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'13 Reasons Why With a Happy Ending + Revenge Twist'
Leaving a tape after s*cide. That's my warning to watching this.But I thought, "I survived that, at least this time I can remind myself."
I knew that was going to happen so the happy ending is worth giving some thoughts to.
The word celebrity... For me, has always been, "people who are being celebrated". But there are celebrities who are merely celebrating their alter egoes. Everyone is a celebrity to people who celebrates them. I feel sad and pity the times we are not celebrated but only up until the choice of bad action have been yet to be made. This drama pointed that out.
IU's song "Celebrity" reminded me of this. So I had to watch it despite my aforementioned concerns. I, too, have been a fan. I, too, celebrated the work of these celebrities. I, too, despised them. I, too, was probably groomed on the internet to spread messages of hate on some people.
Artificial Intelligence. Yes. That too. I thought the bbb account was portrayed like an AI. Then they actually added AI to the script. Seeing that the premise is technology. Ngl, I got goosebumps everytime something happens on their feed. It really has achieved its genre, thrilling.
That so called society reminded me of the bullies in The Glory. I love the revenge plot on this one at the very end. It's not like TG where it's a revenge from the very beginning. Like I said, it's storytelling of the why's she did that to herself in the beginning and then the twist is you know.
Imbalance. I wish there were more happy scenes in this drama.
It was all too thrilling. And I did guessed some things right. The rich guy stuff especially. He wasn't there much but he got most/all the brunt. I got through the episodes saying "trigger warning: power imbalance".
I know this is netflix and so expected there were real brands mentioned. In dramas, there were always brands, but they could've chosen better brands that could add to the thrill...and not take out much screen time against the character's developments.
Lastly, cheap therapy is portrayed here. Really? Retail therapy? Spa therapy? But not really shedding light on real therapy? Instead, portrayed some mean people - adults who doesn't get real therapy, without mentioning real therapy. What I liked about The Glory so much is that she considered just going for therapy. Both the main leads did. It was such a heavy topic on that one. But not on this one.
To end, if you like thrills, you might consider this but if you can't handle what I've mentioned, I think there are better dramas to watch for you than this one, if not, please be advised.
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A Must watch series.
Celebrity is a story which reflect today's social media's massive influence. It emphasizes on the power that mere words could have to build or destroy someone's reputation, influence and life entirely.This series challenges both influencers and followers (fans) to be kind. To be mindful of what we post and what we say about people--influencers or not--online, as we do offline. Jealousy and greed are feelings that one could incur in one's social media involvement and this series boldly showed how these mere little feelings could have deeper roots and can become toxic to a person's mental health and wellbeing.
A well written, well produced series. Netflix surely has an edge on choosing series with values and life lessons to pick up from. The cast, Miss Park Gyu Young who played Seo Ari perfectly portrayed the character. Lee Chung Ah's portrayal of Yoon Si Hyeon was admirable and we could not resist Kang Min Hyuk's charm playing a cool but warm hearted CEO, Han Jun Kyung.
Indeed a must watch series.
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The Hypocrisy of Unreal Perfection in Korean Dramas
The S Koreans are smart, so they don't like this series,What bothered me most of all is that the series' greedy creators themselves use all the vile means possible to show how greed can bring you to a low point. It's contradictory. There's nothing real in this series except for one beautiful and chilling scene where the maid removes the shoes of the rich man while he keeps walking.
Why do we need to be exposed to this immense wealth and perfect detail in every scene, with the glowing screens? There's not a single moment that's real and simple, without makeup, with dark circles under the eyes.
It's a disgraceful series meant to distress the Koreans and push them to the edge, but the Koreans are probably smart enough to understand and are exploding with anger inside.
How can you not criticize the actors and the mismatch between them, or how someone looks one way or another, while they swim in money without limit, and all they want to tell them is that it's not really justified, that money blinds and dazzles and darkens. This hypocrisy is truly unbearable.
Where are the days when you would watch a series where the house wasn't perfect, not to show poverty, just an imperfect house to show truth? Reality? This no longer suits their productions.
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