High Cookie (2023)

─ the twist of adult child.

Started this drama without any prior knowledge about the plot or the full cast. So, there weren't any expectations but I was glad to find this twisted and psychological approach to this kind theme. The conflict between desperation and greed was nicely written.

From the beginning, the sisters and chef reminded me of children that are forced to become adults. Neither managed to grasp freedom and instead followed a way that offered them dream like escape. At some point, you find yourself feeling bad for them, another time you question their morals and greed. Even at the ending scene, you still witness the twist in their ordinary looking lives, which I think was quite unique to see.

While the story had its ups and downs, sometimes left you looking for more and sometimes felt draggy, the cast did awesome job at their characters. Especially Nam Jihyun and Choi Hyunwook rightfully owned the spotlight as they portrayed desperate people that did not hesitate to turn bad when it comes to "being able to live."

Overall, it was a nice watch that delivered specific messages successfully.

link to edits : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI-LyvxxdMxBiq-NfStjWeJ-HBXaMzBcV&si=06NZ4vCYhhrRcZgj

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"거짓말은 거짓말로 막는 거야".

🔸The 8th episode is when I hoped this burnt cookie flips over and shows us its colorful glazing. Alas! This webdrama seems to arise more questions than answers, and by the middle you don't care enough to unravel them. By "questions" I mean it throws random interactions, circumstances and accidents at the viewer and expects you to edit the drama in your head by yourself. The plot is atrociously incoherent and unconscious. I have never met such disrespectful and humiliating for its viewers drama. Not even Seven First Kisses can compete.

Who want what? Who does what? Why? Why aren't all the students at that school high on those cookies? Or why are they? Doesn't that "application coach" have better things to do? Why does everyone hate everyone at school? Did you really think I was gonna believe that idiotic ending? Did you really think I was gonna empathize with all those detestable characters? What do you think I am?

🔸The reason I'm so furious about this webdrama is that such good actors as Choi Hyeon Wook (right after the splendid Twinkling Watermelon), Jeong Da Bin and Nam Ji Hyeon ended up in the hands of a screenwriter who lacks any emotional intelligence whatsoever. The presence of the director of Youth of May didn't help either.

Undoubtedly, there are many people who thoroughly enjoyed the story, but I took it very personal, as you can see. I just can't battle the detestation that kept arising in me with each episode. I gotta admit, it's harder to explain why a movie is bad than to tell how much you love it. It's still the ground to explore for me.

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