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Manhwa Reader's Don't Watch This Travesty
Bride of The water is a tragedy and example of human greed and loss of integrity. For one, the writer for this live action has worked on several famous pieces so I expected some things from this, not a sad piece of garbage with a messy plot, bad characters, and try-hard comedy. I was like, okay they are switching this to modern day...I can deal with that...it turns out I couldn't.
1. The pairing is horrible. Nam Joo Hyuk and Shin Se Kyung have no chemistry together. Nam Joohyuk also does not have a face that screams "water god" either. I would have liked a seasoned actor, one with Charisma and a more mature feel. I praise the actors for playing their roles, with what a mess it was. Props to them in that aspect, but The female lead's character was written so horribly I have to wonder just what the writer and crew were on when they decided to go with them. The male lead too was written so horribly I had to question...this is a god? Really? I am not degrading the actors for their acting, rather the script writers and those with authority who authorized the reality of these characters to occur.
2. From a beautiful ancient world, beautiful costumes, lores, and characters...the term "modernized" ruined the potential the story had. It's just so sad. Do you know how gorgeous Habaek is in the manwha? How beautiful the clothes So Ah wore was? How Beautifully sad the love story between Habaek's parent's were? The political war that tore heaven in two is? And from a beautifully complex, and hurt god that Habaek was...they make him a joke in the live action. They ruined the character of Habaek. They killed Habaek. The first official meeting between Habaek and So Ah was magical. The settings or ancient korea with the lotus lakes and the realm of the gods. How magical it would be if it came to life. Instead what we get is a sick joke of a scene where Habaek is in western like outfit and blue long hair as a god? I laughed my butt off because of how sad this scene was. If they had the ability to make a western Habaek, why didn't they just stick to the original Manhwa version of Habaek?
3. I would not be mad if THIS WAS NOT SO BLATANTLY LABELED AS THE LIVE ACTION OF THE MANHWA BRIDE OF THE WATER GOD! WHY SAY YOU ARE A LIVE ACTION IF YOU CHANGE THE ENTIRE PLOT, ACT AS IF HALF THE CHARACTERS DON'T EXIST, CHANGE THE CHARACTERS INTO COMEDIC JOKES FAR FROM THE ORIGINAL, AND DON'T EVEN HONOR THE ORIGINAL SETTING OF THE STORY? Thanks for telling me you want my money but don't care about honoring the original work.
Bride of the Water god has a big fanbase. They used the fans for views when the live action doesn't even deserve to be called a live action. And god I swear, even Netflix's death note did not change as much of the plotline as this piece of garbage did. I am sad the actors and actresses of this show had to work on this.
If they followed the original story, trust me, this drama series would go down in history. The world of bride of the water god is beautiful. The characters are beautiful. With a skilled and respectful enough crew, they could bring the series to life by developing the characters and adapting the settings and costumes. It'd be on par with Ten Miles of Peach Blossom. Korea hasn't managed to do that yet though. They haven't made a decent historical fantasy costume drama in long time. (I don't count Goblin etc, those are mainly set in modern time).
1. The pairing is horrible. Nam Joo Hyuk and Shin Se Kyung have no chemistry together. Nam Joohyuk also does not have a face that screams "water god" either. I would have liked a seasoned actor, one with Charisma and a more mature feel. I praise the actors for playing their roles, with what a mess it was. Props to them in that aspect, but The female lead's character was written so horribly I have to wonder just what the writer and crew were on when they decided to go with them. The male lead too was written so horribly I had to question...this is a god? Really? I am not degrading the actors for their acting, rather the script writers and those with authority who authorized the reality of these characters to occur.
2. From a beautiful ancient world, beautiful costumes, lores, and characters...the term "modernized" ruined the potential the story had. It's just so sad. Do you know how gorgeous Habaek is in the manwha? How beautiful the clothes So Ah wore was? How Beautifully sad the love story between Habaek's parent's were? The political war that tore heaven in two is? And from a beautifully complex, and hurt god that Habaek was...they make him a joke in the live action. They ruined the character of Habaek. They killed Habaek. The first official meeting between Habaek and So Ah was magical. The settings or ancient korea with the lotus lakes and the realm of the gods. How magical it would be if it came to life. Instead what we get is a sick joke of a scene where Habaek is in western like outfit and blue long hair as a god? I laughed my butt off because of how sad this scene was. If they had the ability to make a western Habaek, why didn't they just stick to the original Manhwa version of Habaek?
3. I would not be mad if THIS WAS NOT SO BLATANTLY LABELED AS THE LIVE ACTION OF THE MANHWA BRIDE OF THE WATER GOD! WHY SAY YOU ARE A LIVE ACTION IF YOU CHANGE THE ENTIRE PLOT, ACT AS IF HALF THE CHARACTERS DON'T EXIST, CHANGE THE CHARACTERS INTO COMEDIC JOKES FAR FROM THE ORIGINAL, AND DON'T EVEN HONOR THE ORIGINAL SETTING OF THE STORY? Thanks for telling me you want my money but don't care about honoring the original work.
Bride of the Water god has a big fanbase. They used the fans for views when the live action doesn't even deserve to be called a live action. And god I swear, even Netflix's death note did not change as much of the plotline as this piece of garbage did. I am sad the actors and actresses of this show had to work on this.
If they followed the original story, trust me, this drama series would go down in history. The world of bride of the water god is beautiful. The characters are beautiful. With a skilled and respectful enough crew, they could bring the series to life by developing the characters and adapting the settings and costumes. It'd be on par with Ten Miles of Peach Blossom. Korea hasn't managed to do that yet though. They haven't made a decent historical fantasy costume drama in long time. (I don't count Goblin etc, those are mainly set in modern time).
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