Love the Way You Are (2023)

Good themes and lessons

I saw this series didn't have any reviews at the time of writing this when it's been out for almost a year, so I thought I would write a quick one. I found this series after seeing the music video "The Way You Look At Me(Cover)" of Ben&Ben. I liked the story in the mv, and Barbie and David had nice acting, so I searched for a drama they starred in and the poster for this one interested me. At first, 40 episodes seems daunting to me, but at less than 30mins per episode makes it more management for my brain. I have not seen the original that this is a remake of, so I went into the story blind. While the romance and action were nice, it was more the theme of family, forgiveness, and moral values/principles that I liked. Very good series, it was worth the time to watch.

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● REVIEW
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LIKES:
--The female lead is a strong one with some great values. Other than surviving the attempts on her life, she also imparts some lessons to the male lead. Several time in the series, she is not afraid to scold the male lead in the way he sets an example of the kids, how he treats women, and his view on masculinity/homosexuality, etc.
--Male lead is also pretty cool, taking care of everyone. He also has a likable temperament. He acknowledges whenever he is in the wrong, strives to do better and better himself.
--While there are conflicts in the relationship between the male lead and female lead, I never felt like any of that dragged out. They are both pretty reasonable. I think an example that comes to mind is when he found out she was a woman. He hates liar but at the same time, he recognized all the things she has done for him and his family. He was angry for a bit, but quickly forgave her. I know many other series where lying has been a bigger issue.
--The kids were great too and also great actors/actresses. There's a lesson about family being more than blood relations and that's heartwarming.
--Happy ending! Had to mention this because you never know with these series where both characters are always actively being targeted.

DISLIKES:
--I'll admit there were some parts that wasn't super interesting to me, like some Frank's scenes or some of the plotting scenes between characters. I feel like the story could be a lot more condensed in general.

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● NOTE
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I'll always conclude my review by saying that ratings and reviews is not really a indicator of whether you may enjoy something. We all have different criteria and standards. Don't let a bad rating, review, or comment discourage you from watching something. My advice will always be to give something a chance if the premise interests you, and only use the ratings/reviews to determine priority if you have a list, or if you're deciding if you want to continue it due to time limitations.

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