back again. Which consistently messes with us as an audience, since it affects who we feel we want to root for.
The world that the writer paints, is one in which there is no black or white. Everything is a mass of varying shades of gray, in a drama world that seems to just keep unfurling, to reveal hidden recesses and a magnitude that we never expected it to have.
Messing with our heads seems to be one of writers main aims, and I must say that Show succeeds at it, and very well too.
One of the things that Show does well, is turning stuff on its head. Essentially, as key information is revealed to us, everything in its new context looks entirely different, like it does when a kaleidoscope turns. It makes the mind spin, as our brains furiously work with each new piece of information, to dismiss old connections that are no longer valid, and make new ones.
Jung Kyung Ho as Jung Shi Hyun / Baksa / Doctor‘Son:
Jung Kyung Ho is, in a word, perfection, in this show.
As Baksa, Jung Kyung Ho comes across as flawlessly multi-layered, enigmatic and intense. He doesn’t look like a gangster, what with his sharp suits and impeccably coiffed hair, but he’s got a quietly dangerous air about him that’s unmistakeable and quite chilling.
From channeling a cold-as-ice crime lord, to unleashing his quick-as-the-wind ass-kicking badassery, to revealing Baksa’s inner vulnerabilities, Jung Kyung Ho nails it all.
Perfection, I say.
I love that Baksa is cool and unruffled most of the time, except for sudden bursts of necessary violence. It just makes him feel all the more dangerous, coz you just never know when he’ll unleash his latent inner ninja. Yet, that hawk-eyed inner ninja is always there beneath the surface; watching, processing, and sharply judging whether his intervention is necessary. It’s so freaking scary-cool.
I also love the fact that Baksa is a hands-on yet mysterious sort of crime lord, a combination that I find intriguing and very compelling. I mean, you’d expect someone as sharply suited and as perfectly coiffed as he, to give all the orders and let his minion do all the dirty work. Not so Baksa.
It gives me a bit of a thrill, that Baksa’s name is so revered by many, but his face is known to so few. Which makes it possible for him to walk among people to do his own investigations, without anyone suspecting that he is Baksa.
The bromance:
The bromance between Baksa and Soo is the stuff of sageuks; the two men are so devoted to each other, that they literally – and regularly – lay their lives down for each other. Nothing screams bromance quite like being willing to die for each other, right?
Cinematography, music, tone, vibe:
Dark and beautiful are two words that keep coming to mind, when I think about this show’s tone and presentation. The crisp, polished cinematography is dark and beautiful; the music is dark and beautiful; the general tone and vibe of any given scene is also dark and beautiful.
Likewise, the OST has the same languid mood to it. The tracks often have a touch of mournful to them, and yet, always possess a bit of edge. Mostly, the rhythm is measured, yet unrelentingly driving, washed over with a trance-like flavor. It’s atmospheric and quite hypnotic, and is a perfect fit for this drama’s cryptic world.
Now, excuse me, I need to google pictures of sunflowers and puppies to not feel numb anymore *lies down in the corner and silently cries*
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An overall great, philosophical crime drama
There is a certain greek tragedy quality to this drama, which offers up one of the most righteous, tortured lead character I've ever seen in a drama. Jung Kyung Ho makes even the most unbelievable gaps of logic or stylized moments feel emotionally resonant and somehow grippingly real. He carries the drama on his back, even though it's filled out by a largely solid cast. Kim Yoo Mi as Lee Jin Sook and Choi Moo Sung as Safari are particularly good, but there are other gems. Even the immature and wooden acting of Nam Guy Ri (Yoon Soo Mi) can't capsize the sheer power of the ensemble cast, or the potency of the story.Even though this is about cops and criminals and the legal system, it's also more a story of one man trying to find justice in a world that is unjust. Every character is struggling with some great, weighty past that has them in chains, while simultaneously trying to forge some kind of future for themselves and the ones they love. The environment of the show is so precarious and so dangerous that the tension is always high, and characters are walking on a knife edge.
There are problems with the drama. It's not always realistic, there is a somewhat unnecessary love story thrown into the middle of it, and a lot of plot points hinging on coincidences, but ultimately it works. If you stop wanting this to be a documentary style crime drama and look at it more as a stylistic, philosophical rumination on human nature while being set in the criminal underworld, then suddenly nothing bothers you. All the over-the-top story telling choices just feel like poignant, tragic moments in a mythic story.
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I simply loved the protagonist of Heartless City as well as the story a super flop drama, but for me a legend.This was the first time that I watched a drama focused on the Korean mafia. Of course, in other dramas I had the opportunity to learn more about the police, historical times and even spies entitled to exciting pursuits and many scenes of struggle, in addition to this topic about corrupt politicians that we have seen in other dramas.
