"Since when did this world become a place where even dreams have to meet a standard?" – 윤아이
I just rewatched this and want to share my thoughts. Trigger warning: suicidal thoughts and the meaning of life.
I liked this drama more than the first time I watched it. The first time I was quite set on finding out if he really was a magician or not, but this time I realised that it doesn't matter because that's not the message of this beautiful story.
I relate. I didn't like the asphalt I was walking on. I actually used that phrase (when I was younger) when describing what it felt like: walking on asphalt. It brought me deeper and deeper into depression to the point where I didn't want to live anymore. I stepped to the side and watched as the others kept walking past me. I was pushed onto the asphalt a couple of times after that but I stepped off every time. Now I haven't walked on it for years.
The quote at the top: subconsciously I/others have a standard for my dream. Even though what I do is creative work, the "right" way to do it is to study for it and make money from it. A lot of people don't consider what I do as working, but I do. No, I don't have the right education. No, I don't earn any money (yet). But it's what I want to do. It's amazing to have something that you want to do. Because of these standards, I doubt myself and wonder if I did the right thing. But like Ildeung, I don't want to go back to how it used to be. Because for me, that road leads to death.
I haven't gotten over the fear of being forced back onto the asphalt road. But I try to keep reminding myself of my own belief: "don't take life too seriously". We are so small in the universe and we don't even know why we exist. Why bother with unpleasant feelings like stress, depression and anxiety? Why do things you don't like to do (except for the obvious) when you don't even know why you're doing them or who you're doing them for? As long as one doesn't get in the way of someone else making the choice of how they want to live their life, I think one can do whatever they please. This is just my belief.
I'm currently doing a Ji Changwook marathon and decided to rewatch this movie again. I have to say that this is definitely one of my favourite action movies. This is the 2nd time I rewatch it and every time you see just how horrible his character was treated by the many villains of this story. He gets falsely accused of r*pe and murder with no one but his mother who believes him, gets lifetime imprisonment, gets assaulted by his prison mates, gets isolated in complete darkness for 30 days, gets r*ped in prison, tries to kill himself, his mother gets murdered and this evil lawyer who's the mastermind behind it all tries to do everything to put him back in prison. Having watched a lot of Ji Changwook content lately, I see this pattern of his character getting screwed over all the time. But Fabricated City is most definitely the cruelest of what I've seen so far.
So I just rewatched this and I want to defend the female lead a bit because she's getting a lot of hate. I half understand why people dislike the female lead, but I don't. I actually feel really bad for her. Besides the communication issues, which makes her seem quite frustrating at times, she is a good person. I think a lot of people take Ji Changwook's character's side a lot since he's Ji Changwook and always put on that cute confused expression, but to be honest he does the exact same thing as her (but on a larger scale) and has hurt the female lead a lot on top of that as well. I don't think that she deserves the hate she gets from some of the viewers.
Just finished rewatching Healer for the 4th time and I love it just as much as (or even more than) the first time I saw it! It's definitely my nr.1 comfort drama~
by the way, sorry for the weird question but do you see my vip badge?
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by the way, sorry for the weird question but do you see my vip badge?
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I enjoyed watching the drama (gave it a 8,5/10) but I still don't understand how they never were affected by the violence they experienced. Like– Chanmi didn't even seem to care that she almost got killed twice, and she didn't have any feelings of guilt or confusion over assaulting Kook Jihyun. Sooheon weren't any different. Maybe he was shocked for a minute but that was it...
Also (unpopular opinion maybe) I have to say, although I do hate him, my favourite character was actually Gi Osung. I just think he's a well made character and the actor did a really good job at portraying his wicked personality.
I finished Melancholia less than a week ago and I was thinking all the time, wow, they took him and his role just…
Although I enjoyed Melancholia, loved 18 Again and am enjoying The Glory, I hope he won't be stuck with big age gap noonas forever... At least there is Sweet Home and Youth of May.
I agree that Do Hyun's character feels separate from everything else-- even after he moved to Semyeong. I don't…
As a writer I'm just nitpicky when it comes to how everything connects. I just think it would've been nice to see some kind of connection between their past like they met once and talked before or something, it doesn't have to be shared completely. I do agree that it's quite cliché tho lol
I 100% agree that there was more potential in their relationship; a more natural buildup to the reveal of her past would've been a lot better.
