Her actions did not absolve her of past sins, it only created another and left a bigger sin on her child. I don’t know but she could have done anything other than what she did, and it would have made more sense. She could have served her penance by living a life devoid of “worldly pleasures” and becoming a nun or a devout teacher. She could have killed her ex when she had a literal knife to his throat or before he grew in power. If she truly wanted to serve penance for her wrongdoings and she felt the only way to do so is through her life, she could have killed herself or asked anybody else in the world to do so. When I first read the synopsis, I thought this was going to be an interesting revenge plot, where a child is raised by her master to avenge her parent’s death, but it turned into a perverted story of two ex-lovers trying to see who can cause the other the most pain using said child. This movie will keep you asking “why” and when you’re done watching it, you’re left with the same question, along with feelings of anger and pity for the girl. A child brought into this world and manipulated her entire life to commit what can only be described as the worst sin. Lastly, the poor tool in their narcissism, masochism and self-hate: Hong Yi. This drama takes you through the insufferable journey of two self-absorbed psychopaths-one who is filled with greed and a need for power to validate his past wrongdoings and the other who utilizes an innocent person to punish herself and the aforementioned greedy man. I normally try to find the good in most dramas and movies that I watch as I give ratings, because I know the actors and crew worked incredibly hard to create the story but this one was difficult. While I agree it alludes to it, the movie stands on its own telling its own story. However I find the main leads' love story also illogical but I totally buy it and believe it.Īfter finishing the movie I read many comments complaining about the movie calling it a Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon copy. Still it didn't remove anything from my enjoyment, it just wasn't too logical. Hong Yi went through many phases in the movie, but I just love her in the last fighting scene, cold yet emotionally intense! Her side love story however was a bore, with typical kdrama cliché that I totally could've done without. There's something so raw and desperate about it. This is the type of intense crazy romance I totally enjoy watching. Same goes for Sul Rang, that carried true hatred towards him, leading to an insane revenge plan, yet wishing she could forgive him. As illogical it is, I just totally bought it. Deok Ki is corrupted and disgusting in every way, yet his love is so real and pure. What attracted me most and kept my attention is the complicated characters and the disturbing love story. The extend to which the character was willing to go for revenge it insane. The story itself is nothing new, starting with betrayal the revenge that follows. The rest of the cast fit their roles as well. You don't feel that she's acting with other big stars she's just immersed into the role. Seeing Kim Go Eun again is a treat and she never disappoints. First time seeing Jeon Do Yeon and she was great. I was initially no big fan of Lee Byung Hun but he really commands the scenes he's in, from the first time we meet him. This type of experience is what differentiate watching movies from watching dramas.Īcting: great on all fronts. Korea is great at using different seasons to depict it. If China is best at portraying colours in their wuxia, S. I won't talk about the action and cinematography much, just say it was stunning. As someone who despise sappy romance drama, this one just hit the right notes. Though the action is done great, this movie is mostly a tragedy-revenge-romance that fits well with the setting chosen to portray the story. Rewatch Value 5.0 This isn't really a wuxia movie or action movie.
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