However, I think Heartless City is quite different. First of all there is an anti-hero, then and the way he develops the characters, except for the female door, everything was in place, and the most important thing was that they kept the suspense, but at the same time the drama is all composed of a dark black color, even the lack of light, gives us a feeling of melancholy and cruelty. Heartless City will join my list of bloodiest dramas.
An anti-hero, no less than a man or woman who supposedly does evil in reality is more just than we imagine the case of our portagonist, who protects people, but does not receive credit for his exploits, and who is considered a criminal and a threat to those in power. While the real bad guy is seen as the "fair" in history.
First of all I want to highlight my passion for this actor more specifically the way his complex, mysterious emotional and at the same time distant but full of charm and style, the type of "villain hero" that makes anyone sigh (even me). Shi Hyun's look has always left me so enchanted.
Plot
In this drama of immense role reversal, we will be in doubt and suspicious of all the characters all the time. In this drama there is no definition for good and evil or whoever is good or bad, but another discovery of each character and their intentions. And you will be carried away by emotion and empathy with the characters. No matter what they did badly ... If they loved it, if they were loyal friends, if they protect people ... Then they deserve forgiveness. The opposite also happens ... If they tried to do something good, with the intention of benefiting themselves, they do not deserve our attention or forgiveness. The plot of this drama makes us wonder if the ends really justify the means. It also teaches us some lessons.
The biggest lesson that Heartless City taught me was: Manipulation is a very dangerous and harmful game. Lies can become truths and truths can become lies.
Characters analysis
Jung Shi Hyun / son of the doctor
Jung Shi Hyun was the son of a prostitute addicted to the drug. He never knew his father, but because of his intelligence, he was nicknamed "the doctor's son" because he was said to have probably inherited his father's cunning. Since childhood, he worked as a drug "messenger". Her mother died of an overdose. After that, he was taken to an orphanage and met Kyung Mi, who became a little sister to him. However, Shi Hyun did not spend much time in the orphanage and soon ran away to return to his life. Always accompanied by a prostitute named Lee Jin Sook, who was a friend of his mother, and the drug dealer Safari, who was the "boyfriend" of this prostitute, Shi Hyun grew up with these two as mother and father figures. Shi Hyun always protected Kyung Mi and was not irritated when she decided to become a police officer. In one of his deliveries, Shi Hyun was caught by the police. To his surprise, police officer Min Hong Ki became a proposition: Shi Hyun should become a secret agent with the aim of reporting transactions and capturing the major drug dealers. And from there, Shi becomes an undercover cop., Because of his status as a secret agent, everyone continued to think that Shi Hyun was a drug dealer, since he could not reveal his true identity. Until one day, in one of his drug deals, where the police are involved, Shi Hyun was eventually accused of murdering Kyung Mi, and he could never have committed such a crime, since to her she was like a sister. From there, he starts to be hunted by the police and the whole story revolves around him proving that he is innocent.
Yoo Soon Mi :She grew up in the same orphanage as Kyung Mi and Shi Hyun. She never got to know Shi Hyun because she was still a baby at that time, except that he had run away from the orphanage. Despite growing up as a rebellious girl who only bothered everyone, deep down she just wanted a little attention outside that she had a huge heart and a lot of good humor. Soo Min and Kyung Mi lived as sisters. However, Soo Min was secretly in love with her boyfriend. Soo Min was devastated by the death of her sister and promised to take revenge. So she accepted the proposal to become a secret agent with the intention of capturing the alleged killer of. However, what she could not imagine was that the man she was behind and believed to be the murderer, was actually Shi Hyun, the person she fell in love with, having met him with another identity. Another thing is that I fell in love with this actress, she is super beautiful with a doll, but I must confess that her character was one of the least developed in the drama, she even became a bit childish and boring.
Lee Jin Sook:Drug dealer and ex-prostitute. Owner of a network of "entertainment" clubs. But make no mistake, just because she is a former prostitute does not mean that she is a bad person. In fact, she is one of the strongest and most admirable characters in this drama. She and Soo Min became friends in prison. Jin Sook takes care of our protagonist as if he is a son. For him, she was a great friend and even a "mother". For her, Shi Hyun was more than a friend or child, because over the years, as he grew up, he fell in love with him (I don't blame her, after all, who wouldn't fall in love?). What I loved most about her was when soo min went to work for the entertainment club, she tried in some way to change the course of her life, seriously this woman is a symbol of female entrepreneurship.
Kim Hyun Soo Kim Hyun: Soo come from a wealthy family that ended up going the wrong way. Perhaps his "hunger" for adventure and his willingness to always be face to face with death were the main reasons why he became a criminal. Always so unforgiving and temperamental, Soo is that type of character that you can never hate, even if he is so immature !.
