Nailed it for a season 2
The continuation was worth the watch! The plot twist made the show worthy on what it’s like not give up on your life. This show had some delays but can show people that if given time they are able to make it work. Although the moral was to be expected, the execution was probably the cleanest I have ever seen.Was this review helpful to you?
The Best Show of 2023 By Far
Yeah, I said it. Not that I've done a very good job keeping up with K-dramas in 2023, but regardless, I really do think Death's Game captures everything beautiful, intricate and powerful about K-dramas. Right from how tightly written every episode is, to the complexity of each character (no matter how long or how brief their appearance), to even the subtle threads that weave the fate of each reincarnation in the show together- for better or for worse.There's nothing much more to say about it, really. The message about suicide was a touch preachy, I'll bite, but in the context of South Korea's suicide epidemic and tightly knit society/family structure, the PSA that life is worth living if only so you can try your hardest for the people who love you makes technical sense, even if it's not an opinion I personally wholly subscribe to.
Acting-wise, you really can't get better than this. Aside from our (brilliant) main characters, every cast member played their role with such conviction, heart and enthusiasm that there wasn't a second I was unconvinced by the naturalness of their character and the situation they were in.
And what would you know, it also made me call my parents up after a long time and catch up. Powerful stuff, indeed.
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last episode ?is it really continuity from ep 7 ?
on ep 8 i just feel betrayed of the story that builed till ep 7., its just my imagination maybe they change the writer or something hapen with production. coz i think that last episode have nothing to do with the rest of episode. posesing mom ? and the ending is life again ?i see alot of people talking about plot hole not explained at the ending. but do they even try to explain it ? with that last episode ?
feels like they just try to make it ez sad story by making him poses his mom, and wrap it as ending after he try suicide. after the writer write good story till ep 7,. at last episode i see the writer so pathetic by trying so hard to make it sad.
for me better if either u not air the ep8., or just make him jump and just go to ep 8.
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must watch!!!!
you cannot mock death! this show was amazing! to the point where my husband watched it and asked me omg where did u find this show! my husband watches kdramas in passing but this is one I convinced him to watch and he thanked me lol. hold on to your pearls. I love the concept and all of my favorite actors showed up and showed out! it’s a must watch make sure you have tissues for some of the scenes. the actress who played death is very beautiful she killed her roll. whomever wrote this script deserves an award because this kdrama hit all the right pointsWas this review helpful to you?
"Human don't realize what an opportunity is unless u take them from you."
This show is incredible. 1st of all why so much handsome cast like i would absolutely die if the villains were that hot. Damn that psychopath ceo and that extremely handsome artist. Ufffff......Jokes aside, the drama is so so so so versatile like it shows so many angles surrounding suicide and I saw alot of people saying they are only showing that we should not commit suicide just beacuse of others. But but but if we watch closely we will be able to understand that they basically covered all the issues regarding suicide which let me tell you
1. The death shows him so many different ways on how he can save his financial life by sending him in different bodies.
All his life he was just trying to pass 1 type of interview but his skills in different lifes shows how capable he actually was. Like when he was a detective or even a gangster. He managed to get not only money but fame too.
2. Death even provide him with alot of money but even the money can't helped him but put him in some more horrible conditions. So it is very true that only money can't buy happiness.
3. Death made him realise how much he was loved and how much he has taken it to granted. How ungrateful he was like only having money problem doesn't give you a reason to end things when you have such supportive, loving, and caring people in your life.
4. Death made him realise that how much 1 suicide can effect the course of life of so many people like the incident that made him to fail his 1st interview. 1 suicide made ML into a loser and the villain into a killer.
5. Death also made him realise how incredibly self-centred he was like he was ok to make her gf regret her life by committing suicide but he himself was not ok when her gf died and become so angry that he almost wasted 4 lifes just to take revenge. Its ok if you die but its not ok when u have to go through.
6. Finally death made him believe that if he can win a death game cant he also win in life? come on.
7. All 12 people he has to live the lives of has it more difficult in one way or other all were dying innocent deaths which they never wished for but here, he has given a life but he wanted to give up without even trying? why? Just beacuse he doesn't have a good job?
Death made him realise that in his mind he was claiming that he is living the worse life but in actual he wasn't even close to what all the other 12 lifes were going through.
I know being a human we all at one point of our life think of suicide but we never actually commit it beacuse we all think about all the possible outcomes of our actions. We should live not beacuse someone else loves us but beacuse we have the possibilities to love ourselves. If our society, education, culture, religion, family or traditions failed us why should we give up on our self? Why should we as a victim punish ourselves.
I requests to all the people reading this please love yourself not for anyone else but for yourself. U have all the options but you just have to figure it out. It will all make sense in the end.
And yes I want a season 2 like come on all these crazy people I want to see them again and also now we have to see how that motherfucker is going to do to save his gf and other peoples lol. I also need an other excuse to see that sexy psycho CEO and daddy artist killer. Damn..........
