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PENTHESILEA
Greece
Not really live up to its name!
I was so excited to watch this.I had really high expectations.It is not bad.It is a good one.What really saves it is the fact that it is only 8 episodes,so it worths 8 hours of your life.For me personally,if it was 16 episodes i would have dropped it for sure.
Music: Nice and catchy songs with a beat to suit especially the fighting scenes.But it is better to add them in your playlist and listen to them any other time because in the drama the music is more absent than present.I don't know why but during every episode i had the feeling they use it into minimum.Most scenes are lacking.
Production/Direction/Cinematography:All in a good level made with much professionalism but nothing really awed me.As this is mostly an action drama they could and should have used the camera in better ways than they did.Ofc iam not a director but iam an avid watcher and i have definetely watched better dramas than this, regarding the use/angles etc of the camera.Anyhow i was expecting something more than this.
Cast:Familiar with many of the male actors.Never saw the main actress before.Already thought 2 or 3 alternatives for her role!
Acting: I gave a 9 mostly for Park Hee Soon (Choi Moo Jin char)because he was just amazing!I liked all the others as well.
But..I know there is always a but...
About the FL.Her acting was just good until episode 5.Flawless and natural.But it lacked the fire this char suppose to have.It was like a good student gets an A but you expected he must get an A+++You cannot give a B but still A seems too little.
But in episode 6...BOOM!The shining star has risen.She had to deliver a variety of emotions and she did GREAT!
And i started to change my opinion about her acting BUT!...In episode 7 the star has fallen back to be just good!Like she had an ON/OFF switch and i was like WTF is going on here!And then another flip.Episode 8,last one,she was AGAIN amazing!
Everyone praises her acting mostly about the fighting scenes.That wasn't the case to me.Took me some time to realize why this switch happened.Is is because she is a bad actress?Because she is a good one??No, it was because when the script given to her was demanding and based on emotions and feelings,her acting was superb!When she had to perform physically she was just good!Yes i know she was trained too hard for all the fighting scenes but for me her strong point was the emotional part of her role.
Story/Plot:And here we enter the Twilight Zone! i gave story a 7,5.Pretty low for this "masterpiece".I can't folow the hype over this.Definetely NOT a masterpiece.A good drama but that's all.Don't shoot me but the 8,7 overall rate is too much.One of the most overrated dramas out there.There are many good Revenge dramas easily surpass this one.
Revenge trope is always a tricky one.Is a hit or miss.To create a story,a world and characters and tie them all smoothly is not easy.I get this.And the Revenge Dramas audience,is hard to please.Including myself.
The big miss of My Name is that was too predictable,too early.And i cant help but mention the many plot holes,the unanswered questions and a bad plot-line leaving us more confused than satisfied.I won't get into details because if i would i give many spoilers away.But you will find yourself while watching.It was better to be a 12 eps Drama with a more detailed story and a more satisfactory closure.
There are 2hrs(or less)movies with more substantial plot and character's development.My Name has NONE!Is an action packed series with a very plain revenge story.Neither plot nor characters have any depth!Within 8 hours they could do so many things to enrich this Drama...
Unfortunately the FL is not the heroine for me.I never saw her like this.She was drown into her own revenge.She lost herself in the process.Well she was a lost soul to begin with.She followed blindly Choi Moo Jin,she was manipulated.She should have know better.After all she had a cop's training.Never once sits back to think,search and analyze all the facts.
Side notes: The ending -unlike many-didn't affect me or my overall rating/feelings about this Drama.Made no difference to me,as i wasn't attached to any of the characters.Obviously this isn't good for a Drama.It simply means the viewer was not touched/related and/or sympathized the chars.
As for the romance.Totally unnecessary.Unrealistic.Out of the blue.With no ground at all.I guess the writer already knew herself so she added it only in the last episode!She thought she would add more drama to the Drama!Didn't work for me.
Revenge based on mind games intrigues me more than those based on beating!
