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This review may contain spoilers
Beautiful messages about life
This is one of the dramas that I put into my on-hold list because I got spoiled about the ending when I was watching it years ago. Recently I had some time to pick it up again and watch it with my mom.
I have mixed feelings about this drama. I already knew the plot twist from the start this time, so I didn't have the first time experiece with it like other viewers. I'm sure it would be less fun this way. But I still enjoyed the drama very much and I understand the messages that the screenwriter and director were trying to tell viewers through each episode. Instead, the fun for me this time was to watch my mom's experience with the drama without spoiling the twist. Plus, I paid attention and realized how everything made sense from the beginning, knowing the twist behind it.
Even though I already knew the twist beforehand, it didn't stop me from crying a lot in the last two episodes. I think the team did a great job in casting Kim Hye Ja for the female lead role. She's the star of this drama. Her acting is amazing. I would totally believe her if she told me she's really a 25-year-old young woman trapped in the body of an 80-year-old lady. Her voice is also beautiful and soothing. I think it had a big impact on making me tear up in the last episode. I also loved the acting from the others, from Han Ji Min, Ahn Nae Sang, Lee Jung Eun and especially I was really impressed by Nam Joo Hyuk's perfomance in this drama.
There are a lot of relatable messages in this drama, aiming at both young people and the elderly. I think the core and strongest message is to encourage people to embrace life and love themselves more, to live more in the present and enjoy every moment we are living.
Besides that, I can feel the struggles of young people while chasing their dreams and trying to survive in this modern capitalist world. I see the importance of a healthy bonding between parents, between children and parents, between family members, friends, and lovers. I see different types of loneliness that young people and the elderly would experience. I think this drama also did a great job in raising more awareness about aging and how the elderly view the world and other people around them.
The drama also touched a few issues in the society, such as scams and fraud targeting the elders, elder neglect, and toxic abusive parents who bring nothing but misery to their children and never deserve to be parents in the first place. It also touched a bit about the corrupt Korean police and government in the past who would frame and kill off innocent people for their own purpose.
There are a few things I didn't like in this drama. Most of them were from the comedic scenes in the drama. I think Hye Ja's loser brother had too much screentime. I mean, a lot of his interactions with Hye Ja and her close friends were funny and I enjoyed them, but at some point, it was a little too much. I also didn't like that they paired him up with one of his sister's best friends. This trope was not new in kdramaland anymore. However, I think I know the purpose of his character in this drama, so it didn't bother me very much. Without him, the drama would be much heavier and full of sorrow.
I have mixed feelings about this drama. I already knew the plot twist from the start this time, so I didn't have the first time experiece with it like other viewers. I'm sure it would be less fun this way. But I still enjoyed the drama very much and I understand the messages that the screenwriter and director were trying to tell viewers through each episode. Instead, the fun for me this time was to watch my mom's experience with the drama without spoiling the twist. Plus, I paid attention and realized how everything made sense from the beginning, knowing the twist behind it.
Even though I already knew the twist beforehand, it didn't stop me from crying a lot in the last two episodes. I think the team did a great job in casting Kim Hye Ja for the female lead role. She's the star of this drama. Her acting is amazing. I would totally believe her if she told me she's really a 25-year-old young woman trapped in the body of an 80-year-old lady. Her voice is also beautiful and soothing. I think it had a big impact on making me tear up in the last episode. I also loved the acting from the others, from Han Ji Min, Ahn Nae Sang, Lee Jung Eun and especially I was really impressed by Nam Joo Hyuk's perfomance in this drama.
There are a lot of relatable messages in this drama, aiming at both young people and the elderly. I think the core and strongest message is to encourage people to embrace life and love themselves more, to live more in the present and enjoy every moment we are living.
Besides that, I can feel the struggles of young people while chasing their dreams and trying to survive in this modern capitalist world. I see the importance of a healthy bonding between parents, between children and parents, between family members, friends, and lovers. I see different types of loneliness that young people and the elderly would experience. I think this drama also did a great job in raising more awareness about aging and how the elderly view the world and other people around them.
The drama also touched a few issues in the society, such as scams and fraud targeting the elders, elder neglect, and toxic abusive parents who bring nothing but misery to their children and never deserve to be parents in the first place. It also touched a bit about the corrupt Korean police and government in the past who would frame and kill off innocent people for their own purpose.
There are a few things I didn't like in this drama. Most of them were from the comedic scenes in the drama. I think Hye Ja's loser brother had too much screentime. I mean, a lot of his interactions with Hye Ja and her close friends were funny and I enjoyed them, but at some point, it was a little too much. I also didn't like that they paired him up with one of his sister's best friends. This trope was not new in kdramaland anymore. However, I think I know the purpose of his character in this drama, so it didn't bother me very much. Without him, the drama would be much heavier and full of sorrow.
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