Now I have joined that half of humanity that watched the drama “Descendants of the Sun”. I'm not joking, about 3 billion people saw this drama. I can’t even imagine this number. And can it really be a bad show if such a huge number of people like it?

The drama “Descendants of the Sun” opened for me the world of Korean cinema, and with it the culture of the Korean people. And now I listen to the replay soundtrack and eagerly read blogs about life in Korea. The first two episodes stunned me. I suddenly saw unusual behavior of people: nods as a gesture of greeting. A stretched O, expressing surprise or irony. The increased physical distance between people in a communication situation compared to the distance accepted in our culture. Rare touches of lovers. But gradually I ceased to notice all these differences, and they became natural for me, as if in a different way it does not happen.

In contrast to the often caustic western cinema, the Korean drama creates a romantic-vanilla mood. Koreans are not bored to take off and watch about how a man tying shoelaces for his woman, making a cup of coffee for her, putting her hair in her tail. I understand that this is a drama, that in life they are far from always the case. But the drama serves as a good guide for people - this is what we should strive for. Western cinema shows a lot of dirt, people watch and begin to consider it the norm. And Korean cinema glorifies the right values.

I admire the shown ideal of relations between people, at the heart of all relations is mutual respect. “Descendants of the Sun” provide an example of what should be the relationship between a man and a woman, between a boss and a subordinate, older in age and younger, between a man and his profession, what friendship should be.

Despite the fact that the drama has a lot of romance and humor, there is a place for realism in it. I'm not talking about the amazing combination of circumstances that the characters face. What only heroes have not passed! And an earthquake, and a fall from a cliff by car, and a walk through a minefield, and much more. I’m talking about such aspects of public relations as blooming corruption and dragging their “protégés” to good positions, unreasonable orders of stupid bosses, ugly hysterical behavior of some people.

As for the relationship of lovers, the lack of bed scenes caught my eye. Romantic relationships are platonic. Korean couples walk by the arms, hug and kiss each other, maximum on the forehead. Maybe this is an illusion created in the cinema, or maybe, indeed, Korean society is more chaste? In any case, thanks to this, the relationship between Yu Si Jin and Ka Mo Yong, like So Do Yoon and Yu Men Jin, became even more sublime and emotional. You begin to appreciate every touch, every gentle look.

In the end, I really wanted to see the marriage proposal after all that the heroes had to go through. The wedding would be, as they say, "a cherry on the cake." What did not happen in the drama followed in real life. It is insanely pleasant that the on-screen love of Song Joon Ki and Song Hye Kyo has grown into a real relationship and marriage. They are just perfect for each other and very very beautiful.

Other viewers wrote wonderful reviews of the drama, examined the advantages and disadvantages of the plot, far and wide, so I will not repeat it. I will say one thing, watch this movie. It will bring you many benefits and bright feelings.