GiALL
UK
Here’s the thing… This is not an ordinary drama. It’s not for the people looking for ‘traditional’ romance mixing some crime/fights or conventional-gents-heroes that rescued the lovely lady and is rewarded with a kiss… You know…
As an avid manga reader and Japanese's animes fan, I quite enjoyed movies with unexpected close-up cams. Final Life was shot-styled as ’film noir’ - sharp on pink-amber X contrast-colours X perspectives, what is cool! Still lacking a bit of ‘tempo’ but overall good. I’ve never watched any other work of this director, but I am at least curious now.
The plot is very interesting and I feel that it’s just the beginning and that it could be developed in more serious/cool stuff. You get the context in no time… And the sometimes, over violence or background character painful flashbacks that can shocks and irritate at the same time … are very pontual (anime like).
Probably because it has just 12 episodes, the start is way too rushed and it doesn’t give you time to create empathy/opinion about the main characters so, the viewers have to make their own minds up about them. It would be nice having a better introduction of Minjoon to justify being the chosen one, of course... but, at least, I liked the thin build-up chemistry between Ryo and Shion.
Lee Taemin is pretty good on this melancholic role, but his moves are still a bit "staged" what will soften on time... On the other hand, this character (Shion) is very interesting with many possibilities and really need this air of untouched idol/hero ;-) !!
Not saying that it’s a work-of-art at all, not to mention that the American scenes/actors are very ridiculous poor (why they didn’t use the help of an American actor-coaching for the scenes?) but, compared with the latest dramas that I have been watching, this one certainly kept expecting the next scene...
If will be there new season, hopefully they give a better thought to the screenplay and keep the bad parts out ;-)!
As an avid manga reader and Japanese's animes fan, I quite enjoyed movies with unexpected close-up cams. Final Life was shot-styled as ’film noir’ - sharp on pink-amber X contrast-colours X perspectives, what is cool! Still lacking a bit of ‘tempo’ but overall good. I’ve never watched any other work of this director, but I am at least curious now.
The plot is very interesting and I feel that it’s just the beginning and that it could be developed in more serious/cool stuff. You get the context in no time… And the sometimes, over violence or background character painful flashbacks that can shocks and irritate at the same time … are very pontual (anime like).
Probably because it has just 12 episodes, the start is way too rushed and it doesn’t give you time to create empathy/opinion about the main characters so, the viewers have to make their own minds up about them. It would be nice having a better introduction of Minjoon to justify being the chosen one, of course... but, at least, I liked the thin build-up chemistry between Ryo and Shion.
Lee Taemin is pretty good on this melancholic role, but his moves are still a bit "staged" what will soften on time... On the other hand, this character (Shion) is very interesting with many possibilities and really need this air of untouched idol/hero ;-) !!
Not saying that it’s a work-of-art at all, not to mention that the American scenes/actors are very ridiculous poor (why they didn’t use the help of an American actor-coaching for the scenes?) but, compared with the latest dramas that I have been watching, this one certainly kept expecting the next scene...
If will be there new season, hopefully they give a better thought to the screenplay and keep the bad parts out ;-)!
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