Death is so cruel for making killer so handsome🗿
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Even more better!
This part 2 is even more better than the first part. Although I find it funnier on how they died butI guess that's the story goes. The cast really gave their best, they deliver they role well enough. It has an immense message to take care of our life never easily give up learn to face and accept the trials that may come. It's because the people that surrounds you that loved you the most will suffer if you are already died, you will never know their pain if your already dead. Cherished every moment treat them previously when you still have time.I loved that Seo In Guk even sung one of its soundtrack. 😍😍
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I enjoyed it BUT...
I enjoyed watching this drama. There were scenes I laughed at because of the irony, which is a nice addition to action and tragedy, in a way only k-dramas can do successfully.However as a person who struggled in the past with depression and s**cidal thoughts, I found this way too preachy. It completely disregards mental illness and paints it as a choice. I also found the ending cheesy, predictable, and undeserving.
The support characters could be more developed but they were really good and the choice of actors was spot on.
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"내 죽음이 참을 수 없이 부끄러웠다".
Are there ANY lives not worth living? Any at all?🔸️In comparison to Tomorrow that could only offer the cliche "tomorrow will be better" and more or less noticable victim blaming for giving up on your life, Death's Game, on the other hand, acknowledges the personal struggle and responsibility while encouraging you to continue fighting, to win this horrible game and rise from the ashes. Because while you continue living, you are already winning each minute of your life.
It's interesting to watch one actor playing several characters in one show, but to watch several actors playing one character together? All the Yi Jae cast had to layer Yi Jae's nature and behavior on the host personality, the owner of the new body. This task is exciting on its own, and the acting turned out phenomenal. Kim Jae Wook playing psychopath rival? That scene gave me chills, let alone the brilliantly adapted screenplay.
🔺️Watching the drama won't help severely depressed and suicidal people. And of course it's not meant to do that. If you're in such condition, please, try seeking help from mental health professionals.
But it can and does help those who are struggling. It killed me and put me back together piece by piece, just like Yi Jae, in the final. Immersive af.
Did you know? The name Yi Jae sounds identical to "right now" in Korean. I enjoy so much the wordplay in character names in K-dramas.
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Why what his drama split in two?
I reviewed the first half of the drama, and it was for the entirety of the drama. So, here, I'll give the Cliff's Notes version of my thoughts.My recommendation would be watch it and decide for yourself, since everyone seems to have loved this drama. My rating is based on my feelings and does not reflect the actual quality of the drama.
Excellent cast. If you've been watching Korean dramas for any period of time, these faces will be familiar to you. I would have liked for some of the stories to have been more in depth, to develop the characters a little better. This drama was a Who's Who in drama land.
The concept was interesting. Some people had a problem that it seemed to be an anti-suicide PSA, but to me it was more about how choices we make affect others.
My biggest problem with this drama was the overabundance of violence. Many of the characters were not well developed, because of the number of bodies that he inhabited in eight short episodes.
But again, I will say, this is all just my personal opinion. Watch it, you'll probably like it.
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1/10 overall everything was good but only this much.
Our ml is at peak of stupidity, and deserve Oscar of IdiotsDude try to kill death , was hopeful that death would die
Why this man think death is a woman he can look down on ?
Our ml learn nothing in all those ep so why did you create all those just one last ep was all it takes.
In this whole drama what was amazing was ML will always insult FL even if she is Celestial being, and at end she will give him One life as reward for disrespecting her, as we know Korean woman love getting trample on. No matter what.
Most important thing ep1 showed was true reality of South korean Law system which is nothing more then a prostitute for Cheabols
Death is keep eye on ML but she did not see him setup camera and all those recording setup because they don't show viewers but as we know death only see what veiwers see...
Death is omnipresent being not a woman director did you forgot that ?
2 ep and our ML now can become Cop as he please become, now death is under his control ,,,
how death who was punishing him start favoring him, give him life of what he needed most at time
At end we even death fall in love with and they togeth killed Greatest Evil park Tea U, (she give him cop life) and protected her new lover DOOM
DOOMxDEATH best couple.
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SHOWSTOPPER & EXCEPTIONAL
WOW just WOW I have no words , so that's it for this review 😫😩..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
p.s. I'm gonna rewatch now 😩😂🥺
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Hãy chân trọng cuộc sống này, vì được sống đã là một điều may mắn.
1, Bộ phim truyền tải thông điệp vô cùng ý nghĩa, rất phù hợp với thực trạng cuộc sống hiện nay.2, Diễn xuất của dàn diễn viên cũng rất tốt, họ đều đặt được cảm xúc của mình vào trong đó. Trong đó có Seo In Guk và Park So Dam làm vô cùng tốt với vai diễn của mình.
3, Phần âm nhạc khá ổn, một số đoạn cao trào khá là cảm xúc nhưng chưa phải quá xuất sắc.
4, Nên xem lại bộ phim một lần nữa để khái quát lại câu chuyện cho liền mạch vì phim bị chiếu thành 2 phần.
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