The bullying and revenge storyline and Lee Dohyun's character backstory are very disconnected as of now and so far only feels like a happening that makes up for the majority of his character. I get that it has shaped and traumatised him, making it easier for him to support our female lead, but it makes me feel like he is disconnected from the main story a lot as I see no connection between his backstory and the main story. For the majority of this season, Lee Dohyun's character feels like he belongs in a different drama. In a few scenes in the last couple of episodes we get a taste of his importance to the main story, but so far his character seems distant. But it is a good change of pace (story wise) to take a break from the main story for short periods of time from time to time.
I'm talking only about Lee Dohyun since he's one of my favourite actors. Despite the critique I gave his character, his acting in The Glory is great as always (the scene where he got so excited by the message she sent him that he jumped out of his seat and threw his phone at his coworker while debating over if he was dreaming or not was really funny lol). I enjoy seeing him playing different types of roles (but it seems like a noona crush again, although he is her senior and says he's older than he looks + born in 1989 lol).
On a side note: I'd love to see him play a villain role sometime in the future. The scene where he imagines killing the person he hates as well as the scenes with his visions showed me that he's more than capable of nailing such a role.
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– 윤아이
I just rewatched this and want to share my thoughts. Trigger warning: suicidal thoughts and the meaning of life.
I liked this drama more than the first time I watched it. The first time I was quite set on finding out if he really was a magician or not, but this time I realised that it doesn't matter because that's not the message of this beautiful story.
I relate. I didn't like the asphalt I was walking on. I actually used that phrase (when I was younger) when describing what it felt like: walking on asphalt. It brought me deeper and deeper into depression to the point where I didn't want to live anymore. I stepped to the side and watched as the others kept walking past me. I was pushed onto the asphalt a couple of times after that but I stepped off every time. Now I haven't walked on it for years.
The quote at the top: subconsciously I/others have a standard for my dream. Even though what I do is creative work, the "right" way to do it is to study for it and make money from it. A lot of people don't consider what I do as working, but I do. No, I don't have the right education. No, I don't earn any money (yet). But it's what I want to do. It's amazing to have something that you want to do. Because of these standards, I doubt myself and wonder if I did the right thing. But like Ildeung, I don't want to go back to how it used to be. Because for me, that road leads to death.
I haven't gotten over the fear of being forced back onto the asphalt road. But I try to keep reminding myself of my own belief: "don't take life too seriously". We are so small in the universe and we don't even know why we exist. Why bother with unpleasant feelings like stress, depression and anxiety? Why do things you don't like to do (except for the obvious) when you don't even know why you're doing them or who you're doing them for? As long as one doesn't get in the way of someone else making the choice of how they want to live their life, I think one can do whatever they please. This is just my belief.
"death doesn't mean that everything is ending"
– Seo Yeonjoo & Yoon Gyeore
Also (unpopular opinion maybe) I have to say, although I do hate him, my favourite character was actually Gi Osung. I just think he's a well made character and the actor did a really good job at portraying his wicked personality.
I 100% agree that there was more potential in their relationship; a more natural buildup to the reveal of her past would've been a lot better.
I'm talking only about Lee Dohyun since he's one of my favourite actors. Despite the critique I gave his character, his acting in The Glory is great as always (the scene where he got so excited by the message she sent him that he jumped out of his seat and threw his phone at his coworker while debating over if he was dreaming or not was really funny lol). I enjoy seeing him playing different types of roles (but it seems like a noona crush again, although he is her senior and says he's older than he looks + born in 1989 lol).
On a side note: I'd love to see him play a villain role sometime in the future. The scene where he imagines killing the person he hates as well as the scenes with his visions showed me that he's more than capable of nailing such a role.
(and btw, he said in an interview that he wanted to play a villain role and now I want to see that so much)
For those who want to watch it with English subtitles:
Ep 1: https://idolplus.com/zf/contents&albumId=M0122BE245PPV00
Ep 2: https://idolplus.com/zf/contents&albumId=M0122BI686PPV00
1: https://youtu.be/UKgQzfKhcqc
2: https://youtu.be/BiovA7Ysc2Y
3: https://youtu.be/MBoE_19wIaY
4: https://youtu.be/BrfJVyBtN8o
5: https://youtu.be/7qZz3OjcNfk
You can also watch the compilation of the bts episodes here:
https://youtu.be/nkJ5Fqc9HcE