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not communicating hurts more than can imagine...
This time TrueFilm surprised us with an established couple - but as it's typical with their short-stories, they have a problem communicating. You may think it's the same old same old, but it's not. It's a result of social pressure in Korea and someones inability to accept all the love he receives witout being able to give it back 1:1.In this short series (around 30 minutes without last episodes repeat) they acting was a much higher as before. Both leads did a very good job in conveing their characters, so they are very believable. There are of course some production lapses, they had to lip-sync one scene (or they did remove all other noises which made it look a bit steril). Also on-body microphones can hinder a delivery in a scene especially in an emotional scene in the finale, a boom microphone would have been the better choice. Of course they still could not get into a real bar - but I guess that's a running gag for them now 🤣
Overall this was not really entertaining, because it was not fun to watch, but it was a very good watch. Some stories don't need 10 or 12 episodes with 45 minutes to convey a story and they did nail it this time.
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When Love Hurts
I applaud this series for not giving the usual generic story, daring to try something else but it still used the familiar to get the point across.Yujun, feeling inferior in the relationship, decides to leave because he doesn't want to hurt Yeonho by staying. Yeonho over compensates to keep him. This alone could have made the story and delved deeper into the barriers. Unfortunately, they inserted the third party, Hyunseo, to create the distraction. Both Hyunseo and Yeonho have the same request: Stay by their side. One he doesn't love and one he loves too much. The obvious choice is glaring.
A better story would have been them separating, Yujun getting a job and feeling comfortable to return the love in kind. BUT this ending was better in one regard. They chose to stay even though the dynamic wasn't perfect and issues not solved. It finally dealt with a relationship in a realistic manner. They loved each other enough to stay, set the temporary boundaries that make it habitable and will work on doing better. This felt earned.
The acting was better than kost of the recent mini series but felt too concentrated. Too heavy that it became overdramatic.
Still the differences made it enjoyable enough too root for their love.
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communication struggles
Overall: I think they should have cut the love rival and focused on the low self esteem aspect. 4 episodes about 8 minutes each. Aired on True Film YouTube channel https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkQFxcEhORR2azTx4-IgLsMz-Sb7rYnx1&si=RaMzJuLSTKzR2rp8Content Warning: non con touching/hugging
If you want to cut out the love rival, watch episode 1 until 4:25, episode 2 6:30-end and episode 4 6-end
What I Liked
- visuals
- good kissing
- established couple
- supportive brother
Room For Improvement
- unrealistic not answering who was on the phone in episode 1
- 2 love rivals (actually it was 1 I think, the voice over referred to his boyfriend and not the brother)
- cliche got drunk and forgot and then saw the beginning of something but didn't talk about it
- a protagonist came across as creepy with lines like "I'll keep you by my side and never let you go" (when the other character was sleeping) and "I'll never let you go, you'll get used to it as time goes on"
- I have zero faith this couple will stay together, the one guy's low self esteem will torpedo their relationship, in my optimistic mind he gets therapy and couples therapy and the relationship works out
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Amor que sufoca...
Excesso de amor sufoca, gera dependência, submissão e culpa...Seo Yu Jun se sente pressionado, sufocado pelo excesso de amor que recebe e que não consegue retribuir..
Kim Yeon Ho abdica até mesmo da dignidade em prol deste amor, suplica e implora para que ele não o deixe..
O amor é sufocante. Um ama em excesso há 10 anos, outro se relaciona há 3 anos e acredita que nunca conseguirá oferecer tudo que recebe.
São apenas 4 episódios de 8 minutos cada aproximadamente e a True Film me surpreendeu desta vez.
As atuações foram ótimas, os atores conseguiram demonstrar muito a angústia que cada personagem sentia. Já assisti a todos os dramas do Kwak Geon Hee, gosto de sua atuação e ela tem melhorado constantemente. Seo Jeong Hyeon, o conheci em "Jopokin Naege Namjachinguga Saenggyeosseo", mas ele era personagem de apoio, mas gostei muito da sua atuação aqui, eu senti todo o seu sufocamento e dor.
O amor pode ser contraditório, podemos amar além da vida, mas também podemos sentir que estamos nos afogando.
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