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PENTHESILEA
Greece
Iam Mad about this!
Yes,you can interpret the title,both ways!
I start this Review by saying that if this production was a Korean one,this Drama would have been a super Hit with extremely high ratings.My feeling is that Koreans would have done this way better!Just saying..
Anyhow,lets move on.
Production/cinematography and direction.Nothing impressive here.Everything was basic and stole something from the "magic" the story has.
Music was ok.Acting was good.But after finishing the series i definitely can say that everything was too little and didn't support the story itself the best way.That's why got a 7,5 instead of 9 or more.
I wanted more intense music themes.More powerful acting.More pain and sorrow!Because the story could backup all of these.I felt the script was failed by all the other factors.I can't explain this better,im sorry!
This one was dragged.15 eps were too many,they could have wrapped everything up within 10 episodes but thats ok.
The story includes 3 incidents.
Murder 23 years ago,3 years ago and present day.
There is a Detective, a Rookie Cop and a public official.
There are victims,murderers,Villains and innocent people involved in a tangled web which goes back to the first murder,23 years ago.
I liked how they tied up all the characters and connected their lives.
I really liked the way they gave us the sort flashbacks of each main char past.It wasn't confusing,tiring or boring.Tip:the flashbacks were presented in a smaller frame.Nice touch!
The story itself is more than exciting.And there are few really "wow" and impressive moments.Not exactly twists and turns but some really shocking revelations.Those scenes needed Drums,open mouths and popped up eyes but No!Somehow they toned down those scenes and i really don't understand why.The characters reacted like "oh well!I have already read the script,no surprises here!" and this passed to the viewers too.I mean wtf!They should have made those scenes more powerful.This ruined half of the Drama to me.
As their budget was for 15 episodes they had material to go deeper to the story and give us some hints of what to expect.And iam referring to the brilliant,excellent and twisted last episode,or better say the last 15 minutes of it which were the main essence of the whole Drama.For those 15 mins deserves a 10 but as i said they managed to ruin it with lame details.
I dont want to spoil anything to you so please do not read any spoilers or do some searching before you watch this.It will be pointless,trust me.
Iam not telling you not to watch it.It is really good.I gave a lower rate because iam mad.Because i wanted so much more.Iam greedy,i know.And that is the reason i said i wished this was a Korean Drama.
I start this Review by saying that if this production was a Korean one,this Drama would have been a super Hit with extremely high ratings.My feeling is that Koreans would have done this way better!Just saying..
Anyhow,lets move on.
Production/cinematography and direction.Nothing impressive here.Everything was basic and stole something from the "magic" the story has.
Music was ok.Acting was good.But after finishing the series i definitely can say that everything was too little and didn't support the story itself the best way.That's why got a 7,5 instead of 9 or more.
I wanted more intense music themes.More powerful acting.More pain and sorrow!Because the story could backup all of these.I felt the script was failed by all the other factors.I can't explain this better,im sorry!
This one was dragged.15 eps were too many,they could have wrapped everything up within 10 episodes but thats ok.
The story includes 3 incidents.
Murder 23 years ago,3 years ago and present day.
There is a Detective, a Rookie Cop and a public official.
There are victims,murderers,Villains and innocent people involved in a tangled web which goes back to the first murder,23 years ago.
I liked how they tied up all the characters and connected their lives.
I really liked the way they gave us the sort flashbacks of each main char past.It wasn't confusing,tiring or boring.Tip:the flashbacks were presented in a smaller frame.Nice touch!
The story itself is more than exciting.And there are few really "wow" and impressive moments.Not exactly twists and turns but some really shocking revelations.Those scenes needed Drums,open mouths and popped up eyes but No!Somehow they toned down those scenes and i really don't understand why.The characters reacted like "oh well!I have already read the script,no surprises here!" and this passed to the viewers too.I mean wtf!They should have made those scenes more powerful.This ruined half of the Drama to me.
As their budget was for 15 episodes they had material to go deeper to the story and give us some hints of what to expect.And iam referring to the brilliant,excellent and twisted last episode,or better say the last 15 minutes of it which were the main essence of the whole Drama.For those 15 mins deserves a 10 but as i said they managed to ruin it with lame details.
I dont want to spoil anything to you so please do not read any spoilers or do some searching before you watch this.It will be pointless,trust me.
Iam not telling you not to watch it.It is really good.I gave a lower rate because iam mad.Because i wanted so much more.Iam greedy,i know.And that is the reason i said i wished this was a Korean Drama.
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