Safari / Moon Duk Bae: In the first few episodes, I hated him with all my strength! However, in the final episodes, there I was, moved by its history. Moon Duk Bae, known by the nickname "Safari", is a heavy drug dealer. aggressive, who committed murder without blinking his eyes, throughout history goes from being a father figure of Shi Hyun to his tormentor, who wants to kill him at any cost. Following the orders of the great chief "Busan", Safari goes in search of the head of the doctor's son. However, Safari is not what it appears to be.
Romance
One thing I loved about their relationship was the trust they had in each other. Soo Min trusted Shi Hyun too much. She didn't even know his name and she still trusted him! And another thing that I also loved were the bed scenes where I could feel their connection, since outside I didn't feel very much about the drama being 8 and not a 10. Imagine the situation: falling in love with a person without knowing who he is, and don't even know his name, but still trust him more than anyone else. That's what happened to me with Soo Min. Suddenly, a strange man saved her from an assault and, from then on, she became interested in him. When she saw him again, she simply gave him his phone number, and the day after they met again, they had a drink and spent a hot night together.
Final
In the first episode, you become addicted. I found out what could happen in the end. But the worst thing is that, when I approached the last episodes, I was dying of distress. Even though I knew the possibilities, I was extremely devastated when these things happened. I cried so much in the last episode that I was surprised myself. SPOILER-When Soo died in the last episode, it was the moment I cried the most. END OF SPOILER. Their friendship was one of the best brothers I have ever seen and I knew that Shi Hyun's biggest pain would be if he lost his best friend. In the final confrontation between Shi Hyun and Min Hong Ki, it was quite obvious that one or both would end up dead. However, despite being an end that I expected, it hurt my soul!
Well, guys, I think that's it. This review was made too big, huh? Hahaha When the review is excellent it is because I really liked the drama!
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The plot caught me so bad.
But this show wouldn't be so good without this amazing cast.
I had a love at first sight for Doctor's son. The actor was made for this character. He was so mysterious, so dark and charismatic. Even kneeling, he kept his dignity.
The main actress wasn't bad and was pretty.
But GOD, the second leads were ALL outstanding. I feel like they completely played with my heart during the whole show. I hated them. Loved them. Wished them to die. Wished them to live. They tortured me.
There was not enough romance and felt so frustrated. But well, if there was more romance, the show wouldn't be so dramatic and dark. So it is forgiven.
The ending got me as well. I hated it but, at the same time, liked it. There was, honestly, no other ending possible.
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"Those streets, let's swallow them all."
While the synopsis offers much romance, Cruel City is anything but a damsel-in-distress tale. Trapped in a world where the streets are filled with hidden brothels and drug dealers, the forsaken ones are taught light from knowing darkness. Their despairs and pains become motivation for such selfless righteousness and sacrifices to rectify the twisted world that have discarded them.Cruel City forces its audience to redefine the line between good and evil, only for us to be left bewildered at the realisation that there was in fact none to begin with. How could goodness ever be measured? Is it morally sound to exploit an innocence in the act of saving the lives of many others?
STORY:
Rarely does an action drama exceed audience expectation for its plot as it often mainly focuses on action scenes, but hands down to the scriptwriters this time. Each MC has a different mask to hide their terrifyingly calculative and Machiavellian nature. There is also a sense of despair which often associated with the noir genre, forever reaching for that flicker of light at the end of the tunnel but never quite there. The romance is bittersweet with a slight heart-wrench. And those cliff-hangers really played with my heart.
CAST:
To say I'm watching this not only for Kyung Ho would be half-lying. His portrayal of the Doctor's Son is lithe and lethal as a black panther in the night. Kyung Ho is able to capture the loneliness and recklessness of being an undercover. Both the female lead and male 2nd lead didn't come out as strong for me, I feel like they lack the intensity and unique characterisation but still fit in with the story nevertheless.
CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Right from the start, interesting dichromatic color schemes are used to enhance the dark and sinister scenes, giving various meanings to "darkness". Meetings between Shi Hyun, Soo and Lee Madam are often portrayed in black and blue to show the characters' cold and cunning natures. When Shi Hyun is with Soo Min, it is black and yellow to show how she's bringing light to his world.
MUSIC:
I would highly recommend Hurt by Kim Yong Jin. Even though the drama only has one memorable OST, it is able to incorporate that into crucial moments to get me really sympathise with Shi Hyun.
OVERALL:
Cruel City really sparks my interest in noir genre. So here is my beginning into another genre of K-dramas, what about you?
FAVOURITE QUOTES:
“If you don’t kill, you die.”
“The world is like a mirror. If you spit and curse at it, the world will spit and curse back at you. If you laugh, I’m sure the world will follow and laugh with you.”
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