Is not the worst.Is not the best.It is only 8 hours.Squeeze it in your schedule or watch it to take a break from your regular dramas/genres.Or don't!!Up to you!
Music: Nice and catchy songs with a beat to suit especially the fighting scenes.But it is better to add them in your playlist and listen to them any other time because in the drama the music is more absent than present.I don't know why but during every episode i had the feeling they use it into minimum.Most scenes are lacking.
Production/Direction/Cinematography:All in a good level made with much professionalism but nothing really awed me.As this is mostly an action drama they could and should have used the camera in better ways than they did.Ofc iam not a director but iam an avid watcher and i have definetely watched better dramas than this, regarding the use/angles etc of the camera.Anyhow i was expecting something more than this.
Cast:Familiar with many of the male actors.Never saw the main actress before.Already thought 2 or 3 alternatives for her role!
Acting: I gave a 9 mostly for Park Hee Soon (Choi Moo Jin char)because he was just amazing!I liked all the others as well.
But..I know there is always a but...
About the FL.Her acting was just good until episode 5.Flawless and natural.But it lacked the fire this char suppose to have.It was like a good student gets an A but you expected he must get an A+++You cannot give a B but still A seems too little.
But in episode 6...BOOM!The shining star has risen.She had to deliver a variety of emotions and she did GREAT!
And i started to change my opinion about her acting BUT!...In episode 7 the star has fallen back to be just good!Like she had an ON/OFF switch and i was like WTF is going on here!And then another flip.Episode 8,last one,she was AGAIN amazing!
Everyone praises her acting mostly about the fighting scenes.That wasn't the case to me.Took me some time to realize why this switch happened.Is is because she is a bad actress?Because she is a good one??No, it was because when the script given to her was demanding and based on emotions and feelings,her acting was superb!When she had to perform physically she was just good!Yes i know she was trained too hard for all the fighting scenes but for me her strong point was the emotional part of her role.
Story/Plot:And here we enter the Twilight Zone! i gave story a 7,5.Pretty low for this "masterpiece".I can't folow the hype over this.Definetely NOT a masterpiece.A good drama but that's all.Don't shoot me but the 8,7 overall rate is too much.One of the most overrated dramas out there.There are many good Revenge dramas easily surpass this one.
Revenge trope is always a tricky one.Is a hit or miss.To create a story,a world and characters and tie them all smoothly is not easy.I get this.And the Revenge Dramas audience,is hard to please.Including myself.
The big miss of My Name is that was too predictable,too early.And i cant help but mention the many plot holes,the unanswered questions and a bad plot-line leaving us more confused than satisfied.I won't get into details because if i would i give many spoilers away.But you will find yourself while watching.It was better to be a 12 eps Drama with a more detailed story and a more satisfactory closure.
There are 2hrs(or less)movies with more substantial plot and character's development.My Name has NONE!Is an action packed series with a very plain revenge story.Neither plot nor characters have any depth!Within 8 hours they could do so many things to enrich this Drama...
Unfortunately the FL is not the heroine for me.I never saw her like this.She was drown into her own revenge.She lost herself in the process.Well she was a lost soul to begin with.She followed blindly Choi Moo Jin,she was manipulated.She should have know better.After all she had a cop's training.Never once sits back to think,search and analyze all the facts.
Side notes: The ending -unlike many-didn't affect me or my overall rating/feelings about this Drama.Made no difference to me,as i wasn't attached to any of the characters.Obviously this isn't good for a Drama.It simply means the viewer was not touched/related and/or sympathized the chars.
As for the romance.Totally unnecessary.Unrealistic.Out of the blue.With no ground at all.I guess the writer already knew herself so she added it only in the last episode!She thought she would add more drama to the Drama!Didn't work for me.
Revenge based on mind games intrigues me more than those based on beating!
Is not the worst.Is not the best.It is only 8 hours.Squeeze it in your schedule or watch it to take a break from your regular dramas/genres.Or don't!!Up to you!
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