This drama would be quite good but I didn't like how the main issues were solved (my opinion about the ending…
This drama gave me a bit of "It's okay to not be okay" vibes with the FL's trauma plot. But by the end when it was revealed that her parents are alive this plot has lost most of it's value. In normal life I'd be happy to hear such news and that would be a huge relief for the FL, but here I felt like I've been tricked and spent my empathy and emotions on something that turned out to be false. I think such a significant writing decision should've been followed by further expanding it's consequences - like showing more of how the impact of this revelation affected the main couple's lives, showing the FL confrontation with her parents etc.
Another thing I didn't really like was how the ML's unrequited love issue has been handled. It seemed to be such a big issue for him at the beginning. Yet it has been suddenly fixed in around 2 minutes. I mean it's better than leaving it unsolved (like the brother who went to Santiago and never returned) but suddenly it felt very trivial compared to the first episode of this drama.
Be prepared that this movie is different from others.
This movie is VERY slow paced and you can easily fell asleep while watching it. There's a lot of long silent camera shots. Acting is very good. The direction, locations and shots are great. To be honest after the 1st half of it I was a bit lost, but the second half got me.
Just don't watch it if you're tired - you will fall asleep 😉
Well written story, good direction, production and music.The thing I didn't like was the wife character - especially…
The way that the ML's separation from his wife is portrayed suggests that she has been at her mother's place for a long time - like few months or more. So when she returned I was confused about how could she be pregnant with the ML's child. At first I was convinced it's actually not his child. Fortunately I was wrong.
Well written story, good direction, production and music. The thing I didn't like was the wife character - especially in the first half of the movie. I didn't like the sweet, anime-like acting. Other than that the acting was very good.
There's also one thing about the story/production that was confusing to me (in spoiler below).
This drama is all about politics and fighting for power. The main focus is on the characters - their goals, ambitions, relationships and emotions - and that is done exceptionally well. I'd say that takes around 85% of the time of the whole drama. On the other hand that is also why sometimes the pacing may seem quite slow (I'd say the events themselves is 14.5% of the whole drama; the last 0.5% I leave for less significant fillers - like... romance 😉).
Historical dramas are not my cup of tea. I've watched this one mostly because of curiosity and the high rating. Taking that into consideration I have to say this drama is very good. I pay respect to the writer who developed the characters so well.
The thing that could be challenging while watching this drama is getting to know who is who. Some characters' introduction could've been done better in my opinion. I had to pause the drama several times just to look at a characters list to figure out "who are they talking about?" 😉
The other thing is romance although I don't consider it a weakness, because the drama is not really about it. If you consider watching this dama for romance let me spoil it for you: There is no progress for the main couple in that area for the whole drama. There is not a single kiss at all in the whole drama. The FL just tears up almost every time she looks at the ML - that's it. They both love each other but they know there are more important things than their love. I'd say there are some love relationships in this drama, but all of them are more realistic than romantic. Don't watch it for romance. Watch it for well developed characters and their relations.
My favourite character in this drama (at least in this season) was Consort Jing.
Time travellers left a proof on MDL! 😉
All the best to the Newlyweds! 😊
I was referring to the order on MDL page.
I've updated the comment to clarify that by the 1ML (First Male Lead) i meant No Min Hyuk .
In normal life I'd be happy to hear such news and that would be a huge relief for the FL, but here I felt like I've been tricked and spent my empathy and emotions on something that turned out to be false.
I think such a significant writing decision should've been followed by further expanding it's consequences - like showing more of how the impact of this revelation affected the main couple's lives, showing the FL confrontation with her parents etc.
Another thing I didn't really like was how the ML's unrequited love issue has been handled. It seemed to be such a big issue for him at the beginning. Yet it has been suddenly fixed in around 2 minutes.
I mean it's better than leaving it unsolved (like the brother who went to Santiago and never returned) but suddenly it felt very trivial compared to the first episode of this drama.
This movie is VERY slow paced and you can easily fell asleep while watching it. There's a lot of long silent camera shots.
Acting is very good. The direction, locations and shots are great.
To be honest after the 1st half of it I was a bit lost, but the second half got me.
Just don't watch it if you're tired - you will fall asleep 😉
https://koreafilmfest.com/en/film/the-journey-to-gyeong-ju/
Sometimes releasing gas during sex can save your life.
The thing I didn't like was the wife character - especially in the first half of the movie. I didn't like the sweet, anime-like acting. Other than that the acting was very good.
There's also one thing about the story/production that was confusing to me (in spoiler below).
The main focus is on the characters - their goals, ambitions, relationships and emotions - and that is done exceptionally well. I'd say that takes around 85% of the time of the whole drama. On the other hand that is also why sometimes the pacing may seem quite slow (I'd say the events themselves is 14.5% of the whole drama; the last 0.5% I leave for less significant fillers - like... romance 😉).
Historical dramas are not my cup of tea. I've watched this one mostly because of curiosity and the high rating. Taking that into consideration I have to say this drama is very good. I pay respect to the writer who developed the characters so well.
The thing that could be challenging while watching this drama is getting to know who is who. Some characters' introduction could've been done better in my opinion. I had to pause the drama several times just to look at a characters list to figure out "who are they talking about?" 😉
The other thing is romance although I don't consider it a weakness, because the drama is not really about it.
If you consider watching this dama for romance let me spoil it for you: There is no progress for the main couple in that area for the whole drama. There is not a single kiss at all in the whole drama. The FL just tears up almost every time she looks at the ML - that's it. They both love each other but they know there are more important things than their love.
I'd say there are some love relationships in this drama, but all of them are more realistic than romantic. Don't watch it for romance. Watch it for well developed characters and their relations.
My favourite character in this drama (at least in this season) was Consort Jing.