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TheGrowlingStomach

TheGrowlingStomach

Secret Garden korean drama review
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Secret Garden
6 people found this review helpful
by TheGrowlingStomach
Sep 17, 2014
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.5
Story 10.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 9.5
personally, I didn't expect much from this drama, but it definitely exceeded my expectations! Its not my favorite (but then again theres a crap ton of competition out there in dramaland) but its definitely on my top ten list. I liked how there was a lot more romance in it versus other romantic dramas. It didn't take the leads 14 episodes just to even decide they liked each other so that left a lot more room for romantic moments which were amazing. plot/story: while to me, the drama seemed to be lacking a plot, I could still appreciate the main theme being falling in love and have fate bring you together in an extremely interesting way. I really felt like the two in this drama were destined for eachother and the body switching made their love seem more like the love between destined soul mates then just a simple crush like I've seen in other dramas. actors: the actors were incredible in this drama! Even when they switched bodies you could definitely tell who was who by their behaviors and mannerisms. I thought the actors did an excellent job in depicting the opposite gender while switched from the way they answered their cell phones to how they sat. That in itself showed some amazing acting skills. Plus I really felt like they were genuinely crying in the sob scenes. I'm serious though, they must have envisioned a mass murder of puppies or something in order to cry like that. characters: I really enjoyed their characters. The main girl never became a 'flat' character, she remained with a lot of depth and the male lead was the perfect combination of playful and sexy. There were other characters I wished they would have developed more like the director at her stuntman place. I really wish he would have come forth with his feelings or something, instead he just kind of faded away and it would have been nice to have more of a love triangle. However, I can appreciate that maybe they decided against that because I could see how it would take some of the spot light off the main theme which was unconditional love so maybe a lack of love triangle was for the best. music: the music was good, I liked it. Nothing that memorable and some of it sounded like it came off of other dramas ( I swear there was one song in it that sounded like the one used in Scent of a Woman) but they played the music at good times and the music always related to the scene which was nice. Other: on another note, I really enjoyed the action too in this! they had some great excerpts from her role as a stuntwoman which were really entertaining to watch. I especially liked the motorcycle scene. And the ending was definitely one of the best I've ever seen in a drama. Really, thought, absolutely perfect and beautiful ending. over all, I thought this was a really touching and beautiful drama. I'll probably rewatch it again some time in the future.
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