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Life Is Beautiful korean drama review
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Life Is Beautiful
2 people found this review helpful
by dreamer
Sep 9, 2021
63 of 63 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 6.5
There was just one storyline that I enjoyed in this drama which was done so well that I completed the drama (skipping everything else). Everything else was just too slow for me and also annoying because of how some of the characters' behaviors were shown. It was how things used to be in older days but still annoying.

The eldest son's story - gay relationship, their thought process, struggles, acceptance, non-acceptance was done so beautifully. It was so good that I withstood rest of the drama just because of this storyline. I couldn't help but feel sorry for them till the end. Some of the scenes involving family members were just so beautiful and heartbreaking. The eldest daughter's storyline was also interesting and I was expecting some character growth there (which didn't happen) because husband was just pitiful! Apart from that, there was no storyline that I was really interested in. It felt too slow and on top of that, a lot of annoying characters. There was good potential in other stories but not up to the mark. Most of the relationships were unbalanced. Grandma was also pitiful! I think if characters had started to grow, the show would have been the best especially eldest daughter, grandpa and younger uncle. Mom also felt biased in her behaviors. Would have liked to see some growth there as well. It was probably lack of character growth that made the show feel slow and monotonous.

I haven't really enjoyed dramas involving homosexual relationships so far but here, that storyline is done so well that I could give 10 but everything else is boring and slow. Which is why - a lower rating. My recommendation would be to see the eldest son's storyline and skip everything else :) Or, watch an episode a day instead of binge